最近谍照记者首次拍到了2018款别克君威。与2017款欧宝Insignia相比，新车采用了不同的车身风格。与欧宝Insignia采用掀背车造型不同，美版别克君威是轿车版。目前还不清楚新一代君威是只有轿车版一种车型还是继续提供掀背车版本。值得一提的是，通用在全年注册了君威Tourx这一车名，这表明别克将提供新一代君威的旅行车版本。究竟这款车是类似欧宝Insignia Sports Tourer的普通旅行车还是Insignia Country Tourer的粗犷版车型还不得而知。从照片看，新一代车型除了车尾，其他地方并没有显示出与现行版有什么不同。很明显，新一代车型比老款车更大，因此内部空间更宽敞。考虑到现行版车型由于内部空间，尤其是后排腿部空间不如同级车型充裕，因而受到诟病，这是一个不错的改进。不过，由于新车采用了P2XX平台，因此虽然车辆更大，但重量不会增加，反而会有不小的降低。同样采用该平台的2017款君越重量比老款车降低了136公斤。2017款欧宝Insignia将在今年10月的巴黎车展亮相，而2018款君威将在一个月后的洛杉矶车展发布。
2018 Buick Regal makes spy photo debut
Our spy photographers have managed to capture on camera the 2018 Buick Regal for the very first time.
The first thing you will notice is the different body style compared to the 2017 Opel Insignia. While the latter has been spied so far in a hatchback configuration, its American brother is a less practical sedan.
As for the new Regal, it’s unclear at this point whether it will be sedan-only or it will also get the hatch variant. It's worth mentioning GM trademarked the Regal Tourx and Tourx monikers towards the end of last year and this could mean Buick will offer the new Regal as an estate. It remains to be seen whether it will be just a regular estate like the Opel Insignia Sports Tourer and/or a rugged derivative as the Insignia Country Tourer.
Getting back to the spy shots at hand, aside from the rear end, there aren’t any other differences between the two. It’s easy to notice the Regal prototype is larger than the outgoing model and this should bring a more spacious interior. This is good taking into account the current Insignia & Regal have been criticized for not being as spacious as other segment rivals, specifically in terms of rear legroom.
The increased footprint will not make the cars heavier as the switch to the P2XX platform will come with a considerable weight loss. To get an idea about the weight loss, the 2017 Buick LaCrosse uses the P2XX hardware and it has shaved around 300 pounds (136 kilograms) compared to its predecessor.
While the 2017 Opel Insignia is set to premiere in October at the Paris Motor Show, the 2018 Buick Regal will probably be unveiled a month later in Los Angeles.