This vehicle has a 2 door saloon body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Champion Custom is part of Studebaker's 10G family of cars.
Power is produced by a side valve, 2.8 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 85 bhp (86 PS/63 kW) at 4000 rpm and 186 N·m (137 lb·ft/19 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 2 speed automatic transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2921 mm | 115 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1370 mm | 53.9 inches | |
| Length | 5017 mm | 197.5 inches | |
| Width | 1795 mm | 70.7 inches | |
| Height | 1555 mm | 61.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Studebaker | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.8 litre 2780 cc (169.646 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.2 × 101.6 mm
3 × 4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 86 PS (85 bhp) (63 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 186 Nm (137 ft·lb) (19 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 22.8 kW/litre 31 ps/litre 30.6 bhp/litre 0.5 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
66.91 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 840.8 kPa (121.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 463.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.40 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.40 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 581482 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | 10G | ||
| RAC rating | 21.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1951 Studebaker Champion Custom Automatic added 2018-12-28. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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