Overview & Reviews

Replacing the aging LeSabre and Park Avenue is a new full-size sedan called the Buick Lucerne. Based on the Cadillac DTS platform, the Lucerne seats up to six and can be equipped with GM's Northstar V8.

• Extremely quiet and comfortable ride, available V8 engine, supportive front seats, huge backseat, easy-to-operate controls.

• Subpar brakes, sluggish handling on CX and CXL models, weak V6 for this class, lacks expected convenience, luxury and safety features, inconsistent build quality.

User Reviews:

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  A bargain - 2006 Buick Lucerne
  By JJB - December 23 - 1:10 pm

  What an impressive vehicle for the price. Current LeSabre and Park Ave owners will feel at home, yet the quality is far superior. I have owned both the LeS & Park, and the Lucerne is priced about $5000 below those cars comparably equipped. Very quiet, excellent quality, looks substantial. I encourage anyone who thinks that the Toyota Avalon is the only game in town to do themselves a favor and try American!! The car is larger than it appears in pictures. I have only about 100 miles on it, but I reset the fuel economy calculator when I picked up the car and have averaged about 28.5mpg. The V-6 is even smoother than before, and the stereo is excellent. Great job Buick!!

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  A winner by any measure. - 2006 Buick Lucerne
  By Aheadofmytime - December 22 - 5:33 am

  Ive spent the last 3 years mostly in a Camry and was generally pleased except that the Camry is hard to get in and out of and, frankly, is just not that comfortable. I was looking to buy an Avalon which is a better car than the Camry but decided to first test drive the Lucerne CXL. I bought the Lucerne the same day. Honestly, I dont know how they can make it so good and sell it so cheap. I would recommend anyone in the market for a new car to check this car out. I am extremely satisfied.

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  Buick To Buick - 2006 Buick Lucerne
  By A.Markowitz - December 17 - 10:20 am

  Chose this car over Lincoln Zypher because of the comfort and styling.Wason the open road and handled very well. Averaged 25mpg on regular. All extras appear to work with reliability.Has slight pull to right. Will be corrected. Learning to find all other comfort and running features.

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  Now that Ive had it a while - 2006 Buick Lucerne
  By Carl Losapio - November 5 - 6:40 pm

  I rated this car shortly after my purchase, and was optomistic about it. Now that Ive taken it on a 3k trip, I have some opinion changes. While driving it through mountains at 75 mph, I found myself fighting the wheel. This car did not handle well on curves. I felt unsafe driving it. I also noticed that the turning radius is forever. I have trouble pulling into parking spaces because it does not turn sharply enough. It does have enough power but just handles poorly. The cruise feature is the best but I have turned off every other feature because of poor design. Exit/entry feature was designed by a chimp. Seat retracts on exit, but not on entry. If you dont lock this car it stays retracted.

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  This car has beautiful body style. - 2006 Buick Lucerne
  By Doody - September 18 - 4:32 am

  Plastic around drivers seat just cracked off. Wheels look like aluminum film is peeling off on them, this amazes me I thought buicks to be better made. Brakes noise, power stearing empty on fluid tho not leaking, have to keep a check on it. Overall pretty good car. This car dont seem to be as well made as older models like everything else you buy these days.

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  Best car built for under $40,000 - 2006 Buick Lucerne
  By dave - August 24 - 12:26 am

  This drives like a much more expensive car. It is totally unlike my 2000 Lesabre, which I really liked. Great take-off great handling and pretty good mpg when I keep it under 70, which is pretty hard. One of the quietest cars I have been in.I extended the 4 year warranty to 6 years because I cant see ever wanting to get rid of this car.

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  Hot - 2006 Buick Lucerne
  By Maury - July 14 - 12:40 pm

  New warranty great improvement. What a feeling of luxury and at a modest price! Handles like a dream on the open road, fantastic steering responce with little roll on normal curves. Plenty of power even with V6 loaded heavily, but will not compete with V8,s of 300 horsepower. Interior identical to Cadillac with same features and controls. Very quiet!

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  Next Generation Buick - 2006 Buick Lucerne
  By RON MOSLEY - May 14 - 2:00 am

  Ive driven Cadillacs, Park Avenues, Grand Prixs, Lincolns and others. This is the best of the best. All I have to do is get in and steer, it pretty much does everything else. It sets my seat, turns to my favority radio channel, turns on the lights when needed, turns on the wipers when needed, the radio automatically increases the volumn as your highway speed increases to adjust for any slight increase in noise level due to engine speed etc. What more do I need. The v-8 engine is amazing, far surperior to the v-6. I may not get 28 mpgs, but 25 mpgs with this better preformance is worth it. For those who want a luxury car without the luxury price, look at the BUICK LUCERNE.

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  Buy American - 2006 Buick Lucerne
  By Buick owner - February 13 - 5:50 am

  This car is a thrust towards a more modern and up to date fun car to drive. I drove it to south Florida and it drives great. It doesnt have a lot of unecessary componenets to drive up the cost, and has all that is needed in a quality car. It is comfortable, responsive, large truck, and is fun to drive. It has OnStar,which no other car has other then GM cars. To me, OnStar is a must, especially for any senior driver. Everybody who has riden in the car with me has complimented it.

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  The BEST thing since the Roadmaster - 2006 Buick Lucerne
  By Prkavelver - November 30 - 3:20 am

  This is one of Buicks finest cars. Owned a Roadmaster in 1996, loved, a true American FULL size car, its a shame GM lost the true full size lines, but this compares greatly! Very roomy, excellent drive, love the looks, 6 passenger seating is WAY better than the bulky and gaudy center console. My last car was a 2003 Park Avenue, sorry to see those go but this is a fine replacement! Love it, although there could be a manual key open for the trunk, but nothings perfect. Bye-Bye foriegn imports, hello all-American comfort! A true luxury liner!