About Buick Regal
The Buick Regal was originally a luxury car. Until 1997, it was only available as a coupe. As the market for luxury coupes declined, it was usually offered as a coupe and sedan. For some model years, its body and powertrain were identical to those of the Buick Century. It was marketed as a more expensive car. Buick was the first GM division to introduce a luxury car with the Riviera in 1963. Elsewhere, it was a reaction to the slow growth of the market for cheaper mid-range luxury cars. Pontiac launched the Grand Prix in 1969 and the Chevrolet Monte Carlo the following year. Around the same time, Oldsmobile introduced an official hatchback model to its mid-size lineup. This model quickly became Oldsmobile's best-selling mid-size model. Buick did not have its own luxury coupe until 1973. GM's mid-size models were redesigned.
The first Buick Regal was officially sold as the Century Regal Colonnade Hardtop Coupe. The front and rear of the car are identical to the Century's predecessor, differing only in the grille and taillight optics. The Regal has the same "Colonnade" hardtop and orange paint as the less expensive Buick Century Luxury Coupe. Like its cousins, the Buick Regal has new modern Opera windows. These are small fixed rear windows surrounded by a metal plate instead of the traditional hinged windows. The Regal coupe sold reasonably well, although it. They were the best-selling cars in America in 1976. The 1976 Buick Regal was powered primarily by Buick's V8 engine, which was standard on all 1973 and 1974 models and optional on coupe models, but standard on 1975 and 1977 sedans.
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For the 1978 model year, a more compact Buick Regal model was introduced with a new V6 engine as standard equipment. The 1978 Buick Regal could be equipped with a turbocharged V6 engine and automatic transmission and was called the Regal Sport Coupe. Turbo versions were available with either two-barrel or four-barrel carburetors. The Buick LeSabre was also available with a turbocharged engine. The only other turbocharged cars on the U.S. market in 1978 were imports from Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, and Saab. The Sport Coupe also had a stiffer chassis, wider tires, and sporty wheels. There were also seats and a center console with T-handles. The 1980 Somerset Limited Edition was offered with unique brown and dark blue paint, wire wheels, and a chrome Somerset badge. The redesigned 1981 model was also available as a Somerset Limited Edition. It featured an exclusive dark sandstone and camel paint finish and turbo wheels. The interior was upholstered in soft suede and painted in dark camel gray.
The new Regal was launched in October 1987 on GM's W-body chassis, the first car to use this platform. This generation was in service for nine years with minor modifications. Although the new Regal is a return to Buick's original concept, offered only as a coupe and newly appealing to luxury car buyers, it breaks with tradition by being the first front-wheel-drive model with no major engine options or trim levels. No V8 or V6 turbo engines were offered. The only engine offered in 1988 was a 2.8-liter V6 from Chevrolet with 125 hp. Beginning in 1990, it was again offered as a four-door sedan as the luxury passenger car market was in decline. In 1993, driver-side airbags were introduced, ABS became standard on all models, power windows became standard, and the base engine gained 20 hp thanks to a modified intake manifold and cylinder head. The Limited coupe was dropped from the model range, leaving only the Custom and Gran Sport coupes. In 1995, new dual airbags and a new interior were introduced.