The Buick LaCrosse eAssist is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style road car with a front located engine supplying power to the front wheels.
Its 2.4 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 4 cylinder that develops 182 bhp (185 PS/136 kW) of power at 6700 rpm, and maximum torque of 233 N·m (172 lb·ft/23.8 kgm) at 4900 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels compliments of a 6 speed automatic transmission.
Claimed kerb weight is 1704 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 | 1704 kg | 3757 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 62.9 litres | 13.8 [16.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2.4 litre 2384 cc (145.481 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 98 mm
3.46 × 3.86 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.9 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
185 PS (182 bhp) (136 kW) at 6700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
233 Nm (172 ft·lb) (23.8 kgm) at 4900 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
56.9 kW/litre 77.4 ps/litre 76.3 bhp/litre 1.25 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
97.73 Nm/litre
1.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1228.2 kPa (178.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 596 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| Hybrid drivetrain | |||
| Secondary motor type | belt-driven liquid-cooled motor/generator unit & lithium-ion battery system | ||
| Secondary power | 15.0 PS (14.8 bhp, 11 kW) @ 1000 rpm | ||
| Secondary torque | 107.0 Nm (79 ft·lb, 11 kgm) @ 1000 rpm | ||
| Maximum system output | |||
| Maximum system torque | |||
| 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 108.29 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 79.65 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 106.81 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.56 kg/kW 20.97 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 25/36 US MPG EPA city/highway | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 9.4/6.5 l/100km city/highway | ||
| km/litre | 10.6/15.3 km/l city/highway | ||
| UK MPG | 30.0/43.2 UK MPG city/highway | ||
| US MPG | 25.0/36.0 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 | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| 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 | P225/55 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | P225/55 R 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 296 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.64 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 494142 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Buick LaCrosse eAssist added 2016-07-06. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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