This is how the 1997 Buick Regal injected the showroom with sporty flavor
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- The new 1997 Buick Regal was accompanied by a new 1997 Buick Century and the differences between the two models were primarily cosmetic, power options and seating configurations.
The new 1997 Buick Regal was virtually the sportier upmarket version of the 1997 Buick Century, which had ditched the A-platform and now utilized the W-platform.
The 1997 Buick Regal offered fancier trim and larger engines-once again featuring the 3800 engine, although it was a newer variant. The new Regal offered the L36 Series II V6 and the L67 Series II supercharged V6, both displacing 3.8 liters.
The sedan was offered in two models, the LS and the sportier GS.
Other than trim and features, the main difference between the LS and GS was under the hood.
The LS was powered by the naturally aspirated 3800 Series II V6, generating 195 horsepower and 220 pound-feet of torque. The GS featured the supercharged mill, cranking out 240 hp with a V-8-style 280 pound-feet of torque at just 3600 rpm.
Power was put to the pavement via the front wheels through a four-speed automatic transmission. The GS got the heavier-duty version to compensate for the additional torque of the supercharged engine.
With its Eaton M90 supercharger, the GS utilized the heavy-duty transmission otherwise known as the 4T65-E (HD).
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I own a 98 buick regal gs, that car is so fun to drive. Has a throttle response of a small v8, and it sounds amazing. The suspension feels good too, the general handling mostly.
I love this Gen Regal, i have a 2003 Joseph Abboud edition same color as the one in the video
I had a friend that used to have a 1997 Regal GS with the supercharged engine. Boy that thing was fast af! That car was the perfect sleeper.
Oh yes, a true sleeper indeed!
Very good. I liked how you covered the Regal of the 70's and 80's all the way to the end. Buick LaCrosse got mentioned. You shared them all and the connection between the Century as well. You found some excellent photos and graphics to share as well. You covered the Chinese Buick Regal and the one used as a Chevrolet Lumina as well. I liked the fact you showed the Regal coupe too. The Regal is still sold in China. It was a excellent job. You also researched your information as well.
As always, thanks for watching again. The white ‘97.5 GS at 5:20, I was tempted to buy it, it was low miles and well kept.
i was a salesperson at Buick during this time.. these sold really well even the S/C versions..i even drove on to l.a. for a customer.. wanted a certain certain S/C model.. very nice drive good gas mileage.. handled well too
Nice. Thanks for sharing. I heard they are very reliable as well.
I had a 2001 Regal LS. Thanks for pointing out that there were real differences between it and a Pontiac/Chevrolet. Despite shared platforms the Buicks always felt better put together to me.
Yeah the Buicks are definitely solid.
@@MotorMaster_Stunticon I own a 2002 Regal LS and let me tell you the 3800 motor is one of the best engines. I’ve owned mine for 6 years it currently has 140,000km on it.
Mine was put together like shit.
@@nineafly you got a Regal?
@@fordmustang98guy I had a 1999* and it was just falling apart on me, every other week I had electronic gremlins or just straight up failure. I got fed up once the 3800 started misfiring and sold it.
Currently own a ‘97 GS, yep supercharged.
Yeah supercharged!
Nice video Rob I still see them on the road still to
2:06 Ah, yes. Good ‘ol U.S. HWY 90. Raise your hand if you drove on U.S. 90 🖐
I owned a 1997 Regal LS for 12 years. It was a great car especially with the 3800 series 2 V6. Now I own a 2005 buick Century Special Edition. It only has 75xxx miles.
I just bought an 03 Regal LS PGA Touring edition seems to drive ok but will let you know after I drain the fluids and give it a tune up it sat for a few years
Thanks for sharing with us.
Great video ! And thanks for posting I'm a Buick fiend and didn't know about the Chinese versions of this car 👍
No problem. Buicks are cool. Thanks for watching.
Interesting info. I didn't get or get a chance to drive this particular Regal. Yet and still, my 1st personal vehicle was a 1991 Regal, that I bought in 1996.
I won't lie, I was vaguely interested in this one after noticing the new body design. However, with my '91 model, my buddies and some others were crazy about the digital dash that my '91 had
Thanks for sharing, the 1991s are uncommon now. I don’t see third-generations on the road, but every time I’m out, almost guaranteed to see several fourth-generation cars.
@@MotorMaster_Stunticon here in Chicago I've seen a few similar to the one I had. Mine was dark blue. I got hub caps for it. Had 3 stolen while shopping one time, so I took off the one left behind. Those days, some thought I was the "law" 🤣
I've rarely seen the 4th Gen Regals lately. I will see more Centuries that have that similar body design
Had a 94 4 door GS, loved it!
Yeah I like the 3rd gens just as much.
Great vid! I always liked the Buick 3800 engines and the supercharged ones were fun. I forgot about their final attempt to bring back the GNX.
Thanks for watching dude. Yeah the L67s were great back in the day. The SLP GSX has been purged from most memories haha.
@Antique TAGS A friend of mine just bought a 87 Grand National, so I'm going to do a vid on those.
Cool, I’ll be tuning in.
9:25 is giving me Lexus vibes
I think those subtle changes to the front and rear would’ve fared well if we had that version in the US.
Kudos for such a refreshing and nostalgic vibe on the everyday cars that got us around back in the day (and still do for some).
Definitely. It’s all about the nostalgia.
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This was my first car. A wine red and grey 2 tone 99 gs. I miss that car so much. Anyone selling a GS in Seattle lmk willing to drive
I would set the sedo to kilometers per hr and have my friends thinking I had a racecar but never made it over the speed limit 😂
Very clever!
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My dad had a 98 Intrigue and a 99 Regal at the same time. The Intrigue was better in most areas
Agreed. I really like the Intrigue.
Other than the usual Buick/GM buyers, who was this car intended for? Acura shoppers? The Olds Aurora was a better vehicle and didn't have a rental version (Century) that looked nearly identical. That said, I wouldn't mind having one as a runabout. No chance I would have spent the money on a new one, though.
That’s a good question. It wasn’t marketed to Acura/luxury import buyers since that was the point of the revamped Oldsmobile lineup. I read somewhere that they targeted the typical Camry/Accord/Taurus/Sable buyers. Not sure how true that is. I agree about the Aurora, but that vehicle was much pricier.
In a 2005 LaCrosse dealer training video they compare it to a Camry XLE - the nicest Camry. So if the same applies here GM was thinking uplevel Camry/Accord alternative.
I's so's had's a's older's usedie 1998 Buick Regal LS 4-door sedan and i so was so's disappointed with it by fars and i hateds it toos by so fars too so because of repairs and expenses for repairs and I will never own another's GM product ever since all GM products are garbage by so far so.
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