LIVE POST: Driving the 2014 Buick Lineup

[Zane]

Good morning everyone! I'm currently in Cincinnati, Ohio getting ready to drive the entire 2014 Buick line. That includes a significant refresh to the 2014 Regal and 2014 LaCrosse. I'm pretty pumped, because the new refreshed models are seriously nice. From leather wrapped volume knobs in the LaCrosse to an 8-inch LCD screen in the gauge luster in the Regal, these are not your father's Buick. A significant sidebar to all this is that 2014 is the 110th year for Buick.

 

So, starting today at a little after 8am, eastern, check back in and we'll start our day driving the 2014 Buick lineup.

 

Here's a few stock photos to show you the new LaCrosse and Regal to get started.

 

Regal

 

LaCrosse

[Zane]

Out driving the Regal GS! Wow, AWD and electric power steering have made a huge difference. The new interior is also a big improvement.

[Zane]

Some more photos

[Chris]

Leather wrapped volume knob??

 

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[Zane]

Leather wrapped volume knob??

 

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Yes! In the LaCrosse. Really nice touch. Puts Lincoln to shame

[Zane]

I have good news and bad news.

 

The bad news: my time herw is almost done.

 

The good news: I'm stealing a Regal GS and driving it back to NH over the next 6 days.

 

The LaCrosse and new Regal are pretty compelling.

[Chris]

Leather wrapped volume knob??

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Yes! In the LaCrosse. Really nice touch. Puts Lincoln to shame

 

Nice touch, but I can see kids messing those up

 

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[Zane]

Regal GS vs Turbo

 

Regal Pricing/Packaging guide

 

LaCrosse with Lux Package Interior

[Zane]

Hello from Northeast, Ohio. I'm chilling here this weekend on Lake Erie. Drove up with this sick 2014 Regal GS. It took me a little under 6-hours. I'm in love with the 8-inch digital gauges. I also averaged 30.5MPG!

 

I'm going to hold on to this Regal for a few days and drive it home to NH the middle of next week. I'll post a new "Regal Roadtrip" thread tomorrow.

[Zane]

Nice touch, but I can see kids messing those up Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4 using Tapatalk 4

If that was someone's concern, I'd just say they should get an Impala instead.

[Chris]

This is a car for grandmothers. There will be grandchildren in there

 

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[cobrajet84]

I really like the regal and lacrosse, i'm glad that they put awd in the regal but disappointed that they dropped the power in it rather than upping it.

[MikeNH]

Leather wrapped volume knob??

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Yes! In the LaCrosse. Really nice touch. Puts Lincoln to shame

 

I drove a LaCrosse a few years back- maybe 2010? Buick has been schooling Lincoln for ages now. They may have had a lock on the livery market but even from the late 90s the 3.8-powered W-bodies were better than anything a regular driver could get from Lincoln or the more direct competitor, Mercury. GM got blasted for making the Cadillac Cimmeron (rebadged Caviler) in the 80s yet in high school a friend had a Mercury Tracer which was basically an Escort with velour seats.

[Zane]

I really like the regal and lacrosse, i'm glad that they put awd in the regal but disappointed that they dropped the power in it rather than upping it.

I too was disappointed in the horsepower numbers drop... but then I talked to an engineer and he explained what happened. The power band has been changed for the better. Yes, it's a lower maximum number... but the torque curve has been dropped by 500-1000RPM and beefed up. The end result is a car with more low-end torque and better driving feel.... despite being lower in total maximum output.

[cobrajet84]

I too was disappointed in the horsepower numbers drop... but then I talked to an engineer and he explained what happened. The power band has been changed for the better. Yes, it's a lower maximum number... but the torque curve has been dropped by 500-1000RPM and beefed up. The end result is a car with more low-end torque and better driving feel.... despite being lower in total maximum output.

Good info, thanks.