Buick Park Avenue Ultra is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine powering the front wheels.
Power is supplied by an overhead valve, 3.8 litre supercharged 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 225 bhp (228 PS/168 kW) at 5000 rpm and 373 N·m (275 lb·ft/38 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed automatic transmission.
The Buick Park Avenue Ultra weighs a claimed 1652 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2814 mm | 110.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1534 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1539 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 5212 mm | 205.2 inches | |
| Width | 1902 mm | 74.9 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1652 kg | 3642 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged 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 | 96.5 × 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 | 228 PS (225 bhp) (168 kW) at 5000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 373 Nm (275 ft·lb) (38 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 44.3 kW/litre 60.2 ps/litre 59.4 bhp/litre 0.97 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
98.39 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1236.4 kPa (179.3 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 138.09 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 PS/kg 101.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 136.2 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.85 kg/kW 16.45 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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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 | P215/70 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/70 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | 2.97 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 713097 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1995 Buick Park Avenue Ultra added 2021-01-02. Last modified 2021-01-02. |
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