This automobile has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.6 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 60 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 304 bhp (308 PS/227 kW) of power at 6800 rpm, and maximum torque of 358 N·m (264 lb·ft/36.5 kgm) at 5300 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels through a 6 speed automatic transmission.
Quoted kerb weight is 1878 kg.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2837 mm | 111.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1567 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Length | 5004 mm | 197 inches | |
| Width | 1857 mm | 73.1 inches | |
| Height | 1504 mm | 59.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1878 kg | 4140 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 73.9 litres | 16.3 [19.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | LFX | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.6 litre 3564 cc (217.489 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 85.6 mm
3.7 × 3.37 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
308 PS (304 bhp) (227 kW) at 6800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
358 Nm (264 ft·lb) (36.5 kgm) at 5300 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
63.6 kW/litre 86.5 ps/litre 85.3 bhp/litre 1.4 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
100.45 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1262.3 kPa (183.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 594 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 164.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 120.71 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 161.87 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.28 kg/kW 13.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 18/28 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.1/8.4 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 7.7/11.9 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 21.6/33.6 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 18.0/28.0 US MPG city/highway | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P235/50 R 1 | ||
| Tyres rear | P235/50 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 321 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 315 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 494670 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | B79 1SB | ||
| RAC rating | 32.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Buick LaCrosse 3.6 V6 AWD added 2016-07-06. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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