Buick LaCrosse

Buick LaCrosse
Overview
ManufacturerBuick (General Motors)
Also calledBuick Allure (Canada, 2005–2010)
Alpheon (South Korea, 2010–2015)
ProductionSeptember 7, 2004 – February 15, 2019 (US)
February 2006 – present (China)
Model years2005–2019 (US)
2006–present (China)
Body and chassis
ClassMid-size[1][2][3][4]
Body style4-door sedan
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel drive
Front-engine, four-wheel drive (2010–present)
Chronology
PredecessorBuick Century (for 2005)
Buick Regal (for 2005)
Buick Lucerne (for 2012)[5][6]

The Buick LaCrosse is a four-door, front-wheel-drive sedan manufactured by Buick since model year 2005, and marketed variously across four generations for the North American and Chinese markets.

The first-generation LaCrosse replaced the Century and Regal in North America beginning for model year 2005 as a five- or six-passenger, four-door, front-wheel-drive, V6-powered sedan using GM's mid-size W platform—and marketed in Canada as the Buick Allure. Notably, the first generation was also offered with a V8 engine, as a high-performance sub-model marketed as the LaCrosse Super (2008–2009). LaCrosse production and marketing began for China with model year 2006.

The second-generation LaCrosse was introduced for 2010 as a larger premium sedan for North American and Chinese markets[7][8] using a long-wheelbase (LWB) variant of the Epsilon II platform shared with the Cadillac XTS—and available solely as a five-passenger sedan with a range of four- and six-cylinder engines.

The third generation was introduced for North America and China for model year 2017 using the GM Epsilon platform shared with the Chevrolet Impala, notably offering a mild hybrid powertrain combining 20-kilowatt (27 hp) electric and 2.5-liter Ecotec gasoline engine. North American production ended with the third generation, with model year 2019; however, it continued to be offered in China, with a 2019 facelift.

The fourth-generation LaCrosse, launched in 2023, is currently manufactured and marketed solely in China. It is powered by a turbocharged 1.5-liter or 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine.[9]

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  2. ^ "2010 Buick Lacrosse". New Car Test Drive review of redesigned upscale version. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "2005 Buick LaCrosse". Edmund's Review. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  4. ^ "2005 Buick LaCrosse". Car Guru's review. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  5. ^ "Car Reviews". Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2022-12-14.
  6. ^ "Buick Lucerne". GM Authority. Archived from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved 14 December 2022. Discontinued in 2011, the Lucerne spanned only a single generation and was replaced by the second-generation Buick LaCrosse.
  7. ^ "2010 Buick LaCrosse - Review". The Car Connection Review. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  8. ^ "2010 Buick LaCrosse". New Car Test Drive review of redesigned upscale version. March 13, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference GMA2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).