The Buick Skylark Sedan is a rear wheel drive car, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
It forms part of Buick's 43300 model series.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.1 litre, overhead valve 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 145 bhp (147 PS/108 kW) of power at 4200 rpm, and maximum torque of 319 N·m (235 lb·ft/32.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
The power is delivered to the wheels by means of a 3 speed manual gearbox.
The Buick Skylark Sedan weighs a stated 1459 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 | 2946 mm | 116 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1500 mm | 59.1 inches | |
| Length | 5263 mm | 207.2 inches | |
| Width | 1963 mm | 77.3 inches | |
| Height | 1379 mm | 54.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1459 kg | 3217 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 78 litres | 17.2 [20.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Chevrolet | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4.1 litre 4094 cc (249.831 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 98.43 × 89.66 mm
3.88 × 3.53 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
147 PS (145 bhp) (108 kW) at 4200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
319 Nm (235 ft·lb) (32.5 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
26.4 kW/litre 35.9 ps/litre 35.4 bhp/litre 0.58 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
77.92 Nm/litre
0.94 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester 1MV carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 979.2 kPa (142 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 682.33 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | |||
| 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 100.76 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 PS/kg 74.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 99.38 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 13.49 kg/kW 22.54 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | F78 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | F78 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 234564 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| Model family | 43300 | ||
| RAC rating | 36.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Buick Skylark Sedan added 2011-02-21. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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