With Oldsmobile getting shuttered in 2004, Buick's portfolio had a bit of room to expand into sportier territory, but this happened at a time when the US auto market was careening SUV-ward at an increasing pace.
In response, Buick shrank their sedan selection by half. The midsize Century and Regal were replaced with the W-body LaCrosse, while the full-size LeSabre and Park Avenue nameplates were binned in favor of the new Lucerne.
The Lucerne shared the G-body front wheel drive platform with the Cadillac DTS. For the 2009 model year, the base version was known as the CX, and there were optional CXL (like the Crystal Red example in the future) and Super packages, with the former being luxury-oriented and the latter more sporting.
Riding on a 115.6" wheelbase, the engine in the CX and CXL was the 3.9L corporate pushrod V-6 rated at 227 horsepower. The Super buyer got the 4.6L DOHC Northstar V-8, making 292 ponies.
Buick was on one of its heritage styling kicks again, and so "Ventiports" were back on the front fenders, three per side in six cylinder cars and four each on ones with the Northstar. MSRP for the Lucerne CXL was $32,520 which is about $50,600 in current dollars.
This one was photographed with a Nikon D4 and 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 VR zoom lens in July of 2026.
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