The Buick Century Limited is a 4 door saloon (sedan)-bodied car with a front positioned engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Century Limited forms part of Buick's 4A model series.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This powerplant produces 145 bhp (147 PS/108 kW) of power at 3800 rpm, and maximum torque of 333 N·m (246 lb·ft/34 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2746 | 108.1 | |
| Voies AV | 1486 | 58.5 | |
| Voies AR | 1468 | 57.8 | |
| Longueur | 4968 | 195.6 | |
| Largeur | 1834 | 72.2 | |
| Hauteur | 1377 | 54.2 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.81 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | |||
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 68.5 litres | 15.1 [18.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | GM | ||
| Type moteur | LG3 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 5 litre 5001 cc (305.18 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 94.89 × 88.39 mm
3.74 × 3.48 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.07 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (net) |
147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) à 3800 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (net) |
333 Nm (246 ft·lb) (34 kgm) à 2400 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (net) |
21.6 kW/litre 29.4 ps/litre 29 bhp/litre 0.48 bhp/cu in |
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(net) |
66.59 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 8.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 836.8 kPa (121.4 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 625.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
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| 0-100km/h | |||
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| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 6 x 14 | ||
| Roues AR | 6 x 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | P185/75 R 14 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | P185/75 R 14 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 279 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.29 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 719235 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | L09 | ||
| 4A | |||
| RAC rating | 44.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Buick Century Limited added 2021-01-24. Last modified 2021-01-24. |
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