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2008 Buick Lucerne

2008 Buick Lucerne Model Overview

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Super Luxurious

More power and refined interior touches boost Buick's high-end cachet.

by Shane Kite, ForbesAutos.com
2008 Buick Lucerne Super

Like the LaCrosse Super, a Super version of the Lucerne gets design elements meant to recall Buick’s storied past. Here those touches include a bolder chrome “waterfall” grill, a real wood shift knob and wood-leather steering wheel, and chrome insignias on the bottom sills of the passenger and driver side doors. The Lucerne Super also features a more powerful 4.6-liter Northstar V8 engine, rated at 292 horsepower (pending Society of Automotive Engineers certification), which is 6 percent, or 17 hp, more than that of the Lucerne CXS’ V8. GM’s performance division also gave the Lucerne Super a specially calibrated Magnetic Ride Control suspension system meant to boost smoothness and handling.

The Lucerne’s transmission is an electronically controlled four-speed automatic, which seems rudimentary compared to most other premium sedans’ five-, six-, and seven-speed transmissions. Luxurious touches in the Lucerne Super’s interior include a leather-wrapped instrument panel, heated wood-trim steering wheel, and leather seats with synthetic suede inserts. The Lucerne Super arrives at dealerships in spring 2008.

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  Published on 2007-11-07

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