This automobile has a 4 door saloon type body with a front mounted engine delivering its power to the rear wheels.
It is powered 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 produces 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.
The engine powers the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
The Buick Century Special Sedan weighs a quoted 1477 kg at the kerb.
Top quoted speed is 160 km/h or 99 mph.
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 | 4978 | 196 Zoll | |
| Breite | 1834 | 72.2 Zoll | |
| Höhe | 1397 | 55 Zoll | |
| Bodenfreiheit | 155 | 6.1 Zoll | |
| 1.81 | |||
| Leergewicht | 1477 kg | 3256 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 68.6 litres | 15.1 [18.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | GM | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Hubraum | 4.9 litre 4942 cc (301.579 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.33 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 16 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (DIN) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) bei 3600 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (DIN) |
318 Nm (235 ft·lb) (32.4 kgm) bei 2000 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (DIN) |
21.1 kW/litre 28.7 ps/litre 28.3 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (DIN) |
64.35 Nm/litre
0.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Schmierung | nassersumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 8.1:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 1 Rochester 2ME carburettor | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 808.6 kPa (117.3 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | 5 | ||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 617.75 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 | |||
| Vmax/Höchstgeschwindigkeit | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 96.1 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 70.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 94.79 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.15 kg/kW 23.63 lb/bhp |
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| Verbrauch | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | 6.140 | ||
| Wendekruis | |||
| Radaufhängen vorn | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Radaufhängen hintern | LA.RA.TA.CS. | ||
| Rädergröße vorn | |||
| Rädergröße hintern | |||
| Reifen vorn | P185/75 x 14 | ||
| Reifen hintern | P185/75 x 14 | ||
| Bremsen vorn/hintern | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser vorn | 267 mm | ||
| Bremse Durchmesser hintern | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Getriebe | 3 gang Automatikgetriebe | ||
| Hinterachse | 1 | ||
| Hinterachse Übersetzungen | 2.29 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 170236 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Buick Century Special Sedan added 2008-03-22. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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