Buick La Crosse, 2014

 

 

 Buick La Crosse, 2014

The Buick La Crosse represents an evolution of the landmark luxury sedan that established the brand's modern sedan lineup with design leadership and technological innovation.

The full-size Buick La Crosse offers new interior and exterior design cues, advanced safety technologies and enhanced in-vehicle connectivity. New front and rear styling, featuring available signature wing-shape LED daytime running lamps and LED wraparound tail lamps, complements its sculpted exterior design. The interior is more contemporary, with new seats, enhanced materials, redesigned central instrument panel and console - and an all-new, available Ultra Luxury Interior Package. The cabin also incorporates Buick's next-generation Intelli Link infotainment system, with intuitive controls and natural voice recognition.

New radar- and camera-based safety features help surround the new La Crosse with protection. They include Lane Change Alert, Side Blind Zone Alert, Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Alert, Rear Cross Traffic Alert and Automatic Collision Preparation. GM's patented Safety Alert Seat works with many of these features, providing seat vibration pulses indicating the direction of a potential crash threat.

Full Speed Adaptive Cruise Control is also offered. It senses traffic in front of the Buick La Crosse to adjust vehicle speed, including bringing the vehicle to a complete stop and accelerating again.

Globally, Buick LaCrosse sales have exceeded 500,000 since its 2009 introduction and U.S. sales topped 57,000 in 2012, making it more popular than many other full-size luxury sedans, including Lexus ES, Acura TL and Lincoln MKZ.

The suggested retail price is $34,060, including a $925 destination charge.

Buick La Crosse is available in a four trim levels, including La Crosse (1SB), Leather (1SL), Premium I (1SP) and Premium II (1SR). Standard equipment on all trims:

• Eight air bags, including rear-seat thorax air bags
• Stabili Trak electronic stability control with full-function traction control
• Four-wheel anti-lock brakes with Intelligent Brake Assist
• OnStar (complimentary six months of Directions and Connections service)
• Premium audio system with AM/FM/SiriusXM Radio/XM Travel Link (with three months of service), Bluetooth, USB port, CD player, auxiliary input jack, steering wheel-mounted controls, Buick Intelli Link eight-inch color touch-screen radio
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel
• Dual-zone automatic climate control
• Remote keyless entry
• Power windows with driver and front passenger express up/down
• Heated and power outside rear view mirrors
• Electric parking brake
• High-resolution driver information center
• Auto-dimming inside rearview mirror
• Eight-way power seat in addition to four-way power driver lumbar
• Remote start
• Universal Home Remote.