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Buick Electra

🇺🇸 United States ·1959–1990· sedan / coupé / convertible / estate / wagon

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 1965 Buick Electra 225 (25674105731): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  2. 2. '77 Buick Electra Park Avenue: Bull-Doser· Public domain
  3. 3. 1959 Buick Electra 225 Riviera Sedan side: Nimmerya· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
  4. 4. 1959 Buick Electra 225 Riviera Sedan wings: Nimmerya· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
  5. 5. 1960 Buick Electra 225 4-door Hardtop in Arctic White, rear left: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. 6. 1961 Buick Electra 225 Riviera sedan in Desert Fawn, front right: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  7. 7. 1962 Buick Electra 225 (19019057992): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. 1962 Buick Electra 225 Convertible (14340870036): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  9. 9. 1963 Buick Electra 225 6 window Hardtop (33227421402) (cropped): Sicnag· CC BY 2.0
  10. 10. 1964 Buick Electra 224 (34812542143): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  11. 11. 1964 Buick Electra 225 four-door six-window sedan, rear right: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  12. 12. 1965 Buick Electra 225 (25674105731) (cropped): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
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1/12 Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0

base stats

  • power 365 hptop version
  • popularity 121 in NL#1344 most common
  • weight 2,184 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built
1959–1990
body
sedan, coupé, convertible, estate / wagon
engine
3.0 L–7.3 L
cylinders
6–8
turbo
no
power
182–365 hp
drive
front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic
seats
6
doors
3
weight
2,184 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
15–24 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Large Cars
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

121 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1344 of all models. Most common build year: 1978 (12 cars).

19591983

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (4)
  • Electra 225 58
  • Electra 47
  • Electra Limited 11
  • Electra 225 Hardtop Coupe 5

🇺🇸 US versions (16)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–1990. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
1990Electra/Park Avenue3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1912.4
1989Electra/Park Avenue3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1988Electra/Park Avenue3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1987Electra/Park Avenue3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1912.4
1986Electra/Park Avenue3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1985Electra/Park Avenue3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1813.1
1985Electra/Park Avenue3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1912.4
1985Electra/Park Avenue3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1912.4
1985Electra/Park Avenue4.3 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDDiesel2310.2
1985Electra/Park Avenue4.3 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDDiesel2310.2
1984Electra/Park Avenue4.1 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spd—Regular1614.7
1984Electra/Park Avenue4.1 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spd2-Wheel DriveRegular1614.7
1984Electra/Park Avenue4.3 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spd—Diesel249.8
1984Electra/Park Avenue5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd—Regular1515.7
1984Electra/Park Avenue5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd2-Wheel DriveRegular1614.7
1984Electra/Park Avenue5.7 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spd2-Wheel DriveDiesel2111.2

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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