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Buick Regal

Buick Regal
2011 Buick Regal CXL.jpg
2011 Buick Regal CXL - North America
Overview
Manufacturer Buick (General Motors)
Model years North America
1973–2004
2011–present
China
1999–present
Body and chassis
Class Mid-size car
Chronology
Predecessor Buick Skylark (1972)
First generation
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1973 Buick Regal coupe
Overview
Also called Buick Century Regal
Model years 1973–1977
Assembly
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door coupe
4-door sedan
Layout FR layout
Platform A-body
Related
Powertrain
Engine
  • 231 cu in (3.8 L) Buick V6 (gasoline)
  • 350 cu in (5.7 L) Buick V8 (gasoline)
  • 455 cu in (7.5 L) Buick V8 (gasoline)
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase
  • 112 in (2,800 mm) (coupe)
  • 116 in (2,900 mm) (sedan)
Length
  • 212 in (5,400 mm) (coupe)
  • 216 in (5,500 mm) (sedan)
Height
  • 53.3 in (1,350 mm) (coupe)
  • 54.1 in (1,370 mm) (sedan)
Second generation
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1987 Buick Regal Grand National
Overview
Model years 1978–1987
Assembly Flint, Michigan, United States
Lakewood Heights, Georgia, United States
Arlington, Texas, United States
Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
Fremont, California, United States
Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Kansas City, Missouri (Leeds), United States
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door coupe
4-door sedan
4-door station wagon
Layout FR layout
Platform A-body (1978–1981)
G-body (1981–1987)
Related Buick Century
Chevrolet El Camino
Chevrolet Malibu
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Oldsmobile Cutlass
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
Pontiac Bonneville
Pontiac Grand Am
Pontiac Grand Prix
Pontiac Le Mans
Powertrain
Engine 196 cu in (3.2 L) Buick V6
231 cu in (3.8 L) Buick V6
252 cu in (4.1 L) Buick V6
260 cu in (4.3 L) Oldsmobile Diesel V6
265 cu in (4.3 L) Pontiac V8
301 cu in (4.9 L) Pontiac V8
305 cu in (5.0 L) Chevrolet V8
307 cu in (5.0 L) Oldsmobile V8
350 cu in (5.7 L) Oldsmobile Diesel V8
Transmission 3-speed manual
3-speed THM200 automatic
4-speed THM200-4R automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 108 in (2,743.2 mm)
Third generation
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1988–1989 Buick Regal Limited coupe
Overview
Model years 1988–1996
Assembly Oshawa, Ontario, Canada (GM Canada)
Body and chassis
Body style 2-door coupe
4-door sedan
Layout Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
Platform W-body
Related Chevrolet Lumina
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
Pontiac Grand Prix
Powertrain
Engine 2.8 L X V6
3.1 L X V6
3.8 L Buick V6
Transmission 4-speed automatic
1988–92: 4T60
1993–96: 4T60-E
Dimensions
Wheelbase 107.5 in (2,730 mm)
Length 1988–89 2dr: 192.2 in (4,882 mm)
1990–91 2dr: 191.6 in (4,867 mm)
1992–94 2dr: 193.6 in (4,917 mm)
1995–96 2dr: 193.9 in (4,925 mm)
1990–91 4dr: 194.6 in (4,943 mm)
1992–94 Custom & GS 4dr: 194.8 in (4,948 mm)
1992–94 Limited 4dr: 196 in (4,978 mm)
1995 4dr: 193.7 in (4,920 mm)
1996 4dr: 194.1 in (4,930 mm)
Width 72.5 in (1,842 mm)
Height Sedan: 54.5 in (1,384 mm)
Coupe: 53 in (1,346 mm)
Fourth generation
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1997–2004 Buick Regal GSE
Overview
Also called (Buick Regal)
Chevrolet Lumina (Philippines)
Model years North America: 1997–2004
China: 1999–2008
Philippines: 2005–2006
Assembly
Body and chassis
Class Midsize (EPA)
Body style 4-door sedan
Layout Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
Platform W-body 2nd Gen
Related
Powertrain
Engine 3.8 L 3800 Series II V6
Transmission 4-speed 4T60-E automatic
4-speed 4T65-E automatic
4-speed 4T65-E HD automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 109.0 in (2,769 mm)
Length 196.2 in (4,983 mm)
Width 72.7 in (1,847 mm)
Height 56.6 in (1,438 mm)
Chronology
Successor Buick LaCrosse
Fifth generation
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2011 Buick Regal CXL
Overview
Also called (Buick Regal)
Holden Insignia
Opel Insignia
Vauxhall Insignia
Production 2008–2017
Model years China: 2009–2017
North America: 2011–2017
Assembly China: November 2008–2017 (Shanghai General Motors)
Germany: 2009–February 2011 (Opel Rüsselsheim Assembly)
Canada: Oshawa, Ontario February 2011–2017 (General Motors Canada)
Designer Mark Adams
Malcolm Ward
Body and chassis
Class Mid-size luxury car
Executive car
Body style 4-door sedan
Layout Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive / all-wheel drive
Platform Epsilon II
Related Buick LaCrosse
Chevrolet Malibu
Cadillac XTS
Saab 9-5
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase 107.8 in (2,738 mm)
Length 190.2 in (4,831 mm)
Width 73.1 in (1,857 mm)
Height 58.4 in (1,483 mm)
Curb weight 3,600 lb (1,600 kg) (2011 CXL)
3,671 lb (1,665 kg) (2011 CXL Turbo)
Chronology
Predecessor Buick LaCrosse
Sixth generation
Overview
Also called
Production 2017–present
Model years 2018–present
Designer Buick Inc. Industries.
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door sedan
5-door wagon
Layout Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive / all-wheel drive
Platform E2XX platform
Related

The Buick Regal is an upscale mid-sized automobile that was first introduced by Buick for the 1973 model year. North American production ended in 2004 and began again in 2011. For the 2011 model year, Buick re-introduced the Regal to the North American market, positioned as an upscale sports sedan. Production and sales in China have continued since 1999.

For certain model years between 1973 and 2004, the Regal shared bodies and powertrains with the similar Buick Century. The current model (2011–present) is a badge-engineered version of the Opel Insignia, known as the Vauxhall Insignia in the UK.

Buick had been the first GM division to bring a personal luxury car to market with its full-size 1963 Riviera, but was otherwise slow to react to the developing lower-priced mid-size personal luxury market, which Pontiac created with the 1969 Grand Prix and Chevrolet with the Monte Carlo the following year, 1970. At the same time, Oldsmobile added a formal notchback coupé to its intermediate line, the Cutlass Supreme, in 1970 and that model soon became Olds' best selling intermediate. Buick did not get its own personal luxury coupe until the GM intermediates were redesigned in 1973, the so-called "Colonnade" cars that eliminated hardtop models completely. In a curious name swap, the Skylark name was dropped from Buick's intermediate line and instead the Century nameplate, last used in the 1950s, was revived for them.


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