The Buick Electra 225 Custom Hardtop is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power through the rear wheels.
The Buick Electra 225 Custom Hardtop belongs to the Series 48400 model family from Buick.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 7.5 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 255 bhp (259 PS/190 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 515 N·m (380 lb·ft/52.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox delivers the power to the wheels.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3226 mm | 127 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1616 mm | 63.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Length | 5607 mm | 220.7 inches | |
| Width | 2025 mm | 79.7 inches | |
| Height | 1383 mm | 54.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 138 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 94.7 litres | 20.8 [25] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Buick | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7.5 litre 7468 cc (455.725 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 109.54 × 99.06 mm
4.31 × 3.9 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
259 PS (255 bhp) (190 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
515 Nm (380 ft·lb) (52.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
25.5 kW/litre 34.6 ps/litre 34.1 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
68.96 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 866.6 kPa (125.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 933.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| 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 ? | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6.00JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.00xJJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | H78-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | H78-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 301 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 796686 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 48439 | ||
| Model family | Series 48400 | ||
| RAC rating | 59.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Buick Electra 225 Custom Hardtop added 2023-05-06. Last modified 2023-05-08. |
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