2010 Lexus ES 350 Goes Up Against Buick’s LaCrosse
The battle is on! Recently, Motor Trend put America’s 2010 Buick LaCrosse against the import Lexus ES 350. Lexus wins points in the style and handling segments, as well as in fuel economy.
Buick takes home the gold in affordability and having changed the most – but with Lexus ES, why change what’s so good?
A 2010 Lexus ES 350 remains a staple of Lexus engineering. With a $31,000-34,800 starting price tag it’s a great way to not drop $50K for a luxury automobile. ES 350 contains a six-speed auto tranny with 3.5 liter engine, and Horsepower reaching 272 at 6200 RPM’s. EPA for city & highway max out at around 19/27 MPG – much better then the LaCrosse, with only 17/26 respectively.
Reports state the Lexus handles like a dream – under the hood its power plant keeps quiet when taking hard turns and reaching top RPM’s.
ES 350 contains almost a dozen separate airbags and other safety features. Lexus also doesn’t seem to be suffering from the Toyota recall hell going on at their parent company.
Motor Trends official verdict was for Buick, for having changed the most over the years. Our verdict – what do you think? The Lexus outshines domestics in our opinion, and again – if it’s not broken, why change/fix it?
Source: Motor Trend
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