Another CLEAN G-Body! An 84-87 OG BLACK <b>Buick Grand National</b>, sitting on some chrome and black Forgiato Rasoio 24's... Too clean! And ...
All I want for Christmas is a rare, superfast eco-car - North Shore News December 11, 2009
No Koenigseggs and no Buick Grand National GNXs. Not even that rust-free '83 Rabbit GTI. All I got were two ties that looked like they had been saved from and more »
High-Performance Buick Regal GS Depends On Market Demand - Motor Authority December 05, 2009
Brands like GNX, Grand National and GSX have also been tossed around, but the crowd favorite so far looks to be GS. The Regal will first arrive in late and more »
Buick gives hints of where it's going - The Gazette (Montreal) December 11, 2009
Buick gives hints of where it's goingTruly, Buick hadn't really been cool since it produced the Regal Grand National and even more potent GNX of the late '80s! So, with General Motors' and more »
Opel Insignia OPC plus other goodies on their way to Buick - Automobile Magazine November 25, 2009
it drives more like a poor man's Audi S4 than any Grand National. Transmitting 325 turbocharged horsepower through a Haldex all-wheel-drive system, and more »
GM Invests $336 Million in Detroit-Hamtramck Plant to Build Chevrolet Volt - PR Newswire (press release) December 07, 2009
It is the hub for the wheel that we began rolling in 2007 when the Volt debuted at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit," said Jon Lauckner and more »
Although Buick called it the Regal Grand National when it arrived in 1982, it soon became known simply as the Grand National, the name that would establish its persona in the marketplace. To satisfy this urge Buick resurrected turbocharging in 1978 on its well proved pushrod V-6. Buick introduced the Regal Grand National in February 1982 at Daytona Beach, Florida, an appropriate venue for a car named after a stock car racing series. The Regal had been introduced in 1978, the year General Motors returned to turbocharging in its Regal and Le Sabre Sport Coupe. It was clearly meant to capitalize on the Buick Regal&rsquo. Two 1970s energy crises changed that, and while smaller, more economical engines became the norm, drivers still wanted V-8 power. But big V-8 engines were the simplest route to high performance in those days of cheap gasoline so the sophistication of the turbo soon passed from the scene.
Says the sedans will be launched in 2015 and ride on the Alpha rear-wheel drive that currently underpins the Cadillac ATS . Unsurprisingly, the Grand National is expected to be offered with a variety of ATS-sourced engines including a turbocharged 2. 6-liter V6 that develops approximately 400 bhp (298 kW). Automatic and manual transmissions are expected as well as a possible all-wheel drive system. 0-liter four-cylinder that develops 272 bhp (203 kW) and 260 lb-ft (352 Nm) of torque as well as a 3. 6-liter V6 that churns out 321 bhp (239 kW) and 274 lb-ft (371 Nm) of torque.
front floor mats displayed a special Gran Sport insignia. Aluminum wheels with GS identification held P205/60R15 steel-belted radial Eagle GT tires. "Buick" decals for the doors and spoiler were in the trunk and could be dealer installed.
But the 1980s did have one star with a tot of muscle. The Buick Grand National produced an amazing 245 horsepower to the rear wheels that threw peoole Ю the back of their seats with an impiossve 355 tool pounds of totqje. But the oinnacle ...
$100 1983 Buick Grand National. Prototype, red. ... Designers series, black/silver, white spoked wheels, gray interior. Stock no. 8008 ... 8001....................$400 1987 Buick Turbo T. Gray metallic, detailed chassis and engine, poseable wheels.
