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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 ...
Located at 26427 State Route 281. Was part of GM's Central Foundry Division. Iron pouring ended in 2017. The plant now pours only aluminum blocks and heads. Defiance made the aluminum blocks and heads for the Buick 215 V8. Defiance has also supplied Toyota with 4-cylinder engine blocks and Nissan with V6 engine blocks. U: Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly
2018 Buick GL8. U IV: FWD/AWD: 2010: 2010–present Buick GL8; The successor to the U III platform. This platform remains in use solely for the GL8, which is sold only in China. It is the only one of GM's Latin-letter platforms still in use. Also called the SGM258 platform. [11] 2020 Buick Encore GX. VSS-F: FWD/AWD: 2019: 2020–present Buick ...
The 1970s H-body was rear-wheel drive and used for the compact Chevrolet Vega and Monza, and their Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac derivatives. The 1980s H-body was a front-wheel drive full-size car platform, was essentially identical to the C-body platform, sharing wheelbase, most body panels and glass, as well as engines.
The 1986 LeSabre was introduced on the new front wheel drive H platform, foregoing its previous rear-drive B platform. Platform-mates were the Oldsmobile Delta 88 and, debuting one model year later, the Pontiac Bonneville. The LeSabre used a reverse clamshell hood hinged at the front like the Buick Electra, introduced the year before. The all ...
Name Introd. Discont. Platforms Gen. Information / notes Model B: 1903 1904 1 The first automobile made by the Buick Company. Four: 1909 1915 1 Passenger car, the first model as a General Motors division. Six: 1914 1925 1 Senior model to the Four: Master Six: 1925 1928 B-body: 1 Standard Six: 1925 1929 A-body: 1 Limited: 1931: 1942: C-body: 2 ...
Buick Invicta: 1959–63 186,507 built over two generations. [81] 1984–85 Buick LeSabre. Buick LeSabre: 1959–2005 Buick's best selling and longest lasting nameplate; over 6,000,000 built over eight generations. [82] Mildly customized 1965 Buick Riviera. Buick Riviera: 1963–99 1,127,261 built over eight generations. [83] 1958 Buick Special ...
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.