2015 Buick LaCrosse DETAILED Review and Road Test - in 4k! 

Buick is a great brand imo. My husband's parents bought one new in 1991, and in 2017 my husband was still driving it with 360k miles. That car had guts.

I bought a LaCroose 6 months ago and I have never owned a better car and I have owned many, Quiet, comfortable, good mileage very attractive in and out.

Alex, Your review really helped me decide. 2 years in, I am thoroughly enjoying my loaded LaCrosse. Also have had a great dealer experience rivaling the MB dealership but at a huge price of service advantage. I enjoy every drive in it and thank you gor your review. I was 55 at time of purchase if Buick is keeping watch, and I did cross shop all the vehicles you mentioned. By the end I was able to buy American and get the luxury and features I wanted. I especially like the heated and cooled seats and the rear window sunshade. Also enjoy Android Auto which wasn't available at the time in the Acura or MB by the way.

LOVE my 2015 LaCrosse!! A class act and WIFI capability is icing on a delicious cake!

Hi Alex bought a used 2015 partly based on your review. I bought a Premium 2 model that retailed for 48000 for 21500 with only 15 thousand miles. I have to say this is the best car I have ever owned. It’s super quiet has a ton of tech features, great sound system and is fun to drive. Imo this car is one of the most under appreciated cars on the road.

Alex is one of the more thorough and thoughtful reviewers out there. i always look for his comments first when i am serious about researching a new auto. Keep up the great work sir.

I am looking at buying a used 2015 Lacrosse that looks almost identical to this one...thank you for this review...Buick makes lovely cars.

I liked this review but for one issue. He goes on about how Lexus has a quality perception better than Buick, and then says how the Chrysler 300 is more value. However, no mention at all about the horrendous quality issues at Chrysler. That was a surprise since that was so important compared to Lexus.

Man you must be crazy. The Buick rides much better than the 300

Best review I've seen on the tube. Thanks.

It's very refreshing to hear a Buick review that jettisons the bias against Buick. For half a century, Buick has made subdued but excellent cars. Quiet, solid, and luxurious without being gaudy or ostentatious. Buick's were doctor's cars, because doctors could afford luxury but didn't want flash and glitz. This Lacross embodies that to a tee. Couple of points: I thought the Verano was a tarted up Chevy Cruise. It's the Regal that's the Opel product. Am I wrong? How's come hot rodders like me aren't bolting on those e-assist alternators to our V8s. Shouldn't we be scouring the junkyards for them. An extra 78 ft/lbs would come in pretty handy. Chevy should put that in their motorsports catalog, call it an electric supercharger, and sell a buttload of them. I wouldn't even need a computer to run it - just a button on the shifter. Nice.

Your reviews are first rate. I appreciate your expertise and interest in Buick.

Great review. Going forward could you include nighttime interior lighting and crash test/safety overview in your reviews? Thanks.

Alex, I am old enough to remember Buick as a brand one would aspire to. I am glad they are coming back. I wish you would have compared it more to its cheaper cousin, the 2015 Impala that Consumer Reports was raving about. Are the only differences in the interior? Also, are you planning on reviewing the 2015 Buick Regal?

Wow, you reviewed the sh** out of this car and I love it. Keep up the good work!

Great review! I like the way you compare it with competing models.

your reviews are very detailed .. that's amazing .. keep up the good work

Excellent job as always. I really like this Buick too!

Hello Alex great job on this video on the 2015 Buick Lacrosse; the presentation was well done...great job Alex.

I rented the AWD version of this for a work trip last week. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised. It looked nice on the outside and inside, and for a lead-foot like myself, it performed well on the open highway. The only thing that sucked was the gas mileage. Even for an AWD vehicle, sub-20 MPG on the **highway** is inexcusable in 2015. But that aside, I could see myself driving this on the regular.

I love my 2015 buick lacrosse awd what a great car

Dude, Alex . Your Reviews are Totally Narly !.. I so dig your lingo ..You know your gear ! ("Party On", with those Reviews )

Great informative review. Perhaps you can clear something up for me. Consumer Reports rated the 2015 Impala their #1 pick for large affordable sedans with a score of 91 while the Lacrosse ranked near the bottom scoring only 76. This doesn't make sense since the new Impala is now built on the Lacrosse/XTS platform. I noticed that the Lacrosse road test was from 2010; is CR basing their current score on a 5 year old test? Bottom line -- can I expect a comparable or better driving experience from the Buick?

Now that I've had my 2015 Lacrosse a few months I thought this might be helpful to any who are planning to buy one. No doubt I'm missing something but I find the navigation system very confusing and for me it's hard to use. The car has a fuel tank that I feel is entirely too small since I live in an area where gas stations are many times few and far between. Other than those things my wife and I like the car. It handles and rides nice and with the V6 engine has plenty of pickup and power, Enough to get a guy a very expensive ticket if he isn't careful. So far I haven't had the 'pleasure' of getting one...... yet. We found many things rather distracting until we got used to the car.

Hi Alex thank you for such a detailed review. I appreciate your hard work. I have a question for you. Is Buick Lacrosse quieter than Hyundai genesis and Lexus ES? Thank you in advance for your info

When the new redesigned Lacrosse comes out, will you be reviewing it?

Dear Alex I can not under stand why Buick continues to use that old 2.4 that was dumped by Chevrolet and use the 2.5 Eco tech that is used in the Impala and Malibu and Cadillac that engine compares to the earth dream 2.4 that the put in the 2015 Acura. As always thanks for your great videos. One thing you should do is a 0-60 run to hear the motor at redline. Thanks

Hi, really love your programming. Please review the 2017 Buick Lacrosse AWD, thank you!

Great review as always, Alex. I'm cross shopping a few different models right now in slightly different categories. Could you elaborate on your feelings on a well-appointed (if not wholly-appointed) LaCrosse against the Hyundai Genesis as well as Buick's Chevy Impala stablemate? The Chevy brings the largest value proposition dollar for dollar, though it sounds like you get quite a bit more of that luxury edge in the Buick... however, the Buick and Hyundai seem to slot in at very similar price points.

Great review sir. 👏

Love it so much.

I sat in one of these recently and wasn't impressed by a couple of the interior bits that you'd have to use each time you drive. The tiny plastic electronic parking brake switch felt extremely cheap. I also found the door handle with its high placement and diagonal angle really awkward to use. Great review, I liked the comparison diagram. You wouldn't consider the Dodge Charger as the "lower cost" option to the Chrysler 300, albeit only by a couple of thousand? Or is it just more sport than luxury?

Alex, yet another very in-depth review; great job. How would you compare the LaCrosse to the Lincoln MKZ? Similar price points & features. My only concern with the Lincoln is MyLincolnTouch, which has proven problematic historically.

alex you should review the c7 zo6 corvette, best regards amazing reviews

very nice interior design, fit and finish can be improved though

I LOVE LOVE LOVE MY 2015 BUICK LACROSSE!!! 🤗❤💓💖💕🖤💜🧡💛💚💙💗💝💞

Is the electronic suspension noticeably better on smooth roads or just bumpy roads. How much better is it over standard suspension. Also I'm debating this with the impala, opinions would be great. Price difference is small on used 2015 models.

I appreciate the thoroughness of your review, but allow me to add a bit of a different perspective, and somewhat contrarian review and comments. I had the opportunity to drive a new 2014 Buick LaCrosse V6 with most of the options on it for about 1,200 miles of mixed in town and highway driving. Though I am not a professional car reviewer, and have not driven any of the models you mention as logical competitors to this Buick, I still found it interesting how different your impressions were from mine. Exterior: Generally I agree with you that it is an attractive vehicle from most angles, probably the best looking car Buick makes currently. However, as someone who just turned 40 and had a post-graduate degree, I cringed every time I had to see that logo or be seen driving it. This is a brand for octogenarian customers, and I don't know of anyone under 50 who would seriously consider a Buick. That might be a shame, but it's a fact that Buick has not yet shaken off. Visibility: Contrary to your comment about the large rear window, I found visibility out of the car in every direction to be uniformly horrible. Towards the front, the huge A-pillars are seemingly strategically placed to block out your view of oncoming traffic at a stop sign or while navigating Peking lots. I had to take excessive care to double check every time I pulled forward from a stop. Rearward visibility is far worse. Because the rear glass is so steeply raked, you actually have minimal vertical viewing area. Combine that with mile-wide C-pillars that exaggerate the blind spots, and a very high trunk lid, and it is very difficult to see while reversing. If it weren't for the backup camera, this would be nearly impossible to back into a parking spot. Sideward visibility, though less compromised than fore or aft, is nevertheless poor due to a high belt line (bottom of the windows) and very low seating position. Taken together, the outward visibility seemed marginally better than that of a submarine. Interior room: I'm 6'3" and felt very cramped in the vehicle, especially the front seat. Though the seats were comfortable, they are very low slung, sort of like a sports car. You sit in a hole between curved, encroaching doors on the outside and a too-wide console in the middle. I had adequate leg room, however. In the rear, I had adequate leg room as well, but the sloping roof line made it very difficult for me to get in or out without banging my head on the door frame, and once inside I had to sit with my head cocked sideways and pressed against the headliner because of the roof line. The other option was to slouch way down in the seat. I also found the interior, both front and rear, to be incredibly narrow. Aside from legroom, there was a strong sense of cramped narrowness for such a dimensionally large car on the outside. The packaging was very poor without any noticeable advantages in luxury inside. I also was surprised by the rather average sized trunk. It was useable, but not what I'm accustomed to in a large car. It would be difficult to stuff enough luggage into the trunk for three or four people to take more than a weekend trip. Interior quality: There were a lot of nice leather covered surfaces inside, but there was also a surprising amount of cheap plastic as well. Overall it felt reasonably good but not great. The center console was small, flimsy, and I worried I would break the cup holder cover every time I opened it. The controls were universally horrible, not intuitive, and generally frustrating to use. I'm very good at figuring out how to work complex electronics without reading the manual, but this system was difficult even after I looked into the owner's manual. Simply changing a radio station was a long and drawn out endeavor. Using the navigation was even worse. Only the heating and air controls actually had knobs (and the volume), so that was at least decipherable. Overall the interior felt very schizophrenic, with a few thoughtful things mixed in with a whole lot of mediocrity. Ride, Handling, and Performance: My unit did not have the fancy suspension setup, apparently, as all this Buick did was torque steer even with light throttle. It had a nice ride, but its handling was quite poor, understeering just at the though of turning in towards the apex of a gentle bend. Sitting so low in the bathtub of the car made it extremely difficult to place the tires and know where the corners of the car were as well. It was frustrating and a bit scary to try and hustle it down a curvy two lane highway. I also expected more from the engine. Being a front wheel drive and heavy car, when you accelerate with any force, you feel the weight of the car rock back on the rear suspension while the front tires immediately begin to lose grip and squeal in complaint. Even moderately fast take offs from a stop light, to stay ahead of traffic, resulted in you looking like an idiot because you were squealing tires. It felt like the whole car kept screaming "act your age!" and expected the driver to be in his 90s. Slow, wallowing, floaty, and numb were my takeaways. My overall feeling after two weeks with this car as a loaner was that it was a huge swing and a miss for Buick. If they are trying to appeal to a younger demographic, they have a long way to go. Though this is a definite improvement over the previous generation LaCrosse, it remains far behind in every measurable sense to me. It even seemed out of place and redundant within the GM lineup. It doesn't seem enough nicer than an optioned out Impala to justify the extra expense, but didn't seem to hold a candle to the Cadillac XTS in terms of desirability (not that I'd want the Cadillac myself, either). This is not a car Buick's traditional demographic would like or even be able to use (my mother and grandmother were both massively confused by the controls inside), but it also holds no appeal for anyone under 50 that might otherwise buy a Lexus or Acura or German make. In fact, I had to turn this loaner in and get another one after a while and was swapped into a 4-cylinder GMC Terrain (a small crossover SUV) that was FWD but otherwise fully loaded. I found it to have much better performance, handling, and even gas mileage while being easier to drive and see out of. I even found the interior to be more useable and nearly as nice.

Please do comparison review on GM's HiPer Strut and Honda's double wishbone suspension. Thank you!

Alex, how is the cabin noise in comparison to something like mercedes S class or rolls royce? those are often being praised for having the quietest most isolated ride, and your website doesnt list the noise levels of those cars.

Alex for variances in front seats I.e. Lack of lumbar support in the passenger seat. Do you weigh that in your front seat comfort or is you rating really geared towards the drivers seat? Is it 50/50, 60/40?

I was considering purchasing a Lacrosse , but decided to check two maintenance items that I perform on my Hondas: replacing a headlight bulb and cabin filter...a 15 minute task on the Hondas. The videos showing the same tasks on a Lacrosse reveal how absurdly complex and time consuming GM engineers made those tasks. No thanks, GM; I'll stick to my Hondas, especially since today's mechanics charge a $100/hr or more.

Why do American cars not have front parking sensors? The LaCrosse, MKZ, Impala, and Fusion don't have them. Some have self park functionality but no front sensors. These big cars are difficult to see out of and would greatly benefit from the guidance the sensors give.

you said 0-60 is 6 seconds, is that in sport mode or regular? if in sport mode, what would you anticipate it to be in a model without a sport mode setting? thanks

Alex, do you know whether the 2.4 is available with MRC or the hyperknuckle? It would not seem so, looking at their website. It's a shame they don't use a better base engine and motor for the eAssist system. It's coming up on 10 years old. They ought to make a more peaky turbo with the lag filled by e-motor assist.

I just bought a 2015 LaCrosse used with super low mileage. I do not have a weather icon or Navigation icon. It does show Constar Navigation. How do I get them?

I think of buy the used 2015 Buick Lacrosse.

you keep speaking about the brands on the vehicles is it possible to have the dealer remove the brand and all other lettering from the car ?

would like to test drive it over the rough stuff.

Which of the pack that you mentioned would you pick? Also you forgot the charger

Hi Mike Please help, you mentioned three times the Manga Ride Suspension System ( this is a Denali like feature) found on the Yukon and the Sierra's in the GMC lineup. I work for a dealership and I cannot find anything that shows the system is in the 2016 Buick LaCrosse?Thank you, JP

It’s a shame Buick doesn’t make sedans anymore This car was called the Alphion in South Korea My roommates mom has a 2015 lacrosse Yeah my grandfather had a 2006

He keeps saying "this" model instead of specifying the model. Does anyone know if this is the Premium I or II?

it's not a Midsize. W Platform 110.5 Wheelbase sense 2005 is a full size sedan.

Like this car, but the interior here is a step behind the Avalon, and apes the Impala's interior too much that it is based off of.

You say this isn't a European car that's rebadged but it's literally an Opel Insignia with some fake wood glued to it. Insignia's are great cars though so it's far from a bad thing.

hey alex. i enjoy some of ur videos on ur reviews. but i am in a situation of buying a car (sedan) , and what type would u recommend for a quiet ( hybrids like) .. make year around 2010-2012 basically a used car. ? i am sorry for my english , which would be the best car sedan choice for (comfort,sporty like , a quiet ) car. ? (sedan) ,, please reply ASAP

is still available ,today 02 22 ,24 what's the price n location?

Love the 75 Electra compare.

Is it just me or does the banner for the Audio system review not work?

Puts more power down than a jeep grand cherokee v6

No real rear visibility except for back up cam

The saab 95 was the European this car came from

Was not the last gen SAAB 9-5 also a sibling of the Lacrosse?

I don't think this car was designed for the American market. This should be the Chinese version

Voices Carry?

Chrysler is no where near as reliable and buick has better history I've driven a 300 trust me it isn't that good to heavy and bloated and slow

Buick is 2nd and 7th 2015 best brand on both JD Power autos.jdpower.com/content/study-auto/I0X6eMP/2015-u-s-vehicle-dependability-study-results.htm and Consumer report www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/02/24/consumer-reports-brand-ranking-lexus-fiat/23910563/ on dependability studies Nice cars!

i have one of this car

GM needs to cancel the XTS and slot the LaCrosse in its place. This whole business of having multiple copies has got to end. GM divisions competing for the same customers is just plain dumb.

Alex? I love your Way of Reviiwng Cars, But Too Much Comparing them to Lexus and BMW's and Caddilac.. Most Buick Owners I know Are Die Hards for American and GM.. compare them to Ford and Chrysler and Screw the Foregien Cars that Cost 50% more and +33% more at their Dealers to get them Fixed.. Spend more time comparing the Cost Per Mile on Maintenance will you.. Buick , like the Chevy beat all the others Hands down. Buick is the Poor Mans Cadillac..Lexus is a Wannabe.. With Ford Discontinuing most of its Sedands, GM's Chevy and Buicks will rule in that class for the Middle Class, most will not be wasting $ on Overpaying for a Lexus or a BMW, nor a Mercedes..Fords SUV's are great for that class and Price of vehicle that has replace the Station Wagon..

Center consoles in Buicks are so lame. Who are they trying to fool? Bring back the front bench seat! Also, this car is trounced by the Chrysler 300 and Hyuandai Genesis.

i would never compare a Buick with a Lexus. The quality involved in building a Lexus is light years ahead of anything GM offers.