The Buick LaCrosse CXL is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power through the front wheels.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 3.8 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 200 bhp (203 PS/149 kW) at 5200 rpm and 305 Nm (225 lbft/31.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm respectively.
Power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1585 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2807 mm | 110.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1567 mm | 61.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1562 mm | 61.5 inches | |
| Length | 5032 mm | 198.1 inches | |
| Width | 1854 mm | 73 inches | |
| Height | 1458 mm | 57.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1585 kg | 3494 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 66.3 litres | 14.6 [17.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | L26 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.5 × 86.4 mm
3.8 × 3.4 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.12 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
203 PS (200 bhp) (149 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
305 Nm (225 ft·lb) (31.1 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
39.3 kW/litre 53.5 ps/litre 52.8 bhp/litre 0.86 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
80.45 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1011 kPa (146.6 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 5900 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 631.83 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 127.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.09 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 126.18 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.63 kg/kW 17.75 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 20/29/23 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.8/8.1/10.2 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.5/12.3/9.8 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.0/34.8/27.6 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.0/29.0/23.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.390 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6½ x 16 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6½ x 16 | ||
| Tyres front | Goodyear P225/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear P225/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 297 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 270 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.86 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 713889 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Buick LaCrosse CXL added 2021-01-02. Last modified 2021-01-02. |
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