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Automotive News & Views The Rebirth of Buick.........
417 messages, Last post on Nov 19, 2009 at 8:10 PM
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Replying to: andre1969 (Oct 28, 2009 2:42 am) Anybody remember the Buick Apollo? That name might've meant something back in the late '60s / early '70s with the NASA moon landing missions of the same name. The Buick Apollo was nothing but a Nova clone anyway.
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Replying to: lemko (Oct 28, 2009 4:35 am) Some of those Nova clones were pretty upscale inside, if you got the higher trim levels. But once the Nova Concours and Nova LN (Luxury Nova) came out, it made the Buick/Pontiac/Olds versions a bit redundant. And to add insult to injury, by 1977-79 at least, the Nova offered a bigger engine. You could get a Chevy 350 right up through the end, but by that timeframe the Phoenix/Omega/Skylark only offered a 305 as the top engine. And I think the non-California Phoenixes might have offered the 301. |
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Replying to: lemko (Oct 28, 2009 4:35 am) My first car!!!! Too bad it had the 105 hp. 231 instead of the 350 4bbl. |
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2011 Buick Regal Headed for the 2009 L.A. Auto Show (Straightline) Autobahn, because it's a reskinned Opel Insignia. 
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 12, 2009 11:12 am) They should offer it as a coupe as well. |
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Turbo 2 liter and a 6 speed" http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/19/breaking-buick-confirms-2011-regal-2-0t-to-co- me-with-manual-tra/#comments
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Replying to: cooterbfd (Nov 19, 2009 2:43 pm)
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Replying to: british_rover (Nov 19, 2009 3:44 pm) |
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Replying to: british_rover (Nov 19, 2009 3:44 pm) |
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this thing is almost a perfect match-up to the Passat 2.0T. But VW is about to dump the existing Passat in favor of a larger cheaper sedan with a less powerful more boring engine, because the existing Passat won't sell. Does this bode well? I forget if I've seen the specs on the new S60 - will it outgun this new Regal? The only other thing I can think of offhand in its price range is the Acura TSX, which isn't a strong competitor and has the poor sales to show for it. Oh, and then there's the new A4, a spiffy competitor if ever there was one (but for more money, right?). |
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