The Buick LeSabre Hardtop Coupé is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies its power to the rear wheels.
It is part of Buick's Series 45200 family of cars.
The Buick LeSabre Hardtop Coupé's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 5.7 litre, overhead valve 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 155 bhp (157 PS/116 kW) of power at 3800 rpm, and maximum torque of 366 N·m (270 lb·ft/37.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm.
A 3 speed automatic transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
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 | 3150 mm | 124 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1616 mm | 63.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1626 mm | 64 inches | |
| Length | 5607 mm | 220.7 inches | |
| Width | 2025 mm | 79.7 inches | |
| Height | 1361 mm | 53.6 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 138 mm | 5.4 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.78 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 94.7 litres | 20.8 [25] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Buick | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.7 litre 5725 cc (349.361 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.52 × 97.8 mm
3.8 × 3.85 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (net) |
157 PS (155 bhp) (116 kW) at 3800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (net) |
366 Nm (270 ft·lb) (37.3 kgm) at 2400 rpm |
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| Specific output (net) |
20.2 kW/litre 27.5 ps/litre 27.1 bhp/litre 0.44 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (net) |
63.93 Nm/litre
0.77 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Rochester carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 803.4 kPa (116.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 715.63 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| 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 | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| 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 | 6.00JJ x 15 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 6.00xJJ x 15 | ||
| Tyres front | H78-15 | ||
| Tyres rear | H78-15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | 301 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 279 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 3 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.08 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 796455 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | 45257 | ||
| Model family | Series 45200 | ||
| RAC rating | 46.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1971 Buick LeSabre Hardtop Coupé added 2023-05-06. Last modified 2023-05-06. |
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