Last updated August 4, 2026
The Buick Lucerne CX is the entry trim, built around a quiet ride, a roomy cabin, and straightforward comfort. The CXL is the everyday luxury step-up with leather, heated seats, memory settings, and automatic climate control. The CXL Special Edition gives that comfort-focused formula a dressier look with distinctive upholstery and chrome details. The CXL Premium is the loaded V6 model, adding parking help, remote start, and driver-awareness features. The Super is the flagship, combining richer cabin appointments with stronger performance and a more responsive suspension.
The Base Model trim level, represented by the CX, is the straightforward Lucerne with a quiet, roomy cabin and useful power conveniences.
Best for: Drivers who want traditional full-size Buick comfort without the luxury and driver-aid upgrades of higher trims.
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The Mid-Level trim level, known as CXL, is the main comfort upgrade, adding richer materials and features drivers notice every day.
Best for: Shoppers who want leather, heated seats, and added convenience while keeping the Lucerne's relaxed character.
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Adds leather-appointed seating, heated eight-way power front seats, memory settings, a heated steering wheel, and dual-zone automatic climate control over the CX.
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The Special Editions trim level, represented by the CXL Special Edition, is the dressier CXL with distinctive cabin trim and extra exterior shine.
Best for: Drivers who like the CXL's comfort but want a more individual, tailored appearance.
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Builds on the CXL's comfort-focused identity with leather-and-suede upholstery and special chrome exterior details rather than a major mechanical change.
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The Premium Comfort trim level, known as CXL Premium, is the most fully equipped comfort-focused Lucerne below the flagship.
Best for: Shoppers who want a loaded V6 Lucerne with extra parking, convenience, and driver-awareness equipment.
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Shifts the emphasis from the CXL Special Edition's appearance details to added convenience and awareness features, including remote start, rear parking assist, blind-spot warning, and lane-departure warning.
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The Top Tier trim level, called Super, is the performance-flavored Lucerne flagship with richer materials and more specialized road manners.
Best for: Drivers who want the Lucerne's quiet, roomy comfort with stronger acceleration, a more responsive feel, and flagship cabin appointments.
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Adds a 4.6-liter V8 with 292 horsepower, an adaptive suspension, upgraded steering, cooled front seats, richer cabin trim, and premium audio over the CXL Premium.
0 in stock| Feature | Top Tier | Mid-Level | Base Model | Premium Comfort | Special Editions |
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| Includes | Super0 in stock | CXL2 in stock | CXL Premium0 in stock | CXL Special Edition0 in stock | |
| Engine and output | 4.6L V8, 292 hp | 3.9L flex-fuel V6, 227 hp | 3.9L flex-fuel V6, 227 hp | 3.9L flex-fuel V6, 227 hp | 3.9L flex-fuel V6 |
| Fuel economy | 15 city / 23 highway mpg | 17 city / 27 highway mpg | 17 city / 27 highway mpg | 17 city / 27 highway mpg | — |
| Front-seat treatment | Heated and cooled leather-and-suede seats | Heated leather seats | Six-way power seats | Heated leather seats with memory | Heated leather-and-suede seats |
| Cabin comfort focus | Wood trim and power-adjustable steering wheel | Dual-zone climate control and heated steering wheel | Quiet cabin and simple controls | Loaded comfort and convenience equipment | CXL comfort with distinctive upholstery |
| Driver-awareness and parking help | Blind-spot and lane-departure warnings | — | — | Blind-spot warning, lane warning, rear parking assist | — |
| Ride and handling hardware | Adaptive suspension and upgraded steering | Comfort-focused tuning | Comfort-focused tuning | Comfort-focused tuning | Comfort-focused tuning |
| Signature distinction | V8 performance and premium audio | Everyday luxury upgrade | Entry comfort | Remote start and added driver aids | Suede inserts and chrome details |
In later years, the CX was the straightforward entry trim. It kept the Lucerne’s quiet ride, roomy cabin, V6, power front seats, and steering-wheel audio and cruise controls, but skipped the leather and heated-seat upgrades found above it.
On 2009–2011 models, the CXL mainly adds everyday cabin comfort: leather seating, heated eight-way power front seats, driver-seat and mirror memory, a heated steering wheel, and dual-zone automatic climate control.
The CXL Special Edition is a dressier V6 model from the later part of the Lucerne’s run. It builds on the CXL with perforated leather-and-suede seating and extra chrome trim, while keeping the same comfort-focused character.
The Special Edition changes the look more than the driving experience. Compared with a regular CXL from the same era, it adds distinctive leather-and-suede seat trim, a chrome trunk-lid molding, and a chrome exhaust tip while retaining the 3.9-liter V6.
On 2010–2011 Lucernes, CXL Premium is the loaded V6 trim. It combines the CXL’s leather, heated seats, memory settings, and automatic climate control with remote start, rear parking assist, blind-spot warning, and lane departure warning.
They refer to the upper, feature-rich V6 equipment set used late in the Lucerne’s run. Retail listings commonly call it CXL Premium, while Buick materials may align it with EXL or CXL Ultra Luxury wording, so verify the equipment on the individual car.
In the late-run lineup, CXL Premium adds driver aids and convenience features over the regular CXL. The key upgrades are remote start, rear parking assist, blind-spot warning, and lane departure warning; both retain the 3.9-liter V6 and comfort-oriented cabin.
The Super is the Lucerne’s V8 flagship. In later years it pairs a 4.6-liter V8 with an adaptive suspension, upgraded steering, heated and cooled leather-and-suede front seats, a power-adjustable heated wood-trim steering wheel, and premium audio.
The late-run CXL Premium is the loaded comfort choice with a 3.9-liter V6. The Super steps up to a 4.6-liter V8, an adaptive suspension, upgraded steering, cooled front seats, richer trim, and premium audio for a stronger, more specialized driving experience.
The CX is the straightforward pick. In later years it delivers the Lucerne’s quiet cabin, soft ride, V6 power, power front seats, and useful steering-wheel controls without the leather, heated-seat, or driver-aid upgrades of higher trims.
The CXL is the natural fit in the 2009–2011 lineup. It uses the 3.9-liter V6 and adds leather, heated power front seats, memory settings, a heated steering wheel, and dual-zone automatic climate control.
In the later lineup, CXL Premium and Super include blind-spot warning and lane departure warning. These features are not part of the core CX or regular CXL equipment described for the same era, so confirm they operate correctly on the car being considered.
The Super has heated and cooled front seats in the later lineup. Its seats use leather with suede inserts, helping distinguish the V8 flagship from the CXL and CXL Premium, which have heated front seats but not the Super’s cooling feature.