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| These "Technical
Specifications" pages are designed as a quick reference.
This introductory page provides basic specs from multiple catagories.
All the information provided is "historic" and is
derived from Studebaker documents
published between 1962 and 1964. The layered schematic
drawing shown on some of these technical pages is from a
classic Studebaker Avanti magazine
ad. A reproduction of the schematic
can be purchased from TheAvantiStore™. |
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| Studebaker
Avanti Specifications |
| Item |
Data |
| Engine |
90° V-8 OHV, water cooled |
| Bore |
3.56
in. |
| Stroke |
3.52 in. |
| Piston displacement |
289 cu. in. |
| Compression ratio w/o supercharger |
10.25 to 1 |
| Compression ratio w/supercharger |
9 to 1 |
| Brake horsepower |
n.a. |
| Torque |
n.a. |
| Brakes |
Dunlop discs, 11 1/2 in. dia. front 11 in. drums
at rear |
| Transmission/4 speeds forward, 1 reverse |
Syncromesh, all forward gears–Gear ratios:
1st, 2.51; 2nd, 1.91; 3rd, 1.51; top, 1 to 1 |
| Front suspension |
Coil springs and sway bar |
| Rear suspension |
Semi-elliptic leaf springs and radius rods |
| Steering |
Power steering, 3 1/2 turns lock-to-lock |
| Turning radius |
37.5 ft. |
| Wheelbase |
109 in. |
| Overall length |
192.5 in. |
| Overall width |
70.4 in. |
| Overall height |
54 in. |
| Weight, unladen |
3,000 lbs. |
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