1976 Buick LeSabre Landau

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    Either someone dropped one in, in order to get better fuel milage or he simply didn't learn math properly, in school
     
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    Oh, it was available (the V6 that is). All in the quest of fuel economy. The one that dropped it in was the factory.
     
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    Acceleration with the V6 must have been snail-like.
     
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    I believe in Chevette diesel automatic territory. 105 hp won't move 4500 lbs with any authority what-so-ever.
     
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    Just imagine what it was like with AC engaged.

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    GM could get better fuel economy from this set-up, under certain conditions only, for publicizing statistics. An engine which has to work harder will consume more than one that doesen't

     
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    According to the 1976 Buick brochure, the only engines available in the LeSabre were the standard 350 and the optional 455. Buick did make a big deal out of its new V-6, but it was not available in the large cars.

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    Ironically, this makes the vehicle more valuable, because of its rarity, as long as the entire vehicle is kept original. I wonder if the original owner even bothered test driving it. At 3,8 liters, it's still big enough to be bad, if it would have been set up as a dual overhead cammed turbo-Diesel
     
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    Oh, it was bad, bad to the bone that is, a few years down the road...think turbocharging.
     
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    cammerjeff Longroofs Rule!

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    Probably slightly better than a 250 I-6 Chevy version equipped the same way.
     
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    Yeah, except I don't think any other GM full size could come with a 6 for 1976. The 1977 downsizing at least reduced some weight.
     
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    Not even Derbyists seem to want it with a six banger
     

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