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First Drive: 2011 Buick Regal [Review]

BUICK REGAL FORUM - Seen throughout Europe as the Opel Insignia, and on sale in China since the Bush administration was in power, the Buick Division of General Motors finally delivers the 2011 Buick Regal to North America. To drive home the point that this was a new Buick, GM brought us to the hip surf community near San Diego Beach for a chance to drive the new sport sedan.

That point wasn’t lost on us. GM doesn’t want this Buick sitting in the Golden Corral parking lot.

Well, really, they’ll take any sale they can get.

But you know what we mean.

Old name, new look
Like the LaCrosse that preceded it, the Regal is a new look for an old nameplate. But don’t let that circumstance fool you. The new Regal is a four-door, five-place sport sedan (pity the fool who sits in the middle). Let’s just call it a four seater.

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