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2011 Buick LaCrosse
2011 BUICK LACROSSE
The New Class of World Class
WHERE THE WORLD IS TURNING We infused LaCrosse with something completely new. The smartest thinking executed in the freshest ways equals an enlightened driving experience. Redefining the term modern luxury sedan wherever you look, touch and engage. On the outside, its lines are smooth and flowing. leading from one sculpted curve to the next - almost begging you to touch it. You'll find the same uninterrupted, flowing lines inside. LaCrosse also offers advanced performance, entertainment and navigation technology. Opening doors to new experiences lies at the very soul of the new class of world class. Your discovery begins now.
LET'S GET THIS PERFORMANCE STARTED The optimal push-button start is much more than a modern way to ignite LaCrosse's responsive performance. It represents an appropriate beginning to a journey that unites engine, transmission and suspension in a formidable configuration.
The Buick approach to motion is all about you possessing power as well as the ability to handle it. As you'll discover, once you press Start in the LaCrosse, an elaborate series of technologies begin communicating in anticipation of the driver's shift into Drive. At that very moment, highly sophisticated systems spanning engine, transmission, available all-wheel drive, suspension, handling and safety are sharing data all in preparation to go.
COLUMBUS WOULD BE PROUD Sitting behind the wheel of a Buick means having the knowledge to discover and explore new lands. To help you navigate, the available voice- and touch-screen-activated hard-drive based Navigation System in LaCrosse offers over 6 million miles of North American roads.
To save time, optimal XM NavTraffic incorporates real-time traffic and road conditions right into your Nav screen, directing you around trouble spots and toward the most efficient route. And while you're on the road, your hands don't have to leave the wheel thanks to available Bluetooth. LaCrosse lets you pair your bluetooth-enabled phone with hands-free features to talk, store numbers and receive calls through the audio system. So go forth. There's no telling what you'll discover.
THE DRIVER WON'T BE THE ONLY ONE ENTERTAINED LaCrosse ensures that half the fun of getting there is the sights and sounds you discover inside. Buick's quiettuning process reduces, block and absorbs noise to make LaCrosse an acoustic haven. The laminated windshield, triple door seals, minute body panel tolerance and other acoustical technologies throughout help outside noise stay outside.
So then you can hear the optimal Harman Kardon 5.1 Matrix surround sound system and it's 11 speakers pumping out 384 watts of your favorite tunes. Speaking of which, there's an available USB port to sync your iPod.
LaCrosse also offers an optional hard drive packing 40GB of navigation power and music storing capacity for thousands of songs. Like your home DVR, you can pause and replay live radio. If you're listening to a game on available XM and your cell phone rings, hit pause, take your call and after hanging up, pick up the action where you left off.
And to entertain back-seat passengers, the LaCrosse offers integrated dual rear seatback-mounted DVD screens (each one allows for independent video playback or use of an auxiliary device like a gaming console) with available companion wireless headphones.
PERFORMANCE ART Is it a highly advanced piece of engine technology or a work of art? Yes!
Being a Buick means performance isn;t merely measured in numbers. It's determined by how the driver uses controls and channels that power. So while the optional 3.6L V-6 uses direct fuel injection and variable value timing to generate 280 hp and 259 lb-ft of torque, that's not the entire story.
Pair it with an electronically controlled 6-speed automatic transmission, and now you're fully maximizing performance while still delivering remarkable fuel efficiency. The controlled "hands-on" experience comes when you simply move the gear selector to the left for the clutchless manual operation of Driver Shift Control. A quick tap is all that's needed for smooth, crisp shifts.
You;'ll also find a technological marvel inside the 2.4L 182-hp Ecotec four-cylinder engine. Dual overhead cams, variable valve timing and direct fuel injection deliver the optimal balance of low-end torque and high-end horsepower. This engineering produces enhanced performance and an impressive 19 city/30 hwy mpg.
PUTTING OUR BEST GRIP FORWARD Fortunately, we never leave well enough alone - in this case, traditional front suspensions. With all of LaCrosse's horsepower, we created the HiPer (short for High performance) Strut Front Suspension on the CXS model to handle it.
LaCrosse's chief engineer describes in best:" The most significant attribute of Hiper Strut is what the driver doesn't feel. Torque steer is what the driver doesn't feel. Torque steer will be minimized (when steering pulls to one side during full acceleration); the normal tugging and vibration felt through the steering wheel on rough roads is significantly reduced. They simply experience a smoother, more controlled and more balanced driving experience.
In other words, it improves grip in dry and wet conditions, as well as the direct feel of the road.
WORD ON THE STREET IS, IT'S ONE SMART SYSTEM The intelligent All-Wheel Drive (AWD) system available on the LaCrosse CXL model turns handling into a team sport. It's one of the most advanced all-wheel-drive systems on the road. Combined with an electronic limited-slip differential, AWD helps optimize traction by distributing power to the wheels with the most grip. In low-traction situations it can send up to 50 percent of engine torque to an individual front wheel and up to 85 percent to either rear wheel. Seamlessly integrated with StabiliTrak and traction control, AWD helps handle dry, wet and snowy roads.
SEPERATED AT BIRTH Architects. Buick designers. At times like this, it's hard to tell them apart. They both create one-of-a-kind designs that reinvent what has gone before - or in this case, The New Class of World Class. Using the very finest materials, they astound all who visit.
The sweeping lines of LaCrosse never seem to end. Seductive and uninterrupted, they lead you from one curve to the next. This sense of continuity is found throughout LaCrosse. Like how wraparound headlamps flow in to the side sweep spears, which merge seamlessly into the LED tail lamps. Along the way, they complement Buick's signature chrome portholes and waterfall grille. It's been said by many an admirer, "it takes you places even standing still." And isn't that really the beauty of the world's most striking designs?
SURROUND SOUND FOR THE REST OF YOUR SENSES
The Buick Design Philosophy of uninterrupted, flowing lines continues inside the sculpted LaCrosse interior. The ice-blue ambient lighting welcomes and calms you. highly crafted, premium materials like contrasting French-seam stitching, smoked chrome accents and dark poplar wood grain appliques surround you in style.
Ventilated and heated leather-appointed front seats and a heated steering wheel are available for year-round comfort. As is a power rear-window sunshade. And the soft-touch instrument panel with real stitching not only provides a tactile feel, but it's "low and away" design gives the cabin a sense of openness.
A FITTING TRIBUTE Since Buick has always stood for quality, we consulted the finest minds from around the globe - from engineers in Germany and designers in China to manufacturing experts in the United States - to create a LaCrosse like no other. Producing a modern luxury sedan means considering everything. No matter how small.
Actually, more than 1,000 critical points in LaCrosse have been obsessively scrutinized - resulting in precise craftsmanship. Materials and technology from the inside out were evaluated and chosen with strict tolerances for appearances, durability and ease of use. And with tight interior and exterior surface-to-surface harmony, LaCrosse clearly achieves world-class fir and finish. This results in a superb driving experience today, tomorrow and a very long way down the road.
OUT HERE, PASSING GRADES AREN'T ENOUGH On the world's most grueling test tracks, performance and durability are merely theories until you put them to the test. That's exactly what LaCrosse did, over and over again. From computer simulations while still on the drawing board, to thousands of hours and millions of miles spent taking LaCrosse to it's breaking point and beyond.
A team of quality-obsessed engineers not only put LaCrosse through it's 0-60 and 60-0 performance paces, they also took the smallest components and methodically tortured them. Like pushing all the buttons over a half a million times in temperatures ranging from -40 to 185 degrees. It's the kind of course work you do when excellence is around the next curve.
WHAT IF DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE Buick's proactive approach to safety provides you with technologies and information to help anticipate situations and conditions rather than just react when they appear. In LaCrosse, safety features abound. Right from the start, LaCrosse was engineered with a Body Frame Integral (BFI) structure that helps protect you and your passengers in impact situations. Strategically positioned high-strength steel helps enable refined ride and handling while creating a protective safety cage for occupant protection.
You'll find six air bags for protections. They include dual-stage frontal and side-impact driver and right-front passenger with Passenger Sensing System, head curtain side-impact and front and rear outboard seating positions. Plus, rear outboard seat-mounted thorax air bags are available. For enhanced visibility, available Xenon High-Intensity Discharge (HID) articulating headlamps turns as you turn. They help you see and respond to approaching obstacles sooner for enhanced nighttime cornering. The optimal Heads-Up Display (HUD) allows you to see instrumentation without taking your eyes off the road. And available Side Blind Zone Alert uses radar to warn you when another vehicle is in your outside mirror blind spot. You won't find this combination of collision avoidance technologies on Acura TL, Infiniti G37 or even Lexus ES 350. An available Rearview Camera System can help you see objects while in reverse, so you might say your back is covered, too. Even the available LED turn signal indicators on the side mirrors are designed to proved greater visibility to drivers in the blind spot areas around and behind LaCrosse. Just to be safe. With OnStar Directions & Connections plan, standard for six months, you've got all the help you'll need. Wherever you travel, Automatic Crash Response can send an alert to OnStar in case of a crash. you can get help fast even if you can't ask for it.
The New Class of World Class
WHERE THE WORLD IS TURNING We infused LaCrosse with something completely new. The smartest thinking executed in the freshest ways equals an enlightened driving experience. Redefining the term modern luxury sedan wherever you look, touch and engage. On the outside, its lines are smooth and flowing. leading from one sculpted curve to the next - almost begging you to touch it. You'll find the same uninterrupted, flowing lines inside. LaCrosse also offers advanced performance, entertainment and navigation technology. Opening doors to new experiences lies at the very soul of the new class of world class. Your discovery begins now.LET'S GET THIS PERFORMANCE STARTED The optimal push-button start is much more than a modern way to ignite LaCrosse's responsive performance. It represents an appropriate beginning to a journey that unites engine, transmission and suspension in a formidable configuration.
The Buick approach to motion is all about you possessing power as well as the ability to handle it. As you'll discover, once you press Start in the LaCrosse, an elaborate series of technologies begin communicating in anticipation of the driver's shift into Drive. At that very moment, highly sophisticated systems spanning engine, transmission, available all-wheel drive, suspension, handling and safety are sharing data all in preparation to go.
COLUMBUS WOULD BE PROUD Sitting behind the wheel of a Buick means having the knowledge to discover and explore new lands. To help you navigate, the available voice- and touch-screen-activated hard-drive based Navigation System in LaCrosse offers over 6 million miles of North American roads.
To save time, optimal XM NavTraffic incorporates real-time traffic and road conditions right into your Nav screen, directing you around trouble spots and toward the most efficient route. And while you're on the road, your hands don't have to leave the wheel thanks to available Bluetooth. LaCrosse lets you pair your bluetooth-enabled phone with hands-free features to talk, store numbers and receive calls through the audio system. So go forth. There's no telling what you'll discover.
THE DRIVER WON'T BE THE ONLY ONE ENTERTAINED LaCrosse ensures that half the fun of getting there is the sights and sounds you discover inside. Buick's quiettuning process reduces, block and absorbs noise to make LaCrosse an acoustic haven. The laminated windshield, triple door seals, minute body panel tolerance and other acoustical technologies throughout help outside noise stay outside.
So then you can hear the optimal Harman Kardon 5.1 Matrix surround sound system and it's 11 speakers pumping out 384 watts of your favorite tunes. Speaking of which, there's an available USB port to sync your iPod.
LaCrosse also offers an optional hard drive packing 40GB of navigation power and music storing capacity for thousands of songs. Like your home DVR, you can pause and replay live radio. If you're listening to a game on available XM and your cell phone rings, hit pause, take your call and after hanging up, pick up the action where you left off.
And to entertain back-seat passengers, the LaCrosse offers integrated dual rear seatback-mounted DVD screens (each one allows for independent video playback or use of an auxiliary device like a gaming console) with available companion wireless headphones.
PERFORMANCE ART Is it a highly advanced piece of engine technology or a work of art? Yes!
Being a Buick means performance isn;t merely measured in numbers. It's determined by how the driver uses controls and channels that power. So while the optional 3.6L V-6 uses direct fuel injection and variable value timing to generate 280 hp and 259 lb-ft of torque, that's not the entire story.
Pair it with an electronically controlled 6-speed automatic transmission, and now you're fully maximizing performance while still delivering remarkable fuel efficiency. The controlled "hands-on" experience comes when you simply move the gear selector to the left for the clutchless manual operation of Driver Shift Control. A quick tap is all that's needed for smooth, crisp shifts.
You;'ll also find a technological marvel inside the 2.4L 182-hp Ecotec four-cylinder engine. Dual overhead cams, variable valve timing and direct fuel injection deliver the optimal balance of low-end torque and high-end horsepower. This engineering produces enhanced performance and an impressive 19 city/30 hwy mpg.
PUTTING OUR BEST GRIP FORWARD Fortunately, we never leave well enough alone - in this case, traditional front suspensions. With all of LaCrosse's horsepower, we created the HiPer (short for High performance) Strut Front Suspension on the CXS model to handle it.
LaCrosse's chief engineer describes in best:" The most significant attribute of Hiper Strut is what the driver doesn't feel. Torque steer is what the driver doesn't feel. Torque steer will be minimized (when steering pulls to one side during full acceleration); the normal tugging and vibration felt through the steering wheel on rough roads is significantly reduced. They simply experience a smoother, more controlled and more balanced driving experience.
In other words, it improves grip in dry and wet conditions, as well as the direct feel of the road.
WORD ON THE STREET IS, IT'S ONE SMART SYSTEM The intelligent All-Wheel Drive (AWD) system available on the LaCrosse CXL model turns handling into a team sport. It's one of the most advanced all-wheel-drive systems on the road. Combined with an electronic limited-slip differential, AWD helps optimize traction by distributing power to the wheels with the most grip. In low-traction situations it can send up to 50 percent of engine torque to an individual front wheel and up to 85 percent to either rear wheel. Seamlessly integrated with StabiliTrak and traction control, AWD helps handle dry, wet and snowy roads.
SEPERATED AT BIRTH Architects. Buick designers. At times like this, it's hard to tell them apart. They both create one-of-a-kind designs that reinvent what has gone before - or in this case, The New Class of World Class. Using the very finest materials, they astound all who visit.
The sweeping lines of LaCrosse never seem to end. Seductive and uninterrupted, they lead you from one curve to the next. This sense of continuity is found throughout LaCrosse. Like how wraparound headlamps flow in to the side sweep spears, which merge seamlessly into the LED tail lamps. Along the way, they complement Buick's signature chrome portholes and waterfall grille. It's been said by many an admirer, "it takes you places even standing still." And isn't that really the beauty of the world's most striking designs?
SURROUND SOUND FOR THE REST OF YOUR SENSES
The Buick Design Philosophy of uninterrupted, flowing lines continues inside the sculpted LaCrosse interior. The ice-blue ambient lighting welcomes and calms you. highly crafted, premium materials like contrasting French-seam stitching, smoked chrome accents and dark poplar wood grain appliques surround you in style.
Ventilated and heated leather-appointed front seats and a heated steering wheel are available for year-round comfort. As is a power rear-window sunshade. And the soft-touch instrument panel with real stitching not only provides a tactile feel, but it's "low and away" design gives the cabin a sense of openness.
A FITTING TRIBUTE Since Buick has always stood for quality, we consulted the finest minds from around the globe - from engineers in Germany and designers in China to manufacturing experts in the United States - to create a LaCrosse like no other. Producing a modern luxury sedan means considering everything. No matter how small.
Actually, more than 1,000 critical points in LaCrosse have been obsessively scrutinized - resulting in precise craftsmanship. Materials and technology from the inside out were evaluated and chosen with strict tolerances for appearances, durability and ease of use. And with tight interior and exterior surface-to-surface harmony, LaCrosse clearly achieves world-class fir and finish. This results in a superb driving experience today, tomorrow and a very long way down the road.
OUT HERE, PASSING GRADES AREN'T ENOUGH On the world's most grueling test tracks, performance and durability are merely theories until you put them to the test. That's exactly what LaCrosse did, over and over again. From computer simulations while still on the drawing board, to thousands of hours and millions of miles spent taking LaCrosse to it's breaking point and beyond.
A team of quality-obsessed engineers not only put LaCrosse through it's 0-60 and 60-0 performance paces, they also took the smallest components and methodically tortured them. Like pushing all the buttons over a half a million times in temperatures ranging from -40 to 185 degrees. It's the kind of course work you do when excellence is around the next curve.
WHAT IF DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE Buick's proactive approach to safety provides you with technologies and information to help anticipate situations and conditions rather than just react when they appear. In LaCrosse, safety features abound. Right from the start, LaCrosse was engineered with a Body Frame Integral (BFI) structure that helps protect you and your passengers in impact situations. Strategically positioned high-strength steel helps enable refined ride and handling while creating a protective safety cage for occupant protection.
You'll find six air bags for protections. They include dual-stage frontal and side-impact driver and right-front passenger with Passenger Sensing System, head curtain side-impact and front and rear outboard seating positions. Plus, rear outboard seat-mounted thorax air bags are available. For enhanced visibility, available Xenon High-Intensity Discharge (HID) articulating headlamps turns as you turn. They help you see and respond to approaching obstacles sooner for enhanced nighttime cornering. The optimal Heads-Up Display (HUD) allows you to see instrumentation without taking your eyes off the road. And available Side Blind Zone Alert uses radar to warn you when another vehicle is in your outside mirror blind spot. You won't find this combination of collision avoidance technologies on Acura TL, Infiniti G37 or even Lexus ES 350. An available Rearview Camera System can help you see objects while in reverse, so you might say your back is covered, too. Even the available LED turn signal indicators on the side mirrors are designed to proved greater visibility to drivers in the blind spot areas around and behind LaCrosse. Just to be safe. With OnStar Directions & Connections plan, standard for six months, you've got all the help you'll need. Wherever you travel, Automatic Crash Response can send an alert to OnStar in case of a crash. you can get help fast even if you can't ask for it.