Interestingly (surprisingly?), Buick decided to outfit the larger of its two front-wheel-drive Super sedans with a less powerful engine. Whereas the midsize LaCrosse gets a 5.3-liter V8 pushing 300 horses, the full-size Lucerne Super features a 4.6-liter Northstar V8 which ponies up only 292 horsepower. Not only that, the Lucerne’s 288 lb.-ft. of torque also comes up short compared to the LaCrosse’s 323. Both share a four-speed automatic transmission; the Lucerne rides on a MacPherson strut up front and a multi-link assembly keeps the tail on track, all of it reigned in by a Super-tuned version of GM’s Magnetic Ride Control system. Filling the wheel wells are standard 18-inch alloys, with chrome rims available on the options list.