Buick to invest in LaCrosse, let Lucerne dodder toward oblivion
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/" rel="tag">Detroit Auto Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedans/Saloons</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/marketing-advertising/" rel="tag">Marketing/Advertising</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/buick/" rel="tag">Buick</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">GM</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-buick-lacrosse-spy-shots-ii/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/12/lac_nw_inv.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><em><stron g><small>Click above for a high-res gallery of 2010 LaCrosse spy shots</small></strong></em><br /></div>
<br />Small(er) is the new big as far as Buick's concerned. With the precipitous sales falloff of full-sized cars, Buick's putting its chips on the mid-sized 2010 LaCrosse, which will go on sale in the U.S. and in China. That leaves the full-size Lucerne in terminal orbit; built on GM's G Platform, Buick has no plans to redesign it, and no plans to replace it with the Park Avenue, which goes straight from its Holden assembly line in Australia to a port in China.<br /><br />The LaCrosse will aim at the U.S. premium mid-size buyers and be the first domestic entrant on GM's new global mid-size platform. While it can fit both four- and six-cylinder engines, the pick of the litter will probably be the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/30/details-on-new-buick-lacrosse-emerge-new-di-3-0l-v6-added/">all-new 3.0-liter direct-injection V6</a>. To give it a serious chance as an import fighter, the LaCrosse will also receive features like a heads-up display and all-wheel-drive. We'll be bringing you the full story on the car that will be Buick's spearhead from next month's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/DetroitAutoShow/">Detroit Auto Show</a>, so stay tuned. <br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-buick-lacrosse-spy-shots-ii/">2010 Buick LaCrosse - spy shots II</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-buick-lacrosse-spy-shots-ii/1046343/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/lacrosse.ld-01.kgp.ed_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-buick-lacrosse-spy-shots-ii/1046353/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/lacrosse.ld-02.kgp.ed_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-buick-lacrosse-spy-shots-ii/1046348/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/lacrosse.ld-03.kgp.ed_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-buick-lacrosse-spy-shots-ii/1046352/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/lacrosse.ld-04.kgp.ed_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-buick-lacrosse-spy-shots-ii/1046351/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/lacrosse.ld-05.kgp.ed_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.autonews.com/article/20081222/ANA03/812220323/1178">Automotive News</a> - Sub. Req.]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/22/buick-to-invest-in-lacrosse-let-lucerne-dodder-toward-oblivion/">Buick to invest in LaCrosse, let Lucerne dodder toward oblivion</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:32:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autonews.com/article/20081222/ANA03/812220323/1178>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/22/buick-to-invest-in-lacrosse-let-lucerne-dodder-toward-oblivion/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1408824/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/12/22/buick-to-invest-in-lacrosse-let-lucerne-dodder-toward-oblivion/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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