Comparison of BMW 5 Series (E12, Facelift 1976) 528i and Buick LaCrosse III 2.5 Automatic

Attribute	Buick LaCrosse III 2.5 Automatic ×	BMW 5 Series (E12, Facelift 1976) 528i ×
General
Make	Buick	BMW
Model	LaCrosse	5 Series
Generation	LaCrosse III	5 Series (E12, Facelift 1976)
Modification	2.5 Automatic	528i
Website	https://www.buick.com/	https://www.bmw.com
Number of doors	4	4
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Sedan	Sedan
Transmission	automatic	manual
Number of gears	6	5
Production from (year)	2017	1978
Production to (year)	2019	1981
Performance
City consumption (l/100km)	9.4	-
Extra-urban consumption (l/100km)	6.7	-
Drive
Drive	Front wheel drive	Rear wheel drive
Position of engine	Front, transversely	Front,ongitudinal
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	194	184
Max. torque (Nm)	254	235
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	4	6
Cylinders arrangement	Inline	Inline
Valves per cylinder	4	4
Engine displacement (cm³)	2,500	2,788
Compression ratio	-	10.2
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	6,300	5,800
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	4,400	4,300
Cylinder bore (mm)	-	84
Piston stroke (mm)	-	84
Fuel system	Direct injection	Multi-point injection
Fuel tank (l)	60	70
Chassis
ABS	+	-
Front wheel suspension	Independent type McPherson	-
Rear wheel suspension	Multi-link independent	-
Front brakes	Disc	Disc
Rear brakes	Disc	Disc
Tires size	235/50 R18	-
Turning radius (m)	11.6	-
Dimensions
Length (mm)	5,016	4,620
Width (mm)	1,867	1,690
Height (mm)	1,460	1,425
Wheelbase (mm)	2,906	2,636
Minimum boot space (l)	405	440
Front track (mm)	1,598	1,406
Rear track (mm)	1,603	1,442
Ride height (mm)	-	140