My Rendezvous with a 3400 says it can tow aprox 3500lbs...though I wouldn't do it very often. I'd love to see how a 5.3L would perform, with gearing it shouldn't have trouble with 5000lb.
An Ultra V8 sounds more my speed tho!...

 

You mean like portholes? Look again at the pics.

I don't think they look cheesy, but the portholes are definitely a throwback to cars like the Buick Super.

 

Portholes are cool.

 

Agreed, but a retro (or heritage, if you must) styling cue nonetheless.

 

Heritage "Cue" is OK, that's not retro...and I like'em better on the hood than the fender too.
It still looks dead sexy to me, I'd just like mine with 4 portholes tho...V8!
Since it's not big on cargo room, not that I want it to be, then it would be overlapping larger SUV's, but it needs to be able to tow something like a small camper or storage trailer.

 

I do like the "BU HOG" SUV , and it is nice

however...

I think (if I had the money) one of these would do the trick....
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...yenne_turbo_s/

 

If the Buick gets a Northstar, just add your own twin-turbo's and pocket the change left over...and it'd look better than the understated Cayenne.

 

Sure, but they've been worked into the overall styling of the car, rather than tacked on. And even without them, every curve of the car is very Buick - swooping lines, bulging fenders, lots of chrome all around. I wish Pontiac had such a good understanding of its design language (I'm not talking about ribbing and hood scoops).