The Buick Rainier is a four wheel drive motor car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 5 door suv/sports utility vehicle body.
The Buick Rainier's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.3 litre, double overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 290 bhp (294 PS/216 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 441 N·m (325 lb·ft/45 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic 'box.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater suv/sports utility vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2870 mm | 113 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1603 mm | 63.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1577 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Length | 4912 mm | 193.4 inches | |
| Width | 1915 mm | 75.4 inches | |
| Height | 1826 mm | 71.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 196 mm | 7.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 83.3 litres | 18.3 [22] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | Vortec 5300 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.3 litre 5327 cc (325.073 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96 × 92 mm
3.78 × 3.62 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.04 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
294 PS (290 bhp) (216 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
441 Nm (325 ft·lb) (45 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
40.6 kW/litre 55.2 ps/litre 54.4 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
82.79 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1040.3 kPa (150.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 665.88 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 14/18 US MPG city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 16.8/13.1 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 6.0/7.7 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 16.8/21.6 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 14.0/18.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P255/60 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P255/60 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 325 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 171589 | ||
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| RAC rating | 45.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Buick Rainier (2004) added 2008-03-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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