The Studebaker Commander is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 3.2 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) at 4400 rpm and 240 N·m (177 lb·ft/24.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed manual gearbox.
The Studebaker Commander weighs a claimed 1277 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2870 mm | 113 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1457 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1437 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Length | 4928 mm | 194 inches | |
| Width | 1816 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1392 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1277 kg | 2815 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 | Skybolt | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3186 cc (194.422 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.5 × 82.55 mm
3.56 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 122 PS (120 bhp) (89 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 28.1 kW/litre 38.2 ps/litre 37.7 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
75.33 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 946.6 kPa (137.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 531 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 95.28 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 93.97 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.27 kg/kW 23.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| 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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.35-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.35-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 141823 | ||
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| RAC rating | 30.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1966 Studebaker Commander added 2006-05-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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