2012 Buick Verano
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The name of the upcoming small Buick sedan is now official.
It is pretty much a US built version of the car sold in China as the Buick Excelle GT.
Which itself is a sedan version of the Opel Astra.
These are pictures of the Chinese version.
Not sure what it will compete with in the US.
It will probably cost more than a loaded Mazda3. But it is smaller and cheaper than the new Regal, so it’s not going after cars like the Acura TSX.
Good looking car. I like that color brown. The interior is nice too. Don't go crazy with the pricing and I think it'll do fine.
Volvo S40, , Audi A3, Mercedes B200 and Acura CSX (you don't have it in USA, but we have in Canada)… Maybe Lexus Hs250H! And I guess this is not the least small luxury car that will come in our markets.
Looking good!
Never liked 6-window or in this case 8-window designs…looks bargain basement. Especially out-of-place on a Lexus wannabe.
I've got nothing bad to say about the car itself but I really have to ask why?
Isn't Buick supposed to be a bit more up market than this? IMO the Regal (which is AWESOME) should be the entry level car for this brand. IMO this dilutes the brand.
BTW, I keep reading other blogs saying that this is a reskinned Cruze. And here it is a reskinned Astra. Are the Astra and Cruze on the same platform?
Will this actually be any nicer than a Jetta?
Car seems nice enough, name stinks.
Buick should use in this order one of these heritage names.
1. Apollo
2. Somerset
3. Opel
It is a re-skinned Opel Astra from what I understand.
I find the windshield to be very odd. It looks like a flat sheet of glass like you'd find on a hatchback.
Looks ok if all you want is a Hyunday…
At that price point, the Verano's biggest problem is the Hyundai Sonata.
Nice, but looks too much like a Ford Focus.
Actually, I like the Opel Astra hatch much more. And a Mazda 3 Sedan looks also better.
I don't think this looks that great. It doesn't look very polished or upmarket. I also don't think they should have tried to make it look like a Lacrosse. It should be more sporty looking.
The front end of these new Buicks are Vulgar!