Buick Series 40 is an automobile that has a 2 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.8 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 93 bhp (94 PS/69 kW) of power.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 1700 kg.
Maximum stated speed is 129 km/h, which equates to 80 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2997 mm | 118 inches | |
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| Track/tread (rear) | |||
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| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | |||
| Kerb weight | 1700 kg | 3748 lb | |
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| aerodynamics | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 8 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3824 cc (233.355 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 78.6 × 98.5 mm
3.09 × 3.88 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 94 PS (93 bhp) (69 kW) |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 18.1 kW/litre 24.7 ps/litre 24.3 bhp/litre 0.4 bhp/cu in |
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| Lubrication | |||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 478 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 12 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 129 km/h (80 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 55.47 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 PS/kg 40.79 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 54.71 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 24.51 kg/kW 40.95 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
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| Gearbox | |||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44748 | ||
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| RAC rating | 30.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1936 Buick Series 40 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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