2018年10月12日 · For 21 years before NASCAR started selling naming rights in 1971, its top stock-car racing championship was known as the Grand National, and the name lingered in public usage long after the...

2024年8月28日 · What is a GNX? The Buick GNX (short for “Grand National Experimental”) was the ultimate expression of G-body performance; a rear-wheel-drive coupe that served as a coda for the Detroit...

2020年10月1日 · The result was known as the Buick GNX, short for Grand National Experimental. A total of 547 GNXs were produced, and each began life as a fully-optioned Grand National. So, what's the difference between a Grand National and GNX? Read on as we take a detailed look at the '87 Buick GNX specs.

In a world of sleek shapes and refined manners, the GNX is an axe­-wielding barbarian laying waste to everything in its path. For better or worse, though, the forces of civilization are winning:...

2023年9月16日 · The Buick Grand National, particularly the GNX model, is considered one of the most influential American cars in history for its top-level performance without a V8 engine and its ability to maintain fun in muscle cars despite emissions regulations.

The 3.8L V6 engine in the GNX was conservatively rated for 276 horsepower at 4,400 RPM and 360 lb-ft of torque at 3,000 RPM and backed by a prepared Turbo-HydraMatic 2004R transmission. The GNX could launch from 0-60 MPH in under five seconds and run a low 13-second quarter-mile.

2016年7月19日 · While the muscle car era was defined by the mantra that there’s “no replacement for displacement” in the mid-1980s Buick would prove this adage wrong when it unleashed the turbocharged, V6-powered Grand National and range-topping GNX upon the enthusiast world.

All GNX's began life as fully-optioned Grand Nationals that were whisked away from Buick to ASC/McLaren for extensive performance, handling, interior, and exterior modifications. From this was born what is arguably the most menacing, most significant modern domestic supercar ever produced: The Buick GNX.

The 1987 Buick Grand National Experimental was a cosmic event in the American car market universe. The star that shined so bright through the 50s and 60s had gone dim through the 70s and 80s, ultimately ending up with a singularity: The GNX.

2021年4月20日 · Converting 547 examples of the '87 Grand National, the GNX was built with ASC/McLaren's help to turn it into the most brutal, fastest car in GM's stables. Upgrading the turbo with a bigger one from Garrett, freeing the intake and exhaust airflow, and tweaking the overall engine response, the GNX got a power boost to 276 hp and 360 lb-ft of torque.