Spied: 2016 Buick LaCrosse

We go to lunch and catch a new Buick.
Car & Driver
January 2015
By: Andrew Wendler


What It Is: A mildly camouflaged 2016 Buick LaCrosse caught testing near our Ann Arbor offices. We managed to squeeze off a few shots of one car, which was running among a pack of six identically cloaked vehicles. Although the psychedelic camouflage now favored by most makers is present on its flanks, heavy shrouding was placed over the front and rear fascias. Thanks to the minimal effort taken to hide the greenhouse and body sides, we can tell the LaCrosse has a gently sloping backlight, a crease along its lower body, and a trademark character line that runs from the rear door to the haunches. It’s hard to make out in the photos, but a Buick grille was clearly visible behind the front mask when viewed from straight ahead. A Toyota Avalon was tagging along with the entourage for benchmarking purposes.

Why It Matters: With the recent debut of the gorgeous Buick Avenir concept at the 2015 Detroit auto show, it’s clear the porthole brand feels it still has something to say. While we expect the Avenir—or a model wearing its styling DNA—to eventually appear at the tippy top of the Buick lineup, the maker nevertheless needs to keep its other offerings contemporary. Introduced for the 2010 model year, the second-generation LaCrosse was updated for the 2014 model year and will give way to a more dramatically styled car with a more premium aesthetic.

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