Driving Experience
Includes acceleration and handling
What Owners Say
"It handles swiftly and smooth"
Anonymous, TX (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Nice suspension and power coupled with the eight-speed transmission and paddle shifters makes this car almost as fun to drive as my Mustang GT five-speed on twisty mountain roads. This vehicle is quite comfortable on the highway. Plenty of pep."
Ken K., IL (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"The vehicle is one of the best in this category that I have had. It is responsive and easy to drive."
John F., PA (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Worst transmission I have ever owned"
Anonymous, NY (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"The car drives great at highway speeds where it doesn’t have to shift. However most of my driving is in town and it shifts gears a lot and jerks which really upsets me. That takes all the pleasure out of driving."
Hall W., MS (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Rides like a luxury vehicle, handles like a sports car. Power when I need it, smoothness always."
Margena S., TX (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Excellent acceleration; good handling, but too much road noise on rough pavement and bumps. And I want to be able to deactivate adaptive cruise control. Very irritating. And the gear shift is also very irritating."
Anonymous, FL (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"The car is great on the highway. Seats very comfortable, acceleration is good and over all comfort is very good. Plus I like the styling."
Marshall A., VA (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"The vehicle's acceleration is quite impressive, as it has over 300 horsepower. When driven very gently, the gas mileage is outstanding for a large, very powerful car. I almost never drive aggressively, but it seems to handle very well."
Joseph S., CO (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"I had a Pontiac G6 with 143,000 miles omit. It was fun to drive. The Buick LaCrosse is larger but rides a lot like the G6 only smoother"
William B., IL (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"THIS IS A VERY WELL ENGINEED VEHICLE THAT PERFORMS VERY WELL."
Larry B., CA (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Ease of use and handling"
Jay T., MO (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Find Auto Stop annoying. Delay in transmission when starting to move from a stop on a hill."
Anonymous, PA (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"I hate the auto engine stop and the transmission jerks when shifting"
Anonymous, FL (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Car handles very well and has a short turning radius for it's length. Because of the power of the engine it is sometimes hard to accelerate smoothly."
Jill H., FL (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Great acceleration and handling for a large car."
Anonymous, PA (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"some it hesitates i hate stop start."
Gerald P., MN (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"The integrated cruise control is fantastic!!! Makes driving so much more fun!!!"
Anonymous, PA (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"I answered this question. I never had a problem with it"
Joan N., NJ (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Love the smooth quiet ride! Ready to take off or race before the light goes yellow, hit the sports mode bottom and take off. Take the right turn like a sports car on rails."
Michael B., FL (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Excellent acceleration and handling."
Roberto V., FL (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Smooth, comfortable ride"
Anonymous, NM (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Excellent"
Anonymous, VA (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Resonds well to accelerator requests. stops incredibly well adn smooth. Advanced safety features such as high and low speed braking, side alerts, and lane keep assist have worked as designed. Scary when it puts the brakes on for you but it hasnt missed a beat. Auto parking is not perfect but does surprisingly well. Corners extermely well."
Daniel I., PA (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"It gives a comfortable and responsive ride. It has adequate acceleration and stopping capabilities."
Anonymous, AB (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Dissatisfied with the Shift lever operation. It is complicated and not very intuitive."
Anthony A., TX (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Excellent acceleration and general driving control and feel"
Anonymous, NE (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"When I have to enter the highway and cars are nearby, the acceleration is very good. The care handles very good."
Anonymous, OH (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"The acceleration and handling are VERY good. The one bad thing of the whole vehicle is the stupid shifting paddles on the steering wheel. I have rather big hands and almost every day a finger brushes one of these paddles so that I am thrown into a much slower downshift! When I have to merge onto a highway where people are going 50 to 70 mph this gets very dangerous! If you don't use the paddles to shift you will do no more than 20mph...if you shift the paddles you will GRADUALLY pick up speed.....Very dangerous and who needs paddles??? I have found no way to disconnect this feature...I have asked the dealership and they said there is no way to disconnect it. I have not found a way to stop it while I am driving the car!"
Anonymous, RI (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Plenty of pep and nice handling characteristics. the transmission generally is great, but it does some gear searching at times. The auto start-stop feature can be annoying at times."
Ken K., IL (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"I don’t particularly like the engine hesitation when it moves from idle to acceleration. This engine does get very good highway mileage (33 mpg) however. I don’t like the electronic gear shift and feel the manual mode is a complete waste of money. Lastly this car has a small gas tank compared to its predecessor and it must be filled much more often."
Anonymous, OH (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"Good acceleration and handling to get out of the way of bad car/truck drivers. Eases into traffic as engine has plenty of horse power. Good car."
Anonymous, AR (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"looks good, drive good and has many safety features."
James M., MI (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"You'd never know this is a V6. Runs and responds like a V8. Never have to worry about getting around a truck on the Interstate. Handling is remarkable. This is likely the best car overall I have ever owned, and I have owned a bunch."
Anonymous, TX (2017 Buick LaCrosse)"310HP V-6 ENGINE WITH 8 SP AUTO TRANS GIVES EXCELLENT ACCELERATION WITH SMOOTH SHIFTS... SUPERB HANDLING - INSTANT COURSE CORRECTIONS WITH LITTLE MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING WHEEL; HYPER STRUTS SYSTEM ON FRONT WITH 20" ALLOYS/TIRES ALSO IMPROVE HANDLING"
Gerald S., ON (2017 Buick LaCrosse)
"Smooth and plenty of power. Nice short turning radius. Quiet Auto start feature takes some getting used to. Great mileage for AWD CAR. Getting 30 on the highway consistently."
J I., PA (2017 Buick LaCrosse)