I suppose that, with the second post, it's confession time. I...didn't mind the old Buick LaCrosse. Fine, it looked like a face-lifted Ford Taurus. And yes, it was purchased primarily by old ladies. And the interior had a big swath of fake wood just to remind you that Buick's interior decor was still firmly stuck in the 70s. And in Canada it's called the Allure because in Quebec LaCrosse is slang for, how shall I say, "jerkin' the gherkin". I can freely admit all of this. But, I couldn't help but be a little fond of it. It might just be because it could have been so much worse. I mean, it came out right after GM gave the world the Saturn Ion, and the Pontiac-which-shall-not-be-named. It could have looked like an abstract expression of a horse's ass at that time, and since it just looked like a Buick Taurus, it was probably the best looking new car GM had produced in years.
Yes, that tells you just how bad GM design was only a few years ago.
So, even though I wanted to set myself up as some sort of ugly car critic, I couldn't, because I just couldn't be too mean to something like the LaCrosse. It was terrible. Luckily, GM realized my problem, and gave it a facelift. And, as a result, it now looks like a Ford Taurus which just crashed through a backyard barbecue.
The purpose of this gigantic chrome shield is, ostensibly, brand identity, though it might be more appropriate for defeating Medusa in some sort of ancient legend. It looks like it belongs to another car, which it does really. And I love it, because it means that I don't have to like the LaCrosse anymore. And frankly, I like that most of all.
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