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Vmango
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October 08, 2010, 01:51:35 pm »
Some info coming down the pipeline.
Please don't turn this into the other two Regal threads......
Care of Autoblog:
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/08/spy-shots-2012-buick-regal-gs-caught-going-out-for-lunch/
We spy with our little eye, a camouflaged 2012 Buick Regal GS taking a group of General Motors employees out to lunch. Rather than opting for the drive-thru, this group decided to stay out of the office a bit longer and left the vehicle alone in a parking lot, and our CarPix spy photographers were ready to pounce in order to give us this good look at the sportiest Buick we've seen for eons.
And sporty it shall be judging by the hardware the cameras caught. A set of heavily-bolstered Recaro seats look identical to the super grippy chairs used in the model's Opel Insignia OPC twin, and there's a six-speed manual transmission sprouting between the bolsters, further suggesting that this is no mere people hauler. The Regal is expected to borrow heavily from the OPC partsbin, and that's great thing. The OPC is motivated by a 320 horsepower, twin-turbo V6 that pushes the all-wheel drive car to 60 miles per hour from a standstill in just six seconds. In our brief experience with the Euro market car, it has an altogether more hardcore and snarlier character that should appeal to diehard enthusiasts, and it's sure to bring some performance luster back to the TriShield brand. We can hardly wait.
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October 08, 2010, 02:03:43 pm »
Wow, if that really is how the GS will come to market, I am quite impressed. I like the look and love those seats!
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October 08, 2010, 02:39:49 pm »
This is hands down the Regal worth getting, although I can do without the Recaro seats.
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October 08, 2010, 02:59:03 pm »
I might be wrong, but my recallection is that the Buick GS Concept had a 2.0L Turbo good for around 260hp. I know the OPC has the 2.8L V6 Twin Turbo though.
The OPC clone with AWD and manual for under $50K would make sense IMO and it would be very nice car.
EDIT: The memory still serves me reasonably well. Here it is the info:
http://www.netcarshow.com/buick/2010-regal_gs_concept/
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October 08, 2010, 03:13:52 pm »
No questioning the sports-sedan cred of that version.
Wonder what the price will be and if in fact that is the version we will see over here?
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October 08, 2010, 03:30:46 pm »
Nice proportions and interior too. Rear end shot though makes the rear window rather small looking. From the side it doesn't appear that small, but straight on rear end....well you be the judge.
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October 08, 2010, 04:20:38 pm »
I would call it TSX/IS250 sized aka bigger than a compact but not enough to be a mid-size.
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