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Old 01-09-2009 | 05:57 PM
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Is this car hot or am I getting old?

http://www.buick.com/ngis/buick/page...turelanding.do

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Old 01-09-2009 | 05:59 PM
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hot by buick standards, wish there was a 3rd option for "Hot for a buick"
Old 01-09-2009 | 06:15 PM
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Don't really like the front but otherwise it looks fine.
Old 01-09-2009 | 06:57 PM
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From the sideview, the rear taillights are pure 5-series.
Old 01-09-2009 | 06:58 PM
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Old 01-09-2009 | 07:17 PM
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Old 01-09-2009 | 07:42 PM
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Has a nicer grille than an '09 TL so I guess it has that going for it.
Old 01-09-2009 | 07:44 PM
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Old 01-09-2009 | 07:59 PM
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Old 01-09-2009 | 08:05 PM
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I think it looks as good if not better than most Lexuses, Infinitis, and BMW's....
Old 01-09-2009 | 08:11 PM
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I think it looks as good if not better than most Lexuses, Infinitis, and BMW's....


I bet if it were either 3 the responses would be different.
Old 01-09-2009 | 08:24 PM
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it looks damn hot for buick. but somehow it looks like hyundai. sonata like front end with genesis rear end??
Old 01-09-2009 | 08:41 PM
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It's ok for a buick, but it's still a buick... I wouldn't be caught dead in one (since there are nicer cars in the same price range).
Old 01-09-2009 | 08:55 PM
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basically. For a Buick it's a step forward though.
Old 01-09-2009 | 09:19 PM
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so if i pick "it's hot" then it means i think that the car looks good, but if i pick "you're old" then that means that the car is ugly?
that doesn't sound right to me, or am i missing something?
anyways i think it's nice looking for a buick, but it just seems really large, if the front and rear ends were smaller vertically and lower it would look 100x better
Old 01-09-2009 | 09:19 PM
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It doesn't do anything for me...

We know GM can do better than this. Exhibit a: 2G CTS-V. Exhibit b: G8.
Old 01-09-2009 | 09:25 PM
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If you ask me, it looks too stocky like a Scion TC. There is no trunk, and the front looks like a Honda Civic. If they extended the front(hood area) and rear(trunk area), it would look more aggressive and appeal to younger people.

Who cares about power and ride anymore =\. People are buying Hyundai Tiburons cause they're 'sporty-looking' coupes. Genesis... I've never experienced driving one, but the v6 is probably slow as a Taurus. Some cars out there were more focused on getting consumers who wanted nice looking cars, but Buick can't make anything nice looking or sporty enough for real fanatics. They're stuck as old people's cars.
Old 01-09-2009 | 09:29 PM
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Old 01-09-2009 | 09:33 PM
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It's not so bad. It looks like Buick spent a lot of time studying the hot, new Lincoln MKZ!
Both cars are nice work btw. It's definitely a step forward in American auto designs.
Old 01-09-2009 | 09:40 PM
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Not.....

Is it a Malibu with a Buick front clip? Meaning more "badge engineering" from a should be in Chapter 11 GM. Not for me, thanks...
Old 01-09-2009 | 10:07 PM
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Buick will no longer exist in 2010. And it's fugly.
Old 01-09-2009 | 10:12 PM
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I can't believe what I'm reading. The only thing "old" about that car's looks is it's wearing the Buick badge, which carries that stigma. But there's nothing old about the actual looks.
Old 01-09-2009 | 10:14 PM
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here's the thread in car news knight rider, with lotsa pics.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...0#post10375460
Old 01-09-2009 | 10:33 PM
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Meh, it's alright.
Old 01-09-2009 | 11:03 PM
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^Meh.
Old 01-09-2009 | 11:45 PM
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It looks like an evolution of the Toyota Avalon... which used floaty Buicks as the design template.

In other words, you're downright elderly.
Old 01-10-2009 | 12:01 AM
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Old 01-10-2009 | 12:34 AM
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Old 01-10-2009 | 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by phile
I can't believe what I'm reading. The only thing "old" about that car's looks is it's wearing the Buick badge, which carries that stigma. But there's nothing old about the actual looks.


I wouldn't say it's hot. I think it's a nice looking car though a bit on the bubbly side. The interior is kinda putting me off a bit. But yeah, the Buick badge is what's turning the younger crowd off.

And what's with the port holes?
Old 01-10-2009 | 01:24 AM
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I voted "old".
Old 01-10-2009 | 01:28 AM
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Just a Malibu with chrome.
Old 01-10-2009 | 01:31 AM
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+1 Old.. You deabilitated geriatric old man.

next you'll be asking if these plaid pants and suspenders are hawt.

jk. for a buick its decent. but i still voted old.
Old 01-10-2009 | 02:15 AM
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I like it, but I AM old. I did by my first Buick, however, in 1986.


Terry
Old 01-10-2009 | 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by phile
I can't believe what I'm reading. The only thing "old" about that car's looks is it's wearing the Buick badge, which carries that stigma. But there's nothing old about the actual looks.


I think its hot, inside and out. The Invicta concept is still the best though. I don't care what badge a car wears, or what stigma is associated with it..... what matters is the car itself.

Much better than the other recent Buick designs
Old 01-10-2009 | 03:02 AM
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Terry + buick > tiger woods + buick.
Old 01-10-2009 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by combat mediC
Terry + buick > tiger woods + buick.

Old 01-10-2009 | 09:13 AM
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no thank you
Old 01-10-2009 | 09:39 AM
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It looks like a mix between a camry and a M35..

Hyundai is better at gene mixing.

Buick =
Old 01-10-2009 | 10:21 AM
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It's ok as looks go, but it's WAY nicer than the 09 TL.
Old 01-10-2009 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by combat mediC
Terry + buick > tiger woods + buick.
I think my Buick would be a little quicker leaving the golf course.




Terry


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