The Buick LaCrosse is a Buick automobile model introduced in the United States for the 2005 model year. It is a mid-size sedan and replaces the previous Buick Century and Buick Regal models. It uses an updated version of the GM W platform, featuring a V6 engine and front wheel drive. The LaCrosse features a GM 4T65-E transmission and a 3.8 L 3800 V6 as well as a 3.6 L HFV6 V6.
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 it was teenage slang for masturbation in French-speaking Quebec. Ironically, the car, badged either way, is manufactured in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The Allure name was taken from a Buick show car of the early 2000s.Super
A V8 powered LaCrosse Super is reportedly in development as a 2007 model.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 assembly line that produces them.[ Visit the complete Wikipedia entry for Buick LaCrosse ]
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