The Light Eight sold well enough at 6,785 units to cannibalize its own Standard Eight sibling, killing the model after one year.
Lead trim: Light Eight 5.2 L straight-eight (110 hp)
Packard Light Eight900 · 1932–1932
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FactThe Light Eight sold well enough at 6,785 units to cannibalize its own Standard Eight sibling, killing the model after one year.
The Packard Ninth Series Light Eight Model 900 was produced only during model year 1932, planned as a new entry model building off the 1928 Packard Six to add a segment during the Depression; it competed with LaSalle, Marquette and DeSoto and the top Studebaker, Hudson and Nash. It was introduced in January 1932 together with the V-12 (called Twin Six that first year); Standard Eights and Super Eights followed in June. It had a heavy X-braced frame with 8 in deep side members, rear-wheel drive, a 127.75 in wheelbase and a 319.2 cu in (5.2 L) flat-head straight eight delivering 110 hp (the same as the Standard Eight, but 4,115 lb for the sedan against 4,570 lb for the Standard Eight 901), with a vacuum-plate clutch and hypoid differential. A 4-door sedan cost US$1,750 (Standard Eight US$2,485); Packard sold 6,785 but it hurt sales of the Standard Eight and there was no Light Eight for 1933; it is the predecessor of the One-Twenty. The page gives the compression ratio as "6:0", which is not entered.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Eight 5.2 L straight-eight (110 hp) | 1932–1932 | 5.2 L Inline-8 | 110 hp | 260 lb-ft | — | RWD | — | — |
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