Far More Ringer than Regal
We test a Buick Regal Grand National that weighs 3520 pounds, is shaped like a dishwasher, and makes an advertised 235 horsepower. Somehow, the car blasts to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds-quicker than the just-tested Countach. We ask Buick what the car's actual, you know, real-life horsepower rating is. Buick asks what the definition of "is" is.
July 2005 Car and Driver 50th anniversary issue
We test a Buick Regal Grand National that weighs 3520 pounds, is shaped like a dishwasher, and makes an advertised 235 horsepower. Somehow, the car blasts to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds-quicker than the just-tested Countach. We ask Buick what the car's actual, you know, real-life horsepower rating is. Buick asks what the definition of "is" is.
July 2005 Car and Driver 50th anniversary issue
