What's Good, Bad, and Weird about the 2018 Buick Regal TourX Wagon 

Thanks for watching. BTW: Here's the link to the Jaguar XF S wagon video Nathan mentioned: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Iu96bgqURZc.html

Bought one (loaded) and this guy nails it... fantastic car regardless of the money, although it was a bargain. Sporty, fun, and I traded in a BMW for it.... No regrets at all

I love a station wagon. Come on Buick , drop a twin turbo 6 in this baby. Buick Grand National Wagon. 🤗

The cladding is all upside. I live in Minnesota where we salt the roads like a McDonald employee salts french fries, much rather have the salt running against plastic cladding than the paint and eventually metal.

Wagon > CUV all day!

I'm glad there are new wagon offerings in the sea of cross-overs.

In 2022 I've found myself really interested in wagons and I'm quite disappointed to not find really in viable options outside of volvo, so seeing this is a refreshing pace, I was more companies would invest in vehicles like this. I don't like suvs but would love to have the storage they provide and this checks off all the boxes

Yes!! That is one good looking wagon! Way to go GM! Let's hope more than nine people will buy this and GM won't immediately discontinue it. The U.S. needs more wagons for people who want the utility but don't need the height/ground clearance. There are so many choices in Europe, and most of them are available with a manual/diesel combination. Great job on the review, Nathan! PS: The catapult hood is a late April Fools joke, right? :D

I would actually buy this. A turbo v6 and awd would be amazing.

This is what the original Outback was, but in 2018 now. I love this car. So glad wagons seem to be making a comeback.

I work at a Buick/GMC dealership. We have not had a single 2018 Regal TourX in stock...ever. But we do have 2019 Envisions. Smh

Hey Nathan, Great review, and I share your love for wagons. BTW, the "exploding hood" feature allows the TourX to meet government safety regulations and keep the belt line low and stylish. Otherwise, Buick would have to raise the hood by about 2 inches, which makes the front look bloated and shrinks the greenhouse space. Way cool engineering workaround.

I think that looks cooler than the Volvo... And that's saying a lot

I think the car looks good, unfortunately it won't sell. Pretty soon all unique or interesting cars will go extinct because all people want these days are stupid crossovers.

Leasing a base model, with its huge cargo hold and generous rear seats, seems like a reasonable proposition. #SaveTheWagon

I'd drive that but I can't afford it Great video

Agree on the looks, this is vastly better looking than most crossovers. I think only Mazda and Porsche are excepted. The pedestrian hood is a European thing. Remember, this Buick started life as an Opel. Europe has stringent pedestrian safety standards, which, for example, is why they can’t have the new Corvette ZR1... all the front aero bits would annihilate a pedestrian unfortunate enough to be hit by one. Not mandatory stuff here yet, but please don’t give Congress any ideas. There are far more useful and pressing issues they need to attend to. Anyway... good review. I am curious to test drive one. I wish it was a 6-cyl instead of the boosted four. Wifey has an Outback 3.6. I love the motor, hate the handling, hate the “image”. This Buick would eliminate the tree-hugging-lefty stereotype that Subarus have in the PacNW, handle dramatically better, and get better mileage. The question is whether I’d be okay with the 4-pot. I really like the smoothness of the 6, and it kinda tries to scream like a Porsche when you whack it open to pass on a 2-lane road (we live in the sticks, so that’s an everyday occurrence). Drove a Volvo with a boosted four, and the motor was unacceptably groany and grumbly for a “luxury-ish” car, utterly inappropriate and uninspiring. Glad to see more wagon options!

Great review. I've always liked station wagons going back to the early 1970's. Owned several then started buying 4X4 SUVs instead mostly for the towing.

Fantastic video Keep up the good work

That popping hood is so INNOVATIVE. So happy to see GM innovating!!! With allot of extra money they can make new things like how they did with the tilt and telescoping steering wheel back somewhere around in the 60’s I think? With Cadillac.

No, Nathan. It's not an adventure vehicle. It's not a crossover, it's not a "utilitarian vehicle". It's an all-wheel-drive wagon so you can drive it... On the Road... year round no matter the weather. It's not an off road vehicle. It doesn't need more ground clearance.. IT'S A WAGON. Stop contributing to the uglyfication of cars. It's just fine. It's a nice, attractive, all-wheel-drive WAGON.

I would choose a station wagon over a cuv or suv. It has good cargo room for me and my family. Sure, it's not perfect, but it´s ok for me

Thank you for this because I'm strongly considering a wagon

Just ordered mine today. Very excited.

I've always been a sucker for a wagon. Had a 62 Falcon wagon project car 20 odd years ago ... had an 87 Crown Vic wagon about a decade ago that I STILL miss. Really enjoyed the Dodge Magnum we had as a work vehicle a few years back too. My brother had a 78 Colony Park wagon for a long time too. (Yes, with the 'fuel sipping' 460.) Wagons beat SUVs every day of the week. I hope the SUV trend dies off a bit and the wagons make a comeback. Right now you really don't have many options outside of the upscale/premium cars if you want one.

I'm still amazed Buick makes cars.

I really like this! I work for a GM dealership and I never knew this existed.

Awesome Steelers hat for a guy living in Broncos country, Nathan.

We have one equipped with every option…the TourX is a great car: Super practical, sleek looks with its long & low shape, even stands out from other *wagons* let alone all the CUV/SUVs, loads of rear leg room, beautiful pano sunroof, *Only* gripes: lack of storage cubbies, no paddle shifters or sport mode, can’t turn off start/stop

Nice review. I too like wagons. Thank you!

The only two things that would help it would be a manual transmission option and if they made a gs option

Great review. I have hatchback grandsport 1.6turbo petrol/gas in UK. Been a great car.

Would love to have this car at a lower price without AWD, a naturally aspirated engine, and none of that plastic body cladding. Let me buy it as just a straight up station wagon.

Great vidéo😁

I rented this car for a week and fell in love with it

That thing is badass!!!

I really enjoyed this review, but dude, there ain't nuthin' crazy about the potentially life-saving pedestrian impact hood release. That's cool as hell! Like you, I am a long-time fan of wagons (and hatchbacks). I'm completely sold on this car but want to see if/when they'll make it with GM's 9-speed transmission. The TourX has relatively little American content, so the more, the better. Keep up the good work, and Cheers from Arvada!

Definitely the most level-headed reviews out there. I would say though that you either miss the point or pretend to miss the point that 99 percent of people who buy _____ Utility Vehicles of any variety (or sport wagons) will never even once take them off road. Now, even living in suburban Detroit, I have to admit that I have only seen ONE of these actually being driven, and it had a manufacturer plate on it!! So I have no clue how their marketing is even working, if there even is any. But I do think it's the 'right car, right time, right price' etc if only they can get it into the heads (and hands) of the right driving audience.

The 1990 Pontiac 6000 AWD S/E had a 3.1 litre V6 and was available as a 3200 lb. station wagon. The similar Buick Century & Olds Cutlass Ciera wagons (just under 3000 lbs because only FWD) carried on till 1996. They had 74 cubic feet of cargo space, and I 100% filled that space for parcel deliveries. No fancy hood poppers though.

Amen! we need more wagon. I would love to see more euro wagons like the VW Passat wagon. The hood pedestrian thing is to meet EU regulations

Wow! A Buick that I would actually consider owning?! That is a very good looking car, and much more reasonably priced than I was expecting. And it's a Buick?! They've apparently changed for the better in the past few years. I like it.

Not my type of car, but moms would be idiots to not consider this car instead of a compact crossover.

Couldn't agree more about the interior. I would like to see the big plush Buick style seats.

Love the car. Great styling and price is fair. I can live with the Premium fuel only but having a can of Fix A Flat instead of a spare tire is a deal killer.

Glad to see wagons are making a come back.

This wagon has easy steering, excellent handling, great acceleration, and crisp brakes!

I wish they made a 2wd version with no body cladding that would be awesome!

I love mine! I highly recommend the Trifecta tune to resolve the sometimes iffieness of the transmission shift points (especially downshifts) and to disable auto stop / start, which does not have a kill button in this car. Flash the computer with that and man, this is a really great little car for the money!

I just put down a deposit for a CPO ‘18 Preferred trim b/c station wagons = driving experience + utility, but felt uneasy getting a discontinued model. I’m feeling better about it after watching this review.

You forgot about at the Mercedes E class wagon

I bought a 2018 leftover September 18. It's a fully loaded Essence in Rijo Red. I get 22 mpg in city and 35 hwy with 91 fuel. I get lots of oohs from people that think it's a MB. Too bad Buick dropped it. A great ride and highway and city car.

remember in the 2000's where GM made the Pontiac Grand Prix GXP and Chevy Monte Carlo SS, with the transverse-mounted, front-wheel-drive LS4 V8 with over 300hp? GM should take the new LT and do to it what they did to the LS4 so they could make a ~400hp or so wagon with AWD

i came here because i saw one of these on the street yesterday for the first time. i did not know that they existed. it's a unique nice looking car. i would probably change the rims to make it more special. i wonder if this will be another one of those great cars ( like the chevy ss) that are discontinued after a couple of years because no one bought them.....

I sat in one at the Philadelphia Car Show and was massively disappointed. Now, it does look good! However I was expecting it to be the size of the Dodge Magnum (full sized interior) but when I got in I saw it was a smaller-ish mid size interior. Nothing as 6’4” I could sit in comfortably AND have people in the back seat. If they built this off the Lacrosse instead of the Regal I would be in love.

if you buy in Michigan there are dealers selling these as low as $24k

Good review, this is the holden Calais v tourer in Australia, I’m considering getting one for my next car

A very nice car. In the UK there was a version of this called the Vauxhall Sports Tourer - now, sadly, the parent company, FSA, have deleted it. The only option now is the hatchback version called the Grand Sport.

Everyone complains that it needs more power. Get it tuned. 2.0l turbos are easily tuned to 300hp 315 tq with no other mods.

Station wagons coming back finally?

I hear the 9 speed is standard next year. I'd be tempted to wait for that

Good vid, but where is that Jaguar link Nathan mentioned? Not in description or on video.

So is this Better than my 96 Buick Roadmaster wagon collecter series?

I love this car.

Our kiwi version of this has a 3.6l caddy V6 and a few more interior additions. Underrated cars I reckon

Love it!

Hopefully Wagons will be the next big thing.

Are there aftermarket exhaust tips?

This is a opel right?

does it have a history seat?

Very reminiscent of the Dodge Magnum. That was a station wagon that was ahead of it's time.

Nathan this was a Super review. I agree with all the points you made. I love the looks, but my only problem is that the safety items such as the lane warning, auto stop, rear back up warning and braking cost a lot more money and in such a nice car this should be standard. Honda and Toyota have it standard, now Subaru for the 19 Forester and Ascent their "EyeSight" is standard and I'm sure that the 19 Outback will have it standard also. Nathan, I want you to make a review like this one on the new Subaru Ascent. I have seen many other channels doing it in Oregon how come TFL does not have one. I really want an Ascent to replace my great 09 Forester. I would consider this Buick, but my wife does not want a wagon but she likes the Outback go figure.

Excelent vidio, Nathan is the best, that Buick is good, bad and weird at the same time, I agree Nathan 👍🏼

Please continue wagon reviews!!!!1

Great review!!! Comes across as neutral and honest!!!

Really enjoy that guitar music

As a euro wagon guy I never thought I would consider a Buick but I'm legitimately interested on checking one out. To bad they don't make one with a boosted 5 cilynder.

I really like this car but I haven’t been able to find any tow rating. Anybody know what this can tow? Station wagons of old pulled campers and boats with ease!

Great review, keep it up, but why do automobile reviewers obsess with the exhaust pipes? It is a wagon, most wagon owners are going to care less about it. (Actually for a lot of regular car buyers, same story, what I want from a car is fast and smooth acceleration without a lot of noise (better to hear the sound system than the engine laboring)).

At 4:25 what is that music

Fun fact, GM designs the cargo space in most of its cars to hold a set of golf clubs. Even my Fiero back in the day could haul golf clubs.

I'm 16 and would actually like this car for after High School.

I had a 73 Buick Regal wagon. Looks like they added new sheet metal and called it a day.

Actually thinking about buying this in the used market. So basically this buick wagon is cosplaying as a true offroad vehicle yet still somewhat utilitarian...and thats ok. Good info 👍

That is one sweet looking wagon!

Wonder if gm is using Saab’s awd system in this car.

I think that one of the most important things about station wagons is their cargo space. It's a utilitarian vehicle which many families would like to have, and enough cargo space is necessary. I personally liked this one, though I consider it's too low--if we put many things inside and reach the maximum passengers capacity, it will hit the ground.

Tempted on this thing, especially as it seems a great deal could be had. Any idea if the sales will hold up enough to warrant GM to continue producing it? I'm worried if I buy it, it won't exist in two years...

I like Nathan and Andre as hosts

Great review but how is the vehicle selling?

Love it.

Nice review! I'm looking to replace my 2015 XC70 T6 but don't like the new Volvo wagons. Options are the Jag at $72K or BMW 6 series GT (its wagon-ish) at $71K or drop down to the lower priced wagons of the Outback and now this vehicle. The Golf wagons are too small for my needs with two large dogs and luggage. I need to test drive this vehicle.

Nice looking wagon, but it would look much better if they got rid of the cladding on the wheel arches.

I'm having a hard time finding one of these in the lower trims. It seems like the Buick dealerships near me are only interested in stocking the top trims.

Just bought one MSRP 35,400 paid $25,100 such a great car!!!

Wow never thought I’d want to buy a GM, much less a Buick, but I really like this.

That's a cool car!

Bring back the Roadmaster. I own a 96 collectors edition that I hope to finish restoring. Oh it has cubby space galore and can take a 4x8 sheet of plywood flat.

Um where's the mpg loop numbers??

Third row seats ?

Man I do like wagons as well, really like the styling too, but ended up getting an Armada...LOL