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5.0 V8 (5th gen)

5th gen (downsized B/C-body) · 1981–1984RWDSedan

The 5.0 V8 is a rear-wheel-drive Buick Electra sedan built from 1981 to 1984. It uses a 5.0-litre Oldsmobile V8 with 140 PS and 325 Nm, shifted by a 4-speed automatic. The body has four doors and seating for six. The fuel is petrol.

138 hpPower

1981-1984Year

Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Engine5.0L Oldsmobile V8 (307)

Displacement5.0 L

Cylinders8

FuelPetrol

Transmission4-speed Automatic

DrivetrainRWD

Performance

Numbers that matter

Power138 hp

Torque325 Nm

Dimensions & body

BodySedan

Doors4

Seats6

STORY

The Electra was Buick's full-size flagship from 1959 to 1990, named for Electra Waggoner Biggs and long the brand's most luxurious offering. Premium versions wore the Electra 225 badge, referencing the car's roughly 225-inch length, and later cars introduced the plush Park Avenue trim that would eventually become its own model. The Electra downsized dramatically to a front-wheel-drive C-body in the mid-1980s before the name was retired.

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