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2009 Buick Enclave CXL FWD
2008 BMW X3 3.0si Sports Activity Vehicle

Vehicle 2009 Buick Enclave CXL FWD 2008 BMW X3 3.0si Sports Activity Vehicle
General
Body Style Sport Utility,SPE,Crossover, CUV Luxury Sport Utility,SPE,Crossover, CUV
EPA Classification SUV2WD SUV4WD
Turbo N N
Drive Train
City MPG 17 16
Combined MPG 19 19
Displacement (CC) 3600 2996
Driveline FWD AWD
Final Drive Ratio 3.16 3.73
Fuel Capacity (gal) 22.0 17.7
Fuel System SEFI EFI
Fuel Type Gas Gas
Gas Guzzler Tax $0 $0
Highway MPG 24 23
Horsepower @ RPM 288@6300 260@6600
PowerToWeightRatio 16.7 15.4
RPM @ Peak Horsepower 6300 6600
Standard Transmission 6 Speed Automatic 6 Speed Manual
Torque @ RPM 270@3400 225@2750
Transmission Speeds 6 6
Transmission Type A M
Type of Engine 3.6L V6 3.0L I6
Valves 24 24
Exterior
Crash Test Rating 5*/5* n/a
Curb weight (lbs) 4780 4012
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Maximum 6411 5104
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Standard 6411 5049
Overall Height (in) 72.2 65.9
Overall Length (in) 201.8 179.9
Overall Width (in) 79.0 73.0
Wheelbase (in) 118.9 110.1
Interior - Passenger
Seating Capacity - Optional 8 n/a
Interior - Passengers
Headroom front (in) 40.4 39.3
Headroom rear (in) 39.0 39.4
Hip room front (in) 57.4 n/a
Hip room rear (in) 57.0 n/a
Leg room front (in) 41.3 40.2
Leg room rear (in) 36.9 35.8
Seating Capacity - Maximum 8 5
Seating capacity - Standard 7 5
Shoulder room front (in) 62.0 55.6
Shoulder room rear (in) 61.4 55.0
Third seat head room (in) 37.2 n/a
Third seat hip room (in) 48.3 n/a
Third seat leg room (in) 33.2 n/a
Third seat shoulder room (in) 57.4 n/a
Suspension
Front suspension Ind Ind
Ground Clearance (in) 8.4 8.0
Rear Suspension Ind Ind
Track Front 67.3 60.0
Track Rear 67.3 60.7
Towing
Tow Capacity (Maximum) 4500 3500
Tow Capacity Standard 2000 3500
Turning Radius
Steering Diameter Left 40.4 38.4
Steering Diameter Right 40.4 38.4
Warranty
Powertrain Miles 100000 50000
Powertrain Time (Months) 60 48
Rust Miles 100000 n/a
Rust Time (Months) 72 144
Warranty - Basic Miles 50000 50000
Warranty - Basic Time (Months) 48 48






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