Buick LaCrosse
The Buick LaCrosse is a four-door, front-wheel-drive sedan manufactured by Buick since model year 2005, and marketed variously across four generations for the North American and Chinese markets.
| Buick LaCrosse | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Buick (General Motors) |
| Also called | Buick Allure (Canada, 2005–2010) Alpheon (South Korea, 2010–2015) |
| Production | September 7, 2004 – February 15, 2019 (US) February 2006 – present (China) |
| Model years | 2005–2019 (US) 2006–present (China) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel drive Front-engine, four-wheel drive (2010–present) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Buick Century (for 2005) Buick Regal (for 2005) Buick Lucerne (for 2012) |
The first-generation LaCrosse replaced the Century and Regal in North America beginning for model year 2005 as a five- or six-passenger, four-door, front-wheel-drive, V6-powered sedan using GM's mid-size W platform—and marketed in Canada as the Buick Allure. Notably, the first generation was also offered with a V8 engine, as a high-performance sub-model marketed as the LaCrosse Super (2008–2009). LaCrosse production and marketing began for China with model year 2006.
The second-generation LaCrosse was introduced for 2010 as a larger premium sedan for North American and Chinese markets using a long-wheelbase (LWB) variant of the Epsilon II platform shared with the Cadillac XTS—and available solely as a five-passenger sedan with a range of four- and six-cylinder engines.
The third generation was introduced for North America and China for model year 2017 using the GM Epsilon platform shared with the Chevrolet Impala, notably offering a mild hybrid powertrain combining 20-kilowatt (27 hp) electric and 2.5-liter Ecotec gasoline engine. North American production ended with the third generation, with model year 2019; however, it continued to be offered in China, with a 2019 facelift.
The fourth-generation LaCrosse, launched in 2023, is currently manufactured and marketed solely in China. It is powered by a turbocharged 1.5-liter or 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine.