The Buick Electra 225 Hardtop is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power to the rear wheels.
It is part of Buick's Series 48000 series.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 360 bhp (365 PS/268 kW) at 5000 rpm and 644 N·m (475 lb·ft/65.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox supplies the power to the driven 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 | 3200 mm | 126 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1611 mm | 63.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Length | 5712 mm | 224.9 inches | |
| Width | 2032 mm | 80 inches | |
| Height | 1392 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| 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 | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 7041 cc (429.668 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 106.36 × 99.06 mm
4.19 × 3.9 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
365 PS (360 bhp) (268 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
644 Nm (475 ft·lb) (65.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
38.1 kW/litre 51.8 ps/litre 51.1 bhp/litre 0.84 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
91.46 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1149.4 kPa (166.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 880.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
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| 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 | 4.060 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6.00JK x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.00JK x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 8.85-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.85-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.78 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 712239 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 48239 | ||
| Model family | Series 48000 | ||
| RAC rating | 56.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Buick Electra 225 Hardtop added 2020-12-31. Last modified 2020-12-31. |
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