The Buick Skylark GS is a coupé-bodied motor vehicle with a front located engine driving through the rear wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 7.5 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 250 bhp (253 PS/186 kW) of power at 4000 rpm, and maximum torque of 509 N·m (375 lb·ft/51.9 kgm) at 2800 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels by means of a 4 speed manual transmission.
Stated kerb weight is 1629 kg.
Top claimed speed is 177 km/h, or 110 mph.
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Nombre de portes | |||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2845 | 112 | |
| Voies AV | 1506 | 59.3 | |
| Voies AR | 1506 | 59.3 | |
| Longueur | 5164 | 203.3 | |
| Largeur | 1951 | 76.8 | |
| Hauteur | 1359 | 53.5 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.82 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | 1629 kg | 3591 | |
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | |||
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | GM | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Cylindrée | 7.5 litre 7456 cc (454.993 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 109.4 × 99 mm
4.31 × 3.9 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.11 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
253 PS (250 bhp) (186 kW) à 4000 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
509 Nm (375 ft·lb) (51.9 kgm) à 2800 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
25 kW/litre 34 ps/litre 33.5 bhp/litre 0.55 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
68.27 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | 8.5:1 | ||
| Carburant | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 857.9 kPa (124.4 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 932 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | |||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | |||
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| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 177 km/h (110 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 155.6 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 114.44 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 153.47 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.74 kg/kW 14.6 lb/bhp |
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| Consommation | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Suspension AV | I.W.TrLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Suspension AR | LA.RA.CS. | ||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | Dr/Dr | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 4 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | 1 | ||
| Rapport de pont | 3.42 | ||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 44836 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 59.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1972 Buick Skylark GS added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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