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Buick LaCrosse

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Buick LaCrosse
Buick
Predecessors Buick Regal
Buick Century
Production 2005-Present
Class Midsize Sedan
Body Style 4-Door Sedan
Length 198.1 inches (5,032mm)
Width 73 inches (1,854mm)
Height 57.4 inches (1,458mm)
Wheelbase 101.5 inches (2,807mm)
Weight 1,585 lbs (719 kg)
Transmission 4-speed Automatic
Engine 3.6 liter (3564cc) V-6
3.8 liter (3800cc) V-6
Power 200 hp (147.2 kW) at 5200 rpm
Similar Mercury Sable
Chrysler Sebring
Designer Robert Lutz and others at General Motors

The Buick LaCrosse is a mid-size Buick sedan automobile introduced in the United States for the 2005 model year, replacing Buick's Century and Regal models. Engine choices include a 3.8 L 3800 V6 and a 3.6 L HFV6 V6, while power is routed to the front wheels via a GM 4T65-E automatic transmission. The LaCrosse rides on an updated version of the GM W platform.


See WikiCars' comprehensive Buick LaCrosse Review.

Three trim lines are offered:

  • CX: Base model with the GM 3800 engine
  • CXL: Well-equipped, with the GM 3800 engine
  • CXS: Sportier model with the new GM High Feature engine

The new model, as is generally the case with Buick, stresses quality and reliability over styling or performance. Early press commentary noted somewhat unfavorably that the car looks very similar to Buicks of the past decade, and to the recent Ford Taurus.

The name was reputedly chosen as a reference to the sport of lacrosse, seen as popular with a younger, more active demographic which Buick wishes to pull into its showrooms.

In Canada, however, the car is called the Allure. News reports indicated that General Motors had to scrap the name LaCrosse for the Canadian market after discovering the term referred to onanism in Québecois slang. Ironically, the car, badged either way, is manufactured at the Oshawa Car Assembly, located in Canada. The Allure name was taken from a Buick show car of the early 2000s.

Super

The LaCrosse Super is the most powerful LaCrosse with the 5.3 Liter Northstar V8 that generates 300 horsepower and 323 ft-lbs. of torque. The Super also comes with 18-inch aluminum wheels (chrome is optional), improved steering, bigger brake rotors, and Blisteing monotube struts. For the Super each fender has four portholes to signify the V8 engine and has shares the revised front fascia, inspired by the Buick Velite concept car, with the rest of the LaCrosse line.

Features

  • Dual 3.5-inch chromed exhaust tips
  • Rear decklid spoiler
  • 18 by 7-inch aluminum wheels on P235/50R18 all-season tires
  • Super badges

Super Colors

The Lacrosse Super is available in these colors:

  • Black Oynx
  • Platinum Metallic
  • Dark Mocha Metallic
  • Red Jewel

Future

The W-body cars (Buick LaCrosse, Chevrolet Impala, Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Pontiac Grand Prix) may cease production in 2008, due to GM's closure of the Oshawa Car Assembly (Plant #2) line that produces them. The Buick Lacrosse is supposed to switch to the Epsilon II platform in 2010.

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