The Buick Riviera T Coupé is a 2 door coupé-bodied car with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The Riviera T Coupé forms part of Buick's Y57 series.
Its 3.8 litre engine is a turbocharged, overhead valve, 6 cylinder unit that develops 180 bhp (183 PS/134 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 364 N·m (268 lb·ft/37.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
Power is transferred to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1681 kg.
It is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 188 km/h (117 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2896 | 114 | |
| Voies AV | 1506 | 59.3 | |
| Voies AR | 1524 | 60 | |
| Longueur | 5222 | 205.6 | |
| Largeur | 2032 | 80 | |
| Hauteur | 1377 | 54.2 | |
| Garde au sol | 130 | 5.1 | |
| 1.8 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1681 kg | 3706 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 88 litres | 19.4 [23.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| turbocharged petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | GM | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Cylindrée | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 96.5 × 86.4 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.12 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 12 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (SAEnet) |
183 PS (180 bhp) (134 kW) à 4000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (SAEnet) |
364 Nm (268 ft·lb) (37.1 kgm) à 2400 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
35.4 kW/litre 48.1 ps/litre 47.5 bhp/litre 0.78 bhp/cu in |
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(SAEnet) |
96.02 Nm/litre
1.16 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrification | Carter humide | ||
| Taux de compression | 8:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Rochester M4ME carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1206.6 kPa (175 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 4 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 631.83 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 188 km/h (117 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 108.57 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.85 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 107.08 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.52 kg/kW 20.92 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | front wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.000 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | 6 x 15 | ||
| Roues AR | 6 x 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AV | P205/70 R 15 | ||
| Pneumatiques AR | P205/70 R 15 | ||
| Freins AV/AR | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | 267 mm | ||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 2.93 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 157003 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| Y57 | |||
| RAC rating | 34.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 Buick Riviera T Coupé added 2007-05-11. Last modified 2020-07-23. |
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