The Buick Century Special Sedan is a sedan/saloon with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers its power to the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 3.2 litre capacity. This powerplant 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 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 217 N·m (160 lb·ft/22.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1430 kg at the kerb.
Maximum speed claimed is 145 km/h or 90 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| 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 | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 154 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1430 kg | 3153 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.2 litre 3212 cc (196.008 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88.9 × 86.36 mm
3.5 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.03 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
106 PS (105 bhp) (78 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
217 Nm (160 ft·lb) (22.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
24.4 kW/litre 33.1 ps/litre 32.7 bhp/litre 0.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
67.56 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 2ME carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 849 kPa (123.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 535.33 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 | 145 km/h (90 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 74.45 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 54.75 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 73.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.26 kg/kW 30.51 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | 13.20 m | ||
| 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 manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 54945 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.4 | ||
| 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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