I know the LaCrosse has already been talked about

"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno)
11/20/2015 at 11:39 • Filed to: None

But I just can’t get over how good it looks and have to bring it up again.

It’s so swoopy and soft and curvy compared to GM’s usually more sharp and pointy design ethos.

The interior wouldn’t look out of place in a Cadillac. Honestly it looks better than some Cadillac interiors... And actual buttons for stuff on the center stack, yay!

Then there’s the best part I hadn’t noticed until today: Bringing back the tri-color badge!

Hopefully it drives as well as it looks, they’ll have a real winner on their hands.

DISCUSSION (31)

Ash78, voting early and often > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/20/2015 at 11:47

The Buick RoadMastur* is still around? I honestly thought they killed it a few years back. Looks good — more “traditional Buick” than the rest of their lineup, for sure.

/my americanized take on the alternate meaning of lacrosse

Andrew T. Maness > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/20/2015 at 11:54

I can tell you that everything inside feels really premium as well. I had a quite liked the last gen LaCrosse, and this new one improves upon that ten fold.

AMC/Renauledge > Andrew T. Maness
11/20/2015 at 11:55

Have you seen it up close?

RallyWrench > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/20/2015 at 11:57

Doesn’t it look great? I think they just owned Lincoln.

AMC/Renauledge > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/20/2015 at 11:57

Well spotted.

It was barely mentioned on the FP. Glad I know what the pattern of plastiwood trim on the Canyon Denali is, though.

I love the new LaCrosse, as well. It’s sleek, yet exudes character. It’s classy, yet understated. And that interior is amazing.

Textured Soy Protein > Andrew T. Maness
11/20/2015 at 12:14

Hopefully the leather is nicer than what came in the Regal I just had as a rental. The dash plastics were decent, the fake wood looked stupid but at least it was a very dark shade so it mostly blended in with the black interior, and the leather was super cheap and stiff.

Andrew T. Maness > AMC/Renauledge
11/20/2015 at 12:14

Sat in it day before yesterday, both in back and up front. It’s all very good, the BMW-esque shifter is actually better than the original because it’s bigger, falls into hand better.

There’s a clip from the unveiling in here which I thought was amusing.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > RallyWrench
11/20/2015 at 12:16

So much better than the Lincoln

Andrew T. Maness > Textured Soy Protein
11/20/2015 at 12:17

The car I sat in had a brown leather and it was buttery soft. Not sure if it was semi-aniline like in some Caddys, but still very soft.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > AMC/Renauledge
11/20/2015 at 12:17

Yeah that little whatever on the fp was stupid.

Textured Soy Protein > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/20/2015 at 12:19

Let’s play a game! Hyundai Azera or Buick LaCrosse?

Kinja'd!!!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RallyWrench
11/20/2015 at 12:33

Real easy when 1 this is a size up and 2 a complete remodel not a mid-cycle refresh like the Lincoln.

They’re completely separate this is an absolute apples-oranges scenario.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/20/2015 at 12:34

Lincoln was a mid-cycle refresh of a smaller car.

this is an “all-new” apples to oranges.

I love the new LaCrosse though, definitely like the badge.

Rico > Textured Soy Protein
11/20/2015 at 12:35

Geez Hyundai can you stretch the headlights any more? The next model will have the headlights stretch to the fuckin A pillar.

spanfucker retire bitch > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/20/2015 at 12:48

I’m hoping the design language trickles down to the Regal GS. I’m interested in seeing what the next-gen of that car looks like.

RallyWrench > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/20/2015 at 12:48

I didn’t realize it was a bigger car. For now, on style alone they have Lincoln covered unless the Conti makes it to market without significant changes from the concept. I didn’t mind the MKwhatever when it came out, but things have moved on.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RallyWrench
11/20/2015 at 12:57

The Conti is supposed to replace the MKS and it would be a competitor in size to this

JR1 > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/20/2015 at 13:19

That is an awesome interior

ciscokidinsf > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/20/2015 at 14:05

Looks very good. What size it is? Is this the same size as the current Impala or is this an extended version of the Malibu Platform?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/20/2015 at 14:12

They could've done so much better with that refresh though.

for Michigan > Textured Soy Protein
11/20/2015 at 14:18

And now I understand why everyone is avoiding everything but front, front quarter, and interior shots of the new Lacrosse; the rest of the car is seriously unimpressive.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/20/2015 at 14:42

How? By re-doing the back end? That I agree on, but you have to keep a budget and a transition in mind. They can’t completely re-do a car on a midcycle refresh. You have to be realistic.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/20/2015 at 16:10

I can be realistic in saying they could've done so much better than grafting the continental front end on the current mkz. Nissan did a more thorough job on the Altima for fucks sake.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/20/2015 at 16:18

If you seriously think the 16 Altima looks better than the new MKZ I don’t think there’s anything else I can say here.

I mean you’re even saying it’s lazy that they are making a new corporate face?! That’s the look of Lincolns now!

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/20/2015 at 16:33

I’m not saying it looks better, they did more than just shove the maximas face on the Altima though. Sheet metal was modified not just soft components.

Poor Lincoln, find a distinct face that looks good then throws it out the window for a jaguar copy.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/20/2015 at 16:36

That’s the problem though.

Everyone was saying how the Lincoln’s were hideous for years, and then they go main stream with a car that I think looks GREAT and everyone goes “Lincoln why’d you get rid of your look?!”.

This is just truth behind the fact that people want to dislike Lincoln.

400hp 400 torque awd and people still aren’t digging this Lincoln.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
11/20/2015 at 16:45

If I could get the 400hp in the current ones body I’d be down with it.

Though, if Ford works on QC in their Mexico plant where the MKZ and Fusion are built I could learn to be okay with the new face.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
11/20/2015 at 16:54

They seem to be wanting Lincoln to really be on another level so they damn well better.

And yeah current one is only 300 hp 277 torque.

Man Lincoln has changed, how is that an “only” figure.

Maybe you can engine swap to the old one giving it’s a mid-cycle.

Hooker > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
12/02/2015 at 21:28

Kinja'd!!!

Honestly? I want to like it but I just can’t get past the stretched Malibu (2016) looks it has. I mean, I know it’s based on a stretched version of the same platform but I just don’t like it. I wish it went more Avenir than Malibu. Gun to head, I would take the Bu over this all day long. Based on looks alone.

Hooker > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
12/02/2015 at 21:29

Kinja'd!!!

This interior is beautiful and I want it. Though, that BMW esque switchgear is off putting to me.

Hooker > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
12/02/2015 at 21:29

Kinja'd!!!

All the win. Also, sorry for blowing up your notifications.