Spy Shots: 2010 Buick LaCrosse
Buick’s next-generation LaCrosse has been spotted testing at GM proving grounds both in the U.S. and Germany and as these latest images reveal the new car sports a similar shape to the Invicta concept unveiled over the weekend. Like the concept, the production version’s styling is being handled by teams in both the U.S. and China and the final styling is expected to be very similar to the concept. Production of the car is expected to start at GM’s Fairfax plant in Kansas in early 2009 and the...

Buick Invicta at Beijing Auto Show
General Motors announced about Buick Invicta resurrection and the new car will be presented at the Beijing Auto Show. Invicta model was designed 45 years ago, but it did not get more development at that time. The new Buick is a result of Chinese and Michigan car makers. It is considered to be a future concept of the brand. It has 250 horsepower and 220 pound-feet torque in a 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine. The model is designed with six-speed automatic transmission. The interior of the car...

Beijing 2008: Live reveal of the Buick Invicta concept
On the eve of the Beijing Motor Show ,General Motors Chairman Rick Wagoner and Design VP Ed Welburn along with their Chinese colleagues unveiled the Buick Invicta concept. Your regular Autoblog team didn't make the trek to China for this show, but our cohorts at Autoblog Chinese showed up for GM's Premier Night party to check out what will be the replacement for the current LaCrosse. The car was revealed sitting on a pool of water, perhaps implying that it is Buick's messiah, standing by to breathe new...

2008 Beijing Auto Show: Buick Invicta Concept breaks cover
The new four-door midsize sedan Buick Invicta made its debut today at the 2008 Beijing Auto Show. Showing a coupe-like roofline the vehicle is powered by Buick’s first direct injection turbocharged engine, a four-cylinder powerplant that produces 250 horsepower and 298 Nm of torque.[source]

VIDEO: Buick Invicta designers talk about their new concept
General Motors has just put a video featuring the designers of the new Buick Invicta concept discussing their new creation. The video is part of a series of "Studio Stories" episodes that GM has been producing over the past year. Exterior design lead Justin Thompson and other members of the team talk about the approach they took to create the concept that debuted at the Beijing Motor Show today. Although the Invicta is labeled as a concept this sleek four door is thought to be very close to the LaCrosse...

Beijing 2008: Buick Invicta Concept debuts, say hello to next LaCrosse
Click above for high-res gallery of the Buick Invicta ConceptBuick has dusted off the Invicta name, which hasn't been used by the brand since 1959, for its newest concept that debuted today at the Beijing Motor Show. The mid-size sedan previews the look of what U.S. customers will get with the next redesign of the LaCrosse sedan, and draws much of its design inspiration from Buick's most recent concepts like the Riviera and Velite. The Invicta features traditional Buick design cues like its waterfall...

Buick debuts flagship Invicta in China
BEIJING, China -- A new look for Buick emerged in Beijing on Saturday with the reveal of the Invicta sedan concept. Building on the design themes of the Riviera concept seen at January's Detroit show, the Invicta is expected to become the new flagship in Buick's U.S. and Chinese model lineup. While the Riviera was designed in GM's Chinese PATAC studio, the Invicta was a combined effort by GM designers in China and Detroit. "We fused the best ideas from both cultures," said Ed Welburn, GM chief designer...

GM reveals new Buick Invicta Concept
Buick’s new Invicta Latin for invincible concept brings back a vehicle nameplate not seen on a GM product in more than 45 years and previews a new four-door midsize sedan with a coupe-like roofline destined for sale in the world’s two biggest automotive markets – the United States and China. The Invicta is the latest evolution of previous Buick concepts including the 2004 Velite convertible and 2007 Riviera coupe, and was designed collaboratively by GM centers in Warren, Michigan, and Shanghai...

2009 Buick Lucerne E85 joins the flex-fuel vehicles range
The 2009 Buick Lucerne sedan will join General Motors’ industry-leading lineup of flex-fuel vehicles that can run on either ordinary gasoline or E85, or any combination of the two, GM Vice President of Environment, Energy and Safety Policy Beth Lowery said Thursday.The Lucerne, the first flex-fuel capable Buick passenger car, will be among more than 15 GM models with flex-fuel capability in 2009, up from 11 offerings this year.[source]

Sneak peek: 2010 Buick LaCrosse
The new LaCrosse will have some Enclave-like styling cues -- especially on the rear doors and fenders. The second-generation LaCrosse will be riding on the new global front-wheel-drive platform. It will be the first car in the United States to use this architecture. Production is expected to start at the Fairfax facility in February, reaching dealerships shortly afterward as a 2010 model. [source]