Spy Shots: 2010 Buick LaCrosse shows off its insides
by Chris Shunk on Apr 11th 2008 at 8:26AM 
The Buick LaCrosse may not be a real player in the midsize car market, but GM is looking to make big-time improvements for the 2010 model year. The next-gen LaCrosse shares its
If GM manages to take the well-received Malibu and injects it with a healthy dose of up-level materials and cool technology, Buick could very well have a nice compliment to the hot-selling Enclave. Click on the link below to view a larger pic of the LaCrosse interior.
Gallery: 2010 Buick LaCrosse - spy shots
[Source: The Car Connection]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
AJ 8:42AM (4/11/2008)
Ummmm hello guys the Malibu isn't on the Epsilon II platform. It's on the Epsilon !. The Buick is to be the first US car on the Epsilon II. Wanna correct it?
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shethj 6:05PM (4/11/2008)
thank you. I was about to type the same thing. Also, I doubt there will be many similarities between the LAcrosse and Malibu interior. Different platforms and different price ranges. LAcrosse is first on EP2 then Aura. Malibu wont come for another 3 years or so.
Quattroporte 8:50AM (4/11/2008)
You beat me to it.
Epsilon
Regular
2002 Opel Vectra
2003 Saab 9-3
2004 Chevrolet Malibu
2006 Cadillac BLS
Extended
2003 Opel Signum
2004 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx
2005 Pontiac G6
2005 Fiat Croma
2007 Saturn Aura
2008 Chevrolet Malibu
Epsilon II
2008 Opel Insignia
2009 Saab 9-5
2010 Buick LaCrosse
2011 Saturn Aura
2011 Pontiac G6
2010 Saab 9-3
2012 Chevy Malibu
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Epsilon_platform
FThorn 8:46AM (4/11/2008)
LaCrosse is a decent vehicle now. (have not driven it)
GM keeps doing better with their designs. Hopefully it will continue.
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5 Watt 8:59AM (4/11/2008)
The spy shots match the concept drawings from a while back better than the new bu.
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/gms-future-interior-design-concepts/384985/full/
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Ted 9:35AM (4/11/2008)
Heh, I didn't realize that composite was posted on Autoblog. Not my best work, but pretty much gives you an accurate look.
This car will not be that simular to the Malibu on the inside. If anything, it will be closer to the NG Opel Insignia / Saturn Aura (Epsilon II).
http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/19/spy-shots-next-opel-vectra-inside-and-out/
Quick 9:07AM (4/11/2008)
The current Malibu is not on EpsilonII, it was just simply moved to the long wheel base variant of Epsilon I. Its an Aura, just done right.
The LaCrosse/Invicta will be the first Epsilon II car here in NA.
So the old, out dated EpsilonI platform is holding it own very well with all the current cars. If not segment leader...and GM hasn't even unleashed EpsilonII. Which we are about to get bombarded with their offerings riding on this platform in the next two years.
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Hiro11 9:07AM (4/11/2008)
I rented a LaCrosse about two years ago and it was a surprisingly tolerable car. Not something I'd buy, you understand, but certainly a well-put-together highway cruiser. If you live in Florida, it's probably not a bad choice.
Also, Buick's quality is not something to sniff at. My lead-foot grandfather's '96 Park Avenue currently has over 160K on it and he's had exactly zero problems with it. Buick's results in long term durability testing seems to bear this out.
I'll be the new LaCrosse will be surprisingly good.
/getting old.
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PJ 9:41AM (4/11/2008)
Looks good. But considering that this is a 2010 MY vehicle, I suspect it's not going to stand out as unusually well-finished or -styled among its midsize peers, same as the current car. The level of competence among today's midsize sedans is really pretty amazing.
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DJ 9:47AM (4/11/2008)
Hmmm, a 2010 LaCrosse Super with the 300HP 3.6L DI engine?
I would love to see Maximum Bob build a coupe off of this using the Riviera concept shown in Shanghai last year. That would be incredible.
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Ted 9:44AM (4/11/2008)
LeftLaneNews has some amazing renderings. I would say they are probably very close to what the real car will look like.
http://www.leftlanenews.com/buick-lacrosse-invicta.html
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Noe 4:28PM (4/11/2008)
thats HOT, sorry i couldn't resist! lol
Esprit bird 9:50AM (4/11/2008)
Comparing Buick's old cars like the Regal and Century and Lasabre and then looking at the LaCrosse...its a whole new ballgame, now do not get me wrong, it can definetly use some improvement, but one step at a time please.
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DJ 9:51AM (4/11/2008)
It looks good, but the rearend looks like a cross between a 5-Series BMW and the new Honda Accord sedan. Not very original. Nice, but just not original or very Buick-like.
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lvDave 10:51AM (4/11/2008)
So buick just needs this new Lacrosse, hopefully with a new name, and then the Park avenue from China to replace the Lucerne, and they will have a nice line up of cars.
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Avinash machado 11:02AM (4/11/2008)
Glad to know that GM may not be killing Buick after all.
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Aprime 12:28PM (4/11/2008)
They're not pulling what they did with Daewoo on Buick dealers, nor were they ever planning to.
Donpella 11:30AM (4/11/2008)
This car looks good. The overall shape is stunning and I like the exhaust tips, very Lexus like. Even though this is a fwd, the thing that will make or break this car is the frontal view (headlights,grill,ect.)and the details in the interior. If Buick can knock thoses two area out, I think Buick can move foward in the luxuary/near luxuary class. It's about time.Buick needs a hit. Gm needs something that can sit confident,elegant, and refined between, Cadillac's flashiness and Pontiac's brute aggressive styling.
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adamrobertg 12:13PM (4/11/2008)
Yes, it does look a bit like a Lexus (GS). Would be nice to see Buick succeed- and the one advantage it does have over Lexus is a bit of historical 'prestige' for the nameplate. I think it could use that to it's advantage, as it has in China...
Buick's sort of a victim of unfortunate circumstances (party GM's fault). The cars themselves are quite good... but they don't necessarily live up to the standards of younger customers. Not to mention that when people think of Buicks, they tend to think of Century's and Regal's that came with 'sea of plastic' interiors and a radio that had all the dial markings in 60pt font. While my 88-year-old grandmother loves her Buick... my 63-year-old mother derides it as being 'the car that goes by itself' and 'the car you can't tell is on or off'... all the while saying she's had the best experiences with German cars and would never buy anything non-European.
Buick needs something elegant, a shape that gives an impression, not one that looks like a 10-year-old Toyota Avalon. The interior also needs to be top-notch, with more electronic options as standard. If it brings the price up, so be it- the Lucerne is supposed to be top of the line, anyway.
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Derek 1:26PM (4/11/2008)
Don't go assuming, again, that there's going to be all that much shared or even similar to the Malibu...such as seeing a chrome ringed gauge pod and saying "Ah-ha, it shares this with the Malibu". No, it doesn't. As said, the Epsilon and Epsilon II cars are quite different, especially in this regard...not sharing bits and pieces in interior, etc.
GM released images of "concept" interiors not long ago, and one was actually this Lacrosse, people just weren't sure of it. Check them out, and you'll see:
http://www.cheersandgears.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19618
This will be the Enclave of sedans...just even more impressive because it is a sedan, an always hot market.
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