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Detroit, 8:11 AM
Sun Nov 22
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11/10/09
11/10/09
What about the Vauxhall that became a Saturn that became an Opel that didn't become a Vauxhall and became a Daewoo instead?
11/10/09
While they came out around the same time, (actually the GT came out first by a weird quirk if I remember right) the Sky was designed for Saturn and moved to Opel, not the other way around. #buicklacrosse
11/10/09
The Pontiac (Solstice Concept) that begat a Chevy (Nomad Concept) and a Saturn (Curve Concept) that never was, that begat a Vauxhall (VX Lightning Concept) that almost became an Alfa Romeo that became a Pontiac (Solstice) and a Saturn (Sky) that became an Opel (GT) that didn't become a Vauxhall and became a Daewoo (G2X) instead. #buicklacrosse
11/10/09
Nothing is really new. Who here remembers the Buick Opel by Isuzu (yes, that was its official name)?
11/10/09
11/10/09
@Jim7: A Datsun F-10? Oh my. I haven't seen one of those in ages. Those had the biggest googly-eyes ever. The wagon looked at least semi-normal by Deep-Malaise-Japanese standards. The hatchback coupe was something else altogether. #buicklacrosse
11/10/09
11/10/09
Reuse.
Recycle.
Rebadge. #buicklacrosse
11/10/09
11/10/09
11/10/09
If it makes you feel any better; I never watched it. I just remember that from the commercials... #buicklacrosse
07/15/09
07/15/09
Another French-Canadian usage of "la crosse"? "Swindling." With the old model, this was very much truth in advertising.
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07/15/09
C&D agrees:
"Old Habits Die Hard
It’s not all beer and skittles inside, though, as we did catch a few lingering whiffs of cheapness. The most glaring is the in-dash info screen on cars without navigation. When a high-res, high-contrast screen can be found on a $200 base Garmin or TomTom navigation system, a pixelated display that looks like a refugee from a ’70s calculator is inexcusable in any car with upmarket aspirations. The screen looks especially cheap compared to the beautiful, multifunction display tucked between the speedo and tach.
We were also disappointed with a rear-view mirror that suggests GM will never understand how to gracefully shape black plastic, as well as the hard plastic used to form the exceptionally shallow map pockets and glove-box door. We also noticed a slight vibration from the seat coolers—which are among the most effective we’ve ever experienced—when the car is stationary, but it was unnoticeable once we got moving."
And just for the record, that sexy info pod between the gauges is not standard.
So just because the car isn't as good as we hoped it would be, we're not going to give GM a pass. I'm sorry, I might live in Detroit, but i'm not going to be a homer.
07/15/09
07/15/09
All Wheel Drive? Who the Hell do they think is coming to buy this thing, Kenny Block?
/Яepudiate Sixties POLAЯ
07/15/09
07/15/09
I'd also like to let GM know ahead of time that if they become financially solvent enough to bring us the ute, I'll buy a stripper model with the G8's LY7/LLT 3.6 in about five years.
07/15/09
I wasn't sleepy when I started reading the article and looking at it, but then when I finished, I had one of those "startle yourself" wake-up moments and wondered where I'd been for the last few minutes.
This car really had a chance to be decent, if Buick could just figure out what the hell it is supposed to be. I'm sure they'd be good at it if they had some general direction.
Could someone post something and get this off the front page?
I'd like to echo Fromabuick6's sentiment that it looks good (from certain angles-- the front isn't one of them) and the AWD system sounds like it could be pretty good.
Somehow its rear reminds me of the new Mazda6-- actually, I picked up much of the snoozey-yet good looking lines that I see in the new generation 6.
Actually, this car is what would happen if you made the current generation Mazda6 less good looking.
07/15/09
07/14/09
07/14/09
I believe.. and Im sure thousands of others who have never set foot in here.. would agree...
That just because THIS emporer changes its clothes... and tries to sell it.. saying...
Oh we are totally new and fantastic!
Doesnt really mean.. a god damn thing.
07/15/09
The new Lacrosse is a new vehicle, from a company that has consistently offered solidy engineered cars for decades - it deserves to receive honest evaluation, not your ignorant skin-deep critique.
07/15/09
By the way - medium-large, four-door, front-wheel-drive sedan, good powertrain, interior with definite high and low points, bland and slightly ugly styling... hey, this thing is just an Accord with a higher MSRP, isn't it?
07/14/09
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
07/14/09
Sorry but Buick is too old fogy to me, I want a nice car thats cheaper than a Caddie, but not mundane like a Chevy. As a Saturn they had that lineup now, as a Buick they just are moving all of Saturns cars to the old man segment and changing the marketing.