{"id":571751,"date":"2010-05-20T08:16:14","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T12:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusgear.com\/archives\/41126"},"modified":"2010-05-20T08:16:14","modified_gmt":"2010-05-20T12:16:14","slug":"gm-confirms-plans-to-build-buick-regal-gs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/571751","title":{"rendered":"GM confirms plans to build Buick Regal GS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Confirming what was probably the least-well-kept secret in Detroit, General Motors said today that it plans to produce a high-performance version of the Regal GS. The Regal GS unveiled earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit was labeled a concept car – but the extensive engineering that went into it clearly indicated GM’s plans for official production.
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GM vice chairman Tom Stephens confirmed to the Detroit News that the Regal GS has been green lighted for production, although he didn’t give an anticipated on sale date or any hint about volume.<\/p>\n

Stephens also did not <\/span> indicate which features of the virtually production-ready Regal GS concept would make production.<\/p>\n

Leftlane reported late last year that there was a possibility of a high-performance Buick Regal coming for U.S. consumption, and now it appears that Buick is very close to making that a reality. Although based heavily on the Opel Insignia OPC, the Regal GS features a unique powertrain tailored to the North American market.<\/p>\n

The Buick Regal GS concept car features a 255 horsepower, 295 lb-ft. of torque, direct-injected, turbocharged 2.0-liter Ecotec engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission that distributes its power to all four wheels through an adaptive all-wheel-drive system. If that wasn’t enough, the GS also features an electronic limited-slip rear differential, a lowered suspension, 20-inch forged aluminum wheels, performance tires, massive Brembo brakes, sport steering wheel and pedals and Recaro racing-style seats.<\/p>\n

“We designed the Regal GS to explore the appeal of a high-performance variant of the Regal,” said Craig Bierley, product marketing director for Buick. “Like the Regal, the Regal GS is based on the award-winning Opel Insignia, and we believe it will reinvigorate Buick\u2019s storied Gran Sport legacy.”<\/p>\n

Inside, the Regal GS varies from the standard Regal by featuring a completely jet black interior extending all the way up the pillars and into the headliner. There is also a sport shifter for the six-speed manual transmission and a suede-covered, flat-bottom steering wheel like those used in international racing series. The instrument panel displays in ice blue whenever the driver engages the sport mode of the Interactive Drive Control System (IDCS).<\/p>\n

“The idea behind the Regal GS was taking the production model in a more aggressive direction to appeal to performance enthusiasts,” said John Cafaro, Buick design director. “But along with its aggressive stance, there\u2019s sophisticated style in the design that complements the driving experience.”<\/p>\n

The Buick Regal GS is expected to accelerate from 0-60 mph in under six seconds.<\/p>\n

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Confirming what was probably the least-well-kept secret in Detroit, General Motors said today that it plans to produce a high-performance version of the Regal GS. The Regal GS unveiled earlier this year at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit was labeled a concept car – but the extensive engineering that went into it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-571751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571751\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}