-Overview: Buick’s flagship sedan, the LaCrosse, prioritizes comfort and ease of use, making it popular both for Americans planning long interstate excursions and Chinese executives aiming to relax behind their chauffeurs. It has been a strong seller since it was last completely redesigned for 2010 and offers either front- or all-wheel drive with the standard 3.6-liter V-6; it’s also available as a front-drive-only, fuel-miser edition with a mild-hybrid setup built around a 2.4-liter Ecotec four-cylinder. We anticipated a replacement for 2016, but it appears that the new model won’t come until 2017. The Chevrolet Impala is the segment favorite (140,000 sales last year), followed by the Dodge Charger and the Toyota Avalon. The LaCrosse vies with the Ford Taurus, the Chrysler 300 and the Nissan Maxima in the next tier of popularity. The LaCrosse is not among the group’s more interesting driver’s cars, nor is it meant to be. For this review, we drove a V-6 front-wheel-drive LaCrosse in the top, Premium II trim level. It came with premium paint ($495) in a color Buick calls Midnight Amethyst—we’d call it eggplant or, if Buick’s entry-luxury pretensions must be honored, aubergine. READ MORE ››
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