Duesenberg Supercharged Model J Engine J-177
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<p>The 420 cu in (6,900 cc) <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-eight_engine">straight eight</a> Model J motor was based on the company's successful racing engines of the 1920s and though designed by Duesenberg they were manufactured by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycoming_Engines">Lycoming</a>,<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duesenberg_Model_J#cite_note-FOOTNOTECheetham200673-11">[11]</a> another company owned by Cord. In normally aspirated form, it produced 265 horsepower (198 kW)<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duesenberg_Model_J#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKimes1996498-12">[12]</a> from <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_overhead_camshaft">dual overhead camshafts</a> and four valves per cylinder.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duesenberg_Model_J#cite_note-FOOTNOTECheetham200672-13">[13]</a> It was capable of a top speed of 116 mph (187 km/h), and 89 mph (143 km/h) in 2nd gear. Other cars featured a bigger engine but none of them surpassed its power. It was also both the fastest and most expensive American automobile on the market.</p>