The Verano is a front wheel drive saloon (sedan) car with a front mounted engine, sold by Buick.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 2.4 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 177 bhp (179 PS/132 kW) of power at 6200 rpm, and maximum torque of 230 N·m (170 lb·ft/23.5 kgm) at 4800 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels through a 6 speed automatic transmission.
The quoted kerb weight is 1497 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2685 mm | 105.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1557 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Length | 4671 mm | 183.9 inches | |
| Width | 1814 mm | 71.4 inches | |
| Height | 1483 mm | 58.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1497 kg | 3300 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 56.8 litres | 12.5 [15] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2384 cc (145.481 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 98 mm
3.46 × 3.86 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 179 PS (177 bhp) (132 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 230 Nm (170 ft·lb) (23.5 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 55.4 kW/litre 75.3 ps/litre 74.2 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
96.48 Nm/litre
1.17 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1212.4 kPa (175.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 596 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 119.88 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 88.17 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 118.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.34 kg/kW 18.95 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 22/31 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 10.7/7.6 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 9.4/13.2 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 26.4/37.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 22.0/31.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| 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 | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | TBAx.ZLink. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 225/50 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 225/50 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 228734 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2011 Buick Verano (2012) added 2011-01-06. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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