2012 buick lacrosse eassist
General Motors will be a hidden hybrid.
Of course, there are Volt, Chevy people who prefer to call them long-range electric cars, and bulky SUVs like Cadillac kailade, but in terms of the mainstream, you need to look carefully, pick the next generation of genetically modified products that use enough power to require Orange high voltage cables.
2012 Buick LaCrosse is the first one.
$30,820 frontwheel-
The driver base model is now standard 182 hp four
Cylinder engine with 15 horsepower motor and lithium-
The ion battery pack will be 4-cylinder-
Only 25% cars.
But instead of calling it a hybrid, GM uses the name eAssist.
Marketing strategies designed to confuse and please potential customers?
Maybe, but we call it pragmatism.
While the growth in fuel economy is impressive, the number of 25-mile/hour cities and 36-mile/hour highways will not leave the Prius group excited and annoyed.
This is because the electric motor in hockey is not to push the car on its own, and the battery pack can only keep about the third charge of the Prius or the 41 mpg city Lincoln MKZ Hybrid.
But this is intentional.
The idea is that if you can reduce the complexity and cost of a hybrid system, even a relatively small efficiency boost will pay off.
Why overcommit and deliver when you can deliver?
The Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid was unsuccessful and has been discontinued for now, which proves this.
Unlike that car with a loud and proud \"hybrid\" badge, Hockey doesn\'t even have the name eAssist.
READ: The only instructions for Buick Regal Vs Buick Regen cabin are the \"eco\" table under the speedometer, the \"automatic stop\" indicator in the tachometer and the \"eco\" button on the console in the climate control system.
Several hybrid animations can also be called on the information screen.
If you\'re a technician
Geeks, you need them because eAssist runs so seamlessly that it\'s so hard for you to identify on your own what\'s going on under the hood.
Hockey is one of the quietest cars on the road, no other four
The cylinder hybrid is close to this refinement.
It converts between modes, including total fuel cutting
When taxiing, no tips are provided about what happened.
Buick\'s decision to use six cars is commendable.
The speed automatic transmission, not the complaining CVT.
From stationary, the engine starts automatically and does not tremble, and the engine is ready when you move your feet from the brake to the throttle.
This brake pedal does not have any artificial feeling on many cars equipped with regenerative braking devices.
The electricity is delivered smoothly and the extra energy the motor provides under acceleration is appreciated, although this is not enough to make it a fast car.
Instead, it\'s good-
Close to this huge
Luxury cruisers combine traditional American comfort with more control handling related to imports.
Load spacious interior space with family and enjoy it easily on the road.
Buick has been in a renaissance at the back of the Junyue lineup, and as long as you don\'t mind a bit of trash in the trunk, eAssist should help to continue this trend.
Although lighter and more compact than the old one
Old-fashioned nickelmetal-
Hydrogenation Technology of lithium
The ion battery pack of Junyue still occupies quite a lot of space in the cargo area.
To help mitigate the intrusion, it is stacked together asymmetrical so you can fold down the rear left seat back and open the pass
Old golf bag.
Is there a threesome?
Or six.
With eAssist, hockey is still available in front or allwheel-
303 hp 3 driver. 6-
V6 y Camaro\'s V6 engine.
It\'s great if it\'s a bit overdone, but the fuel economy drops to the 17 mile/hour city, the 27 mile highway.
More importantly, at most decorative levels, you can buy it for the same price as eAssist.
This price happens to be three more than sans-eAssist four-
Cylindrical hockey, which is no longer sold, and the federal mixed tax credit that helps close the gap, has become a thing of the past.
Still, as fuel economy standards begin to move in the direction of 54, GM has a big eAssist plan in the coming years. 5 mpg in 2025.
Next year you will see it in Buick Regal as full-New 2013 Malibu.
If you look closely.
On the window sticker----------
2012 Buick Junyue eAssistBase Price: $30,820 As test: 36,685 Type: 5-passenger, 4-
SedanPowerplant door: 2. 4-liter 4-
Cylinder with auxiliary power of electric motor: 182 hp 15 hptransion: 6-