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 buick buick regal audi audi a4 ford | First Drive: 2012 Buick Regal GS |
On paper, Buick seems to have applied the rice-rocket treatment to its popular Regal to create this new GS model. It's taken a tiny, 2.0-liter four-cylinder and turbocharged and intercooled the bejeebers out of it to produce 270 horsepower and an even hairier 295 lb-ft of twist; bolted on paving-stone-sized front brake rotors (14.0 inches in diameter, 1.2 inches thick) clamped by impressive-looking Brembo four-piston calipers; starched up the suspension with stiffer springs, anti-roll bars, and (adjustable) Sachs shocks; and dolled up the exterior with more aggressive fascias, rocker panel extensions, and a spoiler. That looks like a recipe for a raucous, rambunctious, torque-steering screaming...
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