The Buick Century Turbo Coupé is a 2 door coupé style car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve turbocharged engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.8 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 175 bhp (177 PS/130 kW) at 4000 rpm and 372 Nm (274 lbft/37.9 kgm) at 2600 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1456 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 180 km/h (112 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| 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 | 1778 mm | 70 inches | |
| Height | 1374 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 155 mm | 6.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.81 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1456 kg | 3210 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 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 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
177 PS (175 bhp) (130 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
372 Nm (274 ft·lb) (37.9 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
34.4 kW/litre 46.8 ps/litre 46.2 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
98.13 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 RDP 1705243 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1233.1 kPa (178.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| 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 | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 121.86 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 120.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.16 kg/kW 18.64 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| 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 | P185/75 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | P185/75 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 | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 170456 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Buick Century Turbo Coupé added 2008-03-24. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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