Hudson applied the name 'Commodore' to its new 1941 range of vehicles, the largest and most luxurious of its models. Engine choice was between the famous 3.3-litre Hudson in-line six and the 4.2-litre in-line eight. For 1942 the Commodore was mildly revised, but also offered with a servo assisted transmission that offered clutchless gear changes as well as manual and full automatic. The War halted production of the 1942 models, and when production re-started in 1946 it was with a slightly modified 1942 model. For the 1948 model year an entirely new monocoque 'step-down' body was created with a great fastback body. But Hudson found it increasingly difficult to sell the expensive Commodores and introduced cheaper lines finally dropping the Commodore name in 1952.