The Electra Limited is a car from Buick, with rear wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 4.1 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 125 bhp (127 PS/93 kW) at 4000 rpm and 287 N·m (212 lb·ft/29.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1686 kg at the kerb.
It is said to be able to attain a maxiumum speed of 177 km/h which is 110 mph.
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 | 3020 mm | 118.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 5596 mm | 220.3 inches | |
| Width | 1980 mm | 78 inches | |
| Height | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1686 kg | 3717 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 95 litres | 20.9 [25.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.1 litre 4130 cc (252.028 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 100.7 × 86.4 mm
3.96 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.17 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
127 PS (125 bhp) (93 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
287 Nm (212 ft·lb) (29.3 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
22.6 kW/litre 30.7 ps/litre 30.3 bhp/litre 0.5 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
69.49 Nm/litre
0.84 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block and head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro M4ME carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 873.3 kPa (126.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 4400 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 688.33 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 | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 75.17 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 55.29 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 74.14 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.09 kg/kW 30.21 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
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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 | 3.700 | ||
| Turning circle | 13.70 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 | ||
| Tyres front | P215/75 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/75 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 301 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2479 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 21307 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 37.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Buick Electra Limited added 2000-01-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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