Thread: *OFFICIAL* Regal pics and specs!

Quote: Originally Posted by indieaz Where on earth are they even *getting* 10gb hard drives? Certainly nobody is manufacturing them *just* for gm...that would be far more costly than buying an already mass manufactured 160-250gb drive. And 10gb is almost useless...modern mp3 players have more flash memory than that. Also in an automotive application I have to imagine flash memory would be more reliable. could be flash, although since it...

Quote: Originally Posted by 91_z28_4me When was the last time Buick offered a manual anyways? The 1989 Skyhawk was the last Buick with an available manual trans to date.

Insigna became Europe's #1 best selling car....

It is also a very different environment than the tower sitting at home. The durability testing cars go through would end up with a desktop or laptop hard drive in bits. I just think the whole hard drive is useless. Who uses those when they'd just plug in their mp3 player/phone - or just slap a CD in there.

I would , jus dump your iPod library into the radio and leave the iPod at home or in my case ya wouldn't have to plug ur phone in everytime u get in the car . Not like that's a big deal , but still . I also hate having a bunch of cd's in the car .... HD=problem solved .

Quote: Originally Posted by Eric77TA I totally agree. How can you go after someone who might be interested in a similar FWD vehicle from Audi or Acura if those brands offer a manual and you don't? I'd like to see a manual with the 2.0 turbo, also, but I understand that might not be feasible. Nonetheless, I think any 'performance' model needs a manual to send the message that this is a different Buick. Agreed. There would...

Quote: Originally Posted by indieaz Where on earth are they even *getting* 10gb hard drives? I've wondered the same. I have two guesses: 1. Hard drive capacities skyrocketed so fast that there is a large backstock somewhere of perfectly functional 10-40GB drives available for very low prices, which were manufactured with the intent of putting them in computers, but then never actually used for that purpose, and now nobody wants them. 2....

Quote: Originally Posted by SharpShooter_SS I'd go so far as to say that the pics of the Regal GS we've seen are nothing more than photochops of the existing Insignia OPC/VXR. That's why the Euro plates are still on the car in the pics. I'm not sure anyone actually said that there was a Buick version of the high end car actually on the road (mule or otherwise) anywhere - it's just speculation and "they should...

Anyway, back on topic, the car looks quite nice. Wish the 2.0L turbo were tuned a little closer to the Sky / Solstice / Cobalt SS / HHR SS version. And I agree, the fuel economy numbers are stupid. The car should be in the low to mid 30s on the highway.

I hope Epsilon II is a better platform for sporty driving characteristics. I know my Aura doesn't exactly have a sport-tuned suspension by design but the chassis itself is just downright cheap and flimsy feeling compared to cars like the 1-series and TSX.