The LaCrosse CXL AWD is a car from Buick, with all wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door sedan/saloon body style.
The Buick LaCrosse CXL AWD's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3 litre, double overhead camshaft 6 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. This unit has an output of 252 bhp (256 PS/188 kW) of power at 6900 rpm, and maximum torque of 292 N·m (215 lb·ft/29.8 kgm) at 5100 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic transmission.
It weighs a claimed 1905 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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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 | 2010 mm | 79.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1905 kg | 4200 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 69.6 litres | 15.3 [18.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3 litre 2994 cc (182.705 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 89 × 80.2 mm
3.5 × 3.16 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 256 PS (252 bhp) (188 kW) at 6900 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 292 Nm (215 ft·lb) (29.8 kgm) at 5100 rpm |
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| Specific output | 62.8 kW/litre 85.3 ps/litre 84.2 bhp/litre 1.38 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
97.53 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1225.6 kPa (177.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499 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 134.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 98.64 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 132.28 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.14 kg/kW 16.93 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P245/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | P245/45 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 321 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 315 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
| Final drive ratio | |||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 200739 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 29.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Buick LaCrosse CXL AWD added 2009-08-05. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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