The Buick Lucerne CX is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style automobile with a front mounted engine driving through the front wheels.
The 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.8 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 197 bhp (200 PS/147 kW) at 5200 rpm and 308 Nm (227 lbft/31.4 kgm) at 3800 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
The Buick Lucerne CX weighs a stated 1707 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2936 mm | 115.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 5161 mm | 203.2 inches | |
| Width | 1875 mm | 73.8 inches | |
| Height | 1473 mm | 58 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1707 kg | 3763 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 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 | L26 | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.8 litre 3791 cc (231.341 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 96.52 × 86.36 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) |
200 PS (197 bhp) (147 kW) at 5200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
308 Nm (227 ft·lb) (31.4 kgm) at 3800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
38.8 kW/litre 52.7 ps/litre 52 bhp/litre 0.85 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
81.25 Nm/litre
0.98 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1021 kPa (148.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6000 rpm | ||
| 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 117.01 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 PS/kg 86.06 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 kW/kg 115.41 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 11.62 kg/kW 19.41 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 16/25/19 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 14.7/9.4/12.4 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.8/10.6/8.1 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 19.2/30.0/22.8 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 16.0/25.0/19.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | front wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.STA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Bridgestone Insignia SE200 02 P225/60 R 16 | ||
| Tyres rear | Bridgestone Insignia SE200 02 P225/60 R 16 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 303 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.86 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 173063 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 34.7 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Buick Lucerne CX (2007) added 2008-04-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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