The 2018 Buick LaCrosse receives the following changes, updates and new features:
- Addition of range-topping Avenir trim level
- Deletion of four exterior colors:
- Crimson Red Tintcoat
- Dark Sapphire Blue Metallic
- Graphite Gray Metallic
- Dark Forest Green Metallic
- Addition of four new exterior colors:
- Satin Steel Metallic
- Black Cherry Metallic
- Dark Slate Metallic
- Red Quartz Tintcoat
- Deletion of 8-speed automatic transmission and 3.08 final drive ratio axle
- Introduction of nine-speed automatic transmission with 2.90 ratio axle
- Introduction of 2.5L four-cylinder SIDI engine with 20kW continuous Hybrid Electric Propulsion system mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission and 2.64 final drive ratio axle:
- Comes with 16-inch front and rear 4-wheel antilock disk brakes (non-hybrid model comes with 17-inch front and 16-inch rear brakes)
- Comes with front upper and lower grille active shutters
- Replaces spare wheel with tire inflator kit
- Introduction of four LPO-level accessories:
- Cargo net
- Body-color grille
- Lug nuts
- Wheel lock kit
- Addition of road emergency tool kit as standard on all models except for Base/1SV
The updates and changes described here are specific to the U.S. market and may be different for other markets.
Following are GM’s official RPO-level changes and updates for the 2018 Buick LaCrosse:
Deletions
- (G1E) Crimson Red Tintcoat
- (G1M) Dark Sapphire Blue Metallic
- (G7Q) Graphite Gray Metallic
- (GC8) Dark Forest Green Metallic
- (D95) Axle, 3.08 final drive ratio
New Features
- (G9K) Satin Steel Metallic
- (GGA) Black Cherry Metallic
- (GPA) Dark Slate Metallic
- (GPJ) Red Quartz Tintcoat
- (W2D) LPO, Cargo net
- (V33) Tool kit, road emergency
- (VAS) LPO, Body-color grille
- (S47) LPO, Lug nuts
- (SFE) LPO, Wheel Lock Kit
- (KTI) Tire Inflator Kit
- (5A7) Wheel, spare, none
- (FXK) Axle, 2.90 ratio
- (FXJ) Axle, 2.64 final drive ratio
- (J60) Brakes, 4-wheel antilock, 4-wheel disc 16″ front and rear
- (EPM) Conversion code, AWD models
- (LHN) Engine, 2.5L, SIDI, DOHC, VVT
- (HP5) Hybrid Propulsion Electric, parallel, 20 kW continuous
- (M3G) Transmission, 9-speed automatic
- (MNH) Transmission, 6-speed automatic
- New Avenir trim level
