The Buick Invicta Hardtop is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine located in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body.
The Buick Invicta Hardtop is one of the 4600 range of cars from Buick.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 6.6 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 325 bhp (330 PS/242 kW) at 4400 rpm and 603 N·m (445 lb·ft/61.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels by means of a 2 speed automatic transmission.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3124 mm | 123 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 5438 mm | 214.1 inches | |
| Width | 1979 mm | 77.9 inches | |
| Height | 1433 mm | 56.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Buick | ||
| Engine code | Wildcat 445 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 6.6 litre 6572 cc (401.048 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 106.36 × 92.46 mm
4.19 × 3.64 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.15 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 330 PS (325 bhp) (242 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 603 Nm (445 ft·lb) (61.5 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 36.9 kW/litre 50.1 ps/litre 49.5 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
91.75 Nm/litre
1.11 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 4GC carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1153 kPa (167.2 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 821.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6.00L x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.00L x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.60 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.60 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 2 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 341055 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 4639 | ||
| Model family | 4600 | ||
| RAC rating | 56.1 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1962 Buick Invicta Hardtop added 2013-06-23. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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