The Buick Le Sabre Hardtop Coupé is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the motor located in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
The 5.7 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 8 cylinder unit that develops 155 bhp (157 PS/116 kW) of power at 3400 rpm, and maximum torque of 379 N·m (280 lb·ft/38.6 kgm) at 1800 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic 'box delivers the power to the driven wheels.
Stated kerb weight is 1746 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 170 km/h or 106 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2940 mm | 115.7 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1570 mm | 61.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1542 mm | 60.7 inches | |
| Length | 5540 mm | 218.1 inches | |
| Width | 1960 mm | 77.2 inches | |
| Height | 1400 mm | 55.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 170 mm | 6.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.88 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1746 kg | 3849 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 95.9 litres | 21.1 [25.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5736 cc (350.032 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 103.1 × 85.8 mm
4.06 × 3.38 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.2 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
157 PS (155 bhp) (116 kW) at 3400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
379 Nm (280 ft·lb) (38.6 kgm) at 1800 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
20.2 kW/litre 27.4 ps/litre 27 bhp/litre 0.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
66.07 Nm/litre
0.8 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 830.3 kPa (120.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 717 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 | 170 km/h (106 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 90.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 66.2 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 88.77 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 15.11 kg/kW 25.23 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.400 | ||
| Turning circle | 13.10 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | RA.LowRA.TorqueA.CS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 2219 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.41 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 54780 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 52.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Buick Le Sabre Hardtop Coupé added 1996-03-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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