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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 4 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2746 | 108.1 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1486 | 58.5 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1468 | 57.8 | |
| Lengte | 4968 | 195.6 | |
| Breedte | 1834 | 72.2 | |
| Hoogte | 1377 | 54.2 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.81 | |||
| Gewicht | |||
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 68.5 litres | 15.1 [18.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | GM | ||
| Motor nummer | LD5 | ||
| Aantal cilinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 96.52 × 86.36 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.12 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 12 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (net) |
106 PS (105 bhp) (78 kW) bij 3400 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (net) |
261 Nm (193 ft·lb) (26.6 kgm) bij 2000 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | cast iron block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 8:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| 865.2 kPa (125.5 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 4 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 631.83 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
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| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | |||
| Wielophanging achter | |||
| Velgmaat voor | 6 x 14 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 6 x 14 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | P185/75 R 14 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | P185/75 R 14 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 279 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.93 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 719268 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | E09 | ||
| Model familie | 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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