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Buick LeSabre

🇺🇸 United States ·1959–2005· sedan / coupé / convertible / estate / wagon

petrolLPGdiesel
12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 1964 Buick LeSabre Custom vf: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. '64 Buick LeSabre Convertible (Centropolis Laval '10): Bull-Doser· Public domain
  3. 3. '70 Buick LeSabre Convertible (Auto classique Pièces auto Jarry Laval '12): Bull-Doser at English Wikipedia· Public domain
  4. 4. '80 Buick LeSabre Coupe: Bull-Doser· Public domain
  5. 5. 1959 Buick LeSabre Four-Door Hardtop in Magic-Mirror Arctic White, Front Left (Hilton Beach 2023): Elise240SX· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. 1961 Buick LeSabre 4-door hardtop, front right, 09-09-2023: MercurySable99· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. 1962 Buick LeSabre (34777930353) (cropped): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. 1963 Buick Le Sabre 4469: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  9. 9. 1964 Buick LeSabre Custom hb: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  10. 10. 1965 Buick LeSabre 4-door Hardtop (cropped): GTHO· CC BY-SA 4.0
  11. 11. 1965 Buick LeSabre convertible in blue, front left: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  12. 12. 1967 Buick LeSabre (3985021851): dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada· CC BY 2.0
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Buick LeSabre, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0

base stats

  • power 280 hptop version
  • popularity 139 in NL#1276 most common
  • weight 2,056 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
  • diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.

spec sheet

built
1959–2005
body
sedan, coupé, convertible, estate / wagon
engine
3.0 L–5.8 L
cylinders
6–8
turbo
no
power
158–280 hp
drive
front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic
seats
6
doors
3
weight
2,056 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
16–21 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Large Cars, Midsize-Large Station Wagons
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

139 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1276 of all models. Most common build year: 1973 (12 cars).

19591985

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (4)
  • Le Sabre 117
  • Lesabre 9
  • Le Sabre Limited 7
  • Le Sabre 400 6

🇺🇸 US versions (42)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–2005. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2005LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2111.2
2004LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2111.2
2003LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2111.2
2002LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2111.2
2001LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
2000LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1999LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1998LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1997LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1996LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1995LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1994LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1993LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1992LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1912.4
1991LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1990LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1912.4
1989LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1989LeSabre/Electra Wagon5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1813.1
1988LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1988LeSabre/Electra Wagon5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1813.1
1987LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1912.4
1987LeSabre/Electra Wagon5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1713.8
1986LeSabre3.0 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular1912.4
1986LeSabre3.8 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1986LeSabre/Electra Wagon5.0 L 8 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1713.8

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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