The Buick LaCrosse CXS is a front wheel drive motor vehicle, with the powerplant placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3.6 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder engine, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) at 6000 rpm and 305 N·m (225 lb·ft/31.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1619 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 | 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 | 1619 kg | 3569 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 66.2 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 | LY7 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| 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 | 243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 305 Nm (225 ft·lb) (31.1 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 50.2 kW/litre 68.3 ps/litre 67.3 bhp/litre 1.1 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
85.58 Nm/litre
1.03 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SPFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1075.4 kPa (156 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6700 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 150.3 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 110.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 148.24 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9.05 kg/kW 15.11 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 | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.3Li.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | P225/55 R 17 AL2 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/55 R 17 AL2 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 297 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 269 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.69 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 156134 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2004 Buick LaCrosse CXS (2005) added 2007-04-12. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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