The Buick LeSabre Estate Wagon is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with its engine placed in the front, and a 5 door estate/station wagon body.
The Buick LeSabre Estate Wagon belongs to the 4600 range of cars from Buick.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a volume of 7 litres. It musters power and torque figures of 340 bhp (345 PS/254 kW) at 4400 rpm and 630 Nm (465 lbft/64.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 3124 mm | 123 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1578 mm | 62.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1549 mm | 61 inches | |
| Length | 5506 mm | 216.8 inches | |
| Width | 1981 mm | 78 inches | |
| Height | 1471 mm | 57.9 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 75.8 litres | 16.7 [20] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Buick | ||
| Engine code | Wildcat 465 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 7 litre 6969 cc (425.274 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 109.5 × 92.5 mm
4.31 × 3.64 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (gross) |
345 PS (340 bhp) (254 kW) at 4400 rpm |
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| maximum torque (gross) |
630 Nm (465 ft·lb) (64.2 kgm) at 2800 rpm |
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| Specific output (gross) |
36.4 kW/litre 49.5 ps/litre 48.8 bhp/litre 0.8 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (gross) |
90.4 Nm/litre
1.09 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Carter AFB carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1136 kPa (164.8 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 871.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
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| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
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| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
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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 | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 6.0L x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.0L x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | 7.60 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.60 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
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| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.23 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 394174 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 4635 | ||
| Model family | 4600 | ||
| RAC rating | 59.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1964 Buick LeSabre Estate Wagon added 2015-01-04. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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