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click above image to view a hi-res gallery of 2008 Buick LaCrosse CXS shots

Today was the legitimate end to the embargo on information about Buick's new 2008 LaCrosse. The LaCrosse has received a new nose inspired by the well received Velite convertible concept from the 2004 New York Auto Show. The Autoblog staff has already divided itself into love-it or hate-it camps, with this blogger being of the opinion that the new grille improves the look of the LaCrosse, which wasn't that ugly to begin with. Along with the grille, the hood and fascia are all new, as well, though one can hardly see the difference to those components at first glance. The interior remains largely the same in design, though more items have been made standard like XM satellite radio, a telescoping steering wheel, redundant controls on the steering wheel and dual-zone climate control. The base CX even gets a leather-wrapped steering wheel and driver information center. The LaCrosse powerplant lineup remains the same, with the base CX and midrange CXL making do with the old 3.8L V6 producing 200 horsepower. The more expensive CXS also keeps the nice 3.6L VVT V6 producing 240 horsepower. Oh, and then there's that LaCrosse Super with the 300-horsepower 5.3L V8. More on that in a minute...

While pricing has not yet been released for the 2008 model, we do know it will arrive in showrooms this summer. Check out the official press release from GM after the jump and our gallery of desktop wallpaper-sized hi-res images.

[Source: GM]

Gallery: 2008 Buick LaCrosse CXS

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