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Rear view of 1994-96 Buick LeSabre 1994-96 Buick LeSabre with aftermarket vinyl roof The LeSabre's engine from 1992 to 1995 was the 3800 V6 (L27), which produced 170 hp (127 kW) and 225 lb·ft (305 N·m ) The 3,513 pounds (1,593 kg) car got 18 mpg (13.1 L/100 km) in the city and 28 mpg (8.4 L/100 km) on the highway, which was slightly better ...
The T-Type line ended in 1990, as an option on the Buick Electra, and the following year, a new Park Avenue Ultra was introduced with a supercharged engine.The Riviera and Regal also had supercharged engines as an option when they were redesigned in 1995 and 1997, respectively; the current Regal also has a turbocharger as an option, starting with its return to the lineup in 2011, as do the ...
The rear-mounted automatic transmission was originally a Buick Dynaflow, but this was later changed to a GM Hydramatic. [2] This early-development aluminum V8 was unique to the Le Sabre and the Buick XP300 concept cars. The concept 215ci V8 used a hemispherical combustion chamber design, similar to early Chrysler V8s of the 1950s era.
The Buick version of the 215 V8 went on to become the well known Rover V8, which still remains in limited production, [where?] [when?] utilizing the Buick-style pistons, heads, and valve train gear. The Oldsmobile engine block formed the basis of the Repco 3-liter engine used by Brabham to win the 1966 and 1967 Formula One world championships .
There were 17 Grand Prix GTs offered by Myrtle Motors in New York which offered a slightly different look and had some performance tuning in 1986. 1987 Buick Regal T Turbo 3.8 L (231 in 3) V6 Turbo; 1987 Buick Regal T (307 in 3) 1987 Buick Regal: many base and Limited models featured the 3.8 L turbocharged (231 in 3) V6
Also called the GM small corporate pattern and the S10 pattern. This pattern has a distinctive odd-sided hexagonal shape. Rear wheel drive applications have the starter mounted on the right side of the block (when viewed from the flywheel) and on the opposite side of the block compared to front wheel drive installations.
Le Sabre (sometimes contracted LeSabre, and French for "the sabre"), may refer to: Buick LeSabre, an American-made General Motors full-size car, manufactured 1959–2005; General Motors Le Sabre, a 1951 concept car; Le Sabre SA, a French television production company affiliated with Canal+, and co-producers of Starhunter
With production back within GM, Buick re-introduced the V6 that fall in certain 1975 models—a move made possible by the fact that foundations for the old V6 machinery were still intact at Buick's engine assembly plant in Flint, Michigan, so it was easy to put the old tooling back in place and begin production at least two years ahead of the ...