[FONT=Arial]The Regal GS is based directly on the high-performance OPC version of the Opel Insignia, but instead of using the foreigner’s 325-horsepower turbocharged V6, Buick is sticking with its four-cylinder-only strategy for the Regal. The GS is powered by a higher output version of the 2.0-liter direct-injected EcoTec four-cylinder that we’ve come to know and love in numerous GM products over the few years, with the tell-tale dual portholes on either side of its hood indicating its intentions. In this application, powertrain engineers have re-tuned the engine from its original 260 hp and 260 pound-feet of torque to 255 hp and 295 pound-feet. The GS is also equipped with a six-speed manual gearbox
The front wheels are equipped with 14-inch cross-drilled rotors and four-pot mono-block calipers
Using the latest edition of the Haldex-based torque vectoring system that served duty in the Saab Turbo-X, the Regal should be able to send power to the wheels that need it most and move the car in any direction the driver wants with ease.
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We expect it to arrive sometime in 2011 with a price tag somewhere in the mid- to upper-$30K range.
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