The Buick Regal GS is a front wheel drive road car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door sedan/saloon bodyshell.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 2 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 270 bhp (274 PS/201 kW) of power at 5300 rpm, and maximum torque of 400 N·m (295 lb·ft/40.8 kgm) at 2500-4000 rpm.
The power is supplied to the wheels through a 6 speed manual gearbox.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1683 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 | 2738 mm | 107.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4831 mm | 190.2 inches | |
| Width | 1857 mm | 73.1 inches | |
| Height | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1683 kg | 3710 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Opel | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 274 PS (270 bhp) (201 kW) at 5300 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 2500-4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 100.8 kW/litre 137 ps/litre 135.1 bhp/litre 2.21 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
200.2 Nm/litre
2.42 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2515.8 kPa (364.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6350 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| 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 162.66 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 119.63 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 160.43 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.36 kg/kW 13.96 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.680 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Goodyear Eagle RSA P245/40 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear Eagle RSA P245/40 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 355 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 315 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.62 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.76 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 221892 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2010 Buick Regal GS (2012) added 2010-11-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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