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Buick Grand National and GNX Returning In 2015?

You had better buy some new tires, because if Car And Driver is correct and Buick will bring back the Grand National and GNX muscle cars, you’re going to need extra sets of rubber.

The magazine has predicted that both the Grand National and GNX will return to the Buick lineup in 2015, paying homage to two of the most famous sleeper performance cars of all time. For anyone who likes big horsepower, rear-wheel drive and manual transmission – Hint: All of you. – this is great news.

Back in 1984, the Buick Grand National blew the doors of the competition as the turbocharged version of the Regal with attitude. Buick followed that up with the GNX, a limited run of even more intense cars that only came in sinister black and still has a massive following to this day.

Buick has undergone a revival in recent years, with the Regal GS garnering praise from around the industry as a luxurious and dynamic performer with great value. Already with a good product out there, raising the bar with a Grand National and GNX version could be the next step in re-establishing a reputation for Buicks as exciting vehicles.

According to Car And Driver, the 2015 Grand National will likely have either the 2.0L turbo four with 272 horsepower, or the 3.6L V6 with 321 hp in the Cadillac ATS. As for the GNX, expect upwards of 400 horsepower from a twin-turbo 3.6L V6. Manual transmissions will be available, rightly so, and an eight-sped auto will be offered as well.

Some of the biggest questions are about design, body style and drivetrain. The original Grand National and GNX were coupes, but Buick isn’t making coupes anymore. It will be interesting to see whether Buick eschews tradition or stays true to the original two-doors. It may also prove difficult to bring enough attitude to the design of the cars to make them as sinister as the originals. With fuel economy in mind, GM may also order AWD to be available in addition to RWD. This, Car And Driver says, would match the GNX up against performance models in the Audi range – a massive step forward for Buick.

We’ll have to wait quite a while for any details to come out. Until then, let the rumor mill begin!

Source: automedia.com

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GM pays tribute to Buick M18 Hellcat tank on V-E Day

DETROIT- This month marks the 110th anniversary of General Motors Co.’s Buick brand.

In recognition of that milestone, the Detroit-based automaker is highlighting parts of the brand’s famed history, including its brief stint as a tank producer during World War II.

In February 1942, the last civilian car left a Buick facility before full attention was placed on engineering and producing aircraft engines, ammunition and the M18 tank destroyer, better known as the Hellcat.

The Hellcat, which weighed about 20 tons, was designed to be one of fastest tanks on the battlefield and was capable of traveling upwards of 60 mph. Its power came from a nine-cylinder, 450-horsepower radial-type aircraft engine paired with a three-speed Hydramatic transmission.

“The Hellcat was considered the hot rod of World War II,” said Bill Gross, a historian who restored an M18 now on display at the Sloan Museum in Flint. “To give perspective, most German tanks of the day were capable of just 20 mph and even today’s M1 Abrams tank is outpaced by the Hellcat.”

Today is the 68th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, also known as V-E Day, to mark the date when the World War II allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany. It also marks the Hellcat's 70th anniversary.

The M18 and Hellcat logo originated in the design studio of Harley Earl, whose team also worked extensively on early camouflage paint.




The logo, flanked by the words “Seek, Strike, Destroy,” depicts a wildcat biting down on crushed treads, signifying the Hellcat’s mission of targeting enemy tanks.

Buick engineers brought the Hellcat to life from the design team’s sketches and developed an innovative torsion bar suspension that provided a steady ride, according to GM.

Production of the M18 Hellcat began in mid-1943 and ended in October 1944. The project was so secretive that a story about the “new” tank destroyer ran in newspapers just a month before production ended.

In addition to 2,507 M18 tank destroyers, Buick factory workers produced nearly 20,000 power-trains, a half-million cartridge cases, 9.7 million 20-mm shells, and a number of other war goods during WWII. Source: mlive.com

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