2011 Buick Regal At the Nurburgring

Nurburgring Nordschleife is a 13-mile racing track in the Eifel Mountains of Germany. It was my first time on this track that has just two laps, but the experience of driving a Buick Regal over there is one that I’ll remember for a lifetime. Regal is an almost like a luxury sport sedan that is under production in GM’s Opel plant in Russelsheim in Germany. This is a complete driving experience in itself that exceeds of any other car in this range. The car is open for sale since May of this year.

After all the effort the that has been put by Opel Regal has come forth as an astonishingly pleasurable sedan which does not hold anything that is mutual with the grandmother’s Buick. GM has moved in another direction when it comes to Regal’s power gears as there’s going to be an elective stick shift transmission in a Buick after a very long time.

The starting range has an engine that uses 2.5-litre in producing 182 horsepower and has a six speed automatic gearbox. This car is great for people who run it at a medium speed on the mediocre roads, but if driven at a high speed the car gets breathless and sounds cracking if it’s forced too much.

During my Nurburgring drive I had an amazing experience with the Buick and was surprised by the amount of body control present in the Regal and the intonation of the brakes also the amount of calmness that was shown by my car while I spent 2.4-litre in following the professional showing the path. Regal’s substantive 18 inch wheels allowed for a good grip and the drive was very lissome.

I’d love to drive the next edition of the Regal at the same place, that’s going to be sometime in August. For the time being I’ll describe the present experience as thrilling. The interiors of the Regal are fine looking, substantially planned and is way ahead of the older Buick. The interiors are great but not as great as those of the VW Passat. Its furnishings are great and, seats are comfy and adjuvant and there’s a lot of leg space available at the back seat. Only problem I faced inside was that sometimes the centre console lid can block your way while shifting the gears.

Keeping the squabbles away all I can say is that Regal that once was a symbol of average GM cars has now become a symbol of what all GM can do correctly and substantially well.

2011 Buick Regal CXL Turbo
Base price/as tested: $29,495/$30,745

Powertrain
Engine: 2.0-liter turbocharged DOHC 16-valve inline-4
Horsepower: 220 hp
Torque: 258 lb-ft
Transmission: 6-speed automatic
Drive: Front-wheel
Fuel economy
EPA rating (city/highway, estimated): 19/29 mpg