Driving Impressions
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Comfortable, dependable, quiet transportation is what the LeSabre is
designed to provide. As a result, the car's handling is only adequate,
though the ride is plus. The 3.8-liter V6 engine, though, has been widely
praised as one of the finest V6's you can buy, as has GM's standard four-speed
automatic transmission.
As a result, the 205-horsepower LeSabre accelerates quickly enough to
satisfy most family sedan buyers. You aren't the last away from every stoplight
and overtaking a semi on a two-lane road is not an act of courage. The
shifting is nearly unnoticeable. The gas mileage for a car of this size
is extraordinary--19 mpg in the city, 30 on the highway.
You can spend a lot more without getting this kind of powertrain performance.
The LeSabre delivers a soft, quiet, comfortable ride that insulates
its passengers from the tumult around them. On the freeway, the miles can
slip by almost unnoticed.
It is far less at home on twisting, secondary roads. Even with the Gran
Touring suspension, the body rolled in sharp turns and bounced up and down
on uneven pavement.
Still, the LeSabre will get you where you are going as effortlessly
as any of its competitors. Which is the essence of the traditional front-drive
sedan.
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