Showing posts with label Buick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buick. Show all posts

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Buick LaCrosse CXS AWD

V6 / 3.564 cc / 284 PS / 259 ft/lb (351 Nm) @ 4.800 / 4WD(click images for a larger view)

Friday, May 13, 2011

Buick GL8, 2011

Buick GL8, 2011   The all-new 2011 Buick GL8 from Shanghai GM is now available. The luxury MPV builds on the heritage of the original Buick GL8, China's first family of executive wagons. Since the model's debut in 1999, more than 330,000 have been sold across China.The new model, which will reach the market in January 2011, features seven innovations and 27 technological breakthroughs along with

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Buick Jay Lenos Roadmaster, 1955

Buick Jay Lenos Roadmaster, 1955    The origins of the Roadmaster name date to 1936 when Buick renamed its entire model line-up to celebrate the engineering improvements and design advancements over their 1935 models. Buick's Series 40 model range became the Special, the Buick Century took the place of the Series 60 and the Series 90 — Buick's largest and most luxurious vehicles — became the

Buick Skylark, 1953

Buick Skylark, 1953Introduced to mark Buick's 50th anniversary, the Buick Skylark (first use of the name for a production vehicle) on one of three specialty convertibles produced in 1953 by General Motors; the other two were the Oldsmobile Fiesta and the Cadillac Eldorado. All three were limited production vehicles promoting General Motors' design leadership. Of the three, the Skylark had the

Buick Le Sabre, 1951

Buick Le Sabre, 1951Buick Le Sabre, 1951

Buick XP-300 Concept, 1951

Buick XP-300 Concept, 1951Buick XP-300 Concept, 1951

Buick Super Convertible, 1951

Buick Super Convertible, 1951 Buick Super Convertible, 1951

Thursday, January 6, 2011

GM Introduces Cell Phone Charging Mats at CES, Production Begins in 2012

Thanks to induction technology, mobile electronic devices, such as phones, can be wirelessly charged, just by placing them on special pads. At the 2011 CES in Las Vegas, General Motors announced plans to introduce the wireless charging technology in many future Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac products, beginning from the second half of 2012. Read more »

2012 Buick Verano Sedan: China's Excelle GT finally Makes it to the States

If you've been following the news on Carscoop, the 2012 Buick Verano won't come as a surprise as the new compact sedan is the North American version of GM's China market Buick Excelle GT that was revealed in the first half of 2010. The two Buicks are identical in styling right up to the somewhat gaudy chrome eyebrows over the tail lamps. The small Buick is essentially the sedan version of the

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Jackie Gleason and Buick, they sponsored the Honeymooners, and he spent all day on the assembly line building himself one

top photo from http://forums.aaca.org/f117/nos-54-55-56-buick-factory-282948.htmlJackie spent time on the Linden NJ assembly line babysitting and building this Buick all the way bottom photos from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=428585&page=738

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Buick LeSabre

V8 / 3.523 cc / 335 PS / 381 lb/ft (517 Nm) @ 3.650 / supercharger(click images for a larger view)

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Buick Gets Opel Insignia... in China

These spy photos from the Chinese website Autohome seem to confirm earlier reports that GM’s joint venture with China’s Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) will indeed produce the all-new Opel Insignia locally under the Buick brand name. From what we can tell by looking at the scoop pictures, the only visible differences with the Opel Insignia concern the Buick grille and the new fog

Buick Gets Opel Insignia... in China

These spy photos from the Chinese website Autohome seem to confirm earlier reports that GM’s joint venture with China’s Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) will indeed produce the all-new Opel Insignia locally under the Buick brand name. From what we can tell by looking at the scoop pictures, the only visible differences with the Opel Insignia concern the Buick grille and the new fog

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

2010 Chevy Cruze, Cadillac SRX, Saab 9-4x & Buick Equinox Images Revealed by GM

Aside from announcing that GM will improve its economic situation through 2009 by laying off salaried workers, suspending future dividends on common stock, cutting truck production and selling many assets, the company’s CEO Rick Wagoner also let out the first photos of the 2010 Chevy Cruze, 2010 Cadillac SRX, 2010 Saab 9-4x and 2010 Chevy Equinox. Furthermore, Wagoner revealed that 18 of GM’s

2010 Chevy Cruze, Cadillac SRX, Saab 9-4x & Buick Equinox Images Revealed by GM

Aside from announcing that GM will improve its economic situation through 2009 by laying off salaried workers, suspending future dividends on common stock, cutting truck production and selling many assets, the company’s CEO Rick Wagoner also let out the first photos of the 2010 Chevy Cruze, 2010 Cadillac SRX, 2010 Saab 9-4x and 2010 Chevy Equinox. Furthermore, Wagoner revealed that 18 of GM’s

Monday, July 7, 2008

2010 Buick LaCrosse Sedan Scooped in Michigan

A heavily camouflaged prototype of the 2010 Buick LaCrosse was spotted by Autoblog.com reader Mike rolling around in Troy, Michigan. The second generation LaCrosse that will be sold in the United States and China is built on GM’s new global front-wheel-drive Epsilon II platform which was first introduced on the new Opel Insignia. The LaCrosse that will be offered with GM’s new 3.6-liter V6

2010 Buick LaCrosse Sedan Scooped in Michigan

A heavily camouflaged prototype of the 2010 Buick LaCrosse was spotted by Autoblog.com reader Mike rolling around in Troy, Michigan. The second generation LaCrosse that will be sold in the United States and China is built on GM’s new global front-wheel-drive Epsilon II platform which was first introduced on the new Opel Insignia. The LaCrosse that will be offered with GM’s new 3.6-liter V6

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Video: Buick Invicta Concept’s Design Team

GM has released a new video featuring the team that created the Buick Invicta Concept which was officially revealed at the 2008 Beijing Auto Show in April. Interestingly, the team included two Australian members, Justin Thompson, Lead Exterior Designer and Jason Meldrum, Lead Digital Sculptor both of whom are from Melbourne. By the looks of things, Aussies are gaining momentum in several GM

Video: Buick Invicta Concept’s Design Team

GM has released a new video featuring the team that created the Buick Invicta Concept which was officially revealed at the 2008 Beijing Auto Show in April. Interestingly, the team included two Australian members, Justin Thompson, Lead Exterior Designer and Jason Meldrum, Lead Digital Sculptor both of whom are from Melbourne. By the looks of things, Aussies are gaining momentum in several GM