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The Saturn brand was offloaded by General Motors but its popular units like the mid-size sedan Aura will be getting a replacement rolling off the shores of the U.S. These cars will be arriving in North America donning a Buick Badge.

The Opel Insignia was tapped to replace the Saturn Aura but due to the sale of the brand, GM decision makers opted to sell the car as the 2011 Buick Regal. The Buick Regal is set to hit the market by the 2nd quarter of 2010.

The 2011 Buick Regal is expected to give other sport sedan in its segment a tough competition. The Regal derives its power from the turbocharged engine, European chassis set up, and selectable suspension system.

The Aura replacement will meet head on with models like the Volvo S60 and the Acura TSX. The new 2011 Regal will have more space and legroom compared to these cars. It has a longer wheelbase, bigger trunk capacity, six speed transmission, and 18-inch rims.

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General Motors is still fixing its own backyard after a financial mess and eventually bankruptcy. GM is looking for a replacement model for its midsize sedan, the Saturn Aura, which should have been the Opel Insignia. With the sale of the brand, GM will be selling the new car as the Buick Regal by late 2010 or early part of 2011 in North America.

Before the sale of the Buick Regal in North America, the Opel Insignia has been rolling off the dealerships in China. According to GM insiders, the Regal will be marketed below the 2010 LaCrosse and will have a few thousand dollars off its sticker price. The LaCrosse has a tag starting at $27,835.

The LaCrosse and the Regal though is built on the same DNA of the Epsilon II FWD. They also share basic lines and curves for the body structure. The LaCrosse has several features that you cannot find on the Regal. The former comes with acoustic glass, hood built with perimeter seal, and absorption material under the chassis.

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For two years, General Motors had been in collaboration with Opel cars and styles with Saturn. Now, General Motors will probe more with Opel as they conceive and design for Buick.

A source that is updated with General Motors’s projects said that the Opel badge, scheduled to be with Saturn as the revamped 2010 Aura, will be at the glazing hood of the Buick and will be known in the United States as the 2010 Regal sedan.

Susan Docherty, vice president of Buick-Pontiac-GMC claimed that Opel is one of the leading brands that they are hoping to work with for future production. But she cleared that her group will also consider other brands in terms of creating upcoming Buicks. They are in the time to explore and make use of all resources.

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Found this awesome photo of a Buick Blackhawk (fully custom) in this post about GM Heritage cars being sold on GM Auto Blog — and I loved it. Enough a reason for a share!

The 2010 LaCrosse will provide the much needed excitement for the Buick brand of General Motors. The production was delayed for a few months but the details leaking over the internet and the car industry circle has everyone excited waiting for the reveal of this almost luxury sedan.

The GM press releases disclose that the 2010 Buick LaCrosse will be sold in 2 variants. One will have an engine base of 3.0L V6 and a higher 3.6L V6. Both engines will be coupled with the 6T70 six-speed automatic transmission of GM.

The power plant under the hood of the 20 LaCrosse will focus on both performance and fuel efficiency. The 3.0L direct injection engine is expected to have an output of 250 horsepower with a fuel rating of 30 mpg running on normal highway conditions.

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