The Buick Century Special Station Wagon is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its powerplant placed in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
Its 5.1 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder that develops 155 bhp (157 PS/116 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 304 N·m (224 lb·ft/31 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1544 kg.
Maximum claimed speed is 170 km/h (106 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| 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 | 1415 mm | 55.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 175 mm | 6.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1544 kg | 3404 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.6 litres | 15.1 [18.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.1 litre 5055 cc (308.475 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.5 × 86.4 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
157 PS (155 bhp) (116 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
304 Nm (224 ft·lb) (31 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
22.9 kW/litre 31.1 ps/litre 30.7 bhp/litre 0.5 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
60.14 Nm/litre
0.73 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester M4MC carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 755.7 kPa (109.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.88 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 | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 101.78 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.86 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 100.39 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.36 kg/kW 22.31 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| 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 | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.RA.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P195/75 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | P195/75 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 267 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.41 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 170434 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| 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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