Buick Skylark Sport Coupé is an automobile that has a 2 door coupé type body with a front mounted engine driving through the rear wheels.
The Skylark Sport Coupé forms part of Buick's 4300 family of cars.
Powering the Buick Skylark Sport Coupé is an overhead valve, 3.7 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder motor, with 2 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 155 bhp (157 PS/116 kW) at 4400 rpm and 305 N·m (225 lb·ft/31.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm respectively.
The engine transfers its power through to the wheels via a 3 speed automatic gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2921 mm | 115 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Length | 5169 mm | 203.5 inches | |
| Width | 1864 mm | 73.4 inches | |
| Height | 1382 mm | 54.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Buick | ||
| Engine code | Fireball V-6 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.7 litre 3694 cc (225.422 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 95.25 × 86.4 mm
3.75 × 3.4 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 (gross) |
157 PS (155 bhp) (116 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
305 Nm (225 ft·lb) (31.1 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
31.3 kW/litre 42.5 ps/litre 42 bhp/litre 0.69 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
82.57 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester BC carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1037.6 kPa (150.5 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 615.67 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| 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 | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5.00J x 14 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5.00J x 14 | ||
| Tyres front | 6.50 x 14 | ||
| Tyres rear | 6.50 x 14 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 395120 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 4347 | ||
| Model family | 4300 | ||
| RAC rating | 33.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1964 Buick Skylark Sport Coupé Automatic added 2015-01-04. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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