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 | ||
| Aantal portieren | 2 | ||
| Ontwerper | |||
| Afmetingen en gewicht | |||
| Wielbasis | 3100 | 122 | |
| Spoorbreedte voor | 1626 | 64 | |
| Spoorbreedte achter | 1626 | 64 | |
| Lengte | 5522 | 217.4 | |
| Breedte | 2030 | 79.9 | |
| Hoogte | 1365 | 53.7 | |
| Bodemvrijheid | 152 | 6 | |
| 1.78 | |||
| Gewicht | 2009 kg | 4429 | |
| Gewichtsverdeling | |||
| Benzinetank inhalt | 79.6 litres | 17.5 [21] UK [US] gal. | |
| Aërodynamica | |||
| Cw-waarde | |||
| Frontaal oppervlak | |||
| CdA | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Motor fabrikant | Buick | ||
| Motor nummer | |||
| Aantal cilinders | V 8 | ||
| Cilinderinhoud | 7.5 litre 7458 cc (455.115 cu in) |
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| Boring × Slag | 109.5 × 99 mm
4.31 × 3.9 in |
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| Boring/slag verhouding | 1.11 | ||
| Distributie | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Kleppen per cilinder 16 Totaal aantal kleppen |
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| Vermogen (net) |
269 PS (265 bhp) (198 kW) bij 4400 t/min |
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| Max. koppel (net) |
522 Nm (385 ft·lb) (53.2 kgm) bij 2800 t/min |
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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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| Motor constructie | |||
| Smering | |||
| Compressieverhouding | 8.5:1 | ||
| Brandstofsysteem | |||
| 879.5 kPa (127.6 psi) | |||
| Maximum tpm | |||
| Aantal nokkenas lagers | 5 | ||
| Afkoeling | Water | ||
| Eenheidscylinderinhoud | 932.25 cc | ||
| Aanzuiging | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Katalysator | N | ||
| Prestasies | |||
| 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 | |||
| Max. snelheid | 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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| Verbruik | |||
| Benzineverbruik | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| CO2 Emissies | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Onderstel | |||
| Motor plaatsing | front | ||
| Motor plaatsing | longitudinal | ||
| Aandrijving | rear wheel drive | ||
| Koppelverdeling | N/A | ||
| Stuurinrichting | |||
| Aantal omwentelingen stuurwiel | |||
| Draaicirkel | 13.20 m | ||
| Wielophanging voor | I.U&LW.CS. | ||
| Wielophanging achter | LA.4Li.CS. | ||
| Velgmaat voor | |||
| Velgmaat achter | |||
| Bandenmaat voor | H78 x 15 | ||
| Bandenmaat agter | H78 x 15 | ||
| Bremmen voor/agter | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Rem diameter voor | |||
| Rem diameter agter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Versnellingsbak | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Hoogste versnelling verhouding | 1 | ||
| Achteras verhouding | 3.42 | ||
| Algemeen | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 112486 | ||
| Totaal gebouwd | |||
| Bouwserie | 49487 | ||
| Model familie | 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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