The Buick Regal GS is a saloon with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power to the front wheels.
It is powered by a supercharged engine of 3.8 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 380 N·m (280 lb·ft/38.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic 'box.
Stated kerb weight is 1604 kg.
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 | 2769 mm | 109 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1557 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Length | 4983 mm | 196.2 inches | |
| Width | 1847 mm | 72.7 inches | |
| Height | 1438 mm | 56.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1604 kg | 3536 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 64.4 litres | 14.2 [17] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | L67 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.52 × 86.36 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 (SAE net) |
243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
380 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.8 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
47.2 kW/litre 64.2 ps/litre 63.3 bhp/litre 1.04 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
100.24 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1259.6 kPa (182.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| 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) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 151.71 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 111.58 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 149.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.96 kg/kW 14.97 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18/28/23 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.1/8.4/10.2 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.7/11.9/9.8 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 21.6/33.6/27.6 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 18.0/28.0/23.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.390 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.S.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | P225/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 274 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 277 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 171545 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2003 Buick Regal GS added 2008-03-28. Last modified 2013-03-28. |
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