The Studebaker Cruiser 6 is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power through the rear wheels.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.2 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) at 4400 rpm and 240 Nm (177 lbft/24.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 3 speed manual 'box.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1374 kg.
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) | 1461 mm | 57.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1435 mm | 56.5 inches | |
| Length | 4928 mm | 194 inches | |
| Width | 1816 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1391 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 121 mm | 4.8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1374 kg | 3029 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 | |||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3172 cc (193.567 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90 × 83 mm
3.54 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
122 PS (120 bhp) (89 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
240 Nm (177 ft·lb) (24.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
28.2 kW/litre 38.4 ps/litre 37.8 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
75.66 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 950.8 kPa (137.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 528.67 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 88.55 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 65.13 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 87.34 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.35 kg/kW 25.65 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 | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.90 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1542 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 45815 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 30.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Studebaker Cruiser 6 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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