The Golden Hawk is a rear wheel drive Raymond Loewy designed coupé road car with a front placed engine, manufactured by Studebaker.
The Studebaker Golden Hawk is one of the 56J model family from Studebaker.
Its 5.8 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that has an output of 275 bhp (279 PS/205 kW) of power at 4600 rpm, and maximum torque of 515 N·m (380 lb·ft/52.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
A 3 speed manual with overdrive gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
The Studebaker Golden Hawk weighs a quoted 1524 kg at the kerb.
Maximum claimed speed is 209 km/h, which equates to 130 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Raymond Loewy | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3060 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 | 1790 mm | 70.5 inches | |
| Height | 1430 mm | 56.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1524 kg | 3360 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Packard | ||
| Engine code | Skypower 352 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.8 litre 5768 cc (351.985 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 88.9 mm
4 × 3.5 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.14 | ||
| 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 4600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 515 Nm (380 ft·lb) (52.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 35.6 kW/litre 48.3 ps/litre 47.7 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
89.29 Nm/litre
1.08 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1122 kPa (162.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 721 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 7.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 9.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 209 km/h (130 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 182.95 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 134.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 180.45 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.43 kg/kW 12.41 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| 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 | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.10 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.10 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 1260 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.74 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.92 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 24992 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | 56J | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1956 Studebaker Golden Hawk added before December 1995. Last modified 2022-08-28. |
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