Lloyd E Parsons
On 2014-02-16 12:45:15 +0000, -hh said:

-hh
Lloyd Parsons wrote:

Alan Baker
-hh said:

BTW, congrats on the new ride. Enjoy!

Thanks, I am.

I'm very impressed with the handling, nice and tight and on par with> the Jetta on curvy roads. Better interior with all the gee-gaws that>Buick likes to stick in their cars and very quiet going down the road.

-hh
Its always interesting to see how a particular brand chooses to 'tune' their product. Nice to hear that GM has a product that's firm on the suspension ... probably due to a little bit of 'German Heritage' from the Delta II platform (developed by Opal); I can recall an old Caprice which did great in the 'quiet floating' category, but ended up suffering for that isolation in the bends.

Lloyd E Parsons
Until recently, Buicks were made and marketed to the old farts! Nice soft, floaty ride and dead quiet going down the road were things that the group likes. But the Verano is being targetted towards a younger crowd as is most of the Buick line.

And yes, Opel's influence is all around you in the Verano. It really does remind you of German engineering and design with more emphasis on interior tweaks that are of interest to the market here.