The Regal GNX is a rear wheel drive coupé road car with a front placed engine, from Buick.
The Buick Regal GNX's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 3.8 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 276 bhp (280 PS/206 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 488 N·m (360 lb·ft/49.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm.
Power is transmitted to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1576 kg.
Maximum speed quoted is 200 km/h or 124 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2746 mm | 108.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1509 mm | 59.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1506 mm | 59.3 inches | |
| Length | 5095 mm | 200.6 inches | |
| Width | 1918 mm | 75.5 inches | |
| Height | 1387 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.86 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1576 kg | 3474 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.6 litres | 15.1 [18.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| 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 (SAEnet) |
280 PS (276 bhp) (206 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
488 Nm (360 ft·lb) (49.8 kgm) at 3000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
54.3 kW/litre 73.8 ps/litre 72.8 bhp/litre 1.19 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
128.73 Nm/litre
1.56 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1617.6 kPa (234.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | Y | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.3 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.5 s
@ 102 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (124 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 177.56 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 PS/kg 130.59 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 kW/kg 175.13 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 bhp/kg 0.08 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.66 kg/kW 12.79 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS.TorqueA. | ||
| Wheel size front | 9.0 x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9.0 x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/50 VR 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | 255/50 VR 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 267 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 241 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 100661 | ||
| Production total | 547 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1987 Buick Regal GNX added 2002-10-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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