The Buick LeSabre Custom is a front wheel drive road car, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.8 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 6 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. It develops 205 bhp (208 PS/153 kW) of power at 5200 rpm, and maximum torque of 312 N·m (230 lb·ft/31.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
This power is supplied to the wheels by means of a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
It weighs a quoted 1617 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1585 mm | 62.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1582 mm | 62.3 inches | |
| Length | 5080 mm | 200 inches | |
| Width | 1867 mm | 73.5 inches | |
| Height | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1617 kg | 3565 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70.1 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| 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) |
208 PS (205 bhp) (153 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
312 Nm (230 ft·lb) (31.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
40.3 kW/litre 54.8 ps/litre 54.1 bhp/litre 0.89 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
82.3 Nm/litre
0.99 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1034.2 kPa (150 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) | |||
| 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 128.54 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 94.54 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 126.78 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.58 kg/kW 17.67 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 ? | |||
| 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 | 2.900 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6 x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6 x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | P215/70 R 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | P215/70 R 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.75 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.86 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 713999 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.6 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2002 Buick LeSabre Custom added 2021-01-02. Last modified 2021-01-02. |
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