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Buick is already going to introduce an all-new, Opel-based Cascada convertible next year, bases on the same platform that the Verano and Opel Astra use. Now, there are also tentative plans to introduce a Regal Wagon, based on the Opel Insignia / Regal sedan platform. Since the Regal already offers AWD, I could see a possible GM competitor to Subaru or Audi, though more along the lines of the Subaru Legacy and Audi A4 Avant wagons rather than the higher-stance Subaru Outback and Audi All-Road.
While not a bad-looking car by any means, I personally don't think it has the smart-looking lines of the now-discontinued Cadillac CTS Sportwagon...and certainly nothing like the CTS's engines.
And, Come on......no portholes? They're slipping LOL.
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2015/12/poll-would-you-like-to-see-a-buick-regal-wagon/
Earlier this week, we uncovered that General Motors filed a trademark application for REGAL TOURX, whetting the appetites of wagon lovers all over North America that Buick will (finally) introduce a wagon version of its Regal midsizer. But the question remains whether or not such a vehicle would pique the interests of car buyers at large.
If introduced, it’s extremely likely that a Regal wagon will be a rebadged version of the second-generation Opel-Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer (first-generation pictured above), while the sedan version of the second-gen Insignia will become the 2017 Buick Regal sedan.
Back to the matter at hand: a Regal wagon would fill a niche abandoned by the likes of the Acura TSX Wagon and indirectly by GM’s own Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon. On the other, a wagon does not carry the sexiest of associations in the U.S., which could be problematic for a brand attempting to recreate its image.
While not a bad-looking car by any means, I personally don't think it has the smart-looking lines of the now-discontinued Cadillac CTS Sportwagon...and certainly nothing like the CTS's engines.
And, Come on......no portholes? They're slipping LOL.
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2015/12/poll-would-you-like-to-see-a-buick-regal-wagon/
Earlier this week, we uncovered that General Motors filed a trademark application for REGAL TOURX, whetting the appetites of wagon lovers all over North America that Buick will (finally) introduce a wagon version of its Regal midsizer. But the question remains whether or not such a vehicle would pique the interests of car buyers at large.
If introduced, it’s extremely likely that a Regal wagon will be a rebadged version of the second-generation Opel-Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer (first-generation pictured above), while the sedan version of the second-gen Insignia will become the 2017 Buick Regal sedan.
Back to the matter at hand: a Regal wagon would fill a niche abandoned by the likes of the Acura TSX Wagon and indirectly by GM’s own Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon. On the other, a wagon does not carry the sexiest of associations in the U.S., which could be problematic for a brand attempting to recreate its image.
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