Buick is making leaps and bounds at going more green with the new Regal and LeCrosse thanks to an improved hybrid drivetrain.
Autoblog.com writes:
Remember the car-racing video games you played as a kid? Think of this as the opposite.
General Motors is looking to raise consumer awareness of the hybrid drivetrains on its Buick LaCrosse andRegal by offering three Buick-branded smartphone application games that reward players for "driving" in a more fuel-efficient manner.
GM's free Buick eAssist Fuel Efficiency games, which are available for both iPhone and Android phone users, challenge the players to drive their Buicks to a particular location without running out of gas from a heavy foot. The games highlight eAssist features such as its regenerative braking system, which stores energy created through braking that can be used to propel the car. Buick's $30,820 LaCrosse (see Autoblog's test drive review here) has a hybrid system that helps the approximately 3,900-pound car get 25 miles per gallon in the city and 36 mpg on the highway.
Buick's eAssist system mates a 182-horsepower 2.4-liter Ecotec four-cylinder gasoline direct-injection engine with an electric motor that can deliver an additional burst of up to 15 horsepower during acceleration while shutting the engine down when not in motion. The eAssist system is also available on the 2012 Buick Regal.
General Motors is looking to raise consumer awareness of the hybrid drivetrains on its Buick LaCrosse andRegal by offering three Buick-branded smartphone application games that reward players for "driving" in a more fuel-efficient manner.
GM's free Buick eAssist Fuel Efficiency games, which are available for both iPhone and Android phone users, challenge the players to drive their Buicks to a particular location without running out of gas from a heavy foot. The games highlight eAssist features such as its regenerative braking system, which stores energy created through braking that can be used to propel the car. Buick's $30,820 LaCrosse (see Autoblog's test drive review here) has a hybrid system that helps the approximately 3,900-pound car get 25 miles per gallon in the city and 36 mpg on the highway.
Buick's eAssist system mates a 182-horsepower 2.4-liter Ecotec four-cylinder gasoline direct-injection engine with an electric motor that can deliver an additional burst of up to 15 horsepower during acceleration while shutting the engine down when not in motion. The eAssist system is also available on the 2012 Buick Regal.
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