This vehicle has a 2 door coupé body style with a front positioned engine driving through the rear wheels.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.9 litres. It produces power and torque figures of 140 bhp (142 PS/104 kW) at 3600 rpm and 318 Nm (235 lbft/32.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm respectively.
A 3 speed automatic transmission delivers the power to the wheels.
Claimed kerb weight is 1682 kg.
It is claimed to manage a maxiumum speed of 160 km/h (99 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 | 1682 kg | 3708 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 95.9 litres | 21.1 [25.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | GM | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.9 litre 4932 cc (300.969 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 76.2 mm
4 × 3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.33 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
142 PS (140 bhp) (104 kW) at 3600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
318 Nm (235 ft·lb) (32.4 kgm) at 2000 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
21.2 kW/litre 28.8 ps/litre 28.4 bhp/litre 0.47 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
64.48 Nm/litre
0.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Ro carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 810.2 kPa (117.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 616.5 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 | 160 km/h (99 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 84.39 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 PS/kg 62.07 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.06 kW/kg 83.23 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 16.11 kg/kW 26.91 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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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 | 2.29 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 54494 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1979 Buick Le Sabre Limited Hardtop Coupé added 1996-03-18. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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