The Golden Hawk is an automobile from Studebaker, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
Its 4.7 litre engine is a supercharged, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that develops 275 bhp (279 PS/205 kW) of power at 4800 rpm, and maximum torque of 451 N·m (333 lb·ft/46 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual with overdrive gearbox.
Stated kerb weight is 1481 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3061 mm | 120.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 5180 mm | 203.9 inches | |
| Width | 1811 mm | 71.3 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1481 kg | 3265 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Studebaker | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.7 litre 4734 cc (288.886 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.4 × 92.2 mm
3.56 × 3.63 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 279 PS (275 bhp) (205 kW) at 4800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 451 Nm (333 ft·lb) (46 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 43.3 kW/litre 58.9 ps/litre 58.1 bhp/litre 0.95 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
95.27 Nm/litre
1.15 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ca carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1197.2 kPa (173.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 591.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | McCulloch JetStream supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 188.27 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 138.47 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 185.69 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.22 kg/kW 12.06 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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 | 7.10 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.10 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 134387 | ||
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| RAC rating | 40.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk added 2005-10-26. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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