Generation Gap: Buick Regal Edition

"Amoore100" (amoore100) 10/07/2015 at 22:11 • Filed to: Generation Gap, Buick Regal, GM

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Welcome to Generation Gap where we ask you about your favorite generation of a certain multi-generational car nameplate. Then, explain why your choice is right to the rest of us uneducated folks.

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Since last week’s Generation Gap was an iconic GM muscle car, how about a not so iconic or muscular GM automobile for this week? With its fair share of ups and downs, the Buick Regal is undoubtedly a nameplate that has undergone a myriad of variations from gigantic luxo-barge to a quick muscle coupe to the representative car of old people and finally to the Euro style sports sedan that it is today. Which will you choose?

The options:

First Generation [1973 - 1977] and facelift

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Second Generation [1978 - 1987] and facelift

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Third Generation [1988 - 1996] and facelift

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Fourth Generation [1997 - 2004]

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Fifth Generation [2009 - Present] and facelift

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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 22:14

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Can I choose none of them?

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 22:16

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5th gen cause its the only one I’ve driven. As an Opel Insignia

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 22:17

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1st - Love it. Classic American barge.

2nd - Neat. Still vintage technology, just in a smaller package. Unlike most, I’d prefer a regular Regal over a GN because possibility of V8 instead of definite V6. I prefer sound over a significant increase in power

3rd - EWWW WHAT HAPPENED

4th - *yawn*

5th - meh

PyramidHat > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 22:18

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Did you even have to ask? No one here is going to pass on the Grand National...

PyramidHat > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 22:18

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Though I will admit I like these. Though I read a Car & Driver review and the test car lunched an engine, so - once again - no, GM...just no...

carcrasher88 > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 22:19

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Personally, I like them all, but the second gen is my favorite, because T-Type, Grand National, and GNX.

Amoore100 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/07/2015 at 22:20

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No. -_-

Amoore100 > PyramidHat 10/07/2015 at 22:23

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Wait what? That’s news...I had thought that it would be fun to do an Opel conversion and confuse everyone but after hearing that perhaps it’s not such a good idea to buy a Regal...

Amoore100 > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn 10/07/2015 at 22:24

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Nice commentary, but there are only five generations...

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 22:24

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Well........ I guess I’ll go for the first gen with the facelift because it looks the best. Or maybe the second gen regal GNX.

Amoore100 > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 10/07/2015 at 22:25

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Cool! You live in Europe or some other nation out of the US I presume?

Amoore100 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/07/2015 at 22:26

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GNX is the way to go. I’m surprised you didn’t go for the more sophisticated Opel Insignia-based edition...

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 22:29

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Only if it’s a wagon and badged as an Opel.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 22:35

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Australia. The Insignia was fairly nice to be honest. Bit pricey for what it was though.

WilliamsSW > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 22:37

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This is probably the ONLY car that I would vote for a 70s/80s version of - because Grand National.

Amoore100 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/07/2015 at 22:38

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Indeed.

I especially like the second set of taillights they had to install to make sure it complied with open-trunk lighting regs...

It seems Opel has a thing for these secondary lights since the Cascada has them also...I wonder how Audi skirts the issue since their SUVs use clamshell hatches as well?

I would assume it would be the bumper lamps but they never seem to light up...

WilliamsSW > WilliamsSW 10/07/2015 at 22:40

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Edit -just to be clear, I voted for the 2nd gen. The 1st gen facelift is a soulless abomination.

Amoore100 > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 10/07/2015 at 22:41

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I’m surprised they don’t sell it as a Holden over there? Interesting...

Well, Consumer Reports (which as I’m sure you’ve heard about as the most boring and conservative publication ever to write about cars) has listed the new Regal as their top sports sedan, so that may either be a bad or good thing...

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 22:46

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Or maybe I’ll take the Vauxhall VXR version.

Amoore100 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/07/2015 at 22:50

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We get that too.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 22:51

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Opel had a go at entering the market here with the Corsa, Astra and Insignia. competing with VW.

They lasted 18 months and left telling customers that Holden will pick up the servicing and warranty before even telling Holden themselves. The remaining stock was sold through Holden dealers.

The OPC turbo one would be pretty good. The rest are a bit bleugh for me.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 22:52

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But in the states, can you get it in wagon form with AWD and manual?

Amoore100 > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 10/07/2015 at 22:56

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Yeah, we get the OPC here as the Regal GS, not a bad driver from what I’ve heard...

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We don’t get the super awesome OPC Touring here under any name, unfortunately...

Amoore100 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/07/2015 at 22:57

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No. I haz a sad.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 23:00

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Well..... To be fair, it wouldn’t sell in the States.

Amoore100 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 10/07/2015 at 23:03

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Thanks. I think that’s painfully obvious already...

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 23:04

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It is.

PyramidHat > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 23:25

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I know, I was disappointed, myself. After being scarred for life after owning that GMC, I was willing to at least entertain the thought.

shop-teacher > Amoore100 10/07/2015 at 23:58

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2nd generation, because turbo.

I want a T-Type soooo badly!

AMC/Renauledge > Amoore100 10/08/2015 at 00:17

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What? No shots of the 2nd Gen Regal sedan and wagon?

I voted 1st Gen. Because optional 455 V8.

Amoore100 > AMC/Renauledge 10/08/2015 at 00:33

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I can add them if you like but you seem to have provided pretty well...

AMC/Renauledge > Amoore100 10/08/2015 at 00:41

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Heh... just adding my $0.02. It’s interesting because the only photos of Regal coupes you showed were 2nd Gen. The rest were sedans only. Thought I’d work the wagon in there, too.

Amoore100 > AMC/Renauledge 10/08/2015 at 00:44

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I figured the coupes were the most recognized of the second gen, and some of the others had no coupe version so I stuck with 4 doors on the rest...

AMC/Renauledge > Amoore100 10/08/2015 at 03:18

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You figured right. The G-body Regal only came as a sedan for 3 years and the wagon for only 2.

However, I think the 1st gen was better known (and sold) as a coupe. And the 3rd gen coupe debuted 2 years before the sedan.

traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > Amoore100 10/08/2015 at 06:24

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Fixed. The multiple pictures of one generation is what confused me.

StationeryBikes > Amoore100 10/09/2015 at 21:15

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How do you expect this to be anywhere close to a fair fight?

Amoore100 > StationeryBikes 10/09/2015 at 21:17

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Yeah, I figured as much...but there’s a chance?