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Kelsey Mays of Cars.com tests the new 250-horsepower turbocharged Verano. Full review | Prices, photos & reviews
2013 Buick Verano turbo
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The competing 2.4-liter Acura ILX launches with more immediacy, but the Verano flies ahead once it shakes off the low-rpm lag. Indeed, various enthusiast publications have gotten the stick-shift Buick to hit 60 mph in the 6.5-second range.