The Buick Excelle 1.6 GT is a front wheel drive motor vehicle, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door sedan/saloon bodyshell.
The 4 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.6 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 120 bhp (122 PS/89 kW) at 6000 rpm and 150 Nm (111 lbft/15.3 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
A 5 speed manual 'box supplies the power to the wheels.
Its stated kerb weight is 1380 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 185 km/h or 115 mph.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2685 mm | 105.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1544 mm | 60.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1558 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Length | 4671 mm | 183.9 inches | |
| Width | 1815 mm | 71.5 inches | |
| Height | 1478 mm | 58.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1380 kg | 3042 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60 litres | 13.2 [15.9] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.6 litre 1598 cc (97.516 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 79 × 81.5 mm
3.11 × 3.21 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.97 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 122 PS (120 bhp) (89 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 150 Nm (111 ft·lb) (15.3 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 56 kW/litre 76.1 ps/litre 75.1 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
93.87 Nm/litre
1.13 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1179.6 kPa (171.1 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 399.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 12.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 185 km/h (115 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 88.17 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.84 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.96 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.42 kg/kW 25.76 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 205/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 205/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 242946 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 15.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Buick Excelle 1.6 GT added 2011-05-13. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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