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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2013 Regal, so we've included reviews for other years of the Regal since its last redesign.
Fast, Fun and Luxurious
Sully Lang, 10/05/2016
updated 04/22/2024
2013 Buick Regal Premium 1 Turbo 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
Purchased our first 2013 Regal Turbo Premium I in August of 2015. Black on black was beautiful inside and out. My son got in a wreck, totaled the car at 67.000 miles, but not a scratch on him. Side curtain airbags worked perfectly. We went out and bought another 2013 Turbo Premium I in Graphite Blue Metallic with a light cocoa dune interior. My wife and I love this car (both of them). I travel for work and have opportunity to drive many other vehicles as rentals (Altima, Challenger, Mustang, Optima, Camry, Accord, and others) but this is still my favorite. Great performance, comfort, and style. In the first Regal I achieved as high as 36 mpg over a 50 mile stretch (by onbrd comp). Average highway fuel economy at 70 mph is about 29 mpg. Around town is about 19 mpg, and mixed driving is about 23 or 24. Even after owning for well over a year the performance is exhilarating. 2019 update-The blue Regal is still running awesome with zero maintenance issues. It was a CPO vehicle, and everything has been great. There were two or three issues that GM fixed for us free of charge. (Ext door lock release buttons on door, heated steering wheel, radio reflash). Small issues, yet note worthy if buying without CPO. We still love this car. If you need the fastest car on the road, look elsewhere. If you want a car that performs better than the average, is fun and comfortable, this is it! Fast and fun, without the foreign car maintenance fees. This car is awesome! We've owned a 2013 Buick Regal for 4 years now. My son totaled the first one, so we bought another used Regal. Still love this car. All problems were minor and resolved quickly at dealer (radio needed reprogramming, and heated steering wheel didn't work). Still impressed with the power to weight ratio for this car. Sexy, powerful, and fun. It's not the fastest car on the road, and it shouldn't be. I would purchase again. Great value for the dollar. We've owned this car since 2016, and still love it. April 2022 - Still driving this blue Regal. At 142,000 miles with no major maintenance. (Brakes, wheel bearings, plugs and oil&filter changes) I installed new Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires back in January. I lost about 4 MPG when I did. This has been consistent with my 160 mile commute. The tires have awesome traction in snow and ice, but sad to have lost the efficiency. Overall this car has been a great vehicle I hope to get another 2 or 3 years out of. Update 21 Oct 2022: Replaced another wheel bearing, brakes all around, and rear shocks. 162k on the car and still running strong. Update 4/21/2024 - I've sold the car to my son. It's his daily driver and currently has about 200,000 miles on it. The car still runs very well. Over the winter the Alternator went out on him during a trip to Chicago. The sudden failure also cracked the and ruined the tensioner. The car does not burn oil, runs and drives very well. The interior has held up well. The wheel bearings have been good for several years now. Be sure to use Timken Bearings if you need to replace. They just last longer. Current tires are Michelin X-Climate II's. They perform better then the X-Ice tires for winter driving, and are perfectly suited for summer driving too! Highly recommended. Over 60K miles and tread looks good. We've been driving this car since 2016. Purchased used with 29k miles on it. One of the best cars I've ever purchased. Not flawless, but still an outstanding value for the money.
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GM has no concern for quality
gwsf, 10/19/2012
2012 Buick Regal Premium 2 Turbo 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
12 of 13 people found this review helpful
Great driving, comfortable car with loads of features. Problem is the lack of quality control at the production plant. Car came with some minor paint imperfections, side mirror and window molding installed incorrectly, and not to mention the front fender and trunk lid having large gaps. GM did have the dealer,Todd Wenzel Buick repair the paint and the window molding. I now have a new car that has mis-matched paint, tape lines and sanding marks that can be seen through the paint, expected and was promised better. Three trips to the body shop and hours on the phone, car still looks like a terrible. GM is not interested in quality at this point and are unwilling to stand behind their product!
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GS=Great Surprise
nodrums, 02/11/2012
2012 Buick Regal GS 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Ad a owner of a high end sports car it was difficult to find a 4 door that was fun. Many reviews and two test drives latter I plunk down my money quickly. Fantastic brakes. Check. Manual transmission smooth as butter.Check. Quiet and comfortable. Check. Point and shoot with finesse and feeling. Check. Enough HP to get into and out of trouble Check. This car was the biggest shock Laden with technology and adjustable suspension setting will never get me bored. Thank you GM for giving me a reason to be both practical and fun while doing it comfortably, without spending a ton of cash.
My favorite car, but...
db1162, 07/19/2012
2012 Buick Regal GS 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
I purchased a Carbon Black Metalic Regal GS Automatic brand new three weeks ago. There are many things that I love about this car and concur with the other reviews. However, there are signficant quality control issues. One week after I got it, the paint is coming off of the driver side door! There are two dime sized paint chips down to the metal on the driver side door. My dealer thinks that it was prepped wrong and it needs repainted. Also, the passenger side door speaker rattles so bad that you can't have any bass on the sound system. This also needs completely repaired. I love this car, but I'm concerned about how it was put together and how it is going to hold up over the years.
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p barboto, 05/13/2016
2012 Buick Regal Premium 1 Turbo 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Minor issues that the dealer took care off At 60000 miles the seal on my transmission went bad There is a disturbing noise when i go up a hill and the dealer can't diagnose, very fustrating
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