In the 20th century, every American auto manufacturer that wanted to offer performance road cars needed ... built by Buick in the 1980s, both of which were influenced by racing.

Three years later in 1981, the Buick Century Regal — now called just the Regal ... and Pontiac was given the task of providing the pace car for the race. Given this responsibility, Pontiac ...

John McGann and team take a worn-out 1986 Buick Regal and begins transforming it into a 9-second Drag Week car. First up on the build list is installing a full drag race suspension kit from QA1.

At a price that's well below those premium brand sedans, GM is pitching the Buick as an affordable luxury car alternative. When equipped with its available 2.0L turbocharged engine, the Regal is more ...