The Special is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) motor vehicle with a front mounted engine, manufactured by Buick.
It is part of Buick's Series 40 model range.
Powering the Buick Special is an overhead valve, 6 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 250 bhp (253 PS/186 kW) at 4400 rpm and 515 N·m (380 lb·ft/52.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 3099 | 122 | |
| Voies AV | 1511 | 59.5 | |
| Voies AR | 1499 | 59 | |
| Longueur | 5293 | 208.4 | |
| Largeur | 1900 | 74.8 | |
| Hauteur | 1483 | 58.4 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.71 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | |||
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Buick | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 6 litre 5957 cc (363.518 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 104.78 × 86.36 mm
4.13 × 3.4 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.21 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (gross) |
253 PS (250 bhp) (186 kW) à 4400 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (gross) |
515 Nm (380 ft·lb) (52.5 kgm) à 2400 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (gross) |
31.3 kW/litre 42.6 ps/litre 42 bhp/litre 0.69 bhp/cu in |
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(gross) |
86.45 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 9.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Carter carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1086.4 kPa (157.6 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 744.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
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| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 5½K x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 5½K x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | 7.10-15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | 7.10-15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 305 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.07 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 795718 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | 48/57-4411 | ||
| Series 40 | |||
| RAC rating | 54.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Buick Special Automatic added 2023-04-30. Last modified 2023-05-01. |
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