Well, that would be a nice facelifted Verano

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02/17/2015 at 12:55 • Filed to: None

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I wonder why Buick gave the Verano it's own face when the Regal is 100% Insignia.

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Kinja'd!!! Textured Soy Protein > Dasupersprint - base trim is enough
02/17/2015 at 13:04

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Because the Opel Astra sedan came after the Buick Verano.

The Verano is a straight up rebadge of the Chinese-market Buick Excelle GT.

GM took the body of the Excelle GT/Verano twins and added a more Astra-looking front clip to make the Astra sedan.


Kinja'd!!! Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Dasupersprint - base trim is enough
02/17/2015 at 13:05

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Because the astra face is designed for a hatch and looks strange on a sedan body.


Kinja'd!!! Dasupersprint - base trim is enough > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
02/17/2015 at 13:07

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True, but I like the Astra face more than the Verano

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Kinja'd!!! Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Dasupersprint - base trim is enough
02/17/2015 at 13:15

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They're both fairly dull to be honest. The Astra is one of the most anonymous blobs in it's segment here.


Kinja'd!!! boxrocket > Dasupersprint - base trim is enough
02/18/2015 at 08:58

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It's still just a Cruze, underneath it all. The buicks have even worse ergonomics, especially with the proximity key, where the push-button start is above the radio controls. Ugh.


Kinja'd!!! HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Dasupersprint - base trim is enough
05/29/2015 at 10:31

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To me the Verano looks like a Buick tho. Which in some ways if a good thing. While the Astra looks almost Mazda-ish, and not the new Mazda either.