It can also be set to specific parameters via Buick’s Interactive Drive Control, with Standard, Sport and GS modes. It’s complemented by an updated adaptive suspension that reacts to the road up to 500 times per second. This setup provides 4-wheel traction from front to back and additionally moves torque between the rear wheels for improved control. A 9-speed automatic transmission with all-wheel drive is standard. The 3.6-liter motor makes 310 horsepower and 282 pound-feet of torque and features fuel efficiency manners such as cylinder deactivation and stop/start technology. While the other Regal models run with a 2.0-liter turbo-4, this new GS now features V6 power with 51 more horsepower than the model it replaces. The traditional sedan bodystyle has been replaced with this hatchback design providing double the cargo space in addition to a new coupe-like profile. Meet the 2018 Regal GS – the highest performance expression of the all-new Regal Sportback. So even though this disguised rendition of the Mazda2 is fun to drive, downsized cars are DOA.With the Verano’s announced retirement and the advanced age of the current Regal, Buick’s fun-to-drive car lineup is ready for rejuvenation. Toyota Yaris: Americans hate subcompacts, especially when gas prices are low. Mercedes-Benz SLC: With buyers ignoring everything except SUVs, this cut-rate convertible is circling the block for the last time, still in need of the upscale élan, space and build quality that its larger siblings possess. Mercedes-Benz SL: Mercedes-Benz has killed the two-seat SL-Class, but online reports speculate that the renowned roadster could return as a 2+, built by Mercedes-AMG. Lincoln MKZ: This gussied-up Ford Fusion with a crummy name was bound to exit once the Fusion did. Lincoln Continental: Lacking the requisite aura of the concept car that foreshadowed it, the Continental's fate was sealed from the start. Executives saved the car, but sales never improved. Lexus GS: Toyota President Akio Toyoda wanted to kill the GS, never as popular as the Lexus LS or ES sedans, in 2011. Jaguar XF Sportbrake: If you thought that the idea of a Jaguar station wagon seemed a bit off, you were not alone. Jaguar XE: Like the X-Type before it, this entry-level British sports sedan never possessed the requisite grace, pace and space needed to steal buyers away from the BMW 3-Series. Hyundai Elantra GT: Styled and engineered in Europe, the five-door Elantra hatchback never enjoyed the popularity it deserved. And it was unexpectedly fun to drive, something rarely said of cheap utilitarian cars. Buyers no longer are willing to put up with inconvenience in the name of fashion. Honda Civic Coupe: While the whole sport compact scene grew out of cars like the Civic Coupe, its time has come and gone. A sad, self-inflicted end to a well-respected and popular car.
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Its replacement, the Chrysler Voyager, is now on sale.ĭodge Journey: This sad relic of the DaimlerChrysler era is seeing its journey come to an end.įord Fusion: While Ford may blame lack of buyer interest with killing the Fusion, the absence of any meaningful update for years has much more to do with it. Its platform lives on, however, in the Chevrolet Trax and Buick Encore.ĭodge Grand Caravan: Cheap to buy and very practical, the end has come for this minivan after 35 years as Dodge focuses on performance-oriented products. That said, a more inspired design would have helped.Ĭhevrolet Sonic: This funky and fun little hatchback lost its raison d'être when gas prices fell. Chevrolet Impala: While car buyers think nothing of buying enormous SUVs, they think twice about buying a large car, even one as good as the Impala.
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