{"id":482472,"date":"2010-03-28T18:10:22","date_gmt":"2010-03-28T22:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autoshow.autotrader.ca\/?p=13233"},"modified":"2010-03-28T18:10:22","modified_gmt":"2010-03-28T22:10:22","slug":"2011-buick-lacrosse-drops-3-0l-v6-for-2-4l-i-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/482472","title":{"rendered":"2011 Buick LaCrosse Drops 3.0L V6 for 2.4L I-4"},"content":{"rendered":"

All-Wheel Drive Available on 3.6L V6 for 2011 <\/strong>
\nCanadian Auto Press<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

*featured make=’Buick’ model=’LaCrosse’
\n*relatedNew make=’Hyundai’ model=’Sonata’
\n*relatedNew make=’Ford’ model=’Taurus’
\n*relatedUsed make=’Toyota’ model=’Camry’
\n*relatedUsed make=’Chrysler’ model=’300′<\/div>\n

It wasn\u2019t all that long ago that four-cylinder engines were the norm in the midsize class.\u00a0 Cars like the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord began life by only offering a four-cylinder, as did Nissan\u2019s Altima.\u00a0 Now there appears to be a move back to four-cylinder motivation for much of the same reasoning behind the original cars\u2019 popularity, fuel economy.<\/p>\n

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2011 Buick LaCrosse<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Japanese cars in question quickly replaced the equivalent Detroit iron that had long been the midsize mainstay.\u00a0 Cars like the \u201870s and early \u201880s era Chevrolet Malibu, Ford Fairmont and Dodge Aspen were domestically-built answers to the fuel economy crisis, smaller and more efficient than their predecessors, but hardly as fuel-friendly as the aforementioned Japanese upstarts.\u00a0 Such massive variances have disappeared within today\u2019s four-door midsize market segment, Chevrolet\u2019s new Malibu easily comparable with Toyota\u2019s Camry or Honda\u2019s Accord.\u00a0 The new Buick LaCrosse, however, can only be compared with upper crust Lexus and Acura models that cost thousands more.<\/span><\/p>\n

That LaCrosse will soon get a much more fuel-efficient alternative drivetrain than either its Lexus or Acura equivalents.\u00a0 The same all-aluminum, dual overhead cam, four-valve 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine that Chevy uses for its new Equinox, a 24-valve, DOHC mill with direct-injection, variable valve timing and flex-fuel capability, plus an efficient six-speed automatic, will come standard.\u00a0 It makes 182-horsepower and 172 lb-ft of torque, similar performance numbers as offered by Japanese rivals.\u00a0 Its EPA equivalent 7.8L\/100km highway rating is exceptional too, and will do much for LaCrosse marketing efforts, which will also be helped along by the 2.4 achieving Ward\u2019s Auto World magazine\u2019s 2010 \u201c10 Best Engines\u201d for North America list.<\/p>\n

\u201cDirect injection (DI) was designed into the 2.4L to boost fuel efficiency and for refined power,\u201d said Chris Meagher, chief engineer for Ecotec engines.\u00a0 \u201cThe VVT (variable valve timing) system is tuned to work in tandem with direct injection to achieve optimum fuel economy and lower emissions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The introduction of the new four-cylinder means the end of the previous standard engine, a 3.0-litre V6 available in the CX and CXL.\u00a0 Previously all-wheel drive could only be had with the entry-level engine, but now it will be available in the top-tier 3.6, where more buyers will likely be willing to spend extra for the added performance benefits.<\/p>\n

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All-Wheel Drive Available on 3.6L V6 for 2011 Canadian Auto Press *featured make=’Buick’ model=’LaCrosse’ *relatedNew make=’Hyundai’ model=’Sonata’ *relatedNew make=’Ford’ model=’Taurus’ *relatedUsed make=’Toyota’ model=’Camry’ *relatedUsed make=’Chrysler’ model=’300′ It wasn\u2019t all that long ago that four-cylinder engines were the norm in the midsize class.\u00a0 Cars like the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord began life by only offering […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6383,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-482472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6383"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=482472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/482472\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=482472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=482472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=482472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}