Buick Regal News
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Buick has made its mild-hybrid eAssist feature standard on its 2013 Regal sedan, which means there’s now a significant increase in fuel economy for the base model. The downside is that starting prices have crept higher, with the base 2013 Regal now starting at $29,015, an increase of almost $2k over the base 2012 model. Already available as standard on the LaCrosse range, eAssist essentially adds a small electric motor that works to aid the engine during high load situations, though it can’t power the wheels directly like in a full hybrid. The electric motor also acts as the...
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2014 Buick Regal GS Spy Shots
A masked prototype of the Buick Regal’s European twin, the Opel Insignia, has been testing in Europe for the past several months, suggesting that an update for the car is planned. This makes sense as the Insignia, which first went on sale in 2008, is about due for its mid-cycle update. While...
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'Black Air' documentary covers the Buick Regal Grand National
Introduced in 1982, the Buick Regal Grand National began life as a special edition honoring Buick’s back-to-back titles in NASCAR’s Grand National series. Cars built for the 1982 model year were sprayed in Charcoal Gray with unique body graphics, and the standard engine was a somewhat...
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Buick Regal GS Takes Second In Nevada Open Road Challenge
Last week, we told you about Bill Rietow and John Townsend, a pair of Buick engineers who believe in practicing what they preach. Rietow and Townsend have a hobby that may not be shared by many other Buick owners: they race a Buick Regal GS in open road rallies. In September 2011, the duo ran the...
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Buick Engineers Seek Second Regal GS Open Road Rally Victory
Last September, a pair of Buick Regal GS engineers drove the car to a class win in the Silver State Classic Challenge, which allows drivers to compete in various speed-defined classes on closed public roads. Victory isn’t as simple as getting from point A to point B as quickly as possible;...
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2012 Buick Regal Recalled Due To Faulty Headlights
Certain 2012 Buick Regals may have parking lights that fail to activate due to a software glitch.
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Buick’s ‘Grand National to end all Grand Nationals’, the semi-legendary GNX of 1987 is set to see a revival, though the latest version will be common in name only. In fact, the latest GNX won’t even be built by Buick. That’s because the guys at SLP Performance have acquired the rights for the GNX nameplate, and they plan to use it for a modern iteration based on the latest-generation Buick Regal. Built for one year only back in 1987, the GNX was based on the Buick Grand National, which itself was based on the Buick Regal of the time. It was GM’s fastest...
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Buick Announces Drivetrain Changes For 2012 Regal GS, 2013 Regal
Buick is adding an automatic transmission to Regal GS models, and 2013 Regal Base and Premium trims will get the eAssist mild hybrid system.
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GM Updating Its 2.4-Liter Four Cylinder Engines
GM will launch a new 2.5-liter four in the 2013 Chevy Malibu, and will introduce the new engine across product lines over the next 12 months.
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2012 Buick LaCrosse, Regal, Verano Will Come With Pandora
Pandora has been on a roll the past few years. After a shaky period during which the company fought for the right to broadcast copyrighted material, Pandora roared back, becoming one of the first infotainment services to be featured on Ford's popular Sync system. Now, the company has developed a...
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Drag Racer Snaps Seat On Launch, Doesn't Wreck: Video
Drag racing is a hard thing to do on a budget; it's a sport measured in cubic dollars. But many people manage to bend that immutable rule by doing a lot of work themselves. Sometimes that goes wrong. In this case, it could have gone horribly wrong, but, as this video dug up by Autoblog shows...
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2012 Buick Regal GS: First Drive
Buick has been transformed, and in automotive terms, it's a towering achievement. It took Toyota three generations to get its full-size trucks right. It took three decades for Mercedes to realize its cruise-control stalks were ergonomic gotchas. Buick's taken just four years to get from the days of...
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The 2012 Buick Regal eAssist will go on sale this fall priced from $29,530.
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2012 Buick Regal GS Priced From $35,310
The 2012 Buick Regal GS goes on sale this fall priced from $35,310.
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Buick Regal GS Gets 270 HP, Video
The Regal GS is Buick's answer to a performance luxury sedan, but does it have what it takes to make it against fierce competition?
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GM Changing Name And Features Of Certified Pre-Owned Program
Certified pre-owned programs often provide shoppers with a higher-value alternative to new cars, with a warranty that's nearly as good. Now GM is making some changes to its program in order to make it even more attractive. The program once known as the GM Certified Used Vehicles Program will be...
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Buick Beating Lexus In Luxury Car Sales
Quick, what's the second-best selling luxury nameplate in the U.S.? BMW? BZZZT, they're in first place these days. How about Mercedes-Benz? Nope. Cadillac maybe? Closer, but no cigar. No, according to our friends over at Kicking Tires, Buick has outsold every other luxury brand in the U.S. in the...
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2011 Buick Regal Turbo Gets Flex-Fuel Capability
The best non-news of the day comes from Buick: the 2011 Buick Regal Turbo is flex-fuel capable, meaning it can run on either E85 or gasoline. We're not terribly excited (E85 still isn't all that common in most places), but we are looking forward to the first pure ethanol tune. The E85 capability...
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Buick unveiled its eAssist mild hybrid technology on the 2012 LaCrosse at the Los Angeles Auto Show last year. Now, the company will unveil a similar system for the smaller, hot-selling Regal sedan. If you're thinking that eAssist is Buick's answer to full-hybrid systems from Infiniti, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus, think again. Even Buick only refers to its system as a hybrid in passing, preferring to refer to eAssist as "light electrification." While eAssist is the base drivetrain in all LaCrosse models, it's an optional drivetrain in the Regal, slotting above the base model, but below the...
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Video: All 2012 Buick Regals To Get Standard Touchscreen Interface
The launch event for the 2012 Buick Regal with eAssist is going on right now in Chicago, and our man Joel Feder is on the scene. The video below is the first footage of the eAssist Regal's hybrid information screen, part of the touchscreen interface that will be standard on all 2012 Regals. The...
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2011 Chicago Auto Show: 2012 Buick Regal With eAssist
We first saw GM’s new-generation of ‘eAssist’ mild-hybrid technology in the 2012 Buick LaCrosse, where it is equipped as a standard feature on the base four-cylinder LaCrosse. Today GM is announcing that the 2012 Buick Regal will also come with eAssist, though it will be offered...
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Report: Buick Regal Hybrid Coming To Chicago Auto Show
Buick has yet to officially confirm the plans, but reports are breaking that the Buick Regal Hybrid will be on display at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show. Borrowing the eAssist hybrid system from the LaCrosse, the Regal Hybrid is expected to turn in 25 percent gains, reaching as high as 24 mpg city and...
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Poll: Does The 2012 Buick Regal GS Meet Your Expectations?
Last week Buick showed off the production version of the 2012 Regal GS to some very mixed reactions. The interwebz went ablaze with enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts both commenting on the looks and powertrain of the Regal GS. Making 255 horsepower and 295 pound-feet to only the front wheels, many...
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2012 Buick Regal GS Preview
The 2012 Buick Regal GS is here, unveiled in Miami ahead of a likely showing at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. Just as expected, it's essentially unchanged from its concept form, powered by a 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder, and it gets a handful of other upgrades that should make it the driver's...
Nelson Ireson