Remember the furious phoenix (or was it a chicken) that adorned the hood of Pontiac’s Trans Am? Yeah you do. You’ve conjured up that image faster than I can type Smokey and the Bandit. Now, did the original angry bird also make you think of Buick’s 2012 LaCrosse with eAssist? The old Trans Am and its garish décor popped into my head while driving the new LaCrosse. Because the Buick delivers some of the current automotive era’s excitement—hybrid technology—about as quietly as the Trans Am’s beast was loud. But after 1,400-plus miles in the LaCrosse, I have mixed feelings about Buick’s stealth approach.
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