Buick Regal 2018 – at the premiere in New York will be ready

Last updated Apr 15, 2022

The public premiere of the new Buick Regal and Buick Regal HBO TourX is scheduled at the stand of the American company at the New York Auto Show 2017 in mid-April. Sales of the new Buick Regal in 2018 in America will begin in the fourth quarter of 2017, the price, according to preliminary information, will be from $ 28,000.

In fact, as noted at the beginning of the review, the Buick Regal Sportback hatchback and the Buick Regal TourX all-terrain wagon are the hatch twins of the Opel Insignia Grand Sport and the Opel Insignia Country Tourer wagon (to be revealed later officially in the fall of 2017 in Frankfurt, Germany). Production reviews of the Opel and Buick models are carried out at the same plant in Germany, the new Opel for the European market and the new Buick models for export to the US and Canada.

So, with an eye on the 2nd generation of the Opel Insignia, with the exterior design of the body and the interior of the new generation, the Buick Regal appears. The car was created by European designers and engineers for Opel's transition from GM to the French part of the family dog.

The new Buick Regal boasts a new truck with its own E2XX FlexRide chassis, diesel 250 hp turbo four, advanced all-wheel drive system (two separate electronically controlled multi-plate clutches on the rear axle, providing traction vectoring), 9 automatic transmissions available front wheel 8 and 4 wheel drive automatic transmission, modern multimedia system with 7-8 inch color touch screen (Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, OnStar system with 4G LTE and WIFI), 10 airbags, active hood system, front collision Alert and Adaptive Cruise Control with Front Auto Brake, Lane Keep Assist with Lane Change Signal, Side Blind Zone Alert, Rear Cross Traffic Alert and Rear Parking Assist, Hill Start Assist,engine start buttons and electric parking brake, LED headlights and taillights with LED filling.

The external dimensions of the body of the Buick Regal hatchback HBO 2018 will be 4899 mm long, 1863 mm wide, 1469 mm high, with a 2829 mm wheelbase and 160 mm ground clearance.
The curb weight of a five-door hatchback varies between 1700-1770 kg.
The external dimensions of the body of the all-terrain station wagon Buick Regal TourX 2018 are 4986 mm long, 1863 mm wide, 1500 mm high, with a 2829 mm wheelbase and a ground clearance of 180 mm.
The curb weight of the all-wheel drive wagon, depending on the set of 1923-1944 kg.

Interestingly, the Buick Regal Torch SUV has an entry as a cargo class of 2,081 liters Trunk volume when loaded to the ceiling at the rear of the driver and passenger seats. The first Buick station wagon in 20 years, and not only thanks to such an impressive luggage compartment is able to compete with such models as the Audi A4 Allroad and BMW 3 Series Touring, Subaru Outback and Volvo V60 on the cross-country, but also with the technique in order novelty.

Specifications Buick Regal hatchback and sports wagon Buick Regal TourX 2018. Only one gasoline engine is offered for the car, but a turbocharged four-cylinder 2.0-liter unit with a capacity of 253 horsepower.
The hatchback is available with front-wheel drive and 9 automatic transmission and all-wheel drive and automatic transmission 8. With front-wheel drive and 9-speed transmission, the engine torque is 352 Nm, and the version with all-wheel drive and 8-speed automatic will delight the engine with maximum torque of 400 Nm.
The universal one is equipped by default with all-wheel drive, 8, automatic transmission, 2.0 turbo engine (253 hp 400 Nm).