New Buick Regal for China based on Insignia
The new Opel Insignia (badged as a Vauxhall in the UK) is now in China, badged as a Buick. The Insignia is wearing the Buick Regal badge, the nameplate of a car that used to be a D-segment contender in China but has since been replaced by the Buick LaCrosse, which is also sold in China.
The last time there was a Regal in China was back in mid-2004 before it was replaced by the LaCrosse. The Buick LaCrosse is due for replacement soon though, with its lifecycle expected to end in 2009. GM is also planning a new LaCrosse based on the same Epsilon II platform that the Insignia/Regal uses, so does this mean China will have two Buicks of similiar size?
It will initially be offered with two inline-4 petrol engines. One is a 2.4 liter normally aspirated unit putting out 165 horsepower, probably the LE5 from the GM Family II engine range. The other would be the 2.0 all-aluminium direct injection turbo found in the European Insignia, putting out 220 PS and 350Nm of torque between 2,000 to 5,200rpm. It also features twin balancer shafts to smoothen out vibration.
Look after the jump for a full gallery of the Buick Regal.
PHOTO GALLERY: Buick Regal
Click thumbnails to view high resolution photo
November 5, 2008 @ 1:22 am
the dashboard near same with chevrolet cruze
they are in same platform ke?….
1 question..
paul,buick & chevrolet brand are under general motors?
Paul Tan says: yes, together with opel, vauxhall, saab, saturn, etc etc etc.
November 5, 2008 @ 4:44 am
one nice american car!!
November 5, 2008 @ 7:58 am
Paul
Why are the images so dark? I have to manually copy them into an image viewer program and adjust brightness, gamma settings etc before I can clearly see them. Maybe they are copyrighted images and you are not allowed to tamper. But still, it is a hassle. I stop viewing them after the third pictures.
Paul Tan says: GM’s photos were that way. I’ve made them a little brighter now.
November 5, 2008 @ 8:18 am
the interior looks awesome to me
November 5, 2008 @ 8:25 am
Thanks a lot Paul.. I appreciate it!
November 5, 2008 @ 8:33 am
WTI’m sick of this rebadging.
So, why can’t we rebadge Proton as Lotus or vice versa?
eg, Lotus sedan = Proton Persona!
Just My 20sen…
November 5, 2008 @ 10:01 am
msmar_453 said,
November 5, 2008 @ 8:33 am
WTI’m sick of this rebadging.
So, why can’t we rebadge Proton as Lotus or vice versa?
eg, Lotus sedan = Proton Persona!
Just My 20sen…
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err…
Because no one would buy a 300k proton? Or Lotus wont be caught dead with a Proton with a Lotus badge on?
FWIW, the Insignia seems to be a fairly decent car in reviews. Maybe I’ll try to pick up a Insignia or Mondeo rental next time i’m at Europe…I’m usually stuck with the standard fair 307…
November 5, 2008 @ 1:52 pm
Good for them. And for the middle-earning communities.
November 5, 2008 @ 4:21 pm
fucking hell, what the fuck did they do the the beautiful insignia, gm is a disgrace
November 5, 2008 @ 4:54 pm
eh not bad ah, but why remind me of sylphy. side profile especially.
November 5, 2008 @ 7:22 pm
if priced reasonably, sure gonna hit da market !!!
November 5, 2008 @ 9:32 pm
it looks absolutely like a seat exeo(something or rather)
go autocar uk page and see da video
November 6, 2008 @ 10:24 am
somebody should reopen the opel dealership in malaysia. im going to be really pissed off when some moron from singapore drive through kl in his insignia.