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2003 Buick LeSabre
Date Published: 2/20/08

2003 Buick LeSabre
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MSRP:
$25,645 - 31,420

Invoice:
$23,465 - 28,749

Class:
Large Car

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2003 Buick LeSabre
Expert Rating Summary
Category Custom Rating (See All
Ratings)
Large Car Average Rating
Acceleration 6 5.5
Fuel Economy 4 4.6
Ride Quality 6 6.8
Steering/Handling/Braking 4 5.5
Quietness 7 6.3
Controls 5 5.6
Room/Comfort/Driver Seating (front) 7 6.9
Room/Comfort (rear) 4 5.9
Cargo Room 6 5.8
Value within Class 8 6.9
Total Score: 57 59.8
Ratings: Maximum 10 points per category
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2003 Buick LeSabre Review
Buick marks its 100th year with a Celebration Edition package for its 2003 LeSabre. LeSabre is America's best-selling full-size car and comes in Custom and Limited models, with the Celebration Edition a Limited-model option package. All use a 3.8-liter V6 and automatic transmission. Antilock 4-wheel-disc brakes are standard. Front side airbags are standard on Limited and optional on Custom. Traction control and General Motors' OnStar assistance system are standard on Limited, optional on Custom. GM's Stabilitrak antiskid system is available on Limited. The optional Gran Touring Package includes firmer suspension and 16-inch wheels vs. 15s. The standard front bench seat allows 6-passenger seating; bucket seats are optional. Leather upholstery is standard on Limited, optional on Custom. Power memory front seats are optional on Limited. Buick will build 10,000 Celebration Editions, distinguished by body-color exterior trim, chrome alloy wheels, 2-tone leather seating with embroidered logos, Black Cherry woodgrain interior trim, and turn-signal indicators in the side mirrors. XM satellite radio is a new option available on the Limited.
Competition
Heading up the field as Best Buys are the Chrysler Concorde and Dodge Intrepid twins. They have real room for six, exceptional road manners, plenty of power, and hefty manufacturer discounts. Toyota's Avalon and Buick's LeSabre are our Recommended choices. Both have room for five and offer a comfortable ride (with modest handling capabilities). If you are looking for towing ability and don't want an SUV, Ford Crown Victoria, with its rear-drive layout and body-on-frame chassis, is an option. Ford has updated it nicely over the years and it comes at a reasonable price.
News
Buick's perennial top-seller keeps losing sales ground: off 6.4 percent in 2002 after a 2.2-percent year-to-year drop in '01. There won't be much new to tempt buyers before model-year '05, when LeSabre will be "restyled and reengineered," say reliable sources. That suggests a heavily modified version of today's car rather than a ground-up redesign, but we'll have to wait and see. However, the new LeSabre reportedly gives up today's old overhead-valve V6 for a new 3.4-liter V8 with lightweight construction and dual overhead camshafts.

Meantime, one source says a top-line LeSabre Ultra will debut soon with full-house luxury equipment and the same 240-hp supercharged 3.8 V6 used in the related Park Avenue and other GM cars. No word on when it's coming, but we'd guess this fall for '04.
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