Moms Need Eyes on the Sides of Your Head When Driving

January 08, 2009

Susan Docherty, the new North America Vice President, Buick-Pontiac-GMC Channel, gave me a sneak-peek of the the 2010 Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan that will make its world debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan 12th. With the Buick Enclave a smashing sales success in 2008, the redesigned-from-the-ground-up Buick LaCrosse will surely please women car buyers as the LaCrosse is the second offering from Buick as part of their product renaissance. I can't wait to test drive this beauty.

“The new LaCrosse was created with great attention to detail, craftsmanship and advanced technology,” said Susan Docherty, Buick-Pontiac-GMC vice president. “It builds on the success of Enclave as the next step in Buick’s transformation. And, as with Enclave, our goal is to attract a whole new buyer to our dealerships for LaCrosse.”

The 2010 Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan will feature all wheel drive, a suite of advanced intelligent personal technologies and safety features, and a choice of two fuel-saving V-6 engines. LaCrosse production will begin this summer at the Fairfax Assembly facility in Kansas City, Kansas, and be in dealer showrooms in late summer. Randy Cunow Buick-Pontiac-GMC is located in Kansas City, Kansas, and is an AskPatty.com Certified Female Friendly dealer and hopes to give you a test drive in the all new LaCrosse this summer!

The most amazing feature of the 2010 Buick LaCrosse luxury sedan is the Side Blind Zone Alert System. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 830,000 vehicles annually are involved in crashes related to unsafe lane changes. Often, it’s because drivers fail to see vehicles in the side blind zone. GM’s Side Blind Zone Alert System (SBZA) – available in the 2010 Buick LaCrosse – can help avoid this dangerous and costly situation.

SBZA uses radar technology to cover a zone of about one adjacent lane from both sides of the vehicle, or 11 feet (3.5 m). The zone starts at each side mirror and extends back about 16 feet (5 m). When the system is engaged, an amber symbol – located in the outside rearview mirror – illuminates. This serves to let drivers know that following vehicles in the adjacent lanes are entering their side blind zone.

The system is not designed to detect vehicles outside of the side blind zone that may be rapidly approaching, or detect pedestrians, bicyclists, or animals. It’s designed to ignore infrastructure – such as fire hydrants or parked cars. In addition, the system displays do not come on while the vehicle is approaching or passing other vehicles – unless these vehicles stay within the detection zone for more than 2 seconds. SBZA can be turned on and off by the driver.

Click Here to Watch the Video about GM's Side Blind Zone Alert System

A Rear Shade Option available to protect your precious cargo during naps too!

The 2010 Buick LaCrosse Luxury Sedan competes with the Lexus ES350, Avalon, Chrysler 300 and Acura TL and will be offered in these 10 yummy colors:

Quicksilver Metallic
Midnight Blue Metallic
Summit White
Gold Mist Metallic
Carbon Black Metallic
Red Jewel Tintcoat
Silver Green Metallic
White Diamond
Storm Gray Metallic
Mocha Steel Metallic