2009 Buick Lucerne Review Summary & Specs
CX Sedan
Full-size Buick luxury with improved efficiency.
Summary & Specs
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The Buick Lucerne is an attractive near-luxury car offering looks, features, quality and value. If you like a modern, comfortable ride with competent road manners, the Lucerne, with either a V6 or V8 engine, is well worth consideration. It comes with a longer warranty (4 years/50,000 miles) than Buick has offered in the past, and Buick has been doing quite nicely in recent J.D. Power and Associates surveys on product quality.
NewCarTestDrive.com correspondent John Rettie reported from Santa Barbara, California, with editor Mitch McCullough reporting from Los Angeles and John F. Katz from south-central Pennsylvania.
Specs
| Vehicle Category |
Fullsize Cars |
| Editor |
New Car Test Drive |
| Model Lineup |
Buick Lucerne CX ($29,265); CXL ($32,520); CXL Special Edition ($33,120); Super ($39,315) |
| Engines (standard) |
4.6-liter DOHC 32-valve V8 |
| Transmissions (standard) |
4-speed automatic |
| Engines (optional) |
227-hp 3.9-liter OHV 12-valve V6; 292-hp 4.6-liter DOHC 32-valve V8 |
| Transmissions (optional) |
4-speed automatic |
| Safety Equipment (standard) |
dual-stage driver airbag, dual-depth front passenger airbag, front seat side-impact airbags, full-coverage side-impact curtain airbags, front seatbelt pre-tensioners, ABS, traction control, tire pressure monitor |
| Safety Equipment (optional) |
StabiliTrak electronic stability control with brake assist, Side Blind Zone Alert, Lane Departure Warning, Ultrasonic Rear Park Assist |
| Basic Warranty |
4 years/50,000 miles |
| Assembled In |
Hamtramck, Michigan |
| Manufacturer Phone |
800-462-8782 |
| Manufacturer URL |
www.buick.com |
| Base Price MSRP |
$29,265 |
Specs as Tested
| Model Tested MSRP |
Buick Lucerne Super ($39,315) |
| Standard Equipment |
heated and cooled leather seats with suede fabric inserts, dual-zone automatic climate control, eight-way power driver's seat, six-way power front passenger's seat, leather-wrapped upper instrument panel with French-seam stitching, Harman-Kardon audio, XM Satellite Radio, cruise control, heated and wood-accented steering wheel, power tilt-and-telescope steering column, wood shift knob, power windows, power door locks, electrochromic rearview mirror, heated outside mirrors, remote keyless entry, universal remote, trunk cargo net, remote start, Ultrasonic Rear Park Assist, theft-deterrent system, heated washer fluid, RainSense automatic windshield wipers |
| Destination Charge |
765 |
| Options as Tested (MSRP) |
none |
| Gas Guzzler Tax |
|
| Price as Tested |
$40,080 |
| Layout |
front-wheel drive |
| Horse Power |
292 @ 6300 |
| Torque |
288 @ 4500 |
| Fuel Economy |
15/22 |
| Wheelbase |
115.6 |
| Length/Width/Height |
203.2/73.8/58.0 |
| Track Front/Rear |
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| Turning Radius |
44.0 |
| Seating Capacity |
5 |
| Front Head/Hip/Leg room |
39.5/56.7/42.5 |
| Middle Head/Hip/Leg room |
|
| Rear Head/Hip/Leg room |
37.6/57.0/41.0 |
| Trunk Volume |
17 |
| Payload |
|
| Towing Capacity |
1000 |
| Front Suspension |
independent, MacPherson struts, coil springs, Magnetic Ride Control adaptive damping, stabilizer bar |
| Rear Suspension |
independent, semi-trailing, coil springs, Magnetic Ride Control adaptive damping, stabilizer bar |
| Ground Clearance |
|
| Curb Weight |
4004 |
| Stock Tires |
P245/50R18 Bridgestone Turanza |
| Brakes Front/Rear |
vented disc/solid disc w ABS and Brake Assist |
| Fuel Capacity |
18.5 |