2008 Buick Model Year Changes
October 10, 2008
Buick is down to just three models for 2008. Click here to read about the new Enclave SUV, as well as the LaCrosse and Lucerne sedans.
It was not that long ago that Buick had a huge lineup of cars, all of them similar in their mission and target consumer. For the 2008, there are just three vehicles with Buick badges on them, a sign that the manufacturer is attempting to focus its offerings.
Photo Gallery: 2008 Buick Model Year Changes – Latest News, Features, and Model Changes – Automobile Magazine
Collectible Classic: 1953-54 Buick Skylark
October 10, 2008
Offered only as a convertible, the Skylark was designed to exude an aura of power and unrestrained elegance, with its low windshield and open wheel wells.
In the early 1950s, Buick dazzled the automotive world with two concept cars, the XP-300 and the LeSabre, low-slung two-seaters that pointed to the future. Inspired by the tremendous reaction to his “dream cars,” Harley Earl conjured up the Skylark to celebrate Buick’s golden anniversary in 1953. The ne plus ultra of the Roadmaster series, it was essentially a handbuilt factory custom.
Photo Gallery: Collectible Classic: 1953-54 Buick Skylark – News, Features, and Collectible Classics – Automobile Magazine
2004 Buick Centieme
October 10, 2008
Buick’s obligatory entry in the SUV/wagon field is the Centieme, French for 100th, in recognition of Buick’s 100th anniversary. The concept vehicle seats six in three rows of seats and features GM’s Versatrak all-wheel drive.
Buick’s obligatory entry in the SUV/wagon field is the Centieme, French for 100th, in recognition of Buick’s 100th anniversary. The concept vehicle seats six in three rows of seats and features GM’s Versatrak all-wheel drive. A twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter V-6 provides 400 hp; the chassis uses a strut front suspension and an control arm rear setup, with 22-inch wheels and 15-inch brakes. The two-tone leather and suede interior–with woven leather on the floor–is far nicer than that in any current Buick. Word is that the Centieme indicates the direction of the Rendevous replacement, which certainly would be a change for the better.
Photo Gallery: 2004 Buick Centieme – Latest News, Features, and Auto Show Coverage – Automobile Magazine
2008 Buick Invicta Concept
October 10, 2008
Buick will showcase its latest concept at the 2008 Beijing show. This near-production sports sedan was jointly developed by GM in China and the U.S.
Buick has taken the design of its Riviera concept, shown in Shanghai last year, and evolved it into a mid-size sedan for the U.S. and China. Designers from both countries worked together with the goal of creating a truly global vehicle that they hope can’t fail.
Photo Gallery: 2008 Buick Invicta Concept – Latest News, Reviews, and Auto Show Coverage – Automobile Magazine
2008 Buick Invicta Concept Wallpaper Gallery
October 10, 2008
The Invicta concept gives us a good look at the next Buick LaCrosse. It appears the Chinese have good taste in mid-size sedans.
GM Reveals Future Product Plans for 2009 and Beyond
October 10, 2008
Amidst the fiscal worries, GM reveals some details of future products.
Although much of today’s announcement focused on its financial woes, GM did manage to reveal some interesting tidbits surrounding its future product plans.
Photo Gallery: GM Reveals Future Product Plans for 2009 and Beyond – Latest News, Features, and Reviews – Automobile Magazine
2008 Buick Enclave CXL
October 10, 2008
The exterior design is downright voluptuous, which is exactly what a Buick should be.
This vehicle can be described in one word: Isolation. The Enclave is one of the quietest cars I’ve ever been in, and that list includes heavy-hitting luminaries like the Mercedes-Benz S-class and the Bentley Arnage. The lack of outside noise intrusion in this thing – remarkable on its own but doubly so when compared with the Enclave’s platform-sharing Saturn Outlook and GMC Acadia siblings – is nothing short of amazing. Expansion joints, construction noise, other cars, semis, anything – most outside noises are so muted and distant that you find yourself going faster than you normally would. Odd. Nice, but odd.
Photo Gallery: 2008 Buick Enclave CXL – Buick Crossover SUV Review – Automobile Magazine
2007 Buick Riviera Concept Photo Gallery
October 10, 2008
Buick’s biggest market is China, so it isn’t surprising that this concept was designed on the other side of the Pacific. See high-res pictures of the Riviera here.
