This car has a 2 door coupé body style with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The Buick Century Sport Coupé belongs to the Series 60 range of cars from Buick.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5.2 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 141 bhp (143 PS/105 kW) at 3600 rpm and 365 N·m (269 lb·ft/37.2 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3200 mm | 126 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1481 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1505 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 5170 mm | 203.5 inches | |
| Width | |||
| Height | |||
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.62 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| 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 | 143 PS (141 bhp) (105 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 365 Nm (269 ft·lb) (37.2 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 20 kW/litre 27.2 ps/litre 26.9 bhp/litre 0.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
69.56 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 6.35:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Marvel CD2 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 874.2 kPa (126.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| 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 | 340956 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 66-S | ||
| Model family | Series 60 | ||
| RAC rating | 37.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1938 Buick Century Sport Coupé added 2013-06-23. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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