Buick Park Avenue Ultra is an automobile that has a saloon body style with a front located engine powering the front wheels.
Its engine is a supercharged petrol, 3.8 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 205 bhp (208 PS/153 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 260 N·m (192 lb·ft/26.5 kgm) at 2600 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic 'box.
Quoted kerb weight is 1650 kg.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2812 mm | 110.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1562 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1532 mm | 60.3 inches | |
| Length | 5215 mm | 205.3 inches | |
| Width | 1869 mm | 73.6 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1650 kg | 3638 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.5 × 86.4 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 | 208 PS (205 bhp) (153 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 260 Nm (192 ft·lb) (26.5 kgm) at 2600 rpm |
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| Specific output | 40.3 kW/litre 54.8 ps/litre 54.1 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
68.58 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 861.8 kPa (125 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 8.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 125.97 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 92.65 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 124.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.79 kg/kW 18.03 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | unknown | ||
| 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 | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
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| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 17941 | ||
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| RAC rating | 34.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Buick Park Avenue Ultra added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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