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    2011 Buick Regal: First Drive

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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    05:20 PM

    In reply to 2011 Buick Regal: First Drive
    You know, now that there's a manual option, this thing's kinda tempting, if i was in the market for a TSX, Passat or Volvo. But I'm not. Nor will I ever be.

    They should have called it Insignia, though. This is a nice car, and the Regal name is only going to remind people of a car that was decidedly not nice.
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    03:18 PM

    In reply to 2011 Buick Regal: First Drive
    It sounds, looks impressive. However, it is not a Buick damn it!
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    02:26 PM

    In reply to 2011 Buick Regal: First Drive
    It's relatively attractive, but gorgeous? No. I really don't see anything remarkable with this car, except that it does a nice job of filling in the gap where GM used to want Saab to be.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    02:05 PM

    In reply to 2011 Buick Regal: First Drive
    This is a future 500hp week article.

    In the USA, there's so much backlash against the old man image of Buick, but in China, it's a pretty luxurious midrange brand and somewhat energetic with their lineup.

    That said, China didn't get a chance with the land barges of yesteryears.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    12:56 PM

    In reply to 2011 Buick Regal: First Drive
    Interesting, but it should have been the VXR8.

    Then again, the GTO worked so well....

    Sigh.

    /the concept of flying-under-the-radar is lost on most people
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    12:58 PM

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son: Amen.

    I wish we did have more sleepers.

    On the other hand, the reason that we don't have them anymore is that people didn't buy them because they looked like, well, sleepers.
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    01:02 PM

    @pauljones: With the proliferation of stick-on portholes and 24" wheels, I guess I shouldn't be surprised subtle doesn't sell well.

    This is why I like the 300C SRT, and cars like it. Haul-ass sedans just have appeal to me.
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    Image of GeeHalen GeeHalen
    12:53 PM

    In reply to 2011 Buick Regal: First Drive
    I go to work on foot and I usually see 2 or 3 Opel Insignias parking or moving around and I always think "these cars look better than almost any BMWs or Mercedes". I love it! And I'm quite happy about you Americans getting a taste of it too!
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    Image of YankBoffin YankBoffin
    12:47 PM

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    Let us hope this sells better than the last rebadged Opel.
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    Image of Jagvar Jagvar
    12:51 PM

    @YankBoffin: But it's the Caddy that ZIGS!
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    Image of flyingstitch flyingstitch
    12:56 PM

    @YankBoffin: I actually saw one of these in the wild a few months back. Without the badging, I would have been hard pressed to ID it. In hindsight, it was almost as heinous as the Cimarron. Almost.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    12:56 PM

    @YankBoffin: And I almost had the Catera excised from my memory.

    Ack!!!!
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    02:40 PM

    @flyingstitch: Nothing a couple more cylinders won't fix.
    [www.pbase.com]
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    02:52 PM

    @YankBoffin: I was almost tempted to pick up on a 2000 Catera a few years back as a daily driver. The massive depreciation made the purchase price cheap, it doesn't look that bad, it's sort of sporty, and there's lots of goodies. A little digging around for info convinced me that would have been a dumb move.
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    Image of flyingstitch flyingstitch
    03:17 PM

    @Six Flags Over Tomsk: Wow. Can you say 'sleeper'?
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    Image of YankBoffin YankBoffin
    12:44 PM

    In reply to 2011 Buick Regal: First Drive
    How does it compare with the Malibu in ride and handling? I was very impressed with a rental Malibu a couple years back and have since hoped the General would apply the same level of engineering to a smaller sedan. Perhaps this is why they hadn't.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    12:38 PM

    In reply to 2011 Buick Regal: First Drive
    I particularly like the interior, which I think is at last better than the re-done Lincoln MKZ.

    I don't know about gorgeous, though. It does certainly possess pleasing curves and is very elegant, I think it falls just short of gorgeous. It just doesn't seem to have the right presence, at least not in pictures.

    I will look forward to seeing it in person at the LA Autoshow.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    12:37 PM

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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    02:20 PM

    @Pessimippopotamus: Belize I don't understand.
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    Image of snapoversteer 'bout to get told snapoversteer 'bout to get told
    12:27 PM

    In reply to 2011 Buick Regal: First Drive
    OK, I want Buick to build a good car as much as anyone does, but if I'm a midsized sedan consumer, why am I buying this instead of an Accord?
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    Image of FormerlyPreferredCustomer FormerlyPreferredCustomer
    12:36 PM

    @snapoversteer 'bout to get told: It's pitched more at the TSX, both in size and intent, and you're buying it over a TSX because a) it has more power, b) it's hugely better looking, c) it has a much nicer interior, d) you don't mind/actually enjoy the fact that you have to explain to people why you bought a Buick instead of the car that everyone else you know bought.
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    Image of zeeboid zeeboid
    12:40 PM

    @snapoversteer 'bout to get told: because you can't get an accord with a 2.4 turbo and a 6 speed manual transmission.

    and you'd still be driving an accord.
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    Image of snapoversteer 'bout to get told snapoversteer 'bout to get told
    01:07 PM

    @FormerlyPreferredCustomer: Yeah, I remember the chart. FWIW, I don't understand the TSX, either, and one might note that it hasn't exactly sold a million units.

    You have all given me excellent Jalop reasons that I might choose a Regal, but what are the midsized sedan buyer reasons? I ask because I sense that this thing's going to be priced higher than an Accord (though I hope it undercuts the TSX). It's just my opinion, but I don't think it has enough badge cred (or valet cred or however you want to put it) to attract much of an audience. Like I say, I'm not rooting against it; quite the opposite. I just question whether it has a market.

    #tips
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    12:25 PM

    In reply to 2011 Buick Regal: First Drive
    It's really weird seeing a gear lever shift pattern in a Buick.
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    Image of mercury_marine mercury_marine
    12:23 PM

    In reply to 2011 Buick Regal: First Drive
    That's a damn fine looking sedan but I'm biased, being from WI. Anyone know where it is built?
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    Image of sdvictor sdvictor
    12:26 PM

    @mercury_marine: Russelsheim, Germany

    [www.buick.com]
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    04:04 PM

    @sdvictor: Correct, for the first year of production the car will be built in Germany, however it will be built in North America starting in the second production year. The facility has not been announced yet, but the current best bet is Oshawa.
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    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    12:22 PM

    In reply to 2011 Buick Regal: First Drive
    I immediately wrote this car off for not having a V8 or RWD.

    But I'm having second thoughts. It seems a helluva lot more appealing than the other cars on the market that it would directly compete with.

    Manual transmission is pretty cool too. How long has it been since a Buick was offered with one??
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    Image of Ray Wert Ray Wert
    12:31 PM

    @danio3834: For some reason, nobody seems to know. We think maybe all of GM's institutional knowledge took a bailout in the past two years or so.
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    12:59 PM

    @danio3834: 1989 Skyhawk.

    What. A. Heap. O. Shit.
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    Image of Brian Brian
    01:15 PM

    @danio3834: The 2nd-gen Regal had a 3-speed manual as the standard offering when it came out ('79 I think?).
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    Image of danio3834 danio3834
    03:46 PM

    @Brian: @that ain't the way to have fun, son: @Ray Wert: So we'll just agree its been a while then.

    Hahaha
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    Image of Brian Brian
    04:25 PM

    @danio3834: I didn't claim it was a good manual. :-) I was just sayin' ...
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    12:22 PM

    In reply to 2011 Buick Regal: First Drive
    Turbo four and a six speed is a great starting point. Hope GM can manage not to screw this up.
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