Category: Buick

Filed under: MPG, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM

General Motors appears set to introduce two new direct injected engines to its lineup for the 2010 model year. A newly downsized 3.0L version of the 3.6L “high feature” V6 used across much of GM’s lineup is set to launch in the redesigned Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac SRX and Chevrolet […]

Filed under: MPG, Buick, Chevrolet, GM

It looks like the combination of $4/gallon gas and CAFE rules may have finally administered the coup de grace to GM’s plans for new rear wheel drive replacements for its big sedans. GM had been planning to replace the Chevrolet Impala and Buick Lucerne with models based on the same […]

Filed under: Etc., MPG, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GM, GMC

GM has decided that the fuel economy of its vehicles should be the main focus in its advertising, rather than attempts to merely buff its battered brand image. Even the luxury line, Cadillac, is talking up miles per gallon in its new ads. Take the CTS, for […]

Filed under: Ethanol, Flex-Fuel, Buick, GM

For 2009, General Motors is adding four more vehicles to the existing eleven that are capable of running on E85 but more than likely never will. The latest entry is Buick’s big sedan, the Lucerne. Currently the Lucerne is available with Buick’s old 3.8L V-6 that isn’t long for this […]

Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Buick, Cadillac, GM

We’re getting a bit tired of trying to keep up with what models GM plans to underpin with a rear-wheel-drive platform. Aside from the upcoming Camaro and the Pontiac G8, no other vehicles have received the divine anointment from the General’s higher-ups due to impending CAFE regulations that will supposedly […]