The Enclave is a very luxurious mid-size SUV. It's very Lexus-like besides design - which is much better than Lexus (in my opinion). It's not as refined but it's "very good". As far as I'm concerned, good enough for Buick for now...
The Lucerne is a decent large domestic sedan - but not very luxurious. I think it came around at a time when Buick wasn't 100% sure which direction it was going in. I think if Buick made another full-size luxury sedan today, it would be much closer to a Lexus ES350. No, Buick cannot build a Lexus LS460 at this time.
Since Buick isn't building another full-size luxury sedan, the LaCrosse is it - and I think they're going to succeed in building a "better" Lexus ES. It may not be as refined as a Lexus - but there will be more pluses than minuses.
At this point in time, we can only see and feel ONE Buick that's the "new" Buick - the Enclave. And it IS very luxurious and certainly aimed at Lexus. I'm confident that the LaCrosse will be every bit as luxurious, if not more so - as well as every other offering Buick releases from this point on...
Too bad Buick can't being the Park Avenue over here. It would be the nicest full-size domestic luxury car available...
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Originally Posted by vcs2600
Enclave targets large SUV customers, i.e. predominatenly domestic owners, and is only priced slightly higher than the similar GMC model.
Lucerne is a classic large domestic sedan, really not much else like it anymore. It's also priced $10K under the 'pseudo-luxury' Lincoln MKS and closer to the Taurus.
New LaCrosse is almost exactly the same price and size as the Toyota Avalon.
Please demonstrate how Buick is positioned as a luxury make, because frankly I don't see it. Buick has a niche selling premium cars, but frankly nobody outside of GM fanboards sees them as a credible alternative to Lexus.
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