Buick Regal

In Europe, the 2011 Buick Regal is badged as an Opel Insignia and is available in a number of different guises, including sedans, wagons and high-performance all-wheel drive speeders complete with manual transmissions. With the car soon to be available in the U.S., there's a strong chance that any number of these variants could be .. Read Full Story

I finally got to seat in the new Regal a couple of days ago. And it's pretty much what you see in pictures, a well finished, classy and modern car. I was just a bit disapointed by the lighter tan interior. Which is the "old fashion" tan and brown combo, instead of a classier tan/black used in so many German cars these days. Everything feels solid, with plenty of soft touch plastics (something lacking in most new cars). But I have to say, it is not nearly as good inside as the new Lacrosse (More on that later) I guess it'll all depend on ... Read Full Story

2002 Buick Regal Cruising softly with a big stick. By T.J. Cobb Overview Buick Regal is a performance-oriented mid-size sedan. And because it's Buick's performance-oriented mid-size sedan, it doesn't wear its performance on its shirt sleeve. The supercharged Regal GS can match Pontiac's nifty Grand Prix GTP stride for stride, sprinting from 0 to 60 mph in about 6.5 seconds. But you would never know it just by looking. The Pontiac is an extrovert on steroids: All exaggerated bulges and air dams, it's like a muscular body in tight T-shirt. Conservative Buick prefers what we might call the 007 doctrine: Pack a powerful punch ... Read Full Story

2001 Buick Regal Mid-size performance, the Buick way. By T.J. Cobb Overview Despite its carefully cultivated conservative image, Buick has a long history of building performance cars. But understand this: Buick builds performance cars on its own terms. Back in the '60s, the Buick Skylark GS was the silkiest, quietest, most refined muscle car ever to chase down a Pontiac GTO. You might call today's Regal GS the spiritual heir to those big-muscle Skylarks, especially as it can match Pontiac's nifty Grand Prix GTP stride for stride, sprinting from 0 to 60 mph in about 6.5 seconds. That's quick acceleration by any measure and ... Read Full Story

First Drive: 2011 Buick Regal Pre-Production Prototype The 2011 Buick Regal is targeted at me. My last two family cars purchases have been a 2005 Acura TSX and a 1995 Infiniti G20. Our requirements were 1) a full roster of luxury features and toys, 2) four-cylinder fuel economy, and 3) long-haul durability (the G20 racked up 170,000 miles). I have no concerns about domestic-car reliability, but the Big Three haven't seriously attempted a four-banger luxmobile since the ill-fated Cadillac Cimarron. Now, with Buick training to go toe-to-toe with the Asian luxobrands (while Caddy spars with the Germans), this Regal is aimed at folks like ... Read Full Story