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Buick Introduces the New 2014 LaCrosse
General Motors

March 25, 2013

• Elegant sedan featuring refreshed exterior with wing-shape LED lighting
• New interior design with new seats and available Ultra Luxury Interior Package
• New advanced technologies: next-gen IntelliLink, standard eight-inch color display instrument panel, camera- and radar-based safety features that work with General Motors-patented Safety Alert Seat

NEW YORK – Buick today introduced the new 2014 LaCrosse, the evolution of the landmark luxury sedan that established the brand’s modern sedan lineup with design leadership and technological innovation.

The full-size LaCrosse offers new interior and exterior design cues, advanced safety technologies and enhanced in-vehicle connectivity. New front and rear styling, featuring signature wing-shape LED daytime running lamps and LED wraparound tail lamps, complements its sculpted exterior design. The interior is more contemporary, with new seats, enhanced materials, redesigned central instrument panel and console – and an all-new, available Ultra Luxury Interior Package. The cabin also incorporates Buick’s next-generation IntelliLink infotainment system, with intuitive controls and natural voice recognition.

New radar- and camera-based safety features help surround the new LaCrosse with protection. They include Side Blind Zone Alert, Lane Change Alert, Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Alert, Rear Cross Traffic Alert and Automatic Collision Preparation. GM’s patented Safety Alert Seat works with these features, providing seat vibration pulses indicating the direction of a potential crash threat.

Adaptive Cruise Control is also offered. It senses traffic in front of the LaCrosse to adjust vehicle speed, including stopping the vehicle in heavy traffic and accelerating again.

“We evolved the interior and exterior design, increased luxury amenities and materials, and enhanced the safety and personal technologies to give customers more reasons than ever to rediscover Buick,” said Tony DiSalle, U.S. vice president of Buick Marketing.

Globally, LaCrosse sales have exceeded 500,000 since its 2009 introduction and U.S. sales topped 57,000 in 2012, making it more popular than many other full-size luxury sedans, including Lexus ES, Acura TL and Lincoln MKS.

The 2014 LaCrosse is offered in front-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive models and offers two powertrains: a 2.4L engine with eAssist light electrification technology or a 3.6L direct-injected V-6. Each is paired with a six-speed automatic transmission.

All models feature Buick’s QuietTuning engineering process that reduces, blocks and absorbs unwanted noise from the LaCrosse’s cabin, making it one of the quietest in the segment.

The new LaCrosse makes its public debut at the New York International Auto Show, where it will be on display March 29-April 7. It goes on sale this summer.

Ultra Luxury Interior Package

Sangria seating color and Ebony accents, with semi-aniline leather seats and trim, along with Shadow Tamo Ash wood décor, represents LaCrosse’s new Ultra Luxury Interior Package.

“The warm color combinations, premium interior materials and advanced technology in the 2014 LaCrosse provide the interior environment our discerning luxury customers are seeking,” said Ven Lai, Buick creative designer for color and trim.

The new Ultra Luxury Interior Package features premium semi-aniline leather. It covers the seats, console armrest and door armrests and is complemented by synthetic suede on the headliner and door pillars. The Sangria contrast color with the Ultra Luxury interior is exclusive to LaCrosse.

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[Angrybird 12]

I wonder if any of this technology will be on the Camaro refresh....
Good work GM, your stepping it up to play with the big boys!

[snizzle]

But can they shoehorn Shaq into this?

[menendez1293]

Is it just me or has the exterior pretty much stayed the same? Doesn't look much different from the 10 LaCrosse my mom had a while back

[FenwickHockey65]

It's just an MCE.

[Verbolten]

Note to Camaro design team.. see pic 4 and 5 above..

[Camaro Lives On]

rear reminds me of this. which isnt a bad thing imo

[KMPrenger]

I guess every new car on the road now is going to have the LED accent lighting in the headlights.

Not complaining, it looks nice, but now its nothing special anymore. Guess we are going to have to find something else now that makes a car stand out. I still think the Camaro's round "eye" lighting is pretty sweet though.

[FenwickHockey65]

Found some interesting details on Regal for tomorrow...

[G-Oil Guy]

I hate you Fen. I was seriously considering the regal GS. Now I gotta wait to see what this news is.

[Rapid Runner]

Reminds me of the late Lucerne

[FenwickHockey65]

I thought Lucerne as well. Especially in certain colors.

I was one of the few who actually liked the Lucerne so...

[TheCaptain]

This car looks good. Too much brown, but to each their own...

[Vroom_vroom]

The interior looks pretty similar to the new Cts with out the wood