The Buick Electra Estate Wagon Diesel is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power through the rear wheels.
The Buick Electra Estate Wagon Diesel is one of the 4C model family from Buick.
The 5.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that produces 105 bhp (106 PS/78 kW) of power at 3200 rpm, and maximum torque of 271 N·m (200 lb·ft/27.6 kgm) at 1600 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels compliments of a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 5/6 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2944 mm | 115.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Length | 5601 mm | 220.5 inches | |
| Width | 2014 mm | 79.3 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.9 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 83.3 litres | 18.3 [22] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated diesel | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LF9 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5738 cc (350.154 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.05 × 86 mm
4.06 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.2 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
106 PS (105 bhp) (78 kW) at 3200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
271 Nm (200 ft·lb) (27.6 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
13.6 kW/litre 18.6 ps/litre 18.3 bhp/litre 0.3 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
47.23 Nm/litre
0.57 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 22.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | diesel injection pump | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 593.5 kPa (86.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 717.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal D. | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| 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 | |||
| 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 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.370 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P225/75 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/75 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 696256 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | V35 | ||
| Model family | 4C | ||
| RAC rating | 52.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 Buick Electra Estate Wagon Diesel added 2020-07-26. Last modified 2020-08-29. |
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