I have a 2015 LaCrosse. My first Buick in many years. I love the car. It rides and handles better than I had expected. The car is quiet and fuel efficient. The only problem I have had is the Goodyear tires. They had to be replaced @ 5k because they could not be balanced. GM made me jump through hoops to get them replaced. But it was done and now I'm happy.
Well, this will likely be the car I buy next, someday (when its used, mind you.) I only hope it will measure up to my Electra, Park Avenue, LeSabres, and Lucerne. But anyway, it sure is nice to see the trishield colours back!
They've made it look like any common Korean or Japanese sedan now. So many derivative styling cues. That information screen/vent combo design came straight out of the previous generation Genesis.
DAMN!!!! I'm usually an import car guy, but this looks damn good! Looks real good in Black or White. Dear GM, how hard is it to put in some extra wiring and a couple of bulbs for rear amber turn signals? I hate the single bulb, running light, parking brake, turn signal configuration. The chinese market have them, why not here!?
Y'all joke about Buick but I must say when it comes to ride and handling you have to give it to Buick. I'm 25 and I love the ride and comfort of Buick. A lot of people talk shit about Buick because they can't afford it. They are not bad at all and can compete with any brand in a particular segment. The only thing about this is its kind of aged already especially since the impala and Malibu already has this platform already. I think Buick waited to late to bring it into production because the impala debuted in 2013 fall as a 14 model so that's why this seems old looking. Buick is also promoting old tech.i mean all the tech on a Buick even this model is like year or two ago but I must say the little things that Buick does as far as the soft touch, comfortable ride, quite tuning, making sure the components are solid like the armrest, glove box etc really keeps this brand alive because everything else is always out dated.
American cars had curves long before Hyundai knew how to build a reliable vehicle. Does it look similar? Sure. But who had it decades ago first? I personally like it and I am 37. I am actually debating paying more on my truck each month to get it paid off faster so I can get one of these in Dark Forest Green!
Looks really nice, cars are getting more sculpted like cars of the 50's and 60's! They should bring back the 3 seat couch as well, really no need for a center console in modern cars.
People, still will never shake the perception about Buick people for old people, but I was THIS close to getting a Buick Regal, one of the most nimble cars out there---right there with the smaller Verano as well. Buick is a much more robust company out there and younger people should really take another look and not scoff at looking different.
Looker with a nice HUD; as for resemblance to the Azera? it does have a similar backdoor window and line which begins just before the backdoor handle: Buicks is more swoopy and ends before the trunk while the Azera is more aggressive and goes right into the trunk
I just purchased a 2008 Buick allure super with 5.3 V8 Only 29,000 km on it. Almost showroom condition. Sure looks good. This one is really nice too. Lacrosse and allure basically the same model.
I would love more than anything to see this car in person even if there will absolutely no way I could ever afford this car. I love the Buick Regal CXL RL2 I driving now. Best vehicle I have I have purchased to date.
T Terrell I own one. I think the car looks very nice and it does bare some resemblance to the lucerne on the rear taillights. I'm not impressed with the v6 engine option though.
When is Honda going to release the new Ridgeline. Also one a side note. It's too bad Buick doesn't get the recognition it deserves. What a great looking car.
This car is what Hyundai Azera (2011) should become. The overall shape is the same, the lines are based on today's best creations. The rear lights remind the charm of Citroën DS5. The interior seems to have materials as good the C and E Class. In fact, Buick rescued the charm left behind in early 1990's.
+Chris Boyer It most likely will give you the option to disable it. 2016 Cadillac ATS has the ability to disable start/stop feature. - Kyle Greenhalgh - Dueck GM
You guys are under estimating this car, Buick is well above what you described. Please don't compare it with any other cars. I had a 2013 Buick Enclave 3 years ago, that I still miss. One day when I can afford will be the Buick Lacrosse..period
It looks nice AWD maybe? Just a thought lane assist what if you leaning on the lane if somebody is just to close to me is it going to put me under the 18 wheelers instead.....or will it let me drive how I feel like driving?
+Lawrence Eich sadly no. The Chevy SS sits on a platform that GM developed with their Australian brand named Holden. Since GM is shutting down their factories in Australia, the platform that the Chevy SS sits on, the Zeta platform as it is called, it will soon be discontinued as its life cycle comes to an end. The previous Generation Camaro also used that platform as well. Since that chassis is being phased out, GM decided to switch the Camaro to their new platform dubbed Alpha, which is used by Cadillac for their ATS and CTS. The Lacrosse sits on the same platform that underpins the Impala, Malibu and the modified Cadillac XTS..........all of which are front wheel drive cars.
Rell Rell I'd say you're right about it being on a modified longer wheelbase. Actually I was watching another video review on the Lacrosse and the journalist asked a GM executive about specs, such as the length and wheelbase, and the executive said those details wouldn't be released yet. But I'd say its safe to assume that it is longer being that the Impala and the previous Lacrosse sat on a 111 inch wheel base, where as the new Malibu sits on a stretched wheel base going from 107 inches to 111 inches. So naturally I'd say you're right to assume as I am thinking the same thing that Lacrosse would have to go longer and larger in wheel base and over all length of the car as these cars, Impala and Lacrosse, are full size sedans meant to sit above the Malibu.
Drove the new Malibu with start stop last week, absolutely hated it. I'd never buy a vehicle with that technology. It's a shame, too, this Buick looks quite nice aesthetically.
this car was awesome in person the color pairing grey and red brown leather was perfect-NO it does not look like the AZERA! (zesh!!) --they should do well with this one
Please sell this in Australia. Once you (GM Detroit) kill off the Holden manufacturing capacity and end the Commodore, don't expect us to buy the Korean/Chinese junk you push. People only buy the Captiva because they're low-information consumers who still think it's made in Australia. Great looking car.
To me it looks like a 2015 Impala, at least from the side view. Two things - I hate fuel fillers on the right, they are a PIA and I really want a split bench seat with column shift - which I know is hopeless these days. Hate those wide consoles. They make even a large car feel cramped.
Really hate the new trend of congesting the front row with a huge and tall center column. What's the point of these almost shoulder high column that divides the driver and front passenger so deliberately , it almost seems like one of them have a contagious disease or something. Bench seats were the best. Always made the cars look wide open and airy. I hope this trend dies so we can squeeze one more friend in.
I would likely have probably considered buying this car, problem is its a Buick. The last Buick that GM sold me has been recalled 3 times due to engine fires. Unbelievable. 3800 series engine, look it up.
Why don't they just do away with the tires and let it ride on the rims? It looks like there's only about 2 1/2 inches of sidewall, and these are the small rims. Do people who buy LaCrosse's want a canyon carver or a cruiser, which is what most driving is unless you're in the city. In snow states the roads can be rough, with big pot holes which could be hard on these tires and suspension. This car would probably be terrible on snowy roads as well. It is a pretty car though.
I would have probably considered buying this car, problem is its a Buick. The last Buick that GM sold me has been recalled 3 times due to engine fires. Unbelievable. 3800 series engine, look it up.
I would have probably considered buying this car, problem is its a Buick. The last Buick that GM sold me has been recalled 3 times due to engine fires. Unbelievable. 3800 series engine, look it up.
I own a 2014 Impala, so I'll say I'm flattered. One of the reasons I love the 2014 impala vs 2014 lacrosse is because it looked sleeker and longer, even thought they're about the same size. Also I hated that Buick's center stack looked so cheap & cluttered with big plastic button as opposed to the Impala's simple & more sectioned off look and digital climate read outs. This definitely looks better and more luxurious inside and out than the Impala, but it's obvious it was inspired by it's younger sibling.
+prl08 actually the difference in size is about 5 to 7 inches in length between the Impala and Lacrosse, which means the weight can be significant as well. Not sure what the new dimensions are on this new Lacrosse.
I love to look at this car but I don't understand why car models keep getting bigger and bigger. if you look at a Buick LaCrosse from say 2004 or something it looks like a compact car compared to today. Why don't manufacturers stick with the same size platform?? why over the past 15 years if a manufacturer introduces a model 15 years later that model is like 33% bigger than the original model? This looks like it should be today's Lucerne. I know they don't make that anymore but imagine is a Nissan Sentra was now the size of the Maxima..
Looks just like it's Chevy Impala cousin and actually, a loaded Impala looks better. Of course they most likely share the same platform but I'd expect a different styling and design from Buick.
I think we saw here the upcoming 2017 Opel Insignia. The Taillights clearly are inspired by the new Opel Astra and the Headlights are looking just as the one from the current Insignia which can optionaly be upgraded to the new Matrix LED Light. Look closely at the spyphotos of the 2017 Insignia and you will become impressed. Little sidefact: The Buick Regal (GS) is a 1 to 1 copy of the current Insignia. Typical for GM, they take everything that has been build by Opel and give it to Vauxhall and other GM Brands to save Money... And now Opel is drowning... I hate GM for that.
+Paul Hojda This is way bigger than the insignia, probably a new name if they sell it in EU which I highly doubt. Big cars only sell in USA, Middle East and China.
Sabel Tann True, but it does seem to have a good amount of Opel design language. So it could be a good indicator to what the next Insignia will look like.
+TheLifeOnHigh it uses the same platform as the Impala. I haven't had a good look at the Lacrosse but it might. The Impala, Malibu, Regal, Lacrosse, and Caddy's XTS all use the same platform, called Epsilon
The outside says Buick Century (2005) mixed with Chevy Impala (2015) with some modifi-somethings, but the inside is a different story entirely. I like the exterior on the MKZ far better. Maybe if Lincoln and Buick coordinated, there's be a world beater in the luxury world. As far as Lexus setting the bar, I have no idea why anyone would buy anything in their current line-up - it's so bloody ugly inside and out. Was hoping for more from Buick ...like the Avenir itself. Put that baby on the road and I'm in for sure.
It looks old man still. Lincoln, Cadi, Chrysler have a more modern fresh approach, Buick missed the mark unless their demographic is still 60+ in which case its fantastic. Gramps would love it.
the car isn't wide enough the front is okay the side is okay the rear is ugly they could have done something bold and outlandish back there it's a C- in my book where's the 2017 park Avenue?
+OldsmobileMatt 420 From what I understand, its so that your not close to the road if you need to pull over for an emergency and sometimes if fits better when the engineers run the exhaust pipe.
***** I've had a car with the gas tank on the passenger side b4...and I remember when ppl started going crazy for gas when the prices dropped a couple of years ago after being around 4 dollars a gallon, it was hell on earth for me to get to a gas pump because I was the only idiot going in the opposite as everyone else because my gas tank was on the opposite side...plus u have to walk all the way to the other side of the car when u get out to pump gas...an unnecessary hassle
dee k I don't have much trouble in my Regal, then again it probably depends on where you live to be honest. Living in a crowded city might make it a little more inconvenient, but my gas station is usually empty and I can pull up to the pump without having to turn around. To each their own though I guess.
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I'm so getting this one, nice upgrade from my 1998 Regal
+MrMister1227 My first car was an '01 Century, pretty similar to the Regal. Loved that car!
lol. .. w-bodies are sick. I used to have a 99 gtp
+SOCAL3800 great cars, I love them
Be prepared to take out a 2nd mortgage for it....
+MrMister1227 Love my 2003 Regal 277,000 miles no rust and still runs strong.
I have a 2015 LaCrosse. My first Buick in many years. I love the car. It rides and handles better than I had expected. The car is quiet and fuel efficient. The only problem I have had is the Goodyear tires. They had to be replaced @ 5k because they could not be balanced. GM made me jump through hoops to get them replaced. But it was done and now I'm happy.
Buick had that curve Well before Hyundai was even born.
***** Great minds think alike
exactly...
Well, this will likely be the car I buy next, someday (when its used, mind you.) I only hope it will measure up to my Electra, Park Avenue, LeSabres, and Lucerne.
But anyway, it sure is nice to see the trishield colours back!
They've made it look like any common Korean or Japanese sedan now. So many derivative styling cues. That information screen/vent combo design came straight out of the previous generation Genesis.
Damn this car looks good, especially for the price point.
nerd
+Adam Colgan Damn you looks good, especially for the price point. lmao :):p
+OldsmobileMatt 420 noob with low KD
DAMN!!!! I'm usually an import car guy, but this looks damn good! Looks real good in Black or White.
Dear GM, how hard is it to put in some extra wiring and a couple of bulbs for rear amber turn signals? I hate the single bulb, running light, parking brake, turn signal configuration. The chinese market have them, why not here!?
Y'all joke about Buick but I must say when it comes to ride and handling you have to give it to Buick. I'm 25 and I love the ride and comfort of Buick. A lot of people talk shit about Buick because they can't afford it. They are not bad at all and can compete with any brand in a particular segment. The only thing about this is its kind of aged already especially since the impala and Malibu already has this platform already. I think Buick waited to late to bring it into production because the impala debuted in 2013 fall as a 14 model so that's why this seems old looking. Buick is also promoting old tech.i mean all the tech on a Buick even this model is like year or two ago but I must say the little things that Buick does as far as the soft touch, comfortable ride, quite tuning, making sure the components are solid like the armrest, glove box etc really keeps this brand alive because everything else is always out dated.
Dumb logic, buick is the cheapest luxury brand
what do you mean? a Buick is a cheap car.
I like watching both you guys and MotoMan so that was cool to see you and him together
American cars had curves long before Hyundai knew how to build a reliable vehicle. Does it look similar? Sure. But who had it decades ago first? I personally like it and I am 37. I am actually debating paying more on my truck each month to get it paid off faster so I can get one of these in Dark Forest Green!
Holy freaking hell...new Dream Car.
The interior is a huge improvement over the old Lacrosse. I think this car will do well if they don't get too greedy with their pricing.
I like it, it's gonna be a hit just like the old one... I'm glad Buick went back to the color logo.
***** Buick had these lines before the Azera.
+Eric Fortune Actually it looks like it is modelled on the VE and VF model Holden Commodore (Australian GM product) which was first sold in 2006.
Amen on the colored logo!!!
you better get it Buick!
this car is f-ing gorgeous!!! and hey it's motoman!!
Looks really nice, cars are getting more sculpted like cars of the 50's and 60's! They should bring back the 3 seat couch as well, really no need for a center console in modern cars.
It doesn't look like an Azera, but it seems to be a nice, quiet car. It's impressive to hear them remove 300lb. That's not easy.
+Guns Cars and Digits theres probably another 300lb in weight savings. If they delete the useless airbag/explosives on board.
+missingremote
My bet is all of the sound deadening. I love the performance of a lighter vehicle, but a quiet cabin sure is nice.
People, still will never shake the perception about Buick people for old people, but I was THIS close to getting a Buick Regal, one of the most nimble cars out there---right there with the smaller Verano as well. Buick is a much more robust company out there and younger people should really take another look and not scoff at looking different.
Like the moderate almost friendly competition. I'm a fan of TFL as well as Motoman TV. Cheers to you both.
Awesome car. Buick has become my car of choice.
This car looks absolutely gorgeous. I just wish it was RWD. Buick should bring back the RWD GNX two door coupe.
THE CAR LOOKS STUNNING.....
Looker with a nice HUD; as for resemblance to the Azera? it does have a similar backdoor window and line which begins just before the backdoor handle: Buicks is more swoopy and ends before the trunk while the Azera is more aggressive and goes right into the trunk
I just purchased a 2008 Buick allure super with 5.3 V8 Only 29,000 km on it. Almost showroom condition. Sure looks good. This one is really nice too. Lacrosse and allure basically the same model.
I would love more than anything to see this car in person even if there will absolutely no way I could ever afford this car. I love the Buick Regal CXL RL2 I driving now. Best vehicle I have I have purchased to date.
this is the spiritual successor to the lucerne.. eapecially the rear view
T Terrell I own one. I think the car looks very nice and it does bare some resemblance to the lucerne on the rear taillights. I'm not impressed with the v6 engine option though.
I think you're right Nathan. It does look a bit like the Azera from that angle.
looks like a 2015 impala
+anthony alexander Exactly my thoughts with the rear fender / character line.
It's the same platform
+Jacob shreve yea It takes. there both GM cars
+Jacob shreve To save money and try to stretch their investments... The Impala, XTS and Lacrosse all share the same base...
I totally understand them being on the same long wheelbase GM platform. It's the close resemblance in exterior detail which bugs me.
0:16 DAMN!!!
When is Honda going to release the new Ridgeline. Also one a side note. It's too bad Buick doesn't get the recognition it deserves. What a great looking car.
Haha this guy from Buick was so surprised that somebody under the age of 60 was asking him a question at a car show!
This car is what Hyundai Azera (2011) should become. The overall shape is the same, the lines are based on today's best creations. The rear lights remind the charm of Citroën DS5. The interior seems to have materials as good the C and E Class.
In fact, Buick rescued the charm left behind in early 1990's.
The first things that came to mind when looking at this car were the Azera and the CLS.
Buick just give us a RWD roadmaster and I'm with ya.
Nathan is right, it also reminds me of the Azera ... Motoman has great reviews too but he's is kind of obnoxious tbh
love Buick
I wonder if you can disable the stop/start feature.
+Chris Boyer It most likely will give you the option to disable it. 2016 Cadillac ATS has the ability to disable start/stop feature. - Kyle Greenhalgh - Dueck GM
That stuff is annoying. More garbage that barely gives any good results in fuel economy and more money for the dealers to make once it breaks.
This is what the new Holden Commodore will be folks!
Saw the Azera lines before you mentioned it....and not sure if I like the duck tail spoiler...
Amazing Effort! broken ad hoc What's your opinion about it
reminds me of the impala, that wide stance at the rear
You guys are under estimating this car, Buick is well above what you described. Please don't compare it with any other cars. I had a 2013 Buick Enclave 3 years ago, that I still miss. One day when I can afford will be the Buick Lacrosse..period
It looks nice AWD maybe? Just a thought lane assist what if you leaning on the lane if somebody is just to close to me is it going to put me under the 18 wheelers instead.....or will it let me drive how I feel like driving?
2018 impala will be on this same platform..cant wait
This Buick is absolutly gorgeous!
If it's as quiet as what Buick claims, this is going to be a hit with the baby boomers around...
Is This car built on the same Chassis as the Chevy SS as in RWD? If so a v8 version would be Incredible.
+Lawrence Eich Not sure about the chassisbut, the Buick will have all wheel drive as an option in 2017.
+Lawrence Eich sadly no. The Chevy SS sits on a platform that GM developed with their Australian brand named Holden. Since GM is shutting down their factories in Australia, the platform that the Chevy SS sits on, the Zeta platform as it is called, it will soon be discontinued as its life cycle comes to an end. The previous Generation Camaro also used that platform as well. Since that chassis is being phased out, GM decided to switch the Camaro to their new platform dubbed Alpha, which is used by Cadillac for their ATS and CTS. The Lacrosse sits on the same platform that underpins the Impala, Malibu and the modified Cadillac XTS..........all of which are front wheel drive cars.
+blankerism exactly but i think this lacrosse is on a modified (longer wheelbase) version of the impala and cadillac platform
Rell Rell I'd say you're right about it being on a modified longer wheelbase. Actually I was watching another video review on the Lacrosse and the journalist asked a GM executive about specs, such as the length and wheelbase, and the executive said those details wouldn't be released yet. But I'd say its safe to assume that it is longer being that the Impala and the previous Lacrosse sat on a 111 inch wheel base, where as the new Malibu sits on a stretched wheel base going from 107 inches to 111 inches. So naturally I'd say you're right to assume as I am thinking the same thing that Lacrosse would have to go longer and larger in wheel base and over all length of the car as these cars, Impala and Lacrosse, are full size sedans meant to sit above the Malibu.
Coming soon to a rental fleet near you
Nice LeSabre
I think it looks like a Chevy Impala. Must be based on it.
I second that
it was based on the Avenir concept
It is an Impala.
Bryan W. Janak I think you're right cause I just recently figured out that all GM manufacturers just rebadge their own vehicles
It's actually based off a stretched Malibu
btw good video. You did a great job here. I recognize that interviewer. did you hire him??
It has side body molding. Yayyyyyy!
The character line is more in line with what's on the current gen Impala.
The next Holden Commodore for Australia, to be made I don't know where?
Drove the new Malibu with start stop last week, absolutely hated it. I'd never buy a vehicle with that technology. It's a shame, too, this Buick looks quite nice aesthetically.
The only thing I wanted to know about this car was "they still make that?"
this car was awesome in person the color pairing grey and red brown leather was perfect-NO it does not look like the AZERA! (zesh!!) --they should do well with this one
Please sell this in Australia. Once you (GM Detroit) kill off the Holden manufacturing capacity and end the Commodore, don't expect us to buy the Korean/Chinese junk you push. People only buy the Captiva because they're low-information consumers who still think it's made in Australia.
Great looking car.
Lincoln MKZ or this one?
This car would look nice in pearl black or carbon metallic.
Open the bonnet! Open the trunk! Show us the car. It's meant to be VIDEO!!
To me it looks like a 2015 Impala, at least from the side view. Two things - I hate fuel fillers on the right, they are a PIA and I really want a split bench seat with column shift - which I know is hopeless these days. Hate those wide consoles. They make even a large car feel cramped.
They still put those dumb fake porthole on the side.
+Jeffrey Kee (Musiclover999) I like the portholes! They give the Buick a sense of identity.
I like the looks of it. The only thing that turns me down is the fact this car is a FWD and not a RWD.
+Manuel Gutierrez rwd is reserved for cadillac
Hey, 5 Star Work. disapprove scene
The comments on here are quite literally baffling.
thank god the interior turned out so much better then the Lincolns... exterior is a toss up
Really hate the new trend of congesting the front row with a huge and tall center column. What's the point of these almost shoulder high column that divides the driver and front passenger so deliberately , it almost seems like one of them have a contagious disease or something. Bench seats were the best. Always made the cars look wide open and airy. I hope this trend dies so we can squeeze one more friend in.
This will be cheaper than most Cady's I think.
+Isaac Fox thats the entire point of Buick, more then a chevy, less than cadillac.......
I would likely have probably considered buying this car, problem is its a Buick. The last Buick that GM sold me has been recalled 3 times due to engine fires. Unbelievable. 3800 series engine, look it up.
+Raul Garcia But that's an engine from back in the 90s.
+Raul Garcia The 3800 series engine was one of GM's finest engines believe it or not lol. Some turn 300,000 miles, my impala runs great with 158,000.
Why don't they just do away with the tires and let it ride on the rims? It looks like there's only about 2 1/2 inches of sidewall, and these are the small rims. Do people who buy LaCrosse's want a canyon carver or a cruiser, which is what most driving is unless you're in the city. In snow states the roads can be rough, with big pot holes which could be hard on these tires and suspension. This car would probably be terrible on snowy roads as well. It is a pretty car though.
I would have probably considered buying this car, problem is its a Buick. The last Buick that GM sold me has been recalled 3 times due to engine fires. Unbelievable. 3800 series engine, look it up.
I would have probably considered buying this car, problem is its a Buick. The last Buick that GM sold me has been recalled 3 times due to engine fires. Unbelievable. 3800 series engine, look it up.
This looks like the Opel Insignia
Buick Impala?
Stop start turned off a lot of buyers and they turned to Impala with reg V6 engine. I was one of them.
Tweak the doors to sound like a G Wagons, and I'll buy it even with the start/stop lol.
First thing I thought was it looks like an Azera.
I own a 2014 Impala, so I'll say I'm flattered. One of the reasons I love the 2014 impala vs 2014 lacrosse is because it looked sleeker and longer, even thought they're about the same size. Also I hated that Buick's center stack looked so cheap & cluttered with big plastic button as opposed to the Impala's simple & more sectioned off look and digital climate read outs. This definitely looks better and more luxurious inside and out than the Impala, but it's obvious it was inspired by it's younger sibling.
+prl08 actually the difference in size is about 5 to 7 inches in length between the Impala and Lacrosse, which means the weight can be significant as well. Not sure what the new dimensions are on this new Lacrosse.
exactly...
+prl08 exactly..
I love to look at this car but I don't understand why car models keep getting bigger and bigger. if you look at a Buick LaCrosse from say 2004 or something it looks like a compact car compared to today. Why don't manufacturers stick with the same size platform?? why over the past 15 years if a manufacturer introduces a model 15 years later that model is like 33% bigger than the original model? This looks like it should be today's Lucerne. I know they don't make that anymore but imagine is a Nissan Sentra was now the size of the Maxima..
nice chevy impala
Looks like an updated Chevrolet Impala!
That grandpa color says it all.
No need to buy a Buick LaCross anymore just buy an Impala.
I'm seeing more Chevy Impala in the haunches more so than the Azzera.
Looks just like it's Chevy Impala cousin and actually, a loaded Impala looks better. Of course they most likely share the same platform but I'd expect a different styling and design from Buick.
The headlamps remind me of a Subaru Legacy....
I think we saw here the upcoming 2017 Opel Insignia. The Taillights clearly are inspired by the new Opel Astra and the Headlights are looking just as the one from the current Insignia which can optionaly be upgraded to the new Matrix LED Light. Look closely at the spyphotos of the 2017 Insignia and you will become impressed. Little sidefact: The Buick Regal (GS) is a 1 to 1 copy of the current Insignia. Typical for GM, they take everything that has been build by Opel and give it to Vauxhall and other GM Brands to save Money... And now Opel is drowning... I hate GM for that.
Why no one admits it's not related to Chevy Impala
Sooo, this is gonna be called the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia in Europe?
+Paul Hojda This is way bigger than the insignia, probably a new name if they sell it in EU which I highly doubt. Big cars only sell in USA, Middle East and China.
Sabel Tann True, but it does seem to have a good amount of Opel design language. So it could be a good indicator to what the next Insignia will look like.
reminds me of a Chrysler 200 in the rear, but yeah... I can see some Hyundai in the swoops.
That engineer looks really uninterested in his work.
wow
Why does the profile looks like a chevy impala? Badge engineering?
+TheLifeOnHigh it uses the same platform as the Impala. I haven't had a good look at the Lacrosse but it might. The Impala, Malibu, Regal, Lacrosse, and Caddy's XTS all use the same platform, called Epsilon
The outside says Buick Century (2005) mixed with Chevy Impala (2015) with some modifi-somethings, but the inside is a different story entirely. I like the exterior on the MKZ far better. Maybe if Lincoln and Buick coordinated, there's be a world beater in the luxury world. As far as Lexus setting the bar, I have no idea why anyone would buy anything in their current line-up - it's so bloody ugly inside and out.
Was hoping for more from Buick ...like the Avenir itself. Put that baby on the road and I'm in for sure.
that interior is so sex unfriendly
It looks old man still. Lincoln, Cadi, Chrysler have a more modern fresh approach, Buick missed the mark unless their demographic is still 60+ in which case its fantastic. Gramps would love it.
Fucking Nice
the car isn't wide enough the front is okay the side is okay the rear is ugly they could have done something bold and outlandish back there it's a C- in my book where's the 2017 park Avenue?
Finally Americans catching up to Japanese and Germans
it seems like every single GM car has the gas tank on the passenger side...I can't stand that
why?
+OldsmobileMatt 420 From what I understand, its so that your not close to the road if you need to pull over for an emergency and sometimes if fits better when the engineers run the exhaust pipe.
+dee k I really don't see a problem with it, just gotta get used to stopping at the gas pump differently. Also, like Cartez said, great for safety.
***** I've had a car with the gas tank on the passenger side b4...and I remember when ppl started going crazy for gas when the prices dropped a couple of years ago after being around 4 dollars a gallon, it was hell on earth for me to get to a gas pump because I was the only idiot going in the opposite as everyone else because my gas tank was on the opposite side...plus u have to walk all the way to the other side of the car when u get out to pump gas...an unnecessary hassle
dee k I don't have much trouble in my Regal, then again it probably depends on where you live to be honest. Living in a crowded city might make it a little more inconvenient, but my gas station is usually empty and I can pull up to the pump without having to turn around. To each their own though I guess.