This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front positioned engine powering the front wheels.
The Buick Skylark Sport belongs to the 4X model family from Buick.
Powering the Buick Skylark Sport is an overhead valve, 2.5 litre naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 84 bhp (85 PS/63 kW) at 4000 rpm and 170 N·m (125 lb·ft/17.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine powers the wheels through a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
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 | 2664 mm | 104.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1445 mm | 56.9 inches | |
| Length | 4600 mm | 181.1 inches | |
| Width | 1750 mm | 68.9 inches | |
| Height | 1359 mm | 53.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 53 litres | 11.7 [14] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Buick | ||
| Engine code | LW9 | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.5 litre 2476 cc (151.095 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.7 × 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 | 85 PS (84 bhp) (63 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 170 Nm (125 ft·lb) (17.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output | 25.3 kW/litre 34.4 ps/litre 33.9 bhp/litre 0.56 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
68.66 Nm/litre
0.83 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 862.8 kPa (125.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 619 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 | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.500 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5 x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5 x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | P185/80 R 13 | ||
| Tyres rear | P185/80 R 13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 247 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.53 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 695838 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | D69 | ||
| Model family | 4X | ||
| RAC rating | 25.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1981 Buick Skylark Sport Automatic added 2020-07-26. Last modified 2020-07-26. |
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