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.
Buick Regal
Buick Regal
Buick Regal
Buick Regal At the same time Oldsmobile added a formal notchback coupe to its intermediate line, the Cutlass Supreme, in 1970 and that model soon became Olds' best selling intermediate. Wanting a model that could be marketed to compete against the Olds Cutlass Supreme as well as the Grand Prix and Monte Carlo, Buick introduced the Regal for 1973, as a top line special coupe in that division's intermediate A-body line, the Century. The year 1973 also marked the introduction of the first major restyling of GM's intermediate A-body design since 1968.
The Buick Regal is a mid-size car introduced by General Motors for the 1973 model year. North American production ended in 2004, but the model continued in China. For the 2011 model year, Buick introduced an all new Regal for the North American market, positioned as an upscale sport sedan. Buick Regal
Buick Regal
Buick Regal
Buick Regal
Buick Regal
Buick Regal
Buick Regal
Buick Regal
Buick Regal
Buick Regal
Buick Regal
Buick Regal
Buick Regal
Buick Regal
Buick Regal
For many historical model years, the Regal shared bodies and powertrains with the similar Buick Century.
In November 2009, in Los Angeles, GM revealed the model to the North American market, with a launch date of 2nd quarter 2010.
In North America, the new Regal will slot just below the LaCrosse, and compete with upscale sedans such as the Acura TSX and Volvo S60. It will debut with just one engine, the 2.4L Ecotec I4 rated at 182 hp. A turbocharged 2.0L Ecotec I4 rated at an estimated 220 hp will be available later in 2010.
2011 Buick Regal
2011 Buick Regal
2011 Buick Regal
2011 Buick Regal
Both will come with 6-speed automatic transmission. Jim Frederico, chief engineer for Buick, announced that a 6-speed manual will be available shortly after launch. A hybrid variant will soon follow.
The 2011 Regal will be offered only in CXL trim, with other trim levels expected for 2012.