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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| 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 | 4978 | 196 | |
| Breedte | 1834 | 72.2 | |
| Hoogte | 1397 | 55 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 154 | 6.1 | |
| 1.81 | |||
| Gewicht | 1430 kg | 3153 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 68 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | GM | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 3.2 litre 3212 cc (196.008 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 88.9 × 86.36 mm
3.5 × 3.4 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.03 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 12 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
106 PS (105 bhp) (78 kW) bij 4000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
217 Nm (160 ft·lb) (22.1 kgm) bij 2000 t/min |
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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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(DIN) |
67.56 Nm/litre
0.82 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | cast iron block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 8:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Rochester 2ME carburettor | ||
| 849 kPa (123.1 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 4 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 535.33 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 6.140 | ||
| Draaicirkel | 13.20 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.RA.TA.CS. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | P185/75 x 14 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | P185/75 x 14 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 267 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed manual | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.93 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 54945 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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