Packard Caribbean 5.8 Automatic RWD (275 hp)
Generation 2 · 1955–1956
General
- Car class
- S
- Steering wheel position
- Left
Body
- Number of doors
- 2
- Number of seats
- 4
- Body type
- Cabriolet
Dimensions
- Length
- 5523 mm
- Width
- 1981 mm
- Height
- 1582 mm
- Wheelbase
- 3226 mm
- Front track
- 1524 mm
- Rear track
- 1547 mm
- Curb weight
- 2235 kg
Engine
- Engine type
- Petrol
- Engine layout
- Front-wheel drive, longitudinal
- Engine capacity
- 5,766 cm³
- Boost type
- None
- Engine power
- 275 hp
- Max power (kW)
- 205 kW
- Max power RPM
- 4,800 rpm
- Maximum torque
- 481 Nm
- Max torque RPM
- 2,400 rpm
- Cylinder layout
- V
- Number of cylinders
- 8
- Valves per cylinder
- 2
- Aspiration
- Carburetor
- Bore
- 101.6 mm
- Stroke
- 88.9 mm
- Valvetrain
- OHV
Transmission
- Gearbox type
- Automatic
- Number of gears
- 2
- Drive wheels
- Rear-wheel drive
Suspension & Brakes
- Front suspension
- Independent, Torsion
- Rear suspension
- Semi-independent, torsion
- Front brakes
- Drum
- Rear brakes
- Drum
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 179 km/h
- Acceleration 0–100 km/h
- 11.1 s
Fuel Economy
- Fuel tank capacity
- 76 L
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