The Buick Park Avenue is a front wheel drive automobile, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.8 litres. In this application it develops power and torque figures of 205 bhp (208 PS/153 kW) at 5200 rpm and 312 Nm (230 lbft/31.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels via a 4 speed automatic 'box.
Stated weight at the kerb is 1714 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2891 mm | 113.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1593 mm | 62.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1582 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Length | 5253 mm | 206.8 inches | |
| Width | 1897 mm | 74.7 inches | |
| Height | 1458 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1714 kg | 3779 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 61.4% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.1 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.52 × 86.36 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
208 PS (205 bhp) (153 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
312 Nm (230 ft·lb) (31.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
40.3 kW/litre 54.8 ps/litre 54.1 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
82.3 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1034.2 kPa (150 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.83 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 121.27 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 89.19 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 119.6 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.21 kg/kW 18.73 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 20/29/24 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.8/8.1/9.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.5/12.3/10.2 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.0/34.8/28.8 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.0/29.0/24.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.STA. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6.5 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.5 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | P225/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 278 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.05 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 171622 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Buick Park Avenue added 2008-03-27. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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