2011-2013 Buick Regal review | Consumer Reports 

I remember, back in a day Buick would build V6's that would tare guts out of a mustang while being good on gas and reliable... I guess we can put those good days behind us...

He said that the Regal's braking is decent... the base braking is relatively standard, but according to another car magazine, the CXL's Turbo 60-0 braking is outstanding at 113 ft.

some of the complaints seem personal which is nice. one person may like the fact it has a giant piece of chrome on the shift knob I know I would like it :)

I have a 2011 Regal CXL RL2. I have had it for a year as of November. i love my car. But my seat heater on the drivers side doesn't work nor does the trunk latch and the speedometers are 4 miles apart. Other than that I love the car.

talk to people who own one of these.my neighbor has one and loves it.Talked to someone in their mid 20s about his and same thing.They are everywhere.We will probably buy one..Its in our final cut of three cars,all of which are American.

If you're pushing the engine, you'll start to hear it. If you get in the back seat you will have to watch your head. The gauges have things on them that are just for show. Are these items above unique to the Buick Regal? Will every loving Lexus or Toyota review from Consumer Reports also report on these sort of nitpicky items in the future?

Mutchler is a brilliant, articulate reviewer, you may not like what he says, but that's your problem.

when he says "you can't get a V6" he looked SO angry haha 2:00

If you were deciding on a 2011 Regal, its far from being an American made product.

2011 Buick Regal for scrap. I have one sitting in my driveway with a failed transmission.i researched this and the dealer would charge 5000 dollars to replace them ,then before a year time they would fail again. Failure usually occurs in between 50 and 100,000 miles .THIS CAR IS NOT WORTH FIXING.

I live in Ireland and I have an Opel insignia facelift, its 2014 so basically it's a facelifted version of the Buick regal. I can't understand how you guys have a 2.4 engine in it and it's that slow. Mine as a 2 litre diesel engine yes diesel and accelerates faster than the 2.4?? Great car though

Only thing wrong is that GM need to work on its direct injection get more power and better fuel economy.What a dumb position for the door locks to.

@1980drek Its the shitty ecotec 2.4, you think yours is bad, I work on cars and the Equinox/terrain with this engine (which most are) sound absolutely terrible for a 2010-newer vehicle, but i will gove GM credit for making the engine easy to work on...

I love my Regal. I traded my 328i for it, and this is so much nicer to me. Maybe it's a personal preference. At any rate, this guy--his reviews lol. Just outrageous. I have no idea why Consumer Reports wants him. I only watch for the sake of amusement at his poor assessments.

lol, he kept complaining since the beginning and said it's enjoyable at the end, lol

i only used to watch youtube vids and never made an account...but just to comment on this car i had to....to anyone interested in buying/leasing this car, DON"T...i've been waiting to see someone who actually owns this car (like i do) comment..almost everytime i start it, it makes a noise like the engine is gonna bust outta the hood like its an old beater from the 80's with lifter problems, its also stalled out on me a bunch of times after shifting into gear...6 months old!!

I just read an article that says here in Canada the average age of a Buick buyer us 68. This might be a nice car but it's going to be a hard sell to get younger people into it.

This car can be ordered with a turbo engine too.

what the hell you talking about? this was an overall positive review.

@desimunda116 It does; well, a little more. The standard engine is from the Chevy Equinox (182 hp). The turbo has 220 hp.

The intonation pattern of this guy's voice drives me nuts.

This does not fit Buick's image, I like that.

Re-badged GM Euro-platforms always misses the mark with US buyers. Door locks on center stack? seriously? GM's strategy of forcing everyone into 4 cyl family cars may backfire. It's apparent that this car would be anemic with 4 riders. Also, you shouldn't have to "study" radio or air conditioning controls -- you should understand it in less than 15 seconds. Sonic however does a great job of simple instant recognition of controls. About the only 4 cyl GM I would ever consider.

(Cons - Against) on all Buick Regal 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, the metallic look molding surrounding the shift knob, reflects the sun rays straight to the eyes of driver, which is very uncomfortable and dangerous while driving.

How can you call a car "sports" when it does 0-60 in 10 seconds? Honda odyssey is "sportier" then this. Also the face he makes when he says "can't get a V6" @2:00 is priceless.

exactly

@countach27 It's especially evident at 3:06. What's the difference between Americans and Europeans? Americans aren't taller, they're just fatter.

This guy contradicts himself

@frozencanuckreviews like the insurance told me:wich young buyer could buy a +30 000$ car?When i was around 25, i've look for the corolla XRS and the insurance was lower than a CE. cuz the prices of the cars was around 25 000$ (for a lil more sport impression) and supose to be "lot" diference of price for young ones. No agressive look, there will be No AWD for the GS, No V6 2.8 turbo, etc... how can american cars reach younger than 68 yr old? hehe look at difference with the opel insignia.

2.4 in 10 seconds is kinda poopy

@ynvnxvl i'm american and not fat at all, don't make generalizations.

@countach27 hahahaha, I think BMW's are gorgeous, but I'm more of an Audi guy myself.

This is NOT going to take buyers from Gs or TSXs.

@broodcaster07 wtf, that's a typical American attitude. ell just put a big v8 in that and everything will be fine. Yeah right, the Germans have been using turbocharged and diesel engines that will easily compete with our v8s. Plus what younger buyer can afford this.

@broodcaster07 Younger buyers can't afford no V8's

Glad GM choose to manufacturer it in Germany, that's just them saying US Auto Makers need to step up their game, but it still looks like a cheap piece of junk from ''GM''

OMG can Consumer Reports hate on American Cars anymore? You're supposed to hear the noise when you push the engine hard

opel insignia lol!

I would only recommend this car to people who don't like cars. This and the whole Buick brand is a cream puff.

has the same platform as opel insignia, but uglier