What I've learned from this thread is that the Lucerne's styling would have fit right in in the mid-1990s. This car doesn't look "new" now and is going to be very stylistically dated by the time it's replaced.

Also, I have to say the old Park Ave had more going for it than the Lucerne, in terms of exterior styling. Not a bad looking car -- had they continued that design theme I think the result would have been much stronger than the generic blob they put out.

Man are you crazy? The lucerne is a vast improvement over the two cars it replaces. I saw, for the first time, a pearlized white colored lucerne cxl V8 and it looked absolutely gorgeous. The park avenue was way too bloated and 'floaty' for the public at large and hence the reason why only oldsters seemed to flock to it. However, this new Lucerne looks fresh, substantial and worthy of a look by folks that are not grayed in the head. This is evidenced not only by the fact that I can no longer leave my house and NOT see one in traffic.(and they are NOT rentals either) Rather, it is evidenced by the fact that I have not seen any senior citizen driving one yet!(except my 66 year old dad who simply couldn't sleep until he traded his 2000 lesabre for one) And for all those who feel that a car is not 'substantial' unless it comes from over seas, I say DAMN YOU AND THE DOUBLE WISHBONE SUSPENSION THAT YOU RODE IN ON! You simply WISH you had a legitmiate BONE to pick with the new (and hot selling) Lucerne!

Not really. In person, they don't look alike, even in similar colors. The Buick has larger headlamps and a much larger, more rounded grille. The photography plays tricks on you. Also, the rear end has more in common with newer Volkswagens than Acuras, who by the way, need to work on making the entire taillamp act as a turn signal on the TL rather than one thin strip of LEDs.

Agreed! If you can't tell the difference between a Lucerne and Sable in person you have issues!