eAssist Model Accounts For 25 Percent Of Buick LaCrosse Sales
Sponsored Links
The Buick LaCrosse eAssist makes up approximately one quarter of all LaCrosse sales, GM Authority has learned.
eAssist, otherwise known as a belt-alternator starter (BAS) system, is standard on the 2012 LaCrosse and couples a direct-injected 2.4 liter 4-cylinder Ecotec engine with an electric motor powered by a lithium-ion battery to mildly assist the vehicle during acceleration; the powertrain also features start/stop technology and results in a 25 MPG city/36 MPG highway rating.
The up-level powertrain option for the LaCrosse is the 3.6 liter direct-injected V6 (LFX) good for 303 horsepower; the six-banger is E85 FlexFuel capable and achieves an EPA-estimated 27 MPG on the highway.
The GM Authority Take
Looks like Buick is on to something with the mild hybrids… let’s just hope it’s a stop-gap solution for a true two- or four-mode hybrid system.
Sponsored Links
We were selling one a month when gas was $3.20. Now that gas is $3.90 we’ve sold 8 already this month.
“Oh this ‘green thing’ and ‘hybrid that’ stuff is just a scam! It’ll never take off!”