The Electra 225 is an automobile from Buick, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a saloon body style.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 7.5 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 370 bhp (375 PS/276 kW) at 4600 rpm and 691 Nm (510 lbft/70.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
The stated weight at the kerb is 2064 kg.
Top quoted speed is 201 km/h (125 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Aantal portieren | |||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3226 | 127 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1607 | 63.3 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1600 | 63 | |
| Lengte | 5734 | 225.7 | |
| Breedte | 2032 | 80 | |
| Hoogte | 1397 | 55 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.78 | |||
| Gewicht | 2064 kg | 4550 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 95.5 litres | 21 [25.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | GM | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 7.5 litre 7458 cc (455.115 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 109.5 × 99 mm
4.31 × 3.9 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.11 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (Gross) |
375 PS (370 bhp) (276 kW) bij 4600 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (Gross) |
691 Nm (510 ft·lb) (70.5 kgm) bij 2800 t/min |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
37 kW/litre 50.3 ps/litre 49.6 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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(Gross) |
92.65 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 10.25:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Ro carb | ||
| 1164.3 kPa (168.9 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 932.25 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | |||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 201 km/h (125 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 181.76 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 133.68 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 179.26 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.48 kg/kW 12.5 lb/bhp |
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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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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 | |||
| Draaicirkel | |||
| Wielophanging voor | I.CS. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.CS. | ||
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| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | |||
| Bandenmaat agter | |||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.56 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 45089 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| RAC rating | 59.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1970 Buick Electra 225 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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