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2010 Buick LaCrosse to add 2.4L DI four cylinder, 30 mpg highway
2010 Buick LaCrosse - Click above for high-res image gallery During a recent online media event, Buick announced a new addition to the powertrain lineup for the 2010 LaCrosse. When we first heard about the LaCrosse in January, it was to be powered by the 3.0-liter and 3.6-liter direct injected V6s. Around the end of the year, Buick will add the new direct injected 2.4-liter four cylinder as a base option. Like the V6s, the 182 hp engine will be paired up with a 6-speed automatic transmission although the four will use the smaller 6T40 while ... Read more →
Enter the Rumormill: upcoming Buick CUV may get 2-Mode hybrid powertrain Jeremy Korzeniewski
For all those weeping and gnashing their teeth over the loss of the 2-Mode Hybrid Saturn Vue, a ray of hope may be on the horizon from a seemingly unlikely source. According to a posting on ...
GM unloads pics and details of new Buick Business MPV Jeremy Korzeniewski
Buick Business MPV - Click above for a high-res image gallery On Monday, we brought you live images of the Buick Business MPV that's currently on display at the Shanghai Motor Show. While we admit ...
Shanghai 2009: Buick Business Concept hybrid comes to light Sebastian Blanco
Buick "Business" MPV concept - Click above for a hi-res gallery While we're busy at the SAE World Congress, GM took the wraps off of the Buick Business MPV concept in Shanghai. The hybrid concept ...
Will a version of the new Buick Excelle be the next Voltec model? Sam Abuelsamid
The next-generation Buick Excelle has been spotted testing in the usual camouflage. The existing Excelle is only sold in China, but now that General Motors has decided that Buick will be one of its ...
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Several 2010 GM models likely to get new direct injected 3.0L V6 and 2.3L I4 8 months ago on AutoblogGreen
General Motors appears set to introduce two new direct injected engines to its lineup for the 2010 model year. A newly downsized 3.0L version of the 3.6L "high feature" V6 used across much of GM's lineup is set to launch in the redesigned Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac SRX and Chevrolet Equinox. The ...
New GM ads focus on fuel economy 12 months ago on AutoblogGreen
GM has decided that the fuel economy of its vehicles should be the main focus in its advertising, rather than attempts to merely buff its battered brand image. Even the luxury line, Cadillac, is talking up miles per gallon in its new ads. Take the CTS, for instance. Please. It is capable of a ...
It looks like the Chevy Impala and Buick Lucerne will stay FWD 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
It looks like the combination of $4/gallon gas and CAFE rules may have finally administered the coup de grace to GM's plans for new rear wheel drive replacements for its big sedans. GM had been planning to replace the Chevrolet Impala and Buick Lucerne with models based on the same Zeta rear wheel ...
2009 Buick Lucerne adds the ability to use a fuel that it will likely never use 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
For 2009, General Motors is adding four more vehicles to the existing eleven that are capable of running on E85 but more than likely never will. The latest entry is Buick's big sedan, the Lucerne. Currently the Lucerne is available with Buick's old 3.8L V-6 that isn't long for this world and the ...
Big GM Crossovers not going hybrid anytime soon 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
After a report here on ABG yesterday that General Motors was set to introduce hybrid versions of their full-size Lambda crossovers, I decided to call up Brian Corbett GM's spokesman for hybrid programs. The Lambdas include the Saturn Outlook, Buick Enclave and GMC Acadia. According to Corbett, ...
CAFE takes another bite out of GM product plan as RWD programs fall away 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
A year ago the Zeta rear-wheel-drive architecture developed at General Motors Holden division in Australia looked set to spawn a host of new North American models. The platform that under-pins the new Pontiac G8 and the upcoming Chevrolet Camaro now looks like it will have much more limited ...
GM to launch LaCrosse hybrid in China before Beijing Olympics 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Here's an update on GM's new hybrid for China. Shanghai GM says they will release a Buick LaCrosse hybrid for the Chinese market before the Beijing Olympics, which will have its opening ceremonies August 8, 2008. The hybrid will be based on the Saturn Aura hybrid and the pricing and mileage ...
Video: pedal-powered Buick not legal in Toronto 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Artist Michel de Broin stripped down a 1986 Buick Regal and added pedal power. The video above shows some guys taking it on the road, then the Toronto police pulling the car over and eventually towing it away. Don't feel too bad for the concept because there is a street-legal human-powered car ...
GM to add hybrid production in China in 2008 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Earlier this year at the Shanghai Motor Show, General Motors showed off a hybrid version of the Chinese market Buick LaCrosse. The car was powered by GM's mild hybrid belt-alternator-starter system matched to a 2.4L four cylinder engine. General Motors will now start building the BAS LaCrosse at ...
Musician Ben Harper converting his 1964 Buick Riviera to an EV 1 year ago on AutoblogGreen
Ben Harper: musician, car collector, carpooler. In a Forbes Auto article earlier this month, the sweet-voiced Harper spoke to Shira Levine about the way high fuel prices have put him on his bike more often and into friends' cars to share rides. Harper has got enough money to have a small fleet of ...
Buick Riviera concept features hybrid powerplant 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
click above image to view more shots of the Buick Riviera Concept We mentioned the new Buick hybrid at the Shanghai Motor Show, but Buick announced more than the LaCrosse over in China. Autoblog Chinese brought us pictures of the Buick Riviera Concept when the car was revealed at the end of April, ...
Want a Buick hybrid? Move to China, where the LaCrosse hybrid is coming soon 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
Writers for Winding Road are in China at the Shanghai Motor Show. They recently managed to get Chris Gubbey, Executive Vice President for GM Shanghai, to squeak about an announcement GM will soon make about Buick's first ever hybrid model. Don't go looking for it at American dealerships; the ...
Hertz offering "Green Collection" 2 years ago on AutoblogGreen
A new Green Collection of cars from Hertz will feature vehicles with fuel economy ratings of 28mpg or better. Included in the 35,000-car collection will be the Toyota Camry, Ford Fusion, Buick LaCrosse and Hyundai Sonata. Many of the vehicles also carry EPA SmartWay certification, indicating lower ...
GM returns to zero percent financing to move large vehicles 3 years ago on AutoblogGreen
General Motors announced today that it is once again offering zero percent financing on select models. The deal includes GM's large SUVs like the Tahoe, Suburban, Yukon XL and Hummers, although the discontinued Hummer H1 and other cars, like the Corvette and Solstice, are excluded, according to the ...
