Even though Buick has been selling a lot of SUVs these days when you think Buick you traditionally think of a big Buick sedan and Lacrosse that fits that mold. Now, the redesigned LaCrosse looks a lot lower a lot sleeker. What they did is they stretch the wheelbase almost three inches without making the car much longer. That means the wheels get pushed out closer to the corners, giving us a car a much more athletic feel. Now, using the word athletic and Buick together doesn't sound quite right, but actually, the previous Lacrosse drove fairly well for a big sedan.

Buick is still continuing to emphasize trying to make the LaCrosse a more athletic and enjoyable sedan to drive. Another Bo call mark is making cars that are quiet, and to that end, the LaCrosse has a lot of sound deadening material in it. Now, this poses a challenge because when you add those materials, cars tend to get heavy. Turns out though, GM claims that they've reduced the weight of the LaCrosse by almost 300 pounds. When you make a car lighter and makes a car better to drive, another thing it does is improve fuel economy. Something else that should improve fuel economy in this Lacrosse is a redesigned 3.6 liter V6 that is mated to an 8-speed automatic.

Inside the LaCrosse, there is a very spacious and very nicely finished interior. Lots of big panels of wood. Another thing that Jim avoided this time around with the LaCrosse is that it's a very simple control layout. It's not screwing with buttons like previous Lacrosses have been. Something we're not super fond of though, is the electronic shifter. Some of these designs aren't all that intuitive. We'll find out how it works when we actually drive the car.

One of the biggest problems with the previous LaCrosse was a visibility. It was like driving the car with a set of blinders. Now, it's obvious that GM spent a lot of effort here shrinking the size of the roof pillars. The glass area still isn't all that large but it's a lot easier to see out of this LaCrosse than the last one. Something you expect from a big traditional Buick sedan is a spacious rear seat and the LaCrosse, it delivers.

We'll find out how the Lacrosse stacks up against a lot of good large sedan competition including a Toyota Avalon with a Lexus ES and the Chrysler 300 for more check out consumerreports.org

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: eneven though Buick has been selling a lot of SUVs these days when you think Buick you traditionally think of a big Buick sedan and lacrosse that fits that mold now the redesigned LaCrosse looks a lot lower a lot sleeker what they did is they stretch the wheelbase almost three inches without making the car much longer that means the wheels get pushed out closer to the corners give us a car a much more athletic feel now using the word athletic and Buick together doesn't sound quite right but actually the previous lacrosse drove fairly well for a big sedan Buick is still continuing to emphasize trying to make the LaCrosse a more athletic and enjoyable sedan to drive another Bo call mark is making cars that are quiet and to that end the LaCrosse has a lot of sound deadening material in it now this poses a challenge because when you add those materials cars tend to get heavy turns out though GM claims that they've reduced the weight of the LaCrosse by almost 300 pounds now when you make a car lighter and makes a car better to drive another thing it does is improve fuel economy something else that should improve fuel economy in this lacrosse is a redesigned 3.6 liter v6 that is mated to an 8-speed automatic inside the LaCrosse is a very spacious and a very nicely finished interior lots of big panels of wood something else that Jim avoided this time around with the LaCrosse is that it's a very simple control layout it's not screw with buttons like previous LaCrosses have been something we're not super fond of though is the electronic shifter some of these designs aren't all that intuitive we'll find out how it works when we actually drive the car one of the biggest problems with the previous LaCrosse was a visibility it was like driving the car with a set of blinders now it's obvious that GM spent a lot of effort here shrinking the size of the roof pillars the glass area still isn't all that large but it's a lot easier to see out of this LaCrosse than the last one something you expect from a big traditional Buick sedan is a spacious rear seat and the LaCrosse it livers and we'll find out how to lacrosse stacks up against a lot of good large sedan competition including a Toyota Avalon with a Lexus ES and the Chrysler 300 for more check out consumerreports.org youeven though Buick has been selling a lot of SUVs these days when you think Buick you traditionally think of a big Buick sedan and lacrosse that fits that mold now the redesigned LaCrosse looks a lot lower a lot sleeker what they did is they stretch the wheelbase almost three inches without making the car much longer that means the wheels get pushed out closer to the corners give us a car a much more athletic feel now using the word athletic and Buick together doesn't sound quite right but actually the previous lacrosse drove fairly well for a big sedan Buick is still continuing to emphasize trying to make the LaCrosse a more athletic and enjoyable sedan to drive another Bo call mark is making cars that are quiet and to that end the LaCrosse has a lot of sound deadening material in it now this poses a challenge because when you add those materials cars tend to get heavy turns out though GM claims that they've reduced the weight of the LaCrosse by almost 300 pounds now when you make a car lighter and makes a car better to drive another thing it does is improve fuel economy something else that should improve fuel economy in this lacrosse is a redesigned 3.6 liter v6 that is mated to an 8-speed automatic inside the LaCrosse is a very spacious and a very nicely finished interior lots of big panels of wood something else that Jim avoided this time around with the LaCrosse is that it's a very simple control layout it's not screw with buttons like previous LaCrosses have been something we're not super fond of though is the electronic shifter some of these designs aren't all that intuitive we'll find out how it works when we actually drive the car one of the biggest problems with the previous LaCrosse was a visibility it was like driving the car with a set of blinders now it's obvious that GM spent a lot of effort here shrinking the size of the roof pillars the glass area still isn't all that large but it's a lot easier to see out of this LaCrosse than the last one something you expect from a big traditional Buick sedan is a spacious rear seat and the LaCrosse it livers and we'll find out how to lacrosse stacks up against a lot of good large sedan competition including a Toyota Avalon with a Lexus ES and the Chrysler 300 for more check out consumerreports.org you\n"