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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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Nombre de portes | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2946 | 116 | |
| Voies AV | 1580 | 62.2 | |
| Voies AR | 1628 | 64.1 | |
| Longueur | 5558 | 218.8 | |
| Largeur | 2035 | 80.1 | |
| Hauteur | 1450 | 57.1 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.89 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1912 kg | 4215 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 83 litres | 18.3 [21.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | GM | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 5 litre 5032 cc (307.071 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 96.5 × 86 mm
3.8 × 3.39 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.12 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (SAEnet) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) à 4000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (SAEnet) |
336 Nm (248 ft·lb) (34.3 kgm) à 1800 tr/mn |
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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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(SAEnet) |
66.77 Nm/litre
0.81 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | cast iron block and head | ||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 8.2:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Ro M4ME carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 839.1 kPa (121.7 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | 4400 tr/mn | ||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 629 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 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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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.700 | ||
| Turning circle | 13.20 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | I.CS. | ||
| Roues AV | 6 | ||
| Roues AR | 6 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | P225/75 R 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | P225/75 R 15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 301 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | 2559 cm2 | ||
| Transmission | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 0.67 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.73 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 21318 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| 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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