Buick Series 70 Roadmaster is an automobile that has a 4 door sedan/saloon type body with a front positioned engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 5.3 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 200 bhp (203 PS/149 kW) at 4100 rpm and 410 N·m (302 lb·ft/41.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels compliments of a 3 speed automatic set of gears.
Claimed kerb weight is 1983 kg.
The Buick Series 70 Roadmaster is said to be able to achieve a top speed of 161 km/h which is 100 mph.
Full specs
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3226 mm | 127 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 5507 mm | 216.8 inches | |
| Width | 2029 mm | 79.9 inches | |
| Height | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1983 kg | 4372 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 72 litres | 15.8 [19] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.3 litre 5276 cc (321.961 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 81.35 mm
4 × 3.2 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 203 PS (200 bhp) (149 kW) at 4100 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 410 Nm (302 ft·lb) (41.8 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 28.3 kW/litre 38.4 ps/litre 37.9 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
77.71 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 St carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 976.5 kPa (141.6 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 659.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | 161 km/h (100 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 102.26 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 75.21 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 100.86 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.3 kg/kW 22.21 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 8.00-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 8.00-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.40 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44902 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 72R | ||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1954 Buick Series 70 Roadmaster added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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