This car has a 2 door coupé type body with a front located engine powering the rear wheels.
The Regal Grand National forms part of Buick's 4G range of cars.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 3.8 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 235 bhp (238 PS/175 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 448 N·m (330 lb·ft/45.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels through a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a claimed 1490 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2746 mm | 108.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1466 mm | 57.7 inches | |
| Length | 5095 mm | 200.6 inches | |
| Width | 1819 mm | 71.6 inches | |
| Height | 1387 mm | 54.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.86 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1490 kg | 3285 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.6 litres | 15.1 [18.1] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.41 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged 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 (SAEnet) |
238 PS (235 bhp) (175 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
448 Nm (330 ft·lb) (45.7 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
46.2 kW/litre 62.9 ps/litre 62 bhp/litre 1.02 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
118.17 Nm/litre
1.43 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1485 kPa (215.4 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 | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 159.91 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 117.61 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 157.72 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.5 kg/kW 14.2 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.CS.TorqueA. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P215/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.42 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 100606 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | K47 | ||
| Model family | 4G | ||
| RAC rating | 34.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Buick Regal Grand National added 2002-10-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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