There’s no bones about it, General Motors is really pumping a lot of love, money and attention into Buick. When the General opted to mothball Pontiac over the senior citizen-friendly Buick brand, the automotive enthusiast world raised a collective eyebrow. It turns out that GM – and now much of the world – was keenly aware of Buick’s surprisingly-broad appeal to Chinese buyers. And since China is one of the fastest-growing economies on this planet, the bean-counters at GM figured that the tri-shield sedan brand would be a safe bet.

Recently, we’ve seen Buick really set up its game – as it were. Gone are the sedate looks, bland interiors and limp powerplants of a brand more suited for gray hairs than wild hares. Today’s Buicks are adding up to be some pretty decent Euro-sedan competitors, and that’s one hell of a turnaround. Earlier this week, the crew over at Car and Driver pondered, “What if Buick were to build a Regal convertible?” While this question scarcely applies to us horsepower aficionados, their two-door rendering of the Opel/Vauxhall Insignia-based Regal does pique our curiosities.

During a web chat session with GM consumers, Buick product marketing manager Roger McCormack hinted that Buick is “looking at all options: a coupe, convertible, wagon, a retractable hardtop, and more…”

Rather than more hatchbacks, retractable hardtops and other bland cars that fail to excite us at all, we like this two-door coupe’s subtly scalloped body lines and sharp-shouldered C-pillar. More importantly, is Buick’s twin-turbo V6. Making well over 300hp, the twin-screw six-banger has all the potency to put out closer to 400 horse while retaining all the top-tier fuel mileage and driveability as any of those other sedans and coupes built across the pond. While Buick has announced a Regal GS, a Regal GN would ring much louder to our ears.

With Buick claiming itself as a more “youthful” brand, there’s a glimmer of hope that Chevrolet will tap into its once stalwart performance Buick roots and reach back deep and down and pull out a very angry rabbit out of its hat. Just take a look at Car and Driver’s rendering below, close your eyes, picture it covered in inky black paint, smoked out rims with a polished ring, a blacked-out, recessed grille, and a small-yet-subtle turbo-6 logo on the front fender. If you can imagine it, you’ll love the idea as much as we do.