Buick Lucerne CXS is a car that has a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the front wheels.
The 8 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 4 valves per cylinder and a volume of 4.6 litres. In this application it produces power and torque figures of 275 bhp (279 PS/205 kW) at 6000 rpm and 400 Nm (295 lbft/40.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed automatic gearbox transmits the power to the driven wheels.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1820 kg.
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) | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1577 mm | 62.1 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 | 1820 kg | 4012 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 | Northstar LD8 | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4565 cc (278.573 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93 × 84 mm
3.66 × 3.31 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.11 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
279 PS (275 bhp) (205 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
400 Nm (295 ft·lb) (40.8 kgm) at 4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
44.9 kW/litre 61.1 ps/litre 60.2 bhp/litre 0.99 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
87.62 Nm/litre
1.06 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1101.1 kPa (159.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6700 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 570.63 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 153.2 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 112.67 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 151.1 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.88 kg/kW 14.82 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 15/23/18 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 15.7/10.2/13.1 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 6.4/9.8/7.7 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 18.0/27.6/21.6 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 15.0/23.0/18.0 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 | 2.100 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.STA.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | Bridgestone Turanza EL400 02 P245/50 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | Bridgestone Turanza EL400 02 P245/50 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 323 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 292 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.11 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 173085 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 42.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Buick Lucerne CXS (2007) added 2008-04-10. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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