The Buick Century Sport Coupé is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted powerplant which supplies the power to the rear wheels.
The Century Sport Coupé is part of Buick's Series 60 model range.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.2 litres. This unit develops power and torque figures of 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) at 3200 rpm and 323 Nm (238 lbft/32.9 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed manual 'box transmits the power to the wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3099 mm | 122 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
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| Width | |||
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | |||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Buick | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.2 litre 5247 cc (320.192 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 87.31 × 109.54 mm
3.44 × 4.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 122 PS (120 bhp) (89 kW) at 3200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 323 Nm (238 ft·lb) (32.9 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 17.1 kW/litre 23.2 ps/litre 22.9 bhp/litre 0.37 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
61.56 Nm/litre
0.74 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | 1 Stromberg EE22 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 773.6 kPa (112.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 655.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 15 x 7.00 | ||
| Tyres rear | 15 x 7.00 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 340637 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 665 | ||
| Model family | Series 60 | ||
| RAC rating | 37.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1936 Buick Century Sport Coupé added 2013-06-23. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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