The Buick Century Special Sedan is a rear wheel drive road car, with the motor placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
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 produces 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) of power at 3800 rpm, and maximum torque of 257 N·m (190 lb·ft/26.2 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1430 kg.
The Buick Century Special Sedan is claimed to achieve a top speed of 150 km/h, or 93 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 | 154 | 6.1 Zoll | |
| 1.81 | |||
| Leergewicht | 1430 kg | 3153 Pfund | |
| Gewichtsverteilung (vorn) | |||
| Tankinhalt | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aerodynamik | |||
| Luftwiderstandsbeiwert | |||
| Stirnfläche | |||
| CdA | |||
| Motorisierung | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor Hersteller | GM | ||
| Motor-Typ | |||
| Anzahl zylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Hubraum | 3.8 litre 3785 cc (230.975 cu in) |
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| Bohrung × Hub | 96.5 × 86.36 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Bohrung/Hub Verhältnis | 1.12 | ||
| Verteilung | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Ventile pro Zylinder 12 Insgesamt Ventile |
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| Leistung (DIN) |
117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) bei 3800 U/min |
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| Max. Drehmoment (DIN) |
257 Nm (190 ft·lb) (26.2 kgm) bei 2000 U/min |
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| spezifisches Leistung (DIN) |
22.7 kW/litre 30.8 ps/litre 30.4 bhp/litre 0.5 bhp/cu in |
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| Spezifisches Drehmoment (DIN) |
67.9 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Schmierung | nassersumpf | ||
| Verdichtungsverhältnis | 8:1 | ||
| Vergasser/Einspritzung | 1 Rochester 2ME carburettor | ||
| effektiver Mitteldruck | 853.3 kPa (123.8 psi) | ||
| Höchstdrezahl | |||
| Anzahl der Kurbelwellenlager | 4 | ||
| Abkühlen | Water | ||
| Einheitszylinderinhalt | 630.83 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 | 150 km/h (93 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 81.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 59.97 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 80.42 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.68 kg/kW 27.85 lb/bhp |
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| Verbrauch | |||
| Verbrauch | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 13.20 m | ||
| 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 | 2.73 | ||
| Allgemein | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 54934 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Modellnummer | |||
| RAC rating | 34.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Buick Century Special Sedan added 1995-12-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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