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Buick reverts to four cylinders on LaCrosse
Buick, which once had a straight eight-cylinder engine, will offer half of that — a four-cylinder &mdash in the 2010 LaCrosse. It will be the first four-cylinder offered in a Buick since the 1998 Skylark.
The 2.4-liter Ecotec engine will produce 182 horsepower and 172 lb.-feet of torque. Buick expects about 25 percent of buyers to choose the engine over the 3.0 liter or 3.6 liter V-6s. The LaCrosse is a total redesign for 2010 and will take aim at competing with the Acura TL, Infiniti G37, and Lexus ES 350.
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In the garage: 2008 MBTA Zone 1A monthly pass, 1995 21-speed Iron Horse. Bill Griffith is an automotive correspondent for The Boston Globe and has reviewed cars for 10 years. He was also the Globe's assistant sports editor for 25 years and the paper's sports media columnist.
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In the garage: 2008 MBTA Zone 1A monthly pass, 1995 21-speed Iron Horse. Bill Griffith is an automotive correspondent for The Boston Globe and has reviewed cars for 10 years. He was also the Globe's assistant sports editor for 25 years and the paper's sports media columnist.
In the garage (over the years): 1956 T-Bird, 1959 Nash Metropolitan, 1980 El Camino, 1997 supercharged Camry TRD.
