The first photos of the upcoming China-spec Buick Regal GS, and it does look pretty wild with its
chromed air inlets in the bumper, darkened headlights, body kit, and matte
black five-spoke alloys with red brakes. The China-spec Regal will debut on
next week’s Shanghai Auto Show. Its manufactured by Shanghai-GM.
The GS will be powered by a turbocharged 2.0 four-cylinder petrol
engine with 255 horsepower, which is exactly the same engine as the one that
powered the old GS. Things are much better in North America
where the 2018 Regal GS which will get a 3.6 liter V6 with a massive 340
horses.
Why GM doesn’t put this engine in the Chinese GS is not entirely
clear. The most likely explanation is that this engine is not currently in
production in China so GM would have to import it, and the usual hefty import
duties on engines and related parts would make the car too expensive.
