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The Truth About Cars
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
To some, Buick is a name synonymous with cars for grandparents that had little-to-no personality and left much to the imagination. But to others, Buick is the name of a manufacturer pushing the boundary beyond a singular-segmented past, implementing exciting cues from the Wildcat concept. Buick is focused on broadening its horizons.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
GM is continuing the deployment of the eAssist light electrification system ( earlier post ) as a standard across its platforms. Starting with the arrival of 2013 models, eAssist will be standard on the Regal with the discontinuation of the 2.4L liter gasoline engine. base model. The eAssist system is matched to a 2.4-liter
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 12, 2015
Buick introduced the 2016 Cascada convertible at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Cascada will be the first Buick convertible offered in the United States in 25 years and the latest globally developed vehicle to join the brand’s growing portfolio. The top can lower in only 17 seconds at speeds up to 31 mph.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2012
For the 2013 model year, the Buick Verano (introduced in 2011), is offering buyers an Ecotec 2.0L turbocharged engine with direct injection and continuously variable valve timing that produces an SAE-certified 250 horsepower (187 kW) at 5300 rpm and 260 lb-ft (353 Nm) of torque at 2000 rpm. Acceleration from 0-60 mph is an estimated 6.2
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 29, 2011
General Motors launched the Buick LaCrosse with eAssist on August 25. liter SIDI intelligent direct injection engine along with advanced eAssist intelligent technology (light electrification, earlier post ), which work together to reduce fuel consumption by 20% compared with the standard model. The new model features a 2.4-liter
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 6, 2011
GM will reveal the new 2012 Buick Verano compact luxury sedan, the brand’s third new model in the past two years and first in the compact luxury segment, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) next week in Detroit. It delivers an estimated 177 hp (132 kW) and 170 lb-ft torque (230 N·m), 0-60 mph performance of 8.0
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 16, 2021
During closed course testing, AAA simulated rainfall and found that test vehicles equipped with automatic emergency braking (AEB) traveling at 35 mph collided with a stopped vehicle one third (33%) of the time. However, AAA believes testing standards must incorporate real-world conditions that drivers normally encounter.
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