Buick will soon offer the 2011 Regal sport sedan to customers. Armed with turbocharged horsepower, a driver-selectable suspension system and a firm, European-tuned chassis, it delivers a driving experience that rivals the best import sport sedans in the segment.
How many times have you rented a car, checking off the box for the “midsize” sedan?
You hop off the plane, and there’s some generic Pontiac G6 or Mitsubishi Galant waiting in the lot.
If you go back far enough in Buick history, you’ll actually find some sporty models in the lineup. In recent history however, “Buick” and “sporty” were rarely found in the same sentence.
Often crossover shoppers are looking for the utility and practicality of a minivan without that "soccer mom" stigma; enter the 2011 Buick Enclave.
Compact Luxury Entry is Buick’s Third New Model in Two Years
The all-new 2012 Buick Verano compact luxury sedan, is the brand’s third new model in the past two years and first in the compact luxury segment.
Remember the Buick Regal? It's okay if you don't; though it was in production from 1973 to 2004, it was always the runt of the Buick litter.
2012 LACROSSE COMES STANDARD WITH NEW eASSIST™ FUEL-SAVING TECHNOLOGY, FOR 37 MPG HIGHWAY FUEL ECONOMY IN A FULL-SIZE SEDAN
The new Buick Regal is a good-looking vehicle. You comment, “I thought the Regal went away from the Buick lineup about 5 or 6 years ago.” You are correct, but General Motors has brought the nameplate back. Actually, this car is not new because it is sold in Europe as an Opel and in Great Britain as a Vauxhall Insignia. It is simply being brought to North America as a sporty family sedan. Why didn’t GM simply call it a Buick Insignia?
It’s an improbable story. Stuck in the mud, Buick looked like a sure candidate to be eliminated by a struggling General Motors a couple years back. Sales in 2009 had slumped to just over 100,000 units and the average age of Buick buyers had risen to nearly 70. Those numbers should have spelled the end of the line for the venerable brand; but instead, Pontiac got the ax and Saturn was put on the trading block and eventually died when no suitable buyer stepped forward.
