The Le Sabre Coupé is a motor car from Buick, with front wheel drive, a front mounted engine and a 2 door coupé body style.
It forms part of Buick's 4H family of cars.
It is powered by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.8 litre capacity. This powerplant features overhead valve valve gear, a 90 degree V 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 150 bhp (152 PS/112 kW) of power at 4400 rpm, and maximum torque of 271 N·m (200 lb·ft/27.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the wheels.
Its stated weight at the kerb is 1421 kg.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2814 mm | 110.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1532 mm | 60.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1519 mm | 59.8 inches | |
| Length | 4983 mm | 196.2 inches | |
| Width | 1831 mm | 72.1 inches | |
| Height | 1389 mm | 54.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.77 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1421 kg | 3133 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 68.2 litres | 15 [18] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| 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) |
152 PS (150 bhp) (112 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
271 Nm (200 ft·lb) (27.6 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
29.5 kW/litre 40.1 ps/litre 39.6 bhp/litre 0.65 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
71.49 Nm/litre
0.86 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 898.3 kPa (130.3 psi) | ||
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| 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) | |||
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| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 107.03 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 78.72 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 105.56 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.7 kg/kW 21.22 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| 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 | 3.130 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Goodyear Eagle GT P215/65 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear Eagle GT P215/65 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 256 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 225 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.7 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.84 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 290521 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | P37 | ||
| Model family | 4H | ||
| RAC rating | 34.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1986 Buick Le Sabre Coupé added 2012-11-04. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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