The Buick Skyhawk Coupé is a front wheel drive automobile, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
The Buick Skyhawk Coupé is one of the 4J range of cars from Buick.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 1.8 litre capacity. This powerplant features single overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 79 bhp (80 PS/59 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 155 N·m (114 lb·ft/15.8 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
The power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 1086 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 158 km/h or 98 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2571 mm | 101.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1406 mm | 55.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1401 mm | 55.2 inches | |
| Length | 4452 mm | 175.3 inches | |
| Width | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Height | 1372 mm | 54 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 157 mm | 6.2 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1086 kg | 2394 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 53 litres | 11.7 [14] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.8 litre 1796 cc (109.599 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 84.8 × 79.5 mm
3.34 × 3.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
80 PS (79 bhp) (59 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
155 Nm (114 ft·lb) (15.8 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
32.8 kW/litre 44.6 ps/litre 44 bhp/litre 0.72 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
86.3 Nm/litre
1.04 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1084.5 kPa (157.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5500 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 449 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| 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 | 158 km/h (98 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 73.76 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 54.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 72.74 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 18.43 kg/kW 30.79 lb/bhp |
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| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 4.040 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½ x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | 175/80 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | 175/80 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.19 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 290378 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | S27 | ||
| Model family | 4J | ||
| RAC rating | 17.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1982 Buick Skyhawk Coupé added 2012-11-03. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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