2012 Buick Regal GS - Car and Driver
In search of a sporty mid-size car, boring old Buick went to Germany and borrowed Opel’s biggest sedan, the Insignia. The 2012 Regal boasts a stouter chassis and skeleton than Buicks are usually known for, and a horsepower upgrade seemed natural. Herewith, the rebooted GS. The last Regal Gran Sport—what those letters used to mean—was more or less a squishy old-school Buick packing a big V-6. It slid quietly out of the market in 2004. The 2012 GS intends to be a Euro sophisticate, with a... In spite of its heft, the Regal hauls itself to a stop from 70 mph in 160 feet, the best performance stat it produces besides its 0. 90 g of skidpad stick. It stops well, turns a good number on the skidpad, and exhibits hardly any roll, dip, or squat. But the performance Buick would be more fun if the remote steering offered more tactile enjoyment. Well, the scenery through the windshield shifts laterally and the steering wheel gets a bit heavier, but that’s it. The car does change direction quickly, however, and it behaves well approaching the grip limit, so we’re inclined to let it slide... We’d also like a little more engine crackle to go with the car’s. Source: www.caranddriver.com
