Ponderous in appearance, the Buick Grand National was more than a black sheep and a sleeper. It was, and likely still is, one of the most under-appreciated performance cars ever built. As the antithesis of shallow-minded car buying, that’s a reality unlikely ever to change — at least to...
The 2013 Buick Verano has received a five-star overall vehicle score for safety from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to go along with its 2012 Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The Verano achieved the five-star rating under...
General Motors is deploying a team of 25 young and tech-savvy customer specialists to dealerships nationwide in order to help owners get the most out of the automaker’s new Cugeneration of infotainment systems. The team of hired specialists will train and educate GM dealerships on the use...
The Buick brand is about to get a lot more exciting, with the return of rear-drive turbocharged coupes, with legendary names like Grand National and GNX. First reported by forum community this summer, a source inside the company has now reportedly confirmed that a three model lineup of...
Buick has been working at re-defining its brand image to attract a more youthful age group, and now the brand may be considering a redesign for its logo. Mark Reuss, GM’s North American president told a group of journalists that they are considering giving the Buick badge a new look,...
General Motors is focusing on plug-in technology for the next five years, aiming to have 500,000 vehicles on the road with some form of electrification by 2017. The Chevrolet Volt, which was introduced in 2010, has become essential in the automaker’s product development process as it...
Manual transmissions have always been idolized and are generally reserved for the ultimate sporty-cars, but how does a stick shift compare to its automated counterpart? All the traditional advantages of a manual transmission are no longer applicable. With continuously variable transmissions...
Top 10 Cars Every Guy Needs to Know So, you call yourself a car guy. Fair enough, you’ve browsed on over to AutoGuide so you must have at least a little petroleum in your veins. But are you a true automobile enthusiast? Do you know your accelerator pump from your synchronizer? Here are 10...
General Motors has issued a recall for three of its vehicles, the 2012 Buick Verano and the 2012 Chevy Cruze and Sonic, for an issue with the driver’s airbag. In the case of a collision, the primary stage of the driver’s side airbag may not deploy, which can lead to serious injury...
Nine Car Brands Americans Keep the Longest Toyota and Honda vehicles are known for their quality and longevity. These two Japanese automakers have built their reputations on sensible virtues like dependability and fuel efficiency – they’re certainly not known for styling or performance....
The numbers have been tallied and the data compiled in Consumer Reports’ latest Auto Reliability Survey. Toyota has a lot to be happy about but Ford has taken a tumble. The influential consumer magazine made these announcements and more at an Automotive Press Association luncheon in Detroit...
Recently unveiled for Europe, the Opel Cascada is headed to America suggest sources inside the company, likely badged as a Buick. The midsize Cascada is a four-seater convertible equipped with a fabric soft top that can be opened in 17 seconds at speeds up to 30 mph. Compared to the Buick...
From the Regal to the Verano, several of the new models in Buick’s revitalized lineup owe their origins to GM’s European operations where they were first engineered under the automaker’s Opel division. That could happen once again with the new Vauxhall Cascada a possible look at...
Buick has just announced pricing for its 2013 Encore, but it’s just the very beginning of the American automaker’s onslaught of models coming up within the next 12 months. Between Buick and GMC, nine new models are planned for the next year, with the 2013 Enclave crossover launching...
The newest crossover from Buick, called the Encore, will hit the market in early 2013, and will come with a base price of $24,950. The Encore uses a four-cylinder turbocharged engine that makes 140 hp and 148 lb-ft of torque, and will be mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. Weight...