The Buick Electra Limited is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its motor placed in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon bodyshell.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) at 4000 rpm and 336 N·m (248 lb·ft/34.3 kgm) at 1800 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 1912 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 185 km/h or 115 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2946 mm | 116 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1628 mm | 64.1 inches | |
| Length | 5558 mm | 218.8 inches | |
| Width | 2035 mm | 80.1 inches | |
| Height | 1450 mm | 57.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.89 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1912 kg | 4215 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 83 litres | 18.3 [21.9] 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 | 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 (SAEnet) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
336 Nm (248 ft·lb) (34.3 kgm) at 1800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
20.7 kW/litre 28.2 ps/litre 27.8 bhp/litre 0.46 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
66.77 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block and head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro M4ME carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 839.1 kPa (121.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 4400 rpm | ||
| 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 | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 74.24 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 54.6 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 73.22 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.31 kg/kW 30.59 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| 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 | 3.700 | ||
| Turning circle | 13.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 | ||
| Tyres front | P225/75 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/75 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 301 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2559 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 21318 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| 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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