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Drive Time review of the all-new 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXS by auto critic Steve Hammes
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Комментарии : 42

@FirewoodEnjoyer69 14 лет назад

Good review it's nice to hear a car critic that says positive things about a American car!. GM did a great job on this car.

@FacundoLandoni Год назад

Great review Steve! I miss cars of those days! Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷

@stevehammes Год назад

Thanks! 👍

@76carmel 11 лет назад

That 3.6L V6 has been modified. The hp is from 280 to 307.

@socalguy97 11 лет назад

No, I disagree. I own a 2011 Buick now, and I love it. It's my first Buick, and I did own an '86 Trans Am once, and there will never be anything like that again. But it's 2013, not 1986, and GM looked at this from a financial angle. Buick had been around since 1899, had the most potential to be profitable because it was global, Pontiac was NOT global, then GM said "hey, this is business, not pleasure" and kept the money maker. Sad for Pontiac, yea, but they weren't bringing the bucks like Buick.

@Dr_Xyzt 12 лет назад

Whoah.. the LaCrosse has the better power to weight ratio... about 8%. The Verano comes in at 18.33, while I'm on the website. 3300lbs, 180hp. Rumor has it that the Verano is going to get a turbo this fall as a 2013 model. You know... these new Buicks are really cool. Super practical, peppy, and good looking, yet modest.

@noeljf 14 лет назад

buick finally has their recipe to total success with that car

@bg1379 14 лет назад

The four portholes on the Lucerne signify a V8- V6 models have 3.

@MrRams27 13 лет назад

Hey Steve, its a Lacrosse CXS not CSX.

@DevPack 13 лет назад

just drove one today with the eco tech and its super smooth. Smoother than my ford fusion O_O

@socalguy97 11 лет назад

I think you're missing the point though. Buick's problem in the late 90s to late 2000s was that they WERE only focusing on this market, and this market was dying (both in terms of people no longer wanting columns shifts land yachts as well as the 80 somethings driving them). They were disappearing and so was Buick, so they looked at where it was doing well, China, modeled their demographic, 30-60 yo affluent professionals, i.e..Acura and Lexus buyers, and started that trend here.

@coolerdude44 14 лет назад

@kimchi1977 this is also an insignia, but the platform has been extended. the regal hasn't been changed.

@Dr_Xyzt 13 лет назад

280hp... That's not bad.... I might spring for the Regal GS though....

@jmoneymaker96 12 лет назад

For the regal 3710 lbs for the GS divided by 270 horsepower is about 13.74lbs per horepower The Lacrosse is 3835lbs divided by 303 horsepower which is about 12.66 lbs per horsepower, so The regal has a better power to weight ratio. As of my choice I'd still choose the Lacrosse cuz its nicer.

@bg1379 14 лет назад

Japanese cars aren't Japanese, etc. etc. When it comes down to it, the profits of an American car go to America (taxes. . . ) while the purchase of a Toyota goes to Japan.

@jmoneymaker96 12 лет назад

Wow 6.7 seconds mototrtrend said 7.5 seconds. I would want to know what the new 303 horsepower V6 would be 0-60!

@socalguy97 11 лет назад

Yes, and it works. It's what people want. Not everyone can afford a Mercedes or a BMW, and not everyone wants a Chevy or Nissan. That's why entry-luxury is the largest segment. So yes, you're right. It means taking an average car and stuffing it with woodgrain and leather and some tech stuff....it works. Its sells. Remember. Market. Profit. Where do the two come together? Buick capitalized on that segment where most people buy.

@jmoneymaker96 12 лет назад

the 2012 lacrosse now has 303 horsepower in the 3.6L V6 so even a little better. :)

@kimchi1977 14 лет назад

Ok, lets just call this a "world car".

@stevehammes 13 лет назад

@triplexxxsatyr Wouldn't a Callaway LaCrosse be fun, too?

@joespina308 11 лет назад

Railroad tracks, potholes, grooved pavement?? Seriously? My 2011 CXL rides nowhere like that. They must have switched out the suspension with something else while I wasnt looking.

@oleg1973durov 10 лет назад

Привет Steve! Очень красивый автомобиль! Hi Steve! Very nice car!

@socalguy97 11 лет назад

Bailed them out to increase profitability and it worked. If it didn't work, then (did you know) they were next on the chopping block? At first it was Pontiac or Buick. Then it came down to "ok, Pontiac is gone, we're putting the money into Buick, what do we do if that doesn't work...kill them off." Well that was back in 2010, and the profits have been nothing but up. It's business. And if we didn't have to deal with the important influx that started in the 80's, this would be a non-issue.

@socalguy97 11 лет назад

You're sadly mistaken. Don't get me wrong, I loved Pontiac, too, but the G8, wasn't supposed to "own" this car. And if Buick is a joke, well then they're not on the receiving end of it--their sales are beating Lexus and Acura (Google that and find it anywhere). I'd rather have seen Pontiac survive than Chevy, but don't knock Buick--a company that has 109 years of history, famed muscle cars like the GNX and GS, turbo and supercharging technology firsts, and historically upscale designs.

@socalguy97 11 лет назад

I don't quite understand the last sentence in your reply, but I disagree with you on building a car for old people. I'm 34, and I'm fine with mine. My doctor is 31, and he has the identical car (to me). My neighbor is 38, and he and his wife (he's an attorney she's an interior designer) have the new Lacrosse. A colleague of mine is 44 and owns the Enclave. So my question to you in "what is old?" Me? My neighbors? My doctor? Anyone over 30? Buick's average age now is down to 53. Google it.

@socalguy97 11 лет назад

I get your anger, but don't you think you should do some research on this stuff before saying "they're not successful" "they need to focus on this market" "their products are inferior?" Because I'm afraid you're patently wrong. And on the Cadillac note, Buick doesn't want their prestige. Their goal, their total target, has shifted to filling the entry-luxury slot (Acura and Lexus land). Pontiac was performance; Chevy is everyday transpo, trucks, performance. Pontiac was overfilling the segment.

@MrTjames94 12 лет назад

Love this

@jmoneymaker96 12 лет назад

oops i ment to say the lacrosse cuz its less weight per horsepower my bad.

@socalguy97 11 лет назад

And it must be working for them, and their products must be superior because they ARE outselling that competition. They'd still be dragging in sales if they were inferior (like they used to be). At the end of the day, if profitability isn't what matters, then I don't know what is, because automakers are here to make profit, not novelty items. Buick has filled the American market's need for entry-luxury, and Pontiac wasn't meant for that. Look at Mercury. They tried staying the course and lost.

@socalguy97 11 лет назад

Killing Pontiac was sad, but hey--if they were supposed to be around (i.e. they were profitable or had the same potential as Buick as a global brand), they'd still be here.

@GLA45Amg716 12 лет назад

its def not 7.5 test drove it and it was quick

@socalguy97 11 лет назад

Not that it would make any difference, especially since you're one person, but have you thought about sharing your ideas here with GM since it bothers you so much? Tell them you want Pontiac back. Explain to them why. Get a petition going with your Pontiac friends and see how many will sign. Send it worldwide. Gather signatures. Send to GM. Their question back to you is going to be "how many of you WILL be buying?" Enough to make up for lost profit?" I'm serious. You should at least try it.

@im1greatman 14 лет назад

@DJFG85 Production of North American models was moved to the Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas Please, stop the lies. Thanks.

@bluestarkad17 13 лет назад

6.7 sec 0-60...makes me wonder how another reviewer(forgot which company) rated it at 7.5....boy were they waaaaaaaaay off....i want to say it was motortrend but im not sure...

@Dr_Xyzt 12 лет назад

Mmm.. tough choice. I'll have to calculate power to weight ratios for this one..

@coolerdude44 14 лет назад

@AmericanCars101 it's not really american...

@im1greatman 14 лет назад

1:21

@socalguy97 11 лет назад

I hate to say it, because it leaves a bad taste in my mouth, but China (and Japan and Germany) have EVERYTHING to do with the market here. OUR OWN people stopped liking OUR OWN cars as of about the 80's, and God only knows why, because like you, I hate Japanese, Chinese, Korean imports (not even all that crazy about German imports), but that IS our market now whether we like it or not. Yes, Buick sold out and went that direction, but if they hadn't, they'd be 6 feet under like Mercury and Olds.

@kimchi1977 14 лет назад

Chinese designed by GM China. It looks good because Americans didn't design it. Its about time Buick got some fresh design ideas from GM's global design network.

@socalguy97 11 лет назад

And you really have this all wrong, and I'm certain most people would agree that you do. U.S sales--on the rise. lol. They're selling lol. People are buying. lol. Google it. And worried about China? Why would they have to? Much of Buick's market is there and it's making them money? They made more money in sales than Pontiac (I'm sorry, but if they didn't, then Buick would've died, not Pontiac). At the end of the day it's all about profit, not about what you, one person, loves and misses. Sorry.