Buick Electra 225 Thin Pillar Sedan is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The Buick Electra 225 Thin Pillar Sedan is one of the Series 48000 model family from Buick.
Powering the Buick Electra 225 Thin Pillar Sedan is an overhead valve, 7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 260 bhp (264 PS/194 kW) at 5000 rpm and 644 N·m (475 lb·ft/65.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic gearbox delivers 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 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3205 mm | 126.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1613 mm | 63.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Length | 5710 mm | 224.8 inches | |
| Width | 2032 mm | 80 inches | |
| Height | 1417 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 137 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 94.7 litres | 20.8 [25] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| 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) |
264 PS (260 bhp) (194 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) |
27.5 kW/litre 37.4 ps/litre 36.9 bhp/litre 0.61 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) | ||
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| 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) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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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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| 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 | 6.00JK 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 | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.78 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 711986 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 48269 | ||
| Model family | Series 48000 | ||
| RAC rating | 56.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1969 Buick Electra 225 Thin Pillar Sedan added 2020-12-27. Last modified 2020-12-27. |
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