Nevertheless, the concept behind that slogan--subdued luxury, comfort,

excellent road manners and all-weather reliability--applies to Buick's

new Park Avenues, the basic Park and the Ultra. It doesn't command the

kind of upper middle class cachet it did in the good old days, but for

folks moving up from mid-size to full-size--folks who don't feel a need

to fortify their status with something from BMW, Lexus or Mercedes--a Park

Avenue is worth a serious look.

This is a pleasant step up into quiet, roomy luxury, bolstered by high

quality and a much more authoritative set of dynamic capabilities.