The Buick Century Special Coupé is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine mounted in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 4.9 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) of power at 3600 rpm, and maximum torque of 318 N·m (235 lb·ft/32.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic transmission supplies the power to the driven wheels.
The claimed weight at the kerb is 1466 kg.
Maximum quoted speed is 160 km/h (99 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2746 mm | 108.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1468 mm | 57.8 inches | |
| Length | 4978 mm | 196 inches | |
| Width | 1834 mm | 72.2 inches | |
| Height | 1374 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1466 kg | 3232 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.6 litres | 15.1 [18.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.9 litre 4942 cc (301.579 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
318 Nm (235 ft·lb) (32.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
21.1 kW/litre 28.7 ps/litre 28.3 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
64.35 Nm/litre
0.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.1:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 2ME carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 808.6 kPa (117.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 617.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 96.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 71.21 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 95.5 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.04 kg/kW 23.46 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 6.140 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.RA.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P185/75 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | P185/75 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 267 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 170203 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Buick Century Special Coupé added 2008-03-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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