Buick News
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Adding more ethanol to gasoline may help the U.S. meet a Congressional mandate to use more of the renewable fuel, but it could damage many of the cars now on the road, say automakers. Last year, U.S. vehicle manufacturers went public with their alarm that the EPA might increase the permissible ethanol in standard "gasoline" to 12 or even 15 percent. Now, in light of news that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will issue a long-delayed rule approving up to 15 percent ethanol in gasoline, carmakers are ramping up a counteroffensive. Fear of failures Their fear is that mechanical...
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All 2011 Buick Regals To Receive Flex-Fuel Capability This FallThe first batch of 2011 Buick Regals that are set to go on sale this quarter will come with a gasoline-only 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine but eventually a new 2.0-liter turbo mill will be offered, by which time both engines will feature E85 flex-fuel capability. The 2.0-liter turbo will arrive in...
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Buick Has New Small Car And Crossover Up Their Sleeve
More Game Changing Moves Buick That Could Give the Brand Youth
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Smaller-More-Efficient-Engine Example: 2010 Buick LaCrosse
Sure, hybrids and electric cars are great, but they sell in small numbers. The way most cars will meet newer, more aggressive fuel-economy rules is by making engines smaller and more efficient. Case in point: the 2010 Buick LaCrosse, a midsize sedan now offered with a 2.4-liter direct-injected...
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Recycling Your Entire Car: From Hooptie To Handbag
And now for something completely different. But first, a definition from Wikipedia, in case "hooptie" wasn't in your vocabulary as yet: Hooptie ... an old, decrepit, unreliable and often nonfunctional car which has limited mechanical abilities and is often in an unmaintained and usually in a rusty...
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2010 Detroit Auto Show: Cadillac XTS Concept Revives GM's Plug-In Hybrid Hopes
Say "luxury hybrid," and very few people think of Cadillac. Sure, the Escalade Hybrid large luxury sport-utility vehicle has been around for a few years, but Cadillac has no hybrid sedans. That may be about to change, if the Cadillac XTS Platinum Concept unveiled this morning at the Detroit Auto...
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Only a handful of U.S. auto shows count as important. Detroit, in January, is one; historically, New York in April has been another. But the up-and-comer is the Los Angeles Auto Show, which now occurs in late November or early December and focuses on green cars of all stripes: hybrids, electric cars, clean diesels, even vehicles powered by ethanol, natural gas, and hydrogen. We'll cover all the green-car events from LA for you, starting tomorrow. The show is open to the public from December 4 to 13. 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show Meanwhile, here's our preview of selected cars and events we'll see...
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Buick Regal To Receive Second-Gen Mild Hybrid Powertrain in 2011
General Motors displayed the all new 2011 Buick Regal just days ago in Los Angeles. The vehicle will be one of the first GM products to be propelled by their second generation mild-hybrid powertrains. According to Wards Auto," Sources tell Ward’s a hybrid variant featuring the beefed-up version...
Eric Loveday -
Your New Car Is Made Of Old Carpet, Milk Jugs, and Ripped Jeans
When you think of a brand-new, gleaming, 2010 model car rolling out of your driveway, what materials come to mind? Steel, chrome, soft-touch interior plastics, maybe even supple leather upholstery? Well, how about some old carpets, ground-up milk cartons, and shredded, faded, raggedy blue jeans?...
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GM's Plug-In Hybrid: Not a Saturn, Not a Buick, Will Try Again
Just two weeks ago, we reported that GM's first plug-in hybrid vehicle--originally meant to be a Saturn Vue before GM decided to sell Saturn to Pennske--would become a Buick crossover. My, how quickly things change in the new Internet world. As GM said Wednesday on its Fastlane blog, "not all the...
John Voelcker -
Hybrid Buick LaCrosse Expected
The redesigned 2010 Buick LaCrosse will add a fuel efficient 2.4 liter, 4 cylinder engine to the lineup. But of even more interest, according to GM execs, a hybrid model is also expected in the near future. GM's global vehicle line executive James Frederico appears to confirm this but did not...
Eric Loveday -
NADAguides.com Calls Fusion Hybrid 'Hidden Gem'
Vehicle valuation company, NADA Appraisal Guides, published a list of five 'hidden gems of the auto industry' today. The Buick Enclave, Pontiac G5, Volkswagen CC, Lincoln MKS, and our favorite, Ford Fusion Hybrid rounded out the list. NADA describes the Fusion Hybrid as 'easy on the planet, easy on...
Robert Scardino -
We Muse About the Future of GM
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National Cash-For-Clunkers Plans Move Ahead, But California's Already There
While Congress debates two competing cash-for-clunkers bills, California has been buying and crushing the worst polluters on its roads for years now
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Hybrid Buick MPV Business Concept Unveiled
Today General Motors unveiled the Buick Business MPV (multi-purpose vehicle) Concept, a sleek hybrid with five doors and seating for up to seven. The MPV was developed in China, where Buick has long been a favorite marque, by the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC). PATAC was launched as a...
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