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Spy Shots: 2010 Buick LaCrosse caught with little camo plus interior
by John Neff on Sep 19th 2008 at 12:29PM 
Click above for high-res spy shot gallery of the 2010 Buick LaCrosse
Let's forget about the Pontiac G3 for now and focus on what General Motors is doing right. Case in point is the upcoming 2010 Buick LaCrosse, which has just been caught undergoing testing wearing very little camouflage. We can clearly see now that Buick designers drew heavily on the Invicta concept for inspiration. Even the concept's character line remains that kinks just ahead of the rear wheels to create a smooth arch over the rear fenders.
Photographers actually caught two LaCrosse models out testing, one of which showed a clean rear bumper and the other was brandishing two large, rectangular tailpipes and wearing demonstrably larger wheels. They even managed to snag a clear shot of the interior that shows an impressive dash design with what appears to be very high quality materials like a double-stitched leather dash and real wood accents. Thankfully, the 2010 Buick LaCrosse looks like a winner along the lines of the Cadillac CTS and even Buick's own Enclave. It may even add ammunition to the argument that GM can build a world-class car when it wants to, but we'll wait until we see one in person and get some seat time to make our final judgment.
Gallery: 2010 Buick LaCrosse - spy shots II
[Source: KGP Photography]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
No Welfare for GM 12:36PM (9/19/2008)
Looks nice. I hope the interior is as nice to touch as it looks.
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Victor 4:36PM (9/19/2008)
That's a Chinese-designed interior from the GM Shanghai studio. Everything from materials to look and feel to lighting in the interior of this car was designed in China.
Kotse 5:22PM (9/19/2008)
Wow...That's real nice for Buick!
It lends to the good looks of the Jaguar XF, both derived from a refined Lexus GS styling.
GM nowadays is lookin' good...
PJ 7:13PM (10/07/2008)
It's still got big-league fender gap--please, GM stylists, design bodies around their *production wheels*, not for the show cars' 22"s!--but the interior looks top-shelf. GM has really delivered on their promise to turn interior quality around.
dea911 4:19AM (9/20/2008)
Wow! Now THAT'S a Buick I would be proud to see my grandma drive! lol
No Welfare for GM 12:38PM (9/19/2008)
OK Picture #17, is there a reason the Buick is parked next to a new Lincoln?
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Ligor 12:47PM (9/19/2008)
well,
this is very close is size adn even looks (sideview) to the Lincoln MKS and the Lexus GS, so there is where GM is aiming this Buick
it does have a nice look to it, the interior also looks nice, and I hope the materials are nice to the touch
Soccer Mom 4:52PM (9/19/2008)
I think there is a good reason: to illustrate the difference between how to design cars to recover a company (GM) and how to design cars to bring it to the ground (Ford).
No Welfare for GM 7:02PM (9/19/2008)
Soccer MOM, GM has a HUGE lobbying/PR/CULT behind it(auto magazines, blogs, media as a whole), their PR machine is strong, that is why it looks like GM is doing it the right way. Many analysts say that Ford is far in better financial situation than GM.
It does seem like GM is way ahead but look at the facts, who has a "better" small car? Focus is better than Cobalt. Cobalt is a horrid little car. Plus GMs next small car will be here in 2 years.
Who has been selling hybrids for longer period of time and who has sold more? GM sells like 5,000 Hybrids a year, most of them are so called mild hybrids. Yeah you can say that GM made a mistake by putting hybrids into tanks, but that is just the point, Fords management seems to be smarter than GM's, BY FAR.
Also mid size sedan, yeah everyone is talking about Malibu, but Ford was first to the market with the new American mid size sedan that was supposed to take on the CamCord, both failed of course, but again Ford was first to the game, also Fusion has a track record as a reliable car.
Yes if you compare to what GM did for Caddy and what Ford did to Jaguar/Lincoln/Mercury GM comes out on top, but for every success GM has 100 failures.
Most people in here are car nuts, they do not want to know anything about BUSINESS it self. All they see is that GM has a great Camaro and a great Volt and Cruze, what they do not ask is.............where did GM take money to develop those cars?
GM has been selling its non consumer related assets like crazy, GM is out of very profitable real truck business(top Kick), GM sold 51% of Gmac (yeah it is a mortgage business but it is money in any case) and GM basically has been waisting all that money on unprofitable products, G8, Astra, Solstice/Sky, GM is losing money on all these cars.
On top it does look like GM is in much better shape, but YESTERDAY S&P auto analyst said that target price for GM is 10 dollars and he rated it as a "sell".
dea911 4:18AM (9/20/2008)
Wow Mr. No Welfare for GM
I'm not a GM fan by any stretch but you sure seem to be a little biased. How do you claim to be a car nut yet you didnt even notice the Lincoln until picture nbr 18? (The Lincoln is also in picture nbr 11) Also, any true car nut would understand why the Lincoln is there with the Buicks (for comparison. The Buick is aiming itself to the Lincoln and wants to compare the 2 together)
Before you bash others opinions so quickly maybe you should educate yourself a little. People might take you more seriously
jackson liu 4:35AM (9/21/2008)
@dea911:
could the black E-class in pic 11 be the same one as the one parked behind the Buick in picture 18, as well??
Jake B 12:39PM (9/19/2008)
Gimme one with a big nasty V8 a sick paintjob and some 22's please.
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Torrent 12:41PM (9/19/2008)
You said it.
I'm serious, that interior is sweet. I love the curves.
Nellydesign 10:13AM (9/22/2008)
I like the design of the interior, but the parts in that design need work. The gigantic passenger window switch with one lonely actuator swimming in a sea of plastic looks crappy, as does the huge headlamp switch to the left of the steering wheel. These switches should be small and modern but they look huge and old.
cxvargas 12:41PM (9/19/2008)
Nice.
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Alex 12:43PM (9/19/2008)
Woah... Buick *does* have style!
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Red 2:13PM (9/19/2008)
I'm a little worried about the front end not quite matching the rest of what I'm seeing, but otherwise, as odd as it is for me to say, this is the first Buick I'd consider purchasing.
I'm a young guy by the way.
Franz 12:46PM (9/19/2008)
Not bad... not bad at all.
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Juan 12:47PM (9/19/2008)
Wow that Buick is quite nice. What does the LaCrosse compete with anyway?
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Torrent 12:51PM (9/19/2008)
Seeing as how there's a Lincoln MKS following them around, I believe the MKS would be it's closest competitor. Well at least This Generation.... The Current Gen competes with the Accord. (Tell me about it.....)