Hudson brought the Super Six name back for 1940 — the same year it fitted coil-spring independent front suspension and aircraft-style shocks mounted inside the springs, a big leap for cars in its price class.
Lead trim: Super Six 212 cu in six (102 hp, 1940–1942)
Hudson Super Six41 · 1940–1951
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FactHudson brought the Super Six name back for 1940 — the same year it fitted coil-spring independent front suspension and aircraft-style shocks mounted inside the springs, a big leap for cars in its price class.
For 1940 Hudson reintroduced the Super Six nameplate on a six-cylinder version of the new Hudson Eight, sharing its 118 in wheelbase (five inches longer than the regular Hudson Six, Series 40T Traveler and 40P DeLuxe; the Super Six was Series 41). It had a larger 212 cu in (3.5 L) engine with 102 hp, ten more than the Hudson Six, shared with the Country Club Six on a 125 in wheelbase and the Big Boy commercial vehicles. Body styles began with a three-passenger Coupe or five-passenger Victoria Coupe and continued with two- or four-door Touring Sedans and a Convertible Coupe and Convertible Sedan; all could be had with or without running boards, and the 1941 model year brought a synchronized transmission and electrically controlled overdrive. The name returned after World War II through 1951, when it was the Hudson Super Custom Six.
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Trims & Figures
One published trim in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Six 212 cu in six (102 hp, 1940–1942) | 1940–1942 | 3.5 L | 102 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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Hudson brought the Super Six name back for 1940 — the same year it fitted coil-spring independent front suspension and aircraft-style shocks mounted inside the springs, a big leap for cars in its price class.
This "Hudson" was really a rebadged Essex. Hudson borrowed its fading sister brand's Super-Six Pacemaker name for a single model year, 1933, then dropped it again.
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Rivals
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