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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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Anzahl türen | 4 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2845 | 112 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1422 | 56 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1422 | 56 Zoll | |
| Länge | 4785 | 188.4 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1811 | 71.3 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1334 | 52.5 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | |||
| 1.68 | |||
| Leergewicht | 1247 kg | 2749 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | 53% front | ||
| Tankinhalt | 59.1 litres | 13 [15.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | Buick | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 | ||
| Hubraum | 3.5 litre 3531 cc (215.475 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 88.9 × 71.1 mm
3.5 × 2.8 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.25 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung | 152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) bei 4400 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment | 298 Nm (220 ft·lb) (30.4 kgm) bei 2400 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung | 31.7 kW/litre 43.1 ps/litre 42.5 bhp/litre 0.7 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment |
84.4 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Schmierung | |||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 8.8:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 1 Ro carb | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 1060.5 kPa (153.8 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | 5 | ||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 441.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | 8.5 s | ||
| 0-60mph | 11.2 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 17.7 s
@ 73 mph |
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| 0-1000m | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 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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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | 6.200 | ||
| Wendekruis | 11.30 m | ||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.CS. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | LA.CS. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | |||
| Rädergröße hintern | |||
| Reifen vorn | 6.50-13 | ||
| Reifen hintern | 6.50-13 | ||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | Dr/Dr | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | |||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | 1445 cm2 | ||
| Getriebe | 3 gang Automatikgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 3.36 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 112497 | ||
| Production total | 18339 | ||
| Modellnummer | |||
| 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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