The Buick Electra Estate Wagon V8 is an estate/station wagon with 5 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits the power to the rear wheels.
The Buick Electra Estate Wagon V8 is one of the 4C range of cars from Buick.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 5 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) of power at 3600 rpm, and maximum torque of 325 N·m (240 lb·ft/33.1 kgm) at 1600 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 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 petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LV2 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5 litre 5032 cc (307.071 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.5 × 86 mm
3.8 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
325 Nm (240 ft·lb) (33.1 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
20.7 kW/litre 28.2 ps/litre 27.8 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
64.59 Nm/litre
0.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 811.6 kPa (117.7 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 629 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| 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 ? | |||
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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 | 3.370 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P205/75 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P205/75 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 696311 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | V35 | ||
| Model family | 4C | ||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 Buick Electra Estate Wagon V8 added 2020-07-26. Last modified 2020-07-26. |
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