click above image to view more pics of the Buick LaCrosse sold in China
By now, many people are of the opinion that the best Buicks in the world are sold in China. The new Zeta-based, rear-wheel drive Park Avenue just introduced for the Chinese market would do wonders for the brand in North America, while the front-wheel drive LaCrosse sold there wears a much classier design than our own. According to the folks at Winding Road, who spent some time with the GM China crew at the Shanghai Auto Show, a hybrid version of the LaCrosse is also on its way to Chinese customers. The hybrid LaCrosse will likely use the Belt-Alternator Starter system used by GM's mild hybrids in the U.S. While not as frugal with the fuel as a full-on hybrid, the BAS system is less complex and less expensive. We don't expect the LaCrosse sold in North America, or any Buick sold in North America for that matter, to feature a hybrid drivetrain anytime soon.
[Source: Winding Road]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Gregg W. @ Apr 17th 2007 12:54PM
...wow, I always wondered what it would feel like to be taken over without firing a shot.
Hamud @ Apr 17th 2007 1:12PM
So, a Ford Five Hundred clone, i thought it was a Five Hundred with a Mercury badge when i saw the photo...
Tom.L. @ Apr 17th 2007 1:39PM
WHATEVER.
MY CONDOLENCES TO THOSE STUDENTS OVER AT VIRGINIA TECH, TO THOSE WHO SURVIVED, TO THE FAMILY OF THOSE WHO WERENT THAT LUCKY.
zlinux @ Apr 17th 2007 1:48PM
wow! I think soon Chinese will create the special character for Buick :))
Joey B. @ Apr 17th 2007 2:16PM
THANKS TOM, BUT WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH CHINESE BUICKS?
Jamar @ Apr 18th 2007 12:54PM
I currently live in Shanghai, China. I'll just say that while the LaCrosse may look classier here there is a reason it isn't sold this way in the States. People are taller in the States. I rode in one of these and my head touched the ceiling. I'm about 5'10" so imagine if you're 6 feet tall- how will you even fit in the car?