The Buick Blackhawk is a 2 door convertible/cabriolet style car with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 7.5 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 463 bhp (469 PS/345 kW) at 4600 rpm and 691 Nm (510 lbft/70.5 kgm) at 4200 rpm respectively.
This power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The claimed kerb weight is 1633 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3277 mm | 129 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5182 mm | 204 inches | |
| Width | 1986 mm | 78.2 inches | |
| Height | 1394 mm | 54.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.58 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1633 kg | 3600 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 7.5 litre 7458 cc (455.115 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 109.5 × 99 mm
4.31 × 3.9 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 469 PS (463 bhp) (345 kW) at 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 691 Nm (510 ft·lb) (70.5 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 46.3 kW/litre 62.9 ps/litre 62.1 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
92.65 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1164.3 kPa (168.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 932.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 287.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 PS/kg 211.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 283.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.73 kg/kW 7.9 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I. | ||
| Rear suspension | I. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P295/35 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | P295/45 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Di | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 109296 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 59.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2001 Buick Blackhawk added 2003-03-14. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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