The Century Special is a rear wheel drive saloon (sedan) passenger car with a front located engine, manufactured by Buick.
The Buick Century Special is one of the 4A range of cars from Buick.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 160 bhp (162 PS/119 kW) at 4000 rpm and 387 N·m (285 lb·ft/39.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| Karosserie | |||
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| Karosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Anzahl türen | 4 | ||
| Entwerfer | |||
| Maße und Gewicht | |||
| Radstand | 2746 | 108.1 Zoll | |
| Spurweite vorn | 1486 | 58.5 Zoll | |
| Spurweite hinten | 1468 | 57.8 Zoll | |
| Länge | 4968 | 195.6 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1834 | 72.2 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1377 | 54.2 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | |||
| 1.81 | |||
| Leergewicht | |||
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 68.5 litres | 15.1 [18.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | GM | ||
| Motor-Typ | LG4 | ||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Hubraum | 5 litre 5001 cc (305.18 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 94.89 × 88.39 mm
3.74 × 3.48 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.07 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (net) |
162 PS (160 bhp) (119 kW) bei 4000 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (net) |
387 Nm (285 ft·lb) (39.5 kgm) bei 2400 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (net) |
23.9 kW/litre 32.4 ps/litre 32 bhp/litre 0.52 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (net) |
77.38 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Schmierung | nassersumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 8.5:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 972.4 kPa (141 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | 5 | ||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 625.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Kompressor-typ | N/A | ||
| Ladeluftkühler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Fahrleistungen | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| Fahrgestell | |||
| Motor Platzierung | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Antrieb | rear wheel drive | ||
| Drehmomentverteilung | N/A | ||
| Lenkungtyp | |||
| Lenkradumdrehungen | |||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | |||
| Radaufhängen hintern | |||
| Rädergröße vorn | 6 x 14 | ||
| Rädergröße hintern | 6 x 14 | ||
| Reifen vorn | P185/75 R 14 | ||
| Reifen hintern | P185/75 R 14 | ||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | 279 mm | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 3 gang Automatikgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 2.29 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 719246 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | E09 | ||
| 4A | |||
| RAC rating | 44.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1978 Buick Century Special added 2021-01-24. Last modified 2021-01-24. |
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