The Buick Special is a 4 door sedan/saloon-bodied road car with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 3.5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) at 4400 rpm and 298 N·m (220 lb·ft/30.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the driven wheels.
With a stated weight at the kerb of 1247 kg, the Buick Special can dispense with the 0-60 mph sprint in 11.2 seconds and the standing-start quarter mile in 17.7 seconds.
Maximum speed claimed is 169 km/h, which is 105 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2845 mm | 112 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1422 mm | 56 inches | |
| Length | 4785 mm | 188.4 inches | |
| Width | 1811 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1334 mm | 52.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1247 kg | 2749 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 59.1 litres | 13 [15.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Buick | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3531 cc (215.475 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 71.1 mm
3.5 × 2.8 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 298 Nm (220 ft·lb) (30.4 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 31.7 kW/litre 43.1 ps/litre 42.5 bhp/litre 0.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
84.4 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1060.5 kPa (153.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 441.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 11.2 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 17.7 s
@ 73 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 169 km/h (105 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 121.96 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.7 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120.29 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.15 kg/kW 18.62 lb/bhp |
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| 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 | 6.200 | ||
| Turning circle | 11.30 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 6.50-13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50-13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1445 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.36 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 112497 | ||
| Production total | 18339 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 39.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1960 Buick Special (1961) added 2003-08-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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