Packard Twin Six

E572973

automobile model

The Packard Twin Six was a pioneering luxury automobile introduced in 1915, notable for being one of the first production cars to feature a V12 engine and for establishing Packard’s reputation for engineering excellence and refinement.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Packard Twelve	1

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	automobile model ⓘ
assemblyLocation	Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ
bodyStyle	limousine ⓘ sedan ⓘ touring car ⓘ
brand	Packard NERFINISHED ⓘ
brandPositioning	top-of-the-line Packard model ⓘ
class	full-size luxury car ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cylinderCount	12 ⓘ
engineConfiguration	V12 engine ⓘ
engineType	water-cooled piston engine ⓘ
era	Brass Era car ⓘ early 20th-century automobile ⓘ
fuelType	gasoline ⓘ
historicalSignificance	early use of V12 engine in series production ⓘ helped establish Packard’s reputation for engineering excellence ⓘ
innovation	early adoption of multi-cylinder V-type engine in luxury segment ⓘ
introduced	1915 ⓘ
layout	front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
manufacturer	Packard Motor Car Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
manufacturerType	luxury automobile manufacturer ⓘ
marketSegment	luxury automobile ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the first production cars with a V12 engine ⓘ engineering excellence ⓘ refinement ⓘ
numberOfEngineBanks	2 ⓘ
predecessor	Packard Six NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionStartYear	1915 ⓘ
productionStatus	discontinued ⓘ
productionTechnology	mass-produced luxury car ⓘ
segment	premium luxury touring car ⓘ
steeringPosition	left-hand drive ⓘ
successor	Packard Single Eight NERFINISHED ⓘ
targetMarket	wealthy buyers ⓘ
transmissionType	manual transmission ⓘ

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Packard Motor Car Company → notableProduct → Packard Twin Six ⓘ

this entity surface form: Packard Twelve