The Buick Master Six Roadster is a 2 door roadster style automobile with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The Master Six Roadster is part of Buick's Master Six model series.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.5 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit develops 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) of power, and maximum torque of 242 N·m (178 lb·ft/24.7 kgm).
The engine powers the wheels via a 3 speed manual set of gears.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1606 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater roadster | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3048 mm | 120 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4445 mm | 175 inches | |
| Width | 1702 mm | 67 inches | |
| Height | 1905 mm | 75 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.46 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1606 kg | 3541 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 50.1% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Buick | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4.5 litre 4493 cc (274.18 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 120.65 mm
3.5 × 4.75 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) |
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| maximum torque | 242 Nm (178 ft·lb) (24.7 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 12.4 kW/litre 16.9 ps/litre 16.7 bhp/litre 0.27 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
53.86 Nm/litre
0.65 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 Marvel T4 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 676.8 kPa (98.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 748.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 47.35 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 34.82 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.03 kW/kg 46.7 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 28.72 kg/kW 47.97 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 33 x 6 | ||
| Tyres rear | 33 x 6 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 326854 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 26-44 | ||
| Model family | Master Six | ||
| RAC rating | 29.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1926 Buick Master Six Roadster added 2013-04-01. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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