Buick Reviews

Despite some minor flaws, the Buick Cascada manages to provide open-top fun without the compromises you might expect.

When you buy a new car, you expect it to be reliable. But, according to Consumer Reports, some buyers will be rewarded with better reliability than others.

The American Customer Satisfaction Index finds that automobile brands fell, on average, 3.7 percent to 79 on a 100-point scale when compared to 2014.

"This is just silly," I said as I laughed my way sideways around the icy track at Circuit ICAR, a racecourse, drag strip and kart track at the Montreal-Mirabel International Airport in Quebec. It wasn't the activity that had me cracking up, though. After all, winter driving experiences aren't uncommon in this business.

The Future Buick Verano Convertible?

A few months ago I drove the 2014 Buick LaCrosse and wrote up a First Drive review of it. For all of my quibbles with that sedan (and I had a fair number), I understand that it speaks to the heart of what new Buick loyalists like in a car; it's roomy, has a cushy ride and is as placid as a summer's morning at highway speeds.

Ignored On Arrival, But Coming On Strong

A Nice, New Buick Aims For Middle Of The Road

On the eve of my college graduation some 14 years ago, I bought my first car. It brought instant laughter.

Not Luxury. Not Sport. Not Buick. Not Bad.

City, Slicker

GM's Flagship Lambda Is (Still) A Smooth Operator

Look Who Just Raised The Bar In The Compact Entry-Level Luxury Segment

Does it matter to you how happy other people are with their cars and trucks? Marketing experts often say that word-of-mouth endorsement from those in our social circles are more influential than advertising. It makes sense. So, perhaps the somewhat surprising findings of a new study on customer satisfaction might influence your thinking. It is based, after all on surveys filled out by car owners about how happy they are with their cars.

Jump-Starting An Already Solid Sedan

Baby Buick Makes Quiet Case As An Almost-Luxury Car

A Great Sport Sedan With One Big "But"

Less Turns Out To Be More Than Enough

The TriShield's Big Sedan Does The Electric Slide

Haven't we seen this play called before? Take a well-regarded European model, tweak it for the U.S. market, slap on a badge from a beleaguered North American brand, and hope for a touchdown. Indeed, the Buick Regal conforms to what has become General Motors' version of the spread offense. Never mind that this wasn't a winning strategy for Saturn, which tried selling various deriv