Buick Lucerne CX is a car that has a 4 door sedan/saloon body style with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 3.9 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, overhead valve, 6 cylinder that develops 227 bhp (230 PS/169 kW) of power at 5700 rpm, and maximum torque of 321 N·m (237 lb·ft/32.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed automatic set of gears.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1707 kg.
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 | 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 | 70.1 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 | LGD | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3880 cc (236.772 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 99 × 84 mm
3.9 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.18 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 230 PS (227 bhp) (169 kW) at 5700 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 321 Nm (237 ft·lb) (32.7 kgm) at 3200 rpm |
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| Specific output | 43.6 kW/litre 59.3 ps/litre 58.5 bhp/litre 0.96 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
82.73 Nm/litre
1 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1039.6 kPa (150.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6400 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 646.67 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 134.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 PS/kg 99.16 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 kW/kg 132.98 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.13 bhp/kg 0.06 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 10.08 kg/kW 16.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear 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 | Michelin P235/55 R 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | Michelin P235/55 R 17 | ||
| 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 | 2.93 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 223421 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 36.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Buick Lucerne CX added 2010-11-29. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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