Buick Regal GN

Buick Regal
2011 Buick Regal CXL - North America
Overview
Manufacturer	General Motors (1973-2004) Opel (General Motors) (2009-present) Shanghai GM
Also called	Opel Insignia (Europe, except for the UK), Vauxhall Insignia (United Kingdom)
Model years	North America 1973–2004 2011–present China 1999–present
Body and chassis
Class	Entry-level luxury car/ Compact executive car
Chronology
Predecessor	Buick Skylark (1972)

First generation
1973 Buick Regal sedan
Overview
Also called	Buick Century Regal
Model years	1973–1977
Assembly	United States: Flint, Michigan (Buick City) Framingham, Massachusetts (Framingham Assembly) Fremont, California (Fremont Assembly) Lakewood Heights, Georgia (Lakewood Assembly)
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door coupe 4-door sedan
Layout	FR layout
Platform	A-body
Related	Buick Century Chevrolet El Camino Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Monte Carlo Oldsmobile Cutlass Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Pontiac Grand Am Pontiac Grand Prix
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	3-speed Turbo-Hydramatic 350 automatic 3-speed Turbo-Hydramatic 400 automatic
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
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
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
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	Canada: Oshawa, Ontario, GM Canada China: Shanghai, Shanghai GM
Body and chassis
Class	Midsize (EPA)
Body style	4-door sedan
Layout	Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
Platform	W-body 2nd Gen
Related	Buick Century Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Monte Carlo Oldsmobile Intrigue Pontiac Grand Prix
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
2011 Buick Regal CXL
Overview
Also called	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	1.6 L Family 1 I4 (turbo gasoline) (China Only) 2.0 L LDK I4 (turbo gasoline) 2.0 L LHU I4 (turbo gasoline) 2.0 L LTG I4 (turbo gasoline) 2.4 L LAF I4 (gasoline) 2.4 L LEA I4 (gasoline) 2.4 L LUK I4 (gasoline)
Transmission	6-speed Hydra-Matic 6T40 automatic 6-speed Hydra-Matic 6T50 automatic 6-speed Hydra-Matic 6T70 automatic 6-speed Aisin AF40 automatic 6-speed Aisin F40 manual
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	(Buick Regal; China) Opel Insignia (Europe) Vauxhall Insignia (United Kingdom) Holden Commodore (Australia)
Production	2017–present
Model years	2018–present
Designer	Buick Inc. Industries.
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door sedan (China) 5-door hatchback 5-door wagon
Layout	Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive / all-wheel drive
Platform	E2XX platform
Related	Buick LaCrosse Chevrolet Impala Chevrolet Malibu

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 an American built 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.

A highly trimmed, two-door coupe, the first Regal shared its front and rear styling with its Century parent with distinctions amounting to differing grilles and taillight lenses. The Regal shared the same "Colonnade" pillared hardtop roofline (a hardtop with B-pillars (center pillars) but frameless doors unlike a sedan body) and greenhouse (window area) with the Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, and Cutlass Supreme as well as the lower-priced Buick Century Luxus coupe. Like its corporate cousins, the Regal (and Luxus) featured the newly fashionable opera windows, which were small fixed rear-side windows surrounded by sheetmetal, instead of the traditional roll-down windows.

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