The Buick Skylark Gran Sport is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The Buick Skylark Gran Sport's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.1 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 155 bhp (157 PS/116 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 251 N·m (185 lb·ft/25.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Buick Skylark Gran Sport weighs a quoted 1337 kg at the kerb.
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 | 2626 mm | 103.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1417 mm | 55.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1405 mm | 55.3 inches | |
| Length | 4806 mm | 189.2 inches | |
| Width | 1717 mm | 67.6 inches | |
| Height | 1361 mm | 53.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1337 kg | 2948 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 57.6 litres | 12.7 [15.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.1 litre 3130 cc (191.004 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | |||
| Bore/stroke ratio | |||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
157 PS (155 bhp) (116 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
251 Nm (185 ft·lb) (25.6 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
36.9 kW/litre 50.2 ps/litre 49.5 bhp/litre 0.81 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
80.19 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1007.7 kPa (146.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 521.67 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 117.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.45 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 115.93 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.57 kg/kW 19.32 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.S.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.TA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 19118 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | |||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1996 Buick Skylark Gran Sport added 1997-04-28. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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