Comparison of Buick Riviera III 7.5 and Chevrolet Malibu IV Sedan 5.7 V8 CAT Automatic

Attribute	Buick Riviera III 7.5 ×	Chevrolet Malibu IV Sedan 5.7 V8 CAT Automatic ×
General
Make	Buick	Chevrolet
Model	Riviera	Malibu
Generation	Riviera III	Malibu IV Sedan
Modification	7.5	5.7 V8 CAT Automatic
Website	https://www.buick.com/	https://www.chevrolet.com
Number of doors	2	4
Number of seats	4	6
Body type	Coupe	Sedan
Transmission	manual	automatic
Number of gears	5	3
Production from (year)	1971	1978
Production to (year)	1973	1979
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	173	-
Drive
Drive	Rear wheel drive	Rear wheel drive
Position of engine	Front,ongitudinal	Front,ongitudinal
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	250	165
Max. torque (Nm)	508	353
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	8	8
Cylinders arrangement	V engine	V engine
Valves per cylinder	2	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	7,458	5,733
Compression ratio	8.5	8.2
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	4,000	3,800
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	2,800	2,400
Cylinder bore (mm)	109.5	101.6
Piston stroke (mm)	99	88.39
Fuel system	-	Carburettor
Valve control	-	Ohv
Fuel tank (l)	-	68
Engine oil capacity (l)	-	4.25
Chassis
Front wheel suspension	-	Independent, Spring McPherson, with stabilizer
Rear wheel suspension	-	dependent spring suspension, Transverse stabilizer, Trailing
Steering type	-	Steering rack
Front brakes	Disc	Ventilated discs
Rear brakes	Drum	Drum
Tires size	-	195/75 R14
Turning radius (m)	-	12.2
Dimensions
Length (mm)	5,545	4,895
Width (mm)	2,032	1,816
Height (mm)	1,372	1,354
Wheelbase (mm)	3,096	2,745
Kerb weight (kg)	2,042	1,499
Maximum boot space (l)	-	470
Front track (mm)	1,615	1,486
Rear track (mm)	1,626	1,467
Ride height (mm)	-	137
Drag coefficient (Cd)	-	0.45