This automobile has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Riviera GS forms part of Buick's Series 49400 range of cars.
Powering the Buick Riviera GS is an overhead valve, 7.5 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder powerplant, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 265 bhp (269 PS/198 kW) at 4400 rpm and 522 N·m (385 lb·ft/53.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic transmission.
With a claimed kerb weight of 2009 kg, the Buick Riviera GS performs the 0-60 mph benchmark sprint in 9.1 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 15.9 seconds.
Top claimed speed is 201 km/h (125 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 3100 | 122 | |
| Voies AV | 1626 | 64 | |
| Voies AR | 1626 | 64 | |
| Longueur | 5522 | 217.4 | |
| Largeur | 2030 | 79.9 | |
| Hauteur | 1365 | 53.7 | |
| Garde au sol | 152 | 6 | |
| 1.78 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 2009 kg | 4429 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 79.6 litres | 17.5 [21] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Buick | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Cylindrée | 7.5 litre 7458 cc (455.115 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 109.5 × 99 mm
4.31 × 3.9 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.11 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (net) |
269 PS (265 bhp) (198 kW) à 4400 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (net) |
522 Nm (385 ft·lb) (53.2 kgm) à 2800 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (net) |
26.5 kW/litre 36 ps/litre 35.5 bhp/litre 0.58 bhp/cu in |
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(net) |
69.99 Nm/litre
0.85 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 8.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 879.5 kPa (127.6 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 932.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | N | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 9.1 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | 15.9 s
@ 88 mph |
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| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 201 km/h (125 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 133.74 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 98.36 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 131.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.17 kg/kW 16.98 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 13.20 m | ||
| Suspension AV | I.U&LW.CS. | ||
| Suspension AR | LA.4Li.CS. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | H78 x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | H78 x 15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.42 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 112486 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | 49487 | ||
| Series 49400 | |||
| RAC rating | 59.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Buick Riviera GS added 2003-08-05. Last modified 2023-05-08. |
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