This automobile has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
The Champion Deluxe Coupé is part of Studebaker's 16G6 range of cars.
Its 6 cylinder, side valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 101 bhp (102 PS/75 kW) at 4000 rpm and 206 Nm (152 lbft/21 kgm) respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3061 mm | 120.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5193 mm | 204.4 inches | |
| Width | 1789 mm | 70.4 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Studebaker | ||
| Engine code | Victory Six | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 3040 cc (185.512 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.2 × 111.1 mm
3 × 4.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Valve gear | side valve (SV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 102 PS (101 bhp) (75 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 206 Nm (152 ft·lb) (21 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 24.8 kW/litre 33.7 ps/litre 33.2 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
67.76 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 851.5 kPa (123.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 506.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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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 | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 451968 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | 16G6 | ||
| RAC rating | 21.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1955 Studebaker Champion Deluxe Coupé Automatic added 2016-01-02. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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