Buick Regal GS is User Friendly

The new Buick Regal GS sport sedan was made with user friendly technology in mind. The designers of the Buick Regal are starting to talk about what features they implemented in the vehicle as a way of making it as accessible and as user friendly as possible. The Buick designers wanted to make sure that they were creating a vehicle that not only looks great and performs well, but one which also implements the defining features of Buick vehicles such as the commitment to both comfort and stability. One of the best examples of how the designers committed to bringing consumers the best of comfort and power is the Buick’s HiPer Strut system, which is an acronym for High Performance Strut. The HiPer Strut system is a unique design that allows the driver to have better steering control and shock absorption. The HiPer Strut system enables the steering knuckle to rotate separate from the strut tower. This allows these two to function without affecting each other, and it still allows the vehicle to maintain the ideal suspension geometry. This limits the amount that the vehicle will have what is called torque steer. Torque steer is when the car almost feels as though it is driving itself, as the steering wheel may tend to pull to one side or another. HiPer Strut eliminates this often difficult to control effect while simultaneously improving the response of the steering wheel to the driver’s commands. And the HiPer Strut still allows drivers many of the advantages of all wheel drive, without the hassle of the added weight and complexity. “HiPer Strut raises the limits of how a front-drive car can perform.” said lead engineer Bill Rietow. The new HiPer Strut in the Buick Regal GS allowed the engineers to equip the vehicle with the highest horsepower per liter engine that General Motors has ever produced. In fact the engine is the most power-dense engine that has ever been certified by the Society of Automotive Engineers. The vehicle also features fuel saving technologies that make the 270 horsepower engine possible. The engineers also designed the vehicle to respond to the input from the driver with precision. They placed computer controls in the vehicle that will increase fuel efficiency and engine performance while simultaneously predictably responding to the driver’s input from the accelerator. The engineers also designed the vehicle to be able to be molded to the driver’s specifications. They placed the Buick Interactive Drive Control System in the vehicle, allowing the driver to press the specific “GS” and “Sport” buttons on the vehicle’s interface in order to adjust the suspension, steering, and gear shift specifications to the driver’s liking. The Regal is also customizable with its optional automatic transmission, though the vehicle comes standard with manual transmission. The engineers for the Regal also equipped the manual transmission with the unique Hill Start Assist system. This allows the drivers to still choose their own shift points, but with Hill Assist the drivers can get an extra boost when the vehicle is parked on an incline. How the Hill Assist works is that the vehicle will automatically engage the braking system after the driver releases he clutch on an incline. This prevents the vehicle from rolling backward on the incline and shaking the vehicle. “I’ve been driving manuals my whole life, but I still find the security of Hill Start Assist reassuring,” said Rietow.