Report: Buick Regal Hybrid coming to Chicago Auto Show
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chicago-auto-show/" rel="tag">Chicago Auto Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/" rel="tag">Hybrid</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/buick/" rel="tag">Buick</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">GM</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-buick-regal-cxl-review/"><img alt="2011 Buick Regal" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/03-2011-buick-regal-cxl-review.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px 0px;" /></a><br />
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2011 Buick Regal - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
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According to a report from <em>Ward's Auto</em>, <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/gm">General Motors</a> will be debuting a hybrid version of the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/regal">Buick Regal</a> sedan at the <a href="http://autoblog.com/category/chicago-auto-show">Chicago Auto Show</a> next week. The electrified Regal will use the same <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/eassist">eAssist</a> architecture that debuted in the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/lacrosse">LaCrosse</a> late last year.<br />
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In the LaCrosse, eAssist accounts for a 25 percent increase in fuel economy, and we can expect similar numbers for the Regal. Currently rated at 19/30 miles per gallon city/highway with the 2.4-liter engine and six-speed automatic, adding eAssist should help the Regal reach fuel economy numbers above 35 mpg.<br />
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Unlike the LaCrosse, it's likely that the eAssist powertrain will not be the base engine in the Regal. For the 2012 model year, all LaCrosses come standard with eAssist, but we expect the Regal to use this system in a more upmarket (read: more expensive) configuration. We'll have the full details live from Chicago next week, so stay tuned.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-buick-regal-cxl-review">2011 Buick Regal CXL: Review</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-buick-regal-cxl-review/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/01-2011-buick-regal-cxl-review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Buick Regal CXL" title="2011 Buick Regal CXL" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-buick-regal-cxl-review/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/02-2011-buick-regal-cxl-review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Buick Regal CXL" title="2011 Buick Regal CXL" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-buick-regal-cxl-review/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/03-2011-buick-regal-cxl-review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Buick Regal CXL" title="2011 Buick Regal CXL" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-buick-regal-cxl-review/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/04-2011-buick-regal-cxl-review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Buick Regal CXL" title="2011 Buick Regal CXL" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-buick-regal-cxl-review/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/11/05-2011-buick-regal-cxl-review_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Buick Regal CXL" title="2011 Buick Regal CXL" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Phot os copyright (C)2011 John Neff / AOL</small></strong></em><br />
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[Source: <a href="http://wardsauto.com/home/regal_hybrid_chicago_1102 01/">Ward's Auto</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/01/report-buick-regal-hybrid-coming-to-chicago-auto-show/">Report: Buick Regal Hybrid coming to Chicago Auto Show</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:59:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://wardsauto.com/home/regal_hybrid_chicago_1102 01/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/01/report-buick-regal-hybrid-coming-to-chicago-auto-show/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19823976/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/01/report-buick-regal-hybrid-coming-to-chicago-auto-show/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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