This vehicle has a 4 door saloon (sedan) type body with a front located engine delivering power to the front wheels.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.5 litre, overhead valve 4 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 110 bhp (112 PS/82 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 183 N·m (135 lb·ft/18.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic transmission transfers the power to the wheels.
The quoted weight at the kerb is 1195 kg.
Top claimed speed is 180 km/h (112 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2625 mm | 103.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1410 mm | 55.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Length | 4575 mm | 180.1 inches | |
| Width | 1695 mm | 66.7 inches | |
| Height | 1325 mm | 52.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1195 kg | 2635 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 51.5 litres | 11.3 [13.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2471 cc (150.79 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
112 PS (110 bhp) (82 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
183 Nm (135 ft·lb) (18.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
33.2 kW/litre 45.1 ps/litre 44.5 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
74.06 Nm/litre
0.9 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Rochester fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 930.7 kPa (135 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 617.75 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 | 180 km/h (112 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 93.33 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 68.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 92.05 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.57 kg/kW 24.33 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.50 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.84 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 84766 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 25.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1990 Buick Skylark Custom added 2001-08-02. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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