Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20
HUDSON SPRINGS
A REAL SURPRISE
Widest Rumor Of the New Super
Six is Tame as Compared
with the Truth.
CAR IS HERE FOR THE SHOW

The new seven-passenrer Hudson super
six shown at the Omaha motor show has
startled the motor world This is not
merely new model with minor refine
ments. II is an absolute upheavai Of all
present Impressions and beliefs regarding
motors and particularly six-cylinder
motors Even the rumor OF the new Hud-
son car has for months kept motordom
on edge. But the widest rimor was tame
compared 70 the truth. It's builders claim
that the super-Six begins a revolution
and there seems every reason TO an
ticipata that their belief Il wen founded
The heart Of the new Hudson super-Six
lies IN the motor. in which is compre-
hended a new invention Of Hudson eng
neers. The motor II patented and tho
name super-six Is registered. so that the
full benefit Of tho discoveE belongs
solely to the Hudson company and TO
owners OF Hudson cars.
same Sire as before.
The motor is no larger than last years
motor Rthx5 inches. but the power
has been increased 30 per cent. The best
power heretofore effectively produced by
a six-cylinder motor OF this capacity was
about forty-five horsepower. The new
Hudson super-slx effectively uses sew
enty-slx horsepower. Yet the new motor
IL strictly conventional in every feature.
II il simply an advance on the present
tyne OF standard motor. with the addt-
ton Of the new discovery OF the Hudson
engineers. This utilizes more OF the de-
veloped power. The motor develops about
eighty-four horsepower as in old type
skies. but owing 10 its absolute smooth
ness ana lack of vibration less than eight
HORSEPOWER is consumed within the motor
itself, leaving the immense margin OF
seventy-slx horsepower 20 be utilized IN
driving the car.
The super-six in an official test on the
sheepshesd Bay Speedway under the rules
and supervision Of the American Auto
mobile association has broken all stock
car records up 20 100 miles. This was
real "stock" car. No change was made
in compression, in pistons. In valves
camshaft, oillnR system, timing or In
any other respect. The car was not only
standard In all details, but II had full
seven-passenger body and equipment
This story OF the achievement of the
super-six seems almost unbelievable, yet
II is certified by n representative OF the
American Automobile association. and by
the technical editor OF Motor. who were
official observers. Many tests Of various
kinds were made. With two passengers
In the ear and with windshield and top in
place the super~slx made q record of 100
miles IN eighty minutes ala seconds. or an
average speed OF 7t.67 miles per hour.
on q two-mile lap one complete circuit
of the track, it's record was 1875 miles per
hour. This was done not once. but several
times. Many times in succession It made
records OF a lap In ono minute sa4 Sec
onds 20 one minute AS seconds. varying
by the fraction Of a second. The clock
like regularity was perfectly amazing 60
all observers.
With five passengers in the car and
with windshield and top up It exceeded
seventy-three miles per hour ana aver
aged ever seventy miles IN sixty minutes
actual running The local representative
is Guy L. Smith.