Learn more about 2011 Buick Regal

Hendrick Buick GMC, a leading dealership for Hendrick cars in Cary, North Carolina is pleased to provide the 2011 Buick Regal as a mid-size sedan that competes with the Ford Mondeo, Honda Accord, and Volkswagen Passat. Car lovers will be delighted to know that Buick is a classy vehicle. The Regal has more soft-touch plastic surfaces and more elegant finishes, such as satin-metal door pulls and piano-black trim. The Regal is reasonably spacious, too, with 97 cubic feet of passenger space allied to a 14-cubic-foot trunk. The quoted legroom of 37.3 inches is a hair better than the Honda’s and nearly two inches better than an Audi A4’s.

The Regal will be available only in CXL trim at launch, with standard leather seating surfaces, a power driver’s seat, a standard six-speed automatic transmission, heated front seats, and satellite radio. A backup camera, blind-spot monitoring, rear-seat side airbags, and a navigation system will be on the options list. The navigation system has three interfaces: a touch screen; a wheel-type controller by the driver’s right hand; and large buttons on the center console.

The Regal has a MacPherson-strut front and multilink rear suspension, with aluminum lower control arms all around. The turbo will be offered with a three-mode "Interactive Drive Control System"—marketing-speak for adaptive shocks. There are driver-selectable "sport," "normal," and "tour" modes, although the system will adapt to an aggressive driving style in normal mode, automatically speeding up shift times, increasing steering effort, sharpening throttle response, and firming up the shocks. The IDCS system is bundled with the optional 19-inch wheels and tires and a variable-ratio steering rack. The turbo engine is quiet and refined, with progressive power delivery. The turbo uses vented disc brakes all four corners, whereas the 2.4 gets solid rear rotors. The six-speed automatic transmission is superb, with quick, well-damped shifts.

Like the Buick LaCrosse, the Regal is far removed from the floaty-boat reputation that has cursed the brand. The Regal now looks and performs in a class-competitive manner, which gives the Regal that modern family sedan that can be turned so easily into an entry-level luxury car.

Contact Hendrick Buick GMC, at 90 MacKenan Drive Cary, NC 27511 or call 800-806-1868 for details.