2010 Buick LaCrosse Pricing Revealed

Buick today announced pricing for the 2010 LaCrosse luxury sedan, with the CX model to be the cheapest version sold for $27,835, including $750 destination charge. The CX comes with several standard features, starting with the 3.0-liter direct injection V6 engine generating 255 horsepower (190 kW) and 217 lb-ft of torque and ending with 17-inch wheels and premium cloth seats. A six-speed automatic transmission is being offered as standard as well.

Furthermore, Buick will release three other models, featuring various equipment levels, as it follows:

• CXL FWD, available at $30,395, comes with the 3.0-liter V6 engine plus a six-speed auto transmission, leather heated seats, dual-zone automatic climate control, fog lamps, outside rearview mirror with LED turn indicators and puddle lamps, and 18-inch alloy wheels
• CXL AWD, sold for $32,750, is basically similar with CXL FWD but adds an all-wheel drive system to ensure traction control in every driving conditions
• CXS, priced at $33,765, powered by a 3.6-liter V6 engine with 280 hp (209 kW) and 259 lb-ft of torque, offers perforated, leather heated and cooled seats and 18-inch wheels (19-inch are optional)

There are several other features available, offered either as standard as optional, including real-time damping suspension system, HID with adaptive forward lighting, Side Blind Zone Alert, Bluetooth, rear-seat DVD entertainment system and six airbag.

"The new LaCrosse, with its luxurious interior, premium craftsmanship and personal technologies, represents a strong value in today's changing market," said Susan Docherty, Buick-Pontiac-GMC vice president. "It is the next step in Buick's renaissance that is drawing all-new customers to this revitalized brand."

Production of the 2010 LaCrosse is projected to start this summer at the Fairfax Assembly facility in Kansas City, Kan.