The Studebaker Champion Scotsman is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its powerplant positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.2 litre, side valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 101 bhp (102 PS/75 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 206 N·m (152 lb·ft/21 kgm) at 1800 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1236 kg.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2959 mm | 116.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Length | 5141 mm | 202.4 inches | |
| Width | 1925 mm | 75.8 inches | |
| Height | 1519 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1236 kg | 2725 lb | |
| 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 | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3182 cc (194.178 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76.2 × 116.3 mm
3 × 4.58 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.66 | ||
| 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) at 1800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 23.7 kW/litre 32.2 ps/litre 31.7 bhp/litre 0.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
64.74 Nm/litre
0.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 813.5 kPa (118 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 530.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 82.85 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 60.94 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 81.72 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.41 kg/kW 27.41 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 5.250 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.40 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.40 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.54 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 141680 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Studebaker Champion Scotsman added 2006-05-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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