It is not often that you get to see the future when you look at a car [
it is true that the 2015 Buick Regal GS AWD is nothing like a crystal ball - it is a deep shade of white that I knew never existed and its 20-inch wheels wrapped in rubber summer is difficult ...
But I can see the future of Buick in that car.
on Tester
2015 Buick Regal GS AWD
engine 2-liter turbocharged I-4 (259 horsepower @ 5300 rpm, 295 lb-ft @ 2500 rpm -4000)
Transmission 6-speed automatic
Fuel Economy (Note, mpg) 19 city / 27 highway / 22 combined
Fuel Economy (observed, mpg) 24 mpg combined; 60/40 highway / city
Options: confidence conductor # 2 (adaptive cruise control, automatic collision preparation) $ 1.195; Driver Confidence # 1 (Following distance indicator sensor, forward collision warning, rear cross traffic alert, warning Lane departure, the driver settings and memory passenger seat, Side blind zone alert) $ 1,040 ; Sunroof $ 1,000 (!); White Diamond Tricoat $ 995; aluminum 20-inch wheels w / summer tires $ 700; cargo area tray $ 140; Floor mats $ 140; trunk mat $ 80
As tested: .. $ 46,025
Let me practice my Google Certified armchair psychology for a moment
are you a middle child? You find you enter an identity, sandwiched between two personalities so great that Siegfried and Roy blush?
Buick would like to talk to you. Their last effort, 2015 Regal GS, crying child from the worst environment that black nails or repeated trips to the principal's office. If you are a parent (I'm not), or never been to the principal's office more than once in a day (I), then you will understand
The normal Regal -. Built on the same Epsilon II platform as the Chevrolet Malibu - is a paradise for geezer leather cream, creamy ride and plenty of storage space for original candy Werther. To say that Regal has no character is entirely inaccurate. The Regal has spirit as "Celebrity Roasts Dean Martin" used for: tight delivery in an easy to digest so smooth you could eat dinner and never miss a beat. For this reason, the Buick Regal may be Salisbury steak TV dinner of the automotive world.
But the Regal GS is a little different.
Back to the middle child syndrome, our tester was priced at over $ 46,000 all told, and that's a lot for not quite a Cadillac. If you look far enough into the future, you can see Chevrolet and Cadillac increasingly distant enough that Buick - a mark on the ropes there are not too long - have a future in the US. majestic presence of the Regal is a perfect medium between unadorned Chevrolet Malibu and Cadillac CT6 come.
But the Regal GS exceeds like black nail polish on a middle schooler. It is fine for a while, but you just hope that it's something they will eventually grow on.
Exterior
The Regal GS sports a little more 'tude that Regal and am quite. The exterior is carefully packaged good (but not aggressive) and curvy (but not bulbous). GS separates from the Regal with a unique front fascia and rear bumper that integrates dual exhaust tips. Our tester, dressed in white, showed her curves very well despite being white, the color that includes - but lacks a certain way -. All colors
The Regal GS patrimony as Opel is obvious. The looks based on Insignia are clean and crisp, and belie the idea that in his heart, the Regal is just a re-equipped Malibu. Certainly, I remembered vaguely that Regal was related to the Malibu, but had to double check my facts when the first car arrived. That's a good thing.
waterfall grille and logo Regal GS looked a bit big for me and felt like overcompensation for a car that wants to be poorly sedan American sports is n V. This ATS- 'is not. He too Opel. And better for it.
There are few sights outside. fake hood vents are a little low rent, and the fold of the body that will underscore the rear wheel forward as a hockey stick is equally dramatic.
inside
Any conversation about the Regal GS should begin and end with its seats. Deep buckets are soft and comfortable, with pockets for my rump that held me up when I threw the car around. There accented trim and stitching to break the pale gray world of most medium sedans, and I like it.
But the rest of the interior, the GS is as the back of a bottle of mouthwash. Apart from the two buttons at the top of the infotainment screen, which clearly read "GS" and "Sport", you would hardly realize that you are in the variant of the performance of anything. Even the digital playback device in front of the driver does not have much special going. Customizable Performance pages are limited to lateral grip, the transmission temperature and oil pressure. This is not to performance as it is rhetorical.
At the rear, the Regal Sport rear legroom is better than the competition and a large amount of trunk space for a sports sedan. The 107.8-inch wheelbase of the Regal GS is a fully inch shorter than the BMW 3 Series, but by my measure, Buick uses his space better, than I can understand.
Infotainment
Equipped with Buick IntelliLink system, which is a variant of Chevrolet MyLink and HotLink Cadillac (I may have be done up), entertainment and information on the car screens are easily arranged and logisticalistical (I did too). Among its competitors, the system uses General Motors is among the best and least difficult. The standard measure for I know the things I am confident that my father could have thought this thing in 5 minutes to cool. It's a good sign.
stereo Our tester, a case 9-speaker Bose brand was incredibly clear and rich. I know there is a habit of dumping on the high-end sound systems - particularly those named Bose - but I would not imagine that another configuration in a Regal GS anything. Good thing it comes standard.
Training
The Regal GS is powered by a turbocharged, 259 horsepower, 2-liter four-cylinder is a little point interrogation. To begin, you should consider that this adds a whopping $ 14,000 to the bottom line, bumping the price up to $ 40,075 for the GS model.
I get the GS is a return to semi-lucid performance days Buick. Cut their Grand National was a legend of the 1980s This black body could command attention and pink slips at any dragstrip - especially if someone was stupid enough to call "Grandpa" while sitting in their Corvette. Recent examples of the Grand National has sold at auction for more than $ 165,000. Yeah, they're that great.
I am not as confident as the Regal GS will command the same price auction in 20 years, but its mechanicals are interesting. The above 2-liter turbo four is monogamous married to a six-speed automatic transmission if you opt for all-wheel drive, six-speed manual or if you choose the front-wheel drive. The GS also adds four-wheel independent suspension; MacPherson at the front and four-link rear with adaptive damping around. Shod with shoes 19 inches - or 20-inch wheels in the case of our tester -. The Regal GS will sprint to 60 mph in 6.5 seconds, according to the manufacturer
Are you not impressed? You should be. Taken in isolation, the Regal GS reads on paper as an Audi. For serious. Not really, it does.
Fire Regal GS and talk.
First, you'll notice that despite more power under the hood, the Regal GS is as calm as his brother wafty.
Second, the turbo four will sounded to my ears like it was improved at all. I respect that. The engine does not look particularly impressive, but hats off to Buick to play the cards they were dealt.
Third, despite being a sport sedan for Buick and having an automatic transmission, the Regal GS has no steering wheel mounted paddle shifters. I know, I know, change shout "sport" handles like compression leggings for 50 years - but they are just par for the course these days. Go figure.
player Once you get past that, the GS is a hoot to drive. Its 259 horsepower is not much for its mass of 3500 pounds, but 295 lb-ft of twist racing up the speed of the road with smiles along the way. Of all the features of the GS does well (interior comfort, exterior looks, and original cubbies Werther) manage better than your father's handshake. Our GS AWD moved its mass and wriggled his way into the corners as a competent European sedan. This could have been down to its summer tires wrapped around the wheels 20-inch polished - I'm not sure how many people would actually be around in a wheel-drive car -. But can handle GS
But in my tester, I noticed that pressing the Sport button GS or very little of the car exchange inflows. According Buick GS is a more aggressive setting that sport, which is a more aggressive setting than normal driving conditions. Apart from his leadership firming somewhat, I am hard pressed to tell the difference between one of three driving modes of the GS.
In total, the GS is the best type of Regal that money can buy, but its $ 46,000 price tag is a lot of money for this kind of Buick.
And it's hard to imagine that this kind of Buick has a bright future with Cadillac around.
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