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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 5 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 2946 | 116 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1580 | 62.2 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1628 | 64.1 | |
| Lengte | 5558 | 218.8 | |
| Breedte | 2035 | 80.1 | |
| Hoogte | 1450 | 57.1 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | |||
| 1.89 | |||
| Gewicht | 1912 kg | 4215 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 83 litres | 18.3 [21.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | GM | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 5 litre 5032 cc (307.071 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 96.5 × 86 mm
3.8 × 3.39 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.12 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (SAEnet) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) bij 4000 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (SAEnet) |
336 Nm (248 ft·lb) (34.3 kgm) bij 1800 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | cast iron block and head | ||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 8.2:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | 1 Ro M4ME carb | ||
| 839.1 kPa (121.7 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | 4400 t/min | ||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 629 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | Y | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | 3.700 | ||
| Draaicirkel | 13.20 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | I.CS. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | 6 | ||
| Velgmaat achter | 6 | ||
| Bandenmaat voor | P225/75 R 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | P225/75 R 15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | 301 mm | ||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | 2559 cm2 | ||
| Versnellingsbak | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 0.67 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 2.73 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 21318 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | |||
| 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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