• The Buick Park Avenue offers a large, affordbale family sedan.Car's wheel image by Fenia from Fotolia.com
  
  The Buick Park Avenue had a production run lasting from 1990 to 2005. This full-size sedan was built on General Motors' C-Body platform. The vehicle's second generation began production during the 1997 model year and, while still based on the C-Body platform, had revised exterior styling, interior trim updates and new engine options.
  
  

Base Model Engine

• The Park Avenue's base model engine is a naturally aspirated, 3.8-liter V-6 motor. This 12-valve OHV power plant has a 3.80-inch bore, 3.40-inch stroke and a compression ratio of 9.4-to-1. This motor generates 205 hp at 5,200 rpm and 230 ft.-lbs. of torque at 4,000 rpm.
  
  

Ultra Model Engine

• The Ultra trim level Buick Park Avenue is powered by the same 3.8-liter V-6 engine as the Base trim level but eschews natural aspiration and employs a supercharger to increase power output. The supercharged Ultra's engine produces 240 hp at 5,200 rpm and 280 ft.-lbs. of torque at 3,600 rpm.
  
  

Exterior Dimensions and Weight

• The full-size Park Avenue sedan sits on a 113.8-inch wheelbase with a 62.7-inch front track and a rear track measuring 62.3 inches. The vehicle's body measures 206.8 inches in length with a width of 74.7 inches. This sedan's height is 57.4 inches with 5.4 inches of ground clearance and a 39.4-foot turning diameter. The Base model has a curb weight of 3,778 pounds, while the Ultra model weighs 3,885 pounds.
  
  

Interior Dimensions

• The Park Avenue's cabin provides 112.1 cubic feet of passenger volume, while its trunk provides 19.1 cubic feet of cargo room. Front headroom measures 39.8 inches, while headroom in the rear is 38 inches. Front legroom measures 42.4 inches, while legroom for rear occupants measures 41.4 inches. Shoulder room is 59.2 inches up front, while it measures 58.7 inches in the rear. Hip room in the front seats measures 56.4 inches and it is 55.7 inches for rear seat occupants.
  
  

Crash Test Data

• The full-sized Park Avenue earned a Good rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's (IIHS) frontal offset crash test. This is the highest rating given by the IIHS.
  
  

Fuel Economy

• The naturally aspirated Base model yields 19 mpg city and 28 mpg highway, while the supercharged Ultra model's fuel economy is rated at 18 mpg city and 27 mpg highway.