The Buick Century Custom is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.1 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 251 N·m (185 lb·ft/25.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 4 speed automatic transmission.
The Buick Century Custom weighs a claimed 1513 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2769 mm | 109 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1552 mm | 61.1 inches | |
| Length | 4943 mm | 194.6 inches | |
| Width | 1847 mm | 72.7 inches | |
| Height | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1513 kg | 3336 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 66.3 litres | 14.6 [17.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | L82 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.1 litre 3135 cc (191.309 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 84 mm
3.5 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.06 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 251 Nm (185 ft·lb) (25.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 38.1 kW/litre 51.7 ps/litre 51 bhp/litre 0.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
80.06 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1006.1 kPa (145.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 522.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 107.22 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.75 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.68 kg/kW 21.18 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/70 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/70 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 713636 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1998 Buick Century Custom added 2021-01-02. Last modified 2021-01-02. |
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