Chicago 2011: 2012 Buick Regal eAssist live in the Windy City
 

<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/2012-buick-regal-eassist-chicago-2011/"><img alt="2012 Buick Regal eAssist" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/01-2012-buick-regal-eassist-live630.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px 0px;" /></a>
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2012 Buick Regal eAssist - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
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We received the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/08/2012-buick-regal-eassist-revealed/">first details</a> about <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/buick">Buick</a>'s new <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/regal+eassist">Regal eAssist</a> earlier today, but we've just returned from seeing the car in person before the <a href="http://autoblog.com/category/chicago-auto-show">Chicago Auto Show</a> officially kicks off tomorrow. Visually, the more fuel-efficient <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/regal">Regal</a> looks no different than the standard car, save the addition of eco-friendly 17-inch alloy wheels and low-rolling-resistance tires.<br />
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What's most important about this car is what's under the hood - a 15-kilowatt electric motor that offers 15 horsepower and 110 pound-feet of torque for initial acceleration thrust, matched with Buick's 2.4-liter direct-injected inline-four. Combine that with regenerative braking and a start/stop system for the engine, and the end result is a Regal that's capable of achieving 26 miles per gallon in the city and 37 mpg highway.<br />
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Buick's new eAssist system first debuted on the larger <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/lacrosse">LaCrosse</a> sedan, where it will serve as the base powertrain for 2012 model year vehicles. With the Regal, however, the eAssist model will slot just above the base 2.4-liter car and below the Regal Turbo, which uses the automaker's 220-horsepower 2.0-liter Ecotec inline-four. Pricing will be announced closer to the eAssist's official launch later this year.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-buick-regal-eassist-chicago-2011">2012 Buick Regal eAssist: Chicago 2011</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-buick-regal-eassist-chicago-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/01-2012-buick-regal-eassist-live_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Buick Regal eAssist" title="2012 Buick Regal eAssist" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-buick-regal-eassist-chicago-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/02-2012-buick-regal-eassist-live_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Buick Regal eAssist" title="2012 Buick Regal eAssist" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-buick-regal-eassist-chicago-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/03-2012-buick-regal-eassist-live_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Buick Regal eAssist" title="2012 Buick Regal eAssist" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-buick-regal-eassist-chicago-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/04-2012-buick-regal-eassist-live_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Buick Regal eAssist" title="2012 Buick Regal eAssist" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-buick-regal-eassist-chicago-2011/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/05-2012-buick-regal-eassist-live_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Buick Regal eAssist" title="2012 Buick Regal eAssist" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Phot os copyright (C)2011 Steven J. Ewing / AOL</small></strong></em><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/08/chicago-2011-2012-buick-regal-eassist-live-in-the-windy-city/">Chicago 2011: 2012 Buick Regal eAssist live in the Windy City</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:28:00 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://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/08/chicago-2011-2012-buick-regal-eassist-live-in-the-windy-city/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19835461/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/08/chicago-2011-2012-buick-regal-eassist-live-in-the-windy-city/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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