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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| 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 | 1544 kg | 3404 | |
| 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 | 5.1 litre 5055 cc (308.475 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 96.5 × 86.4 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.12 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (DIN) |
157 PS (155 bhp) (116 kW) bij 4000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (DIN) |
304 Nm (224 ft·lb) (31 kgm) bij 2400 t/min |
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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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(DIN) |
60.14 Nm/litre
0.73 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | cast iron block & head | ||
| Smering | Nat carter | ||
| Compressieverhouding | 8.4:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Rochester M4MC carburettor | ||
| 755.7 kPa (109.6 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 631.88 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 | 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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| 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 | 2.41 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 170434 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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