Although Buick totally revamped the LaCrosse for this year, it is now bringing significant changes to the 2018 model. The 2018 Buick LaCrosse is set to go on sale this fall with a standard moderate hybrid powertrain, lower beginning price, and other updates.
Buick will keep offering a 3.6-liter V-6 that was the only engine option on the 2017 LaCrosse. But for 2018, the brand-new standard engine is a 2.5-liter four-cylinder gas engine with eAssist light electrification. This system uses a compact electrical motor and a 0.45-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack that contains energy caught from regenerative braking. The eAssist system permits a 9-percent boost in total torque. City fuel economy is likewise 19-percent greater compared to the LaCrosse’s V-6 engine. The present LaCrosse nets 20-21 mpg in the city depending upon if you or not select all-wheel drive.
Buick provided an eAssist drivetrain as standard on the previous-generation LaCrosse. That car included a 2.4-liter four-cylinder and a 15-kilowatt motor-generator helpful for 182 hp and 172 lb-ft of torque. Output figures for the 2018 LaCrosse eAssist have not yet been announced.
Because of the brand-new standard engine, the starting rate of the LaCrosse will be over $1,000. The 2017 LaCrosse itself begins at $32,990.
The V-6 engine, which will be provided on select trim levels, will come paired to a new nine-speed automatic transmission. Buick states the new transmission will inject 5 of its models by this time next year. Presently, the LaCrosse is only available with an eight-speed.
Buick is likewise expanding all-wheel-drive to the mid-level Essence trim. Three new colors– Satin Steel Metallic, Dark Slate Metallic, and Red Quartz Tintcoat– are ready for the brand-new model year.
