Buick Century Special is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The Buick Century Special belongs to the 4A model family from Buick.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.8 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 105 bhp (106 PS/78 kW) of power at 3400 rpm, and maximum torque of 261 N·m (193 lb·ft/26.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed manual 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 | LD5 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 96.52 × 86.36 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.12 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 12 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (net) |
106 PS (105 bhp) (78 kW) à 3400 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (net) |
261 Nm (193 ft·lb) (26.6 kgm) à 2000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (net) |
20.7 kW/litre 28.1 ps/litre 27.7 bhp/litre 0.45 bhp/cu in |
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(net) |
68.85 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 8:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 865.2 kPa (125.5 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 4 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 631.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
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| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| VED band (UK) | |||
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| 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 | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.93 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 719268 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | E09 | ||
| 4A | |||
| RAC rating | 34.7 | ||
| 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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