The Buick Century Special Station Wagon is a 5 door estate/station wagon style car with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
Powering the Buick Century Special Station Wagon is an overhead valve, 5.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 165 bhp (167 PS/123 kW) at 3800 rpm and 352 N·m (260 lb·ft/35.9 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Its quoted weight at the kerb is 1563 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 175 km/h (109 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Aantal portieren | 5 | ||
| 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 | 1415 | 55.7 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 175 | 6.9 | |
| 1.81 | |||
| Gewicht | 1563 kg | 3446 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 68.6 litres | 15.1 [18.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | GM | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5.7 litre 5737 cc (350.093 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 103.1 × 85.9 mm
4.06 × 3.38 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.2 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
167 PS (165 bhp) (123 kW) bij 3800 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
352 Nm (260 ft·lb) (35.9 kgm) bij 2400 t/min |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
21.4 kW/litre 29.2 ps/litre 28.8 bhp/litre 0.47 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
61.36 Nm/litre
0.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | cast iron block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 8.2:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Rochester M4MC carburettor | ||
| 771 kPa (111.8 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 717.13 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 | 175 km/h (109 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 107.03 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.72 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.57 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.7 kg/kW 21.22 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.RA.TA.CS. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | P195/75 x 14 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | P195/75 x 14 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 267 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.73 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 170423 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 52.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Buick Century Special Station Wagon added 2008-03-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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