The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-01-25
HUDSON SUPER-S|X
AUTO SENSATION
OF The YEAR
Has Broken All Stock Car Records
Up to 100 Miles

The New Hudson Super-Six just
announced at the New York show
promises to be the biggest sensation
of the year-even eight and twelve
cylinder development does not rival
in importance latest Hudson move
present ideas of conventional auto.
mobile engineers must all be revised
in light OF the New Hudson invention.
The new seven passenger Hudson
Snper.Six, Just announced at the New
York show has startled the motor
world. This is not merely q new
model with minor refinements 1t is
an absolute upheaval of all present
impressions and beliefs regarding
motors, and particularly six-cylinder
motors. Even the rumor of the new
Hudson car has for months kept mo.
tordom on edge. But the widest ru-
NOR was tame compared to the truth
Its builders claim that the Super-Six
begins revolution and there seems
every reason to anticipate that their
belief is we'll founded. The heart of
the new Hudson Super-Six lies in the
motor. in which is comprehended
new invention of Hudson engineers.
The motor is patented and the name
Super-Six is registered SO that the full
benefit of the discovery belongs solely
to the Hudson company and to own
ers of Hudson cars.
The motor is no larger than last
years motor, 31a inches, but the
power has been increased by so per
| cent. The best power heretofore eff.
fectively produced by six cylinder
| motor of this capacity was about As
horse power The new Hudson Su-
persSix, effectively uses &c horse pow
er. Yet the new motor is strictly
conventional in every feature. 1t is
simply an advance on the present
type OF standard motor with the ad-
dftion of the new discovery of the
Hudson engineers. This utilizes
more of the developed power. The
motor develops about S4 horse power
as in old type skies. but owing to its
absolute sfnoothness and lack of vil5-
ration, less thannS horse power is
consumed within the motor itself,
leaving the immense margin of 76
horse power to be utilized in driving
the car. saf hff Asdia'1 nis8 st
The Supei.Six in an official test on
the Sheepshead Bay Speedway under
the rules and supervision of the
American Automobile Association has
broken all stock car records up to 100
miles. This was done with a real
stock" car No change was made in
compression, in pistons, in valves,
camshaft, oiling system, timing or in
any other respect. The car was not
only standard in all details, but it had
a full 7-passenger body and equip
ment.
This story of the achievement of
the Super-Six seems almost unbeliev-
able. yet it is certified by represent
ative OF the American Automobile AS
sociation, and by the technical editor
of Motor" who were official OBJ
servers. Many tests of various kinds
were made. With two passengers in
the car and with windshield and top
in place. the Super-Sixg made a re-
cord of 100 miles in 80 minutes, Ella
seconds, or an average speed of T4.67|
miles perl hour. 30 a0s;oa1.6 on aaG.|
On a two mile lap one complete cir
cult of the track, its record was 1876
miles per hour, This was done not
once but several times. Many times
in succession it made records of a
mile in minute and 1914 seconds to
] minute, 1873 seconds, varying by the
fraction of second. The clock-like
regularity was perfectly amazing to
all observers.
With five passengers in the car and
with windshield and top up, it exceed
ed 73 miles per hour and averaged
over 10 miles in sixty minutes actual
running.
From standing start, so miles
speed was obtained in 16 rs seconds
and from five miles an hour to so
miles an hour in 10 90 seconds. This
on high gear.
The Hudson Super-Six develops the
highest power per cubic inch dis
placement of any automobile motor
ever built The fuel consumption at
40 miles Is about the same as like
sized motors at 90 miles. The motor
runs as smoothly at low speeds as it
does at high speeds. This means
that the life of the motor is increased
due to its smoothness or lack of vib-
ration Therefore. this Is not mo-
tor that needs the usual overhauling
every season, misuse or accidents, OF
course, excepted. The object of high
speed in the motor is not merely
high speed in the car. 1t can be util.
lied for speed If the driver wishes,
but the fact that the motor is capable
OF this highspeed insures power, feX-
ibility, ease OF control, quick acceler-