2014 Buick LaCrosse: Superior and Luxurious Midsize Sedan

Luxury sedans are equally popular globally because there are many car buyers that want sedans that exhibit lot of style and substance along with superior performance. Buick has been introducing better luxury sedans and 2014 Buick LaCrosse is just one of the best sedans that they have decided to bring forward in the market. This new luxury sedan gets better updates both for the exteriors and interiors and Buick ensures that they make better improvements based on all the feedbacks and suggestions that they have received for the 2013 Buick LaCrosse.

Let’s take a quick look at the top features of the vehicle in the 2014 Buick LaCrosse review below:

Exteriors

• In terms of the exterior design, Buick has decided to tweak some of the options that makes 2014 Buick LaCrosse appear sporty and aggressive. Hence, the designers have offered new styling to the sedan making it bit more sophisticated. 2014 Buick LaCrosse gets the same 17 inch alloy wheels that add to the overall appearance of the vehicle.
• The front fascia of the sedan gets some minor changes like the fog lights that have been changed from round shape to rectangular shape. The front side is still dominated by the Buick waterfall grille that holds the Buick logo right in the center. There are some changes made to the design of the headlights while the lower air intake has been widened up to deflect more air.
• Buick is offering 2014 Buick LaCrosse in 9 different exterior body colors.

Performance

• Under the hood, 2014 Buick LaCrosse gets the same 2.4 liter four cylinder engine with eAssist that produces around 182 horsepower and 172 lb feet of torque. However, car buyers that want more power from the vehicle can go for the 3.6 liter V6 engine with SIDI that produces 304 horsepower and is available with front or all wheel drive.
• The base model’s 2.4 liter engine manages to offer better fuel economy of 19 mpg in the city and 29 mpg on the highway while the 3.6 liter SIDI engine drops the fuel economy by 1 mpg to offer 18 mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the highway.
• 2014 Buick LaCrosse manages to offer the same kind of acceleration and therefore it accelerates zero to 60 mph in 9.2 seconds which is decent performance from a luxury sedan.

Safety

• Luxury sedans are known for having better safety features and therefore 2014 Buick LaCrosse gets all standard safety features like ABS, traction control, stability control, front seat airbags, front knee airbags and side curtain airbags.
• It also gets OnStar RemoteLink Key Fob services that allow users to unlock and lock their vehicle doors or activate remote start using a smartphone app. It also gets rear park assist, rearview camera, passive entry and passive start. Buick also provides Driver Confidence 1 and Driver Confidence 2 safety packages for the buyers.

Interior

• 2014 Buick LaCrosse gets a cleaner interiors which is highly sophisticated and luxurious at the same time. The stack layout is simple and functional and therefore most of the controls are very much within reach of the driver.
• Buick also offers Ultra Luxury Interior Package to the buyers that want to add more luxurious features to their vehicle. However, the standard features include Bose audio system, rear seat entertainment, navigation options and a sunroof.
• The new luxury sedan also incorporates heated steering wheel, heated and ventilated front passenger seats, power rear sunshade and real time dampening. The cabin experience is quiet and spacious to offer more headroom and leg space to the rear passengers as well. However, it gets just 13.3 cubic feet of cargo space which is less than most compact sedans.

Price

• 2014 Buick LaCrosse will be priced at $34,060 for the base model.

Conclusion

• Buick has done well to add more upgrades to the earlier version to improve this luxury sedan. The exterior styling has been made better to make the car looks modern and aggressive while the interior features have been tweaked to add more comfort and luxury. However, it is the performance that really matters and 2014 Buick LaCrosse does pretty well on that as well.
• There are many rivals for this car like 2013 Acura TL, 2013 Lexus ES 350 and 2014 Lincoln MKS but 2014 Buick LaCrosse has managed to offer a better overall package which buyers will opt for.