Refreshed full-size sedan achieves top overall mark in stringent crash tests
The 2014 Buick LaCrosse has received the highest possible 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score for safety as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s New Car Assessment Program.
“Safety is one of the pillars of the Buick brand and our flagship continues to echo this essential element to our customers,” said Jeff Yanssens, chief engineer of the LaCrosse. “Not only do we offer advanced safety technologies in the 2014 LaCrosse, but we designed and engineered the core of the car to perform well with respect to crash safety.”
Employing many advanced technologies – including the use of camera and radar – to help avoid crashes, the refreshed full-size sedan offers one of the most comprehensive collections of standard and available safety features in the segment. Helping the driver identify potential crash situations, visual, and audible or where available, seat vibration alerts are initially used by these systems. If a crash threat appears imminent, some systems can even intervene and apply the brakes.
The available safety and convenience features include:
Safety Alert Seat – A patented General Motors’ technology, the driver’s seat works with many of the advanced safety features, providing seat vibration pulses indicating the direction of a potential crash threat.
Automatic Collision Preparation – Radar technology detects a possible crash threat and alerts the driver. If the system detects that the driver does not apply the brakes, this feature intervenes to automatically trigger the brakes in an effort to reduce crash damage.
Forward Collision Alert – If the camera technology detects a possible crash threat, the system will send an alert.
Full-speed-range Adaptive Cruise Control – Radar technology senses traffic in front of the LaCrosse to adjust vehicle speed, including bringing the vehicle to a complete stop and accelerating again upon driver request.
Lane Departure Warning – A camera-based lane detection system can warn the driver of unsignaled lane changes. The camera, mounted near the inside rearview mirror, identifies lane markings, and provides alerts.
Lane Change Alert – Under most driving conditions, the system helps to inform the driver of fast-approaching vehicles in the next lane that are up to 230 feet (70 meters) behind the car. The LaCrosse is one of the first vehicles to offer this technology.
Side Blind Zone Alert – Using radar sensors on both sides of the vehicle, the system scans for other vehicles in the blind zone areas of the LaCrosse and under most driving conditions, indicates their presence with light-emitting diode, or LED-lit symbols in the outside mirrors.
Rear Cross Traffic Alert – Based on the radar sensors of side blind zone alert, it can warn the driver of vehicles in traffic when backing out of a parking spot – including angled parking. Visual, and audible or available seat vibration alerts are triggered if moving vehicles are detected.
Rear Vision Camera – In reverse, the camera provides a view of the area behind the LaCrosse, shown on the display in the center stack infotainment system.
The General Motors Foundation is making a quality preschool education possible for 256 children in Detroit’s most challenged neighborhoods through a $500,000 grant in support of the Education Achievement Authority (EAA) of Michigan.
“Early education is a critical factor in the long-term success of our children. This very generous gift from the GM Foundation will make a huge difference in the lives of our children, and we are very grateful for the support,” Education Achievement Authority Chancellor John Covington said.
Established in 2011, the EAA took over and is turning around 15 persistently failing schools in Detroit. The GM Foundation funding enabled the EAA to expand its reach into early learning and create 16 new “GM Foundation Early Learning Classrooms."
“The GM Foundation has made a commitment to fundamentally improve the lives of our children and the larger community,” said Michael J. Brennan, president and CEO, United Way. “This investment will go a long way in laying the foundation for success for some of Detroit’s youngest children. We applaud the type of corporate leadership the GM Foundation has shown time and again.”
An American Hero.
A little boy’s
lesson in business has become an example of holiday giving he has shared
with his family and community. Colby Groom, now 14, donated the profits
he earned selling tool kits while riding along with his grandfather
Mark Stuchel, who owned a Snap-on tool franchise, to purchase toys for
other less-fortunate children. Eight years later, Colby’s grandmother,
Suzan, and his sisters Cheyanne, 10, Courtney, 12, and Carissa, 8, share
in his generosity. The family purchased 296 toys on Black Friday, which
they donated to the area Toys for Tots drive. The program has provided more than 452 million toys to more than 209 million needy children since its inception in 1947.
We are still accepting toy donations, which can be brought to any Bob Brown metro location.
Power-dense 2.0L Turbo now comes standard
The revamped 2014 Buick Regal now arriving in dealerships features the sport sedan’s most powerful standard engine ever – and increased fuel efficiency.
Producing an SAE-rated 259 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque from just two liters of displacement, the Regal has more standard horsepower and torque than ever before.
When compared with the 2013 Regal Turbo, the new 2.0L Turbo produces 18 percent more horsepower and 13 percent more torque while delivering more miles per gallon. Equipped with its six-speed automatic transmission, the 2014 Regal gets an EPA-estimated 21 mpg city and 30 mpg highway, an increase of 3 mpg or 17 percent city economy over the 2013 Regal Turbo.
“Power and fuel efficiency are typically mutually exclusive,” said Mike Katerberg, chief powertrain engineer. “But with our new 2.0L Turbo, we were able to increase both and create one of the most torque rich and fuel efficient combinations on the market.”
New design elements and components work harmoniously to enrich performance, efficiency, acoustics and durability.
In addition to the new standard turbocharged engine, the 2014 Regal turbo models now offer an available advanced all-wheel-drive system with electronic limited-slip differential and HiPer Strut front suspension for added performance and drivability in all types of road conditions.
Browse our current selection by visiting the Bob Brown Buick GMC website.
Like athletes who burn fat and build muscle to become more competitive, the 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 strategically replaced traditional steel with lightweight, high-strength steels for improved capability, safety and fuel efficiency.
High-strength and ultra-high-strength steels make the Sierra’s fully boxed frames and cabs lighter and stronger, helping the trucks deliver the best fuel economy of any V-8 pickup, up to 23 mpg highway. They also have class-leading towing capability of up to 12,000 pounds when equipped with the available 6.2L V-8.
Similarly, making the most of mass also enables Sierras equipped with the 4.3L V-6 to tow up to 7,600 pounds, the highest for any standard V-6 in the segment, with EPA highway fuel economy of up to 24 mpg.
“Our customers tell us they want better fuel economy, but only if it doesn’t come at the expense of capability,” said Jeff Luke, executive chief engineer of the Silverado and Sierra. “By using lightweight materials like ultra-high-strength steel and aluminum for key structural parts and components in our new trucks we were able to improve both capability and efficiency.”
Browse our current selection by visiting the Bob Brown Buick GMC website.
Cars are a huge part of our modern lives. Not only do they provide transportation, but they are also — in a sense —
an extension of ourselves. In today's day and age everyone wants to
stand out and be unique. The color of your car can be a statement of
individuality. Not everyone goes car shopping with color as a major
criterion. However, consciously decided or not, your cars color actually
says a lot about you.
Black: Power, elegance, control
19% of people drive black cars.
Blue: Balance, loyalty, caution
8% of people drive blue cars.
Green: Confidence, awareness, security
Green is the least popular car color.
Silver: Self-assurance, resolute, aloof
16% of people drive silver cars.
White: Resilience, independence
White is the most popular car color.
Red: Energetic, quick-thinking, physical
10% of people
drive red cars. Contrary to popular belief, driving a red car does not
increase your visibility to police nor does it cost more to insure.
What color is the car in your driveway, and what does it say about you?
To view our current selection of vehicles visit the Bob Brown Buick GMC website.
In an effort to transform Bob Brown Buick GMC into a bigger and better version, we're in the midst of a total makeover. Because of the construction we desperately need to reduce our inventory. That translates to a huge opportunity for you to save money!
You can save big on models like the 2013 Buick Enlave, Encore and Verano. On the GMC side we have the 2013 Terrain and Acadia.
You can even save on the all-new 2014 GMC Sierra! One look inside this beautiful truck and you can see how the interior brings comfort, refinement and convenience to a whole new level.
So don't miss out on this great opportunity! Visit the Bob Brown Buick GMC website to view our full inventory.
