Buick Skylark Coupé is an automobile that has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
Power is supplied by a single overhead camshaft, 2.3 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 115 bhp (117 PS/86 kW) at 5200 rpm and 190 N·m (140 lb·ft/19.4 kgm) at 3200 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels by means of a 3 speed automatic 'box.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1323 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2625 mm | 103.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Length | 4803 mm | 189.1 inches | |
| Width | 1715 mm | 67.5 inches | |
| Height | 1350 mm | 53.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1323 kg | 2917 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 57.5 litres | 12.6 [15.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.319 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | L40 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.3 litre 2260 cc (137.914 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 85 mm
3.62 × 3.35 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.08 | ||
| Valve gear | single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
117 PS (115 bhp) (86 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
190 Nm (140 ft·lb) (19.4 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
37.9 kW/litre 51.6 ps/litre 50.9 bhp/litre 0.83 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
84.07 Nm/litre
1.02 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | AC-Rochester fuel injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1056.5 kPa (153.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 565 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 | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 88.13 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 64.82 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 86.92 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.43 kg/kW 25.77 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 185/75 R 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 185/75 R 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 259 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.53 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 204028 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 21.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1992 Buick Skylark Coupé (1993) added 2009-09-17. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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