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

Sunday, July 14, 2024

2002 Buick Rendezvous Versatrak CXL 1:24 Maisto










The Buick Rendezvous is a mid-size crossover SUV that was sold by Buick for the 2002–2007 model years. Introduced in the spring of 2001, the Buick Rendezvous and its corporate cousin, the Pontiac Aztek, were GM's first entries into the crossover SUV segment. The Rendezvous featured a four-speed automatic transmission with a V6 engine and optional all-wheel-drive (Versatrak). The SUV used the same platform as GM's short-wheelbase minivans, the Chevrolet Venture and Pontiac Montana. The Rendezvous provided a passenger- and load-carrying capacity not seen in the Buick lineup since the discontinuation of the Buick Roadmaster Estate station wagon in 1996.
It was Buick's first truck in its lineup since 1923, and the Rendezvous was billed as a combination of the best attributes of a minivan (large cargo capacity, seating for up to seven), a luxury automobile (ride, handling, smoothness) and a sport utility vehicle (truck styling and available all wheel drive).
The Rendezvous was produced at General Motors' Ramos Arizpe, Mexico assembly plant, where it shared an assembly line with the Pontiac Aztek. Like the Pontiac Aztek, the Buick Rendezvous is based on a shortened version of GM's second generation U platform minivans. In lieu of four-wheel drive, the Rendezvous offered Versatrak, a full-time, fully automatic all-wheel drive system which provided sure-footed traction in inclement weather and could handle moderate off-road surfaces.
Buick benchmarked their Park Avenue sedan as the prototypical target for ride and handling for the Rendezvous. In order to provide a luxurious and responsive car-like ride, all Rendezvous came equipped with a fully independent rear suspension system regardless of optional content or trim level.

Sunday, August 28, 2022

1987 Buick Regal American Graffiti Motormax 1:24











The Buick Regal is an upscale mid-size car introduced by Buick for the 1973 model year. North American production ended in 2004 and began again in 2011. For the 2011 model year, Buick re-introduced the Regal to the North American market, positioned as an upscale sport sedan. Production and sales in China have continued since 1999.
For certain model years between 1973 and 2004, the Regal shared bodies and powertrains with the similar Buick Century. The current model (2011–present) is a badge-engineered version of the Opel Insignia, known as the Vauxhall Insignia in the UK.

Sunday, July 7, 2019

1964 Buick Riviera Hot Wheels 1:64









From Wikipedia:

The Buick Riviera is a personal luxury car that was marketed by Buick from 1963 to 1999, with the exception of the 1994 model year.

As General Motors' first entry into the personal luxury car market segment, the Riviera was highly praised by automotive journalists upon its high-profile debut. The ground-up design that debuted for 1963 was also Buick's first unique Riviera model, and it pioneered the GM E platform.

Unlike its subsequent GM E platform stablemates, the Oldsmobile Toronado and Cadillac Eldorado, the Riviera was initially a standard front engine/rear-wheel drive platform, only switching to front-wheel drive starting for 1979.

While the early models stayed close to their original form, eight subsequent generations varied substantially in size and styling. A total of 1,127,261 Rivieras were produced.

The Riviera name was resurrected for two concept cars that were displayed at auto shows in 2007 and in 2013.

Saturday, July 28, 2018

1987 Buick Grand National Hot Wheels 1:64 Team: Engine Revealers











From FANDOM:
Buick Grand National.     Debut Series: 2007 New Models

Produced 2007 - Present.    Designer: Jun Imai

Number: K6142   Series: Team: Engine Revealers

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

1988 Buick Regal 1:24 Premium American Motorcars.











El Buick Regal o Buick Regal Century es un coche de tamaño mediano, es decir, del segmento D, desarrollado​ por General Motors bajo su firma Buick desde el año 1973. Hubo etapas de producción en las que este modelo no estuvo presente bien en el continente norteamericano o bien en el asiático. El Regal se comercializó hasta el año 2004, cuando fue sustituido por el Buick LaCrosse, aunque se siguió produciendo en la República Popular China.
En el año 2011, Buick re-introdujo el Regal en el mercado de América del Norte, posicionado como un sedán deportivo de lujo, esta vez tomando como base un modelo fabricado por Opel.
Buick había sido la primera división de GM para introducir un coche de lujo personal en el mercado junto con el Riviera en el año 1973. Al mismo tiempo, Oldsmobile añadió un coupé de tres volúmenes formal a su línea intermedia: el Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme en 1970. Las otras divisiones de GM querían un modelo que podría ser comercializado para competir contra el Cutlass Supreme, así que crearon modelos como el Pontiac Grand Prix y el Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Buick presentó el Regal de 1973, como un coupé de línea superior especial en medio de esa división.
Un nuevo Regal apareció en 1988 en la plataforma de GM W. El Regal se ofrece como un auto de lujo limited y Gran Sport como líneas de corte. La opción​ de Gran Sport venía, a partir de 1991, con un motor de serie Buick V6 con 3,8 L de la Serie nominal 3800 de 170 HP (127 kilovatios), llantas de aluminio, revestimiento lateral de la carrocería, instrumentación completa, y una consola de palanca de cambios montada unida a una transmisión automática de 4 velocidades.