Buick Special Touring Sedan is an automobile that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Buick Special Touring Sedan belongs to the Series 40-A range of cars from Buick.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.1 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) of power at 3500 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 3 speed manual transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 5/6 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2997 mm | 118 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1502 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Length | 5144 mm | 202.5 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | 1712 mm | 67.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.72 | ||
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Buick | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.1 litre 4065 cc (248.062 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78.58 × 104.78 mm
3.09 × 4.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) at 3500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 21.1 kW/litre 28.7 ps/litre 28.3 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 6.15:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter 487-S carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 508.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| 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 | 6.50 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.40 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 745833 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 47 | ||
| Model family | Series 40-A | ||
| RAC rating | 30.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1941 Buick Special Touring Sedan added 2022-06-17. Last modified 2022-06-17. |
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