Why do people talk shit about Buick when in 1987 the GNX was the second fastest car in the world, only behind the Countach?
>GNX 1/4th mile was .3 seconds faster than a Ferrari F40
>almost a second faster than a porsche 930
where did this m-muh grandma car come from?
>547 made
The other 10 million buicks were grandma cars
Because the Buick of today is absolutely nothing like the Buick of old.
Name a post gnx Buick performance car
Is it possible to get these to corner at least half decently with some mawds?
because it was automatic and a not so strong one either.
the same reason people dont love the supercar, the esprit. it has the weak renault transmission.
encore
Maybe they have nothing to prove now? They already proved to the world that Buick has more potential than any other european or american automaker.
I aspire to the humility of Buick. They rocked the world, and they still let GM grandstand their retarded golden haired child known as the Vette.
I'm sure if you lowered it with a coilover kit and gave it a beefy sway bar + tubular control arms it would be great at cornering like any other muscle car with these modifications
Because they haven't produced an interesting car since 1987. People call Buicks grandma cars because they are. They're large and comfy
remember, this car ran stock 12.9 @107
IN THE 80's
remember this is the 4 banger one, not the v8
just because they made an amazing car in the 80's doesn't mean that they're still good today.
>Buick
>rocked the world
That's a funny way of spelling Oldsmobile.
>they still let GM grandstand their retarded golden haired child known as the Vette.
>implying they had a choice in the matter
Cars that dared to beat the 'vette are the ones that disappeared from GM dealerships the next year.
GM being better than the rest... Nothing new here.
They had a choice to go the Pontiac route and constantly one-up the vette until the day you got chopped by GM. It would have been way more interesting if GM had to choose between two superior engine divisions or both lol.
>I'm sure if you lowered it with a coilover kit and gave it a beefy sway bar + tubular control arms it would be great at cornering like any other muscle car with these modifications
Good cause these cars look gorgeous and id like to get something like this and modify it to handle the back roads.
regal turbo
skylark t-type
Muscle cars can definitely corner so if you find one don't be afraid. Yeah, you won't ever be like those ultra high tech cars with computer controlled suspension and other fancy shit, but you'll still have excellent cornering capabilities.
Leave the Bucik GNX to me!
>GNX 1/4th mile was .3 seconds faster than a Ferrari F40
f40 ran the 1/4 in 11.7. gnx was mid to low 13s.
no, f40 ran it in 13 flat, gnx ran it in 12.7
i dont believe that for a second, and if you do then youre a fool.
I choose to believe it because I want the underdog to be the winner.
well too bad, the F40 ran a mid to high 11. either come back to reality or suck a dick.
'nuff said!
because all it did was accelerate to 120 MPH faster than almost every other car the US failed to abort
thats the fucking point though. the automatic is geared to keep the car on boost.
roadandtrack.com
0-60 mph
3.8 sec
1/4 mile
11.8 sec @ 124.5 mph
60-0 mph
119 ft
Skidpad
0.94g
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Then slam the gas pedal down as you lift off the brake. The back of the Buick will slew a bit as the fat tires scratch for traction, but keep your foot down because the Goodyears will quickly grab and send you rushing down the road. Less than 6.0 seconds after you mashed the throttle, you will be going 60 mph. If you're on a drag strip and keep your foot down, come 14.0 sec you'll have covered the quarter mile and be traveling around 105 mph. If you still haven't had enough, keep your right foot working, and when you feel the engine rev limiter cut in, you'll be doing 124 mph
Hmmm
Thank you for correcting this absolute shit show of an ignorant fanboy thread. I fear they will have a new meme car in a week however and know just as little about that
smells like SAMEFAG
Smells like you watched a recent meme GNX docu and have no knowledge of the car (y)
it was nowhere near the fastest
no one gives a shit about drag racing
it still looks like an ugly geriatric cruiser (and it sounds absolutely awful)
pretty much every Buick since the 70s has been the same
> 12.9 @107
lol they have like 160hp and weigh 2300 lbs like fuck they run a 12.9 @ 107
sounds like your boipussy needs to get slammed in
keep it up white boi, see what happens
I despise this shit. It isn't a coincidence that Donut did a fucking video on this, now here you shitheads are PERFECTLY MIRRORING WHAT WAS SAID ON THE VIDEO. WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU KNOW ABOUT BUICK YESTERDAY? Do your own research, be reasonable. The GNX was a stand out car, but it is the only one of its kind. Buick was a shitty car before this, and hasn't produced anything but pallet swapped GM garbage since. If you really want someone to thank, look up Gale Banks.
GM fucked up and sold the tooling for the V6 to a manufacturer in south america. SURPRISE GAS CRUNCH. They had to emergency buy it back, and they made an indy pace car that year that was a V6. It was too slow, they were asked to come back with something different. Enter Gale Banks, who was all about low displacement turbocharged engines. His team put a turbo on it and gave it back. The rest is history.
When you consume media and just vomit out someone else's opinions, it makes you look real dumb. The rest of us have internet access too.
>It isn't a coincidence that Donut did a fucking video on this
I'm lost, who's that?
STAND UP STRAIGHT HUNCHMAN
Hopefully this is the straw that breaks the camel's back and leads to OP's suicide
A true enthusiasts dream machine
It looks like a Matrix that ate too many of granny's cookies.
Looks like someone watched Donut Media's "Up to Speed" video on the Grand National today.
>second fastest car in the world
Around actual tracks, or just in muh 1/4 mile?
>where did this m-muh grandma car come from?
Because most of them are, and the GNX/Grand National was the only worthwhile sports car they made.
>Why do people talk shit about Buick
> when in 1987
You've answered your own question. 1987 was a long time ago. Ignoring that the GNX was had a limited run of only a few hundred ever made, what has Buick done to stay relevant in the last 30 years?
>repeating his dumb lie of second fastest in the world
So you don't know anything about the topic, and you still commented?
>GoyimMoters
Not even once.
Did you also watch the Donut Media video about the GNX that came out today? Fucking retard pretending you care about the Grand National because your saw a video about it on your facebook feed.
>and the GNX/Grand National was the only worthwhile sports car they made.
GNX isnt anywhere near a sports car and its slower than a nearly 20 year older Buick
I really dig the stripe going from the body to the spoiler, it's the little things.
Im not even surprised someone did this
it really works on it
>skylark t-type
I'm pretty sure these are all but extinct.
A-bodies in general had some pretty damn neat paintjobs available, but everyone seems to only care about the Chevelle and its boring twin racing stripes.
>Thread about the GNX
>Posts a Normal GN
I mean at least you didn't post a stark white T-type.
>Regal Turbo
The T-type Regal happened before the GN-X. Also the Skylark T-type was a joke, it had the base V-6 and was an appearance package unlike the Riviera, Regal, and Skyhawk T-type cars which were the Buick Turbo cars, granted they mostly get overlooked for the Regals/GN/GNX.
I want a Buick Electra Wagon (or Pontiac Parisienne) and turn it into an electric vehicle.
Maximum comfy ride.
it seems like they're selling just rebadged Vauxhall shitboxes now
>where did this m-muh grandma car come from?
The Regal was a grandma car. That was the point of the Grand National - to look like a grandma car, but not be.
Combination daily driver and track monster.
So, was the GNX, dare I say it, the first sleeper?
lol no
not sure why but seeing that picture instantly brought back nostalgic moments of the first Driver video game for the PlayStation. Which is weird because the car you drove in that game was black.
not the first but a good one, enough to be notable and have a following
Was thinking of getting a 87 national in couple of years but I really feel like it would be a bad investment sadly, plus the whole "I kno whut i got" truly hit this car like a brick because they are not cheap
>Pic Related GM's last real muscle car
True my 69 year old mom has one and it is a speed machine.
Are we just larping ITT?
roadandtrack.com
Regal SC
only needs a pulley swap
people dont understand the concept of comfy