NEW 2008 LS1 POWERED BUICK LaCROSSE
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NEW 2008 LS1 POWERED BUICK LaCROSSE
Look at this mistake I found on MSN AUTOS I couldn't stop rubbing my eyes. 1st I figured they just had it marked as a 5.7 so then I look at the bore and stroke and its 3.89 X 3.62. I was so confused at this point that I had to look at a few other sources (the tq listed on the MSN page also hinted at the truth 323 @ 4000) to make sure that this was all a mistake and of course I was correct it is going to be 5.3. Still for a minute or so there I was both excited and confused lol
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Thats funny. I can see it now. Resurrecting the mighty LS1 and dropping it into..............a Buick?
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Originally Posted by LrngCrv
Not too bad looking of a car, and it weighs a little less than a Mustang...
maybe my next DD
maybe my next DD
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^^^ Because they are front wheel drive... my experience with higher horsepower cars that are FWD is the suspension can't take the torque... you'll be replacing tie rods and balljoints all the time.
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Thats funny. I can see it now. Resurrecting the mighty LS1 and dropping it into..............a Buick?
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I honestly don't think it's gay nor a disgrace. I glad to see in the last few years that American cars, not just in the sports car segment, getting built with some ***** again. The only thing about this Buford IMO is it's still "wrong wheel drive".
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If you ask me... I think GM doesn't move more of these LSx cars because of a lack of advertising. Same with the 98-02 f-bodies.
Until recently, I had never seen a commercial/advertisement that pointed out the incredible efficieny of the LSx motors. I don't know what the EPA is rating them at now, but my car was rated at 19city/28hywy from the factory, and it held true to those numbers. Those are amazing numbers for a 2000 model car w/an underated 325hp output. I was happy to see an internet add that said something to the effect of, 'the new 505hp Z06 beat the gas guzzler tax'.
Mine's been a great DD, and still reliable at 193k miles. It getting a little more expensive to keep the SES light off, but still better than any other vehicle I've used.
Until recently, I had never seen a commercial/advertisement that pointed out the incredible efficieny of the LSx motors. I don't know what the EPA is rating them at now, but my car was rated at 19city/28hywy from the factory, and it held true to those numbers. Those are amazing numbers for a 2000 model car w/an underated 325hp output. I was happy to see an internet add that said something to the effect of, 'the new 505hp Z06 beat the gas guzzler tax'.
Mine's been a great DD, and still reliable at 193k miles. It getting a little more expensive to keep the SES light off, but still better than any other vehicle I've used.
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I've had the best luck, insofar as dependability and cost of ownership, with Buick cars. I'll be looking at both the Lacrosse and Lucerne as well as the G8 to replace my current Buick LeSabre...
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Originally Posted by 560SL
Grand Nationals were Buicks and they're some of the meanest cars ever made...
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Originally Posted by LS1>girlfriend
ever made?? those are pretty big words for a car that was made for what... 3 years?