The GS is the hod-rod model, which dumps the 2.0-liter turbo four and replaces it with a 310 horsepower version of GM’s corporate 3.6-liter V6. It gets a nine-speed auto tranny and all-wheel-drive, bigger front brakes with red-painted Brembo calipers, unique front and rear fascias, and fancier gauges and front seats.

The front springs are calibrated to carry the extra weight of the V6 engine, and the Regal GS gets Continuous Damping Control, which is GM-speak for adjustable shocks. (One wonders why the Regal didn’t get the magnificent Magnetic Ride Control system. My guess is that CDC offers more discernable variation between driver-selectable drive modes.)

Offered at $44,500