2018 Buick Regal Sportback First Drive: It’s a Buick Again

– Flashback to 2009: Despite offering just two sleepy sedans and one three-row crossover, Buick survived General Motors’ bankruptcy-related restructuring wherein the company euthanized nearly half of its brand portfolio. Buick was then charged with expanding into new segments to fill the chasm between Chevrolet and Cadillac products, an endeavor that occasionally prompts Buick to […]

Top-of-the-line 2018 Buick Regal TourX costs $43,795

Buick has unveiled an online configurator for the 2018 Regal TourX wagon, and it shows that picking the full suite of premium options puts the sport wagon at $ 43,795. That prices it under its Regal GS Sportback sibling and competitors like the Volvo V60 Cross Country and Audi A4 Allroad. The luxury hatchback starts […]

Third 1987 Buick Regal GNX will be auctioned in January

A member of the 1987 Buick press fleet is hitting the auction block next year and it’s a rarified gem: a low-mileage Regal Grand National GNX, serial No. 003 and one of just 547 models built for that year, and the last of the traditional body-on-frame, rear-wheel-drive Grand Nationals. It’ll be auctioned at the Barrett-Jackson […]

Regal Bringing “Dynamic Pricing” to Theaters – Why This is A Great Idea

(Welcome to The Soapbox, the space where we get loud, feisty, political, and opinionated about anything and everything. In this edition: why Regal’s new plan for dynamic movie ticket prices is a great idea.) The Regal Cinemas movie theater chain is planning to test a dynamic pricing concept in movie theaters. Does this mean that they will charge […]

Regal Cinemas Are Running a Treasure Trove of Classic Horror Flicks This Month

Horror fans nationwide are in for a real treat this October, as Regal Cinemas rolls out “HorrorFest 2017,” a month-long program 12 horror classics, from the ‘30s through the ’80, including the new 4K restoration of Dario Argento’s Suspiria. It’s a killer line-up – and a labor of love for one horror filmmaker and fanatic. […]

Gorgeous Sport: 310-HP Buick Regal GS Revealed!

– The previous Buick Regal was something of a poor man’s Audi A4, but the new-for-2018 Regal Sportback, with its hatchback body style, aims a bit higher—at the stylish and practical Audi A5 Sportback, perhaps? That makes this more performance-oriented Regal GS, then, Buick’s S5 equivalent, bringing more power, a sharper chassis, and enhanced looks […]

2018 Buick Regal GS : The 310-hp American hot hatch

Buick has spent the last decade shredding its perception as the low-level luxury vehicle for geriatrics, but the brand hasn’t always been associated with that crowd. In fact, ask some enthusiasts and you’ll hear about the GM 3800 series engines, IndyCar racing, and the mythical GS and GNX. In that high-octane theme, GM pulled back […]