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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3099 | 122 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1511 | 59.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1499 | 59 | |
| Lengte | 5293 | 208.4 | |
| Breedte | 1900 | 74.8 | |
| Hoogte | 1483 | 58.4 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.71 | |||
| Gewicht | |||
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Buick | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 6 litre 5957 cc (363.518 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 104.78 × 86.36 mm
4.13 × 3.4 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.21 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (gross) |
253 PS (250 bhp) (186 kW) bij 4400 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (gross) |
515 Nm (380 ft·lb) (52.5 kgm) bij 2400 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 9.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Carter carburettor | ||
| 1086.4 kPa (157.6 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 744.63 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 5½K x 15 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 5½K x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | 7.10-15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | 7.10-15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 305 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.07 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 795718 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | 48/57-4411 | ||
| Model familie | 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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