Like a new Lexus? Lexus is not exactly know for its designs.Oh my God....more and more i see this beautiful car, and more and more i like it. The shape is very gorgeous...each curve, each line is masterfully done...the details, like the chrome work are very tastefull, the venty-ports in the hood are modern interpretetion of the classic Buick trademark... the proportions of the body are perfect...the shape of the greenhouse are very elegant ( looks like a new Lexus or BMW!). The body contours are complex but beautifuly elegant.... is a marvelous car....
And the interior....Bravo for Buick designers...bravo for not to have fear from new ideas and modern aproach to the luxury theme. The dash are very, very simple, but soooo elegant.....the "bubble" intrument cluster is futuristic, but luxurious...the wood work are just enough to be rich and good looking....
i hope the textures and the materials be as good as it looks in the pictures...
This car deserve to be the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class.... not that terrible car i saw yesterday in this forum....Buick: congratulations! you are back...and with the best looking american sedan ever!
remember, only the 195.9"/4975.8mm long Genesis and new TL's 195.3"/4960.6mm are close to the LaCrosse-Invicta's 196.77"/4997.9mm length (China measurements);...Bye, Bye MK Z, ES 350, TSX and TL ,A4, Passat CC,Genesis,G35 and G45,
C-class, Maxima,S 80 and S 60...
Do you mean the vents ^near^ the doors, MKII?...But both have to find someone in the design departmart that can design nice looking refined airvents. Geez the new Taurus, MK S, and now this car have such truckish, out of place styled airvents.
the beltline I'll need to judge in person......Complains: The belt line is too high, greenhouse too narrow. The interior.
The MKZ's or MKS' interior is eons ahead in design and good taste...
ok, i agree Lexus is not the leader of desing...but is the benchmark ! Everybody want to beat Lexus...and i think Buick, with this beautiful car, is doing it.Like a new Lexus? Lexus is not exactly know for its designs.
remember, only the 195.9"/4975.8mm long Genesis and new TL's 195.3"/4960.6mm are close to the LaCrosse-Invicta's 196.77"/4997.9mm length (China measurements);
the Mazima is 193.5"/4914.9mm and
the MKZ, S80, & ES are about 191"/4850mm and the others are smaller yet
(unless they snuck in a growth spurt like the TL - I didn't realize it'd grown that much until checking facts for this post)
Do you mean the vents ^near^ the doors, MKII?
I'm not crazy about those either
BUT
pix are different from in person (For ME!) &
at least they're not framed in chrome (hate that!), in the black interior, which would probably be my preference, they'd practically disappear anyway
the beltline I'll need to judge in person...
tho with the Charger & 300, it's not the beltline but the roofline coming down onto the upper part of the doors that bothers me
&
re: the MKS -I am prejudiced/partial but don't think Buick NEEDS to out-do the Lincoln - that's Cadillac's job imho
Overall
I find the pix of the interior 'interesting' & need hands-on to know more - could still go either way for me - EXCEPT to say this is miles better than the current LaCrosse
(&
think the it's neat how the wood on the top of the steeringwheel "continues" the span of wood on the dash)
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kind of feel that way about the exterior too - of course since I'm a small(er) car person that MAY be why I much prefer the Insignia/Regal
(tho I DID *like* the Lucerne - last saw/sat at the Nov.2007 LA autoshow)
Ok, you need an oftalmologist! rigth now....I see Lincoln MKS with a Mercury grille.
You are very hard and severe with your judgement... but is your opinion and i respect it. I think the exterior is very ahead of the competition. Look at the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class: an ugly "pastiche" of hard lines, bad curves, extrange cut of the hood in the laterals of the car, overbusy details ,like the front bumper that looks ready to be in the front of a rally truck or SUV. In contrast, the new La Crosse is clean, elegant, simple, with carefully designed details....I'm not as impressed with the interior as most of you seem to be. It seems to mix the the "bland wrap around" with the "flash-in-the-pan Star Trek" design theory.
The exterior would have been a sensation if it came out in 2004. It is a notch above what is out there, but it blends in with the crowd at most angles. (at least the MXS has a distinguishable grill).
I thought I heard that when this came out, the Lucerne would fade away. This would make sense with the size similarity. I imagine they will price it closer to the Lucerne, and it should sell well.
Buick has come a long way!