Lacrosse

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. more...

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6 L HFV6 V6, while power is routed to the front wheels via a 4T65-E automatic transmission. The LaCrosse rides on an updated version of the GM W platform.

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 that la crosse means masturbation or swindling 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

A V8 powered LaCrosse Super is reportedly in development as a mid-year 2007 model. Styling is said to take cues from the 2004 Buick Velite Concept, with some analysts considering the fact that the LaCrosse Super may be an entirely different model based on a rear-wheel drive platform. The LaCrosse Super would be a personal coupe rather than a family sedan, yet still retain the LaCrosse badge (similar to the coupe and sedan versions of the Pontiac Grand Prix GTP and GXP). This would replace the Buick Riviera that was dropped from the Buick line in 1999, with no successor.

Awards and recognition

The Buick LaCrosse is one of a handful of vehicles designated by Hertz Rent A Car as part of their Green Collection. Vehicles in the Green Collection must attain an EPA highway rating of 28 mpg or higher and can be specifically requested in advance.

Shanghai GM Buick LaCrosse

The Shanghai GM version of the Buick LaCrosse is a version of the North American car that has been redesigned by Shanghai GM's Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center for the Chinese market. As well as production in the People's Republic of China, the car is also being built by a joint Yulon-GM company in Taiwan.

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