Studebaker Commander Coupé is a car that has a 2 door coupé body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 3.8 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) at 4000 rpm and 258 N·m (190 lb·ft/26.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels through a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1692 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 150 km/h or 93 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3061 mm | 120.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Length | 5129 mm | 201.9 inches | |
| Width | 1803 mm | 71 inches | |
| Height | 1433 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1692 kg | 3730 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 54.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | 2.07 m² | ||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3809 cc (232.439 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 85.7 × 82.55 mm
3.37 × 3.25 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 122 PS (120 bhp) (89 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 258 Nm (190 ft·lb) (26.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 23.5 kW/litre 31.9 ps/litre 31.5 bhp/litre 0.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
67.73 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 851.2 kPa (123.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 476.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 12.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 16.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 20.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 71.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 52.89 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 70.92 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.91 kg/kW 31.58 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.10 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 45705 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 36.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1953 Studebaker Commander Coupé added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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