What is it?
Buick LaCrosse
What's special about it?
Crossover-type vehicles, cars and trucks that blend the best of many automotive worlds in terms of design and function, are all the rage these days. Everyone is looking for the next personal-use niche to exploit. Buick thinks the LaCrosse concept is one answer to the question: "What else can I get besides an SUV or a minivan?" LaCrosse serves as a "luxurious and elegant" five-passenger sedan with a 10-cubic-foot trunk, but transforms into a light-duty pickup when the need arises to tote a new TV home from Best Buy. LaCrosse's taillamp panel and deck lid retract to reveal a 40-inch square cargo bed behind the rear seats that can be utilized to carry everything from an oversize box to a new tree home from the nursery. With the rear seats folded, LaCrosse boasts an 8-foot bed for hauling longer items. LaCrosse is also equipped with suicide-style doors that open 90 degrees for easy entry and egress, and a "jog shuttle" control system that combines hand and voice commands with a head-up display to operate interior features. There are no gauges or controls inside, allowing designers to craft an opulent and uncluttered atmosphere using healthy amounts of leather and burled walnut. Based on a 2000 Park Avenue chassis, LaCrosse is powered by an experimental 4.2-liter dual overhead cam V8 making 265 horsepower that resides beneath a clever clamshell hood. Brembo four-wheel disc antilock brakes and 21-inch Michelin run-flat tires ensure that the front-wheel drive car will deliver stimulating performance.
Why should I care?
Crossover vehicles are the current automotive trend, and LaCrosse previews the types of solutions Buick is developing to meet the needs of consumers. Plus, Buick is defining its brand through LaCrosse. Functional portholes, a vertical bar grille inspired by 1938 Buick Y-Job, hunched rear shoulders, Riviera-like rear styling (reminds us of 1971-73 boat-tail models), elliptical taillights, and a "Sweepspear" profile have been deemed Buick's "design vocabulary." You can expect to see elements of LaCrosse in future production models.
Buick LaCrosse
What's special about it?
Crossover-type vehicles, cars and trucks that blend the best of many automotive worlds in terms of design and function, are all the rage these days. Everyone is looking for the next personal-use niche to exploit. Buick thinks the LaCrosse concept is one answer to the question: "What else can I get besides an SUV or a minivan?" LaCrosse serves as a "luxurious and elegant" five-passenger sedan with a 10-cubic-foot trunk, but transforms into a light-duty pickup when the need arises to tote a new TV home from Best Buy. LaCrosse's taillamp panel and deck lid retract to reveal a 40-inch square cargo bed behind the rear seats that can be utilized to carry everything from an oversize box to a new tree home from the nursery. With the rear seats folded, LaCrosse boasts an 8-foot bed for hauling longer items. LaCrosse is also equipped with suicide-style doors that open 90 degrees for easy entry and egress, and a "jog shuttle" control system that combines hand and voice commands with a head-up display to operate interior features. There are no gauges or controls inside, allowing designers to craft an opulent and uncluttered atmosphere using healthy amounts of leather and burled walnut. Based on a 2000 Park Avenue chassis, LaCrosse is powered by an experimental 4.2-liter dual overhead cam V8 making 265 horsepower that resides beneath a clever clamshell hood. Brembo four-wheel disc antilock brakes and 21-inch Michelin run-flat tires ensure that the front-wheel drive car will deliver stimulating performance.
Why should I care?
Crossover vehicles are the current automotive trend, and LaCrosse previews the types of solutions Buick is developing to meet the needs of consumers. Plus, Buick is defining its brand through LaCrosse. Functional portholes, a vertical bar grille inspired by 1938 Buick Y-Job, hunched rear shoulders, Riviera-like rear styling (reminds us of 1971-73 boat-tail models), elliptical taillights, and a "Sweepspear" profile have been deemed Buick's "design vocabulary." You can expect to see elements of LaCrosse in future production models.
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