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Buick Park Avenue 3.8 V6 208

The Buick Park Avenue 3.8 V6 208 reaches 60 mph in 8.70 s (100 km/h in 9.14 s) and covers a standing quarter mile in 16.83 s, tripping the lights at 87.8 mph. It clears the first 60 ft in 2.99 s and the eighth mile in 11.19 s.

Simulated, not measured — computed from published kerb mass, rated power, gearing and drivetrain, then fitted to this car’s own published acceleration figures. Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Buick Park Avenue 3.8 V6 208 Chrysler Sebring Sedan 2.7 V6 203 (2003)

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Down the strip

Standing start Buick Park Avenue 3.8 V6 208
0–60 mph8.70 s
0–100 km/h9.14 s
0–100 mph—
60 ft2.99 s
1/8 mile11.19 s
1/4 mile16.83 s
Trap speed87.8 mph

About the Park Avenue 3.8 V6 208

The 1997 Buick Park Avenue 3.8 V6 208 is a front-drive naturally aspirated saloon of 1,602 kg with 205 bhp, which works out at 128 bhp per tonne. Front drive caps what it can put down off the line — 60 ft takes 2.99 s — so most of what it has to give arrives once it is already moving. Against the 14,946 cars in the set it is the 7,873rd quickest to 60 mph, and the 14th quickest of the 21 Buicks here. It traps higher than its 0-60 suggests — 87.8 mph, the 6,021st highest here — so it is a car that keeps going rather than one that simply leaves well. The simulation is trimmed to 2 of 2 published acceleration figures for this car.

On paper

Specification Buick Park Avenue 3.8 V6 208
Year1997
Power205 hp (153 kW)
Kerb mass1,602 kg
Power to weight128 bhp/t
DrivetrainFront drive
Gears4
EngineNaturally aspirated
Top speed124 mph (200 km/h), quoted

Similar cars

CarYear 0–601/4 mileTrapPower
Chrysler Sebring Sedan 2.7 V6 203 (2003)20038.71 s16.78 s89.5 mph200 bhp
Alfa Romeo 166 2.5 V6 188 (1996)19968.71 s16.76 s90.2 mph185 bhp
Chrysler Concorde 3.2 V6 22219988.71 s16.80 s89.0 mph223 bhp

Picked for a fair race, not just a matching 0-60: pace, power-to-weight and body shape all count, and at most one is from the same maker.

Where these times sit

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Questions

What is the Buick Park Avenue 3.8 V6 208 0-60 time?
The Buick Park Avenue 3.8 V6 208 reaches 60 mph in 8.70 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 7,873rd quickest of the 14,946 cars in the set.
What is the Buick Park Avenue 3.8 V6 208 quarter mile time?
16.83 s at 87.8 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 11.19 s and clears the first 60 ft in 2.99 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
How much power does the Buick Park Avenue 3.8 V6 208 have?
205 bhp and 1,602 kg, which is 128 bhp per tonne. It is front-drive, naturally aspirated, with 4 gears and a quoted top speed of 200 km/h. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
What cars are comparable to the Buick Park Avenue 3.8 V6 208?
Closest here on pace: Chrysler Sebring Sedan 2.7 V6 203 (2003) (8.71 s), Alfa Romeo 166 2.5 V6 188 (1996) (8.71 s), Chrysler Concorde 3.2 V6 222 (8.71 s). Each one can be raced against the Buick Park Avenue 3.8 V6 208 in the panel at the top of this page. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Buick Park Avenue 3.8 V6 208 is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 2 of its 2 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-10-12. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.