Buick Century 3.8 Automatic (172 hp)
Generation 4 · 1978–1982
General
- Car class
- D
- Steering wheel position
- Left
Body
- Number of doors
- 4
- Number of seats
- 5
- Body type
- Sedan
Dimensions
- Length
- 4978 mm
- Width
- 1834 mm
- Height
- 1410 mm
- Wheelbase
- 2746 mm
- Front track
- 1486 mm
- Rear track
- 1468 mm
- Boot volume (min)
- 459 L
Engine
- Engine type
- Petrol
- Engine capacity
- 3,791 cm³
- Boost type
- Turbocharging
- Engine power
- 172 hp
- Max power (kW)
- 126 kW
- Max power RPM
- 4,000 rpm
- Maximum torque
- 359 Nm
- Max torque RPM
- 2,400 rpm
- Cylinder layout
- V
- Number of cylinders
- 6
- Valves per cylinder
- 2
- Aspiration
- Carburetor
- Compression ratio
- 8.1
- Engine layout
- Front-wheel drive, longitudinal
- Bore
- 96.5 mm
- Stroke
- 86.4 mm
- Engine code
- LD5T
- Engine model
- LD5T
- Valvetrain
- OHV
Transmission
- Gearbox type
- Automatic
- Number of gears
- 3
- Drive wheels
- Rear-wheel drive
Suspension & Brakes
- Front suspension
- Independent, Spring
- Front brakes
- Disc
- Rear brakes
- Drum
- Tyre size
- 185/75 R14
Performance
- Acceleration 0–100 km/h
- 9.3 s
Fuel Economy
- Fuel tank capacity
- 68 L
- Fuel grade
- 92 octane
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