October 15, 2012
- Buick is steadily pressing up-market with more feature laden, performance-oriented products like the 2013 Verano Turbo and the updated 2013 Enclave crossover. TheDetroitBureau.com puts both new models through their paces. Here's the review.
August 8, 2012
- Buick has released pricing on its 2013 Verano Turbo compact sedan, and its latest sport-focused luxury offering will begin at $29,990, including a destination charge of $885. Pricing for the rest of the 2013 Verano lineup, as well as package pricing for the Verano Turbo, has not yet been released. The Verano Turbo will be powered by a turbocharged...
June 14, 2012
- Those who have traditionally used derogatives like “soft,” and “flabby” to describe Buick products might be in for a surprise if they check out some of the General Motors brand’s latest offerings. That notably includes the all-new turbo version of Buick's newest sedan, the Verano, coming in 2013. TheDetroitBureau.com checks out the 250-hp 4-door.
June 12, 2012
- Less than a year after its launch Buick’s entry-level Verano sedan is getting a new performance variant powered by a turbocharged engine and available with a six-speed manual transmission. The new model, which is being added for 2013, is the Verano Turbo, and it comes packing a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine good for 250...
April 17, 2012
- GM has a history of doing this kind of car badly. But Buick's new Verano barely shows its Chevrolet Cruze roots. TheDetroitBureau.com has the review.
March 30, 2012
- To Buick, size should have little to do with vehicle safety. Its smallest sedan, the Verano, recently earned a Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which means that every model in the current Buick lineup is a 2012 IIHS Top Safety Pick. To earn the Top Safety Pick designation, a vehicle must score a rating...
February 5, 2012
- The Buick Verano is all-new for 2012 and carves in its own niche in the new car market as it’s one of the few genuine compact sedans in the near-premium and premium segments. Its closest rivals would be the Acura TSX and to a lesser extent the Chrysler 200, though both of these are somewhat bigger than the Verano. Note, if you can live with...
November 7, 2011
- Buick is in the middle of a renaissance these days, reinventing itself from a purveyor of dull-but-quiet sedans for the AARP set, to a maker of near-luxury cars for the masses. Gone are the boring, conservatively-styled box-on-box sedans, replaced by genuinely attractive cars like the LaCrosse and the Regal. Or, like the new-for-2012 Buick Verano...
October 21, 2011
- Not too long ago, when Buick and Pontiac (and farther back, Oldsmobile) occupied a vague middle ground that was more premium (or sportier-flavored) than Chevrolet but not as luxurious as Cadillac, it seemed that many Buicks were merely thinly disguised, cosmetically different versions of what you might find at the Chevrolet dealership, for...
October 18, 2011
- Buick is rolling out Pandora Internet radio services as a standard feature across its lineup, integrating it with the new IntelliLink infotainment system announced in April. It will be made standard initially on the 2012 Buick Verano, Regal and LaCrosse, and on the Enclave crossover in 2013. IntelliLink, which connects to a smartphone via USB or...
September 6, 2011
- Buick is dipping its toes into the waters of the small-car class by offering the 2012 Verano. This small upscale sedan, based on the Chevrolet Cruze, will base at $23,470, including the $885 destination fee. The company is looking to expand its market reach by appealing to younger buyers. Buick isn't shy about admitting that, even touting in a...
August 23, 2011
- The upcoming 2012 Buick Verano may be based on the same platform underpinning the humble Chevrolet Cruze, but its maker boasts the car will offer one of the quietest cabins on the market when it hits showrooms towards the end of the year. That’s certainly a plus in the luxury sedan segment, and importantly, the Verano is claimed to be...
June 2, 2011
- We’ve consistently reported about some of Opel’s hotter models being imported to the U.S. and sold as Buicks, and we’ve already seen the top-selling Insignia sedan arrive as a Regal in addition to the soon-to-be released Verano, which is essentially a reskinned version of the Opel Astra and Chevrolet Cruze. However, it’s...
April 19, 2011
- Buick is the latest automaker to make the smartphone an essential part of the driving experience. TheDetroitBureau.com takes a look at the new Buick IntelliLink.
March 8, 2011
- The new 2012 Buick Verano is currently available with GM’s familiar Ecotec 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine, matched to a six-speed automatic transmission and delivering a reasonable--albeit a little underwhelming--177 horsepower and 170 pound-feet of torque. Since the launch of the car, however, we’ve known that a turbocharged 2.0-liter...