The Century Limited V6 is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) car with a front located engine, produced by Buick.
It is part of Buick's 4A series.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 3.3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) at 5200 rpm and 251 N·m (185 lb·ft/25.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2664 mm | 104.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 4803 mm | 189.1 inches | |
| Width | 1763 mm | 69.4 inches | |
| Height | 1377 mm | 54.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
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| Weight distribution | |||
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| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LG7 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.3 litre 3342 cc (203.941 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 80.26 mm
3.7 × 3.16 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
251 Nm (185 ft·lb) (25.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
35.7 kW/litre 48.5 ps/litre 47.9 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
75.1 Nm/litre
0.91 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | MPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 943.8 kPa (136.9 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 557 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
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| litres/100km | |||
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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 | 3.040 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½JJ x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | P185/75 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | P185/75 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 260 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 225 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 772376 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | L69 | ||
| Model family | 4A | ||
| RAC rating | 32.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Buick Century Limited V6 added 2022-09-12. Last modified 2022-09-12. |
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