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Buick GNX specs

Car type Coupe
Curb weight 1611 kg (3552 lbs)
Introduced 1987
Origin country United States
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Performance

0 - 100 kph4.7 s
Est. 0 - 60 mph4.4 s
0 - 100 mph12.9 s
Est. 1/8 mile9.0 s @ 88.2 mph
1/4 mile13.4 s
Top speed200 kph (124 mph)
Buick GNX acceleration graph

Powertrain specs

Engine type V6 turbocharged
Displacement 3.8 l (232 ci)
Power 280 ps (276 bhp / 206 kw)
Torque 488 Nm (360 lb-ft)
Power / liter 74 ps (73 hp)
Power / weight 174 ps (171 bhp) / t
Torque / weight 303 Nm (223 lb-ft) / t
Layout front engine, rear wheel drive

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geoffTheGOAT  1y ago

More info here: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a33502193/tested-1987-buick-gnx/
Power: 300 hp@4400 rpm
Torque: 380 lb-ft@2600 rpm
Transmission: 4-speed auto
Dimensions: length: 200.6 in
width: 75.5 in
Height: 54.6 in
Wheelbase: 108.1 in
Curb weight: 3545 lb
Performance:
0-60: 4.7 s
0-100: 12.9
0-120: 24.7
1/4: 13.5@102 mph
top speed: 124 mph
Braking 70-0 mph: 186 ft
Skidpad (300 ft): 0.80 g
Fuel consumption: combined/city/highway 20/17/25
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hostboy  2y ago

Contrary to popular belief, the Buick GNX was never designed to be a "muscle car". It was relatively "cheap" (compared to other cars with similar performance), and it was different from most of the other US midsize coupes in that it was very fast with a very low-quality (even for its time) interior. It's still a personal luxury car, a middle-ground between the Mercury Cougar XR7/SC and Lincoln Mark VII LSC 5.0 HO.

Even with its very high "turbocharged" performance, the V6 engine is the personal luxury coupe's absolute biggest disqualifier from competing in the muscle category. To put up with forced induction from only 6 cylinders to compete with V8s is considered "cheating" in the Muscle Car World (MCW).

No matter the power or even the torque, a "muscle" car must have a V8, V10, or V12, and not even just that. The engine displacement must be greater than 5.5L if powered by an OHV, or 4.5L if powered by an OHC (using both of those numbers average 5.0L, which is typically the minimum for a muscle car to even compete).

A muscle car engine cannot displace "just" 4.0L (even if those four liters are packed with a V8) because that sort of displacement is synonymous with many 6-cylinder and some smaller European V8 engines, and a 4.0L V12 will either be weak in the torque curve or way too high-revving.


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Pedro  2y ago

The engine or buick gnx is a LD-5 3.8L turbocharged V6 or produce 300 horsepower and 569 newton-meter of the torque, and the ¼ mi is in 12,7 seconds time


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Tim S  3y ago

@Corvolet3 - learn to read. 4.7 seconds is to 100kph, not mph. 100kph is 62mph. So I would say it did happen. These are very quick cars.


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Corvolet3  3y ago

4.7 seconds to 100 in a 280 hp brick? Sounds like a whole load of "didn't happen".


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Boah Hancock  3y ago

The FASTEST car built by Buick.

I would choose this baby over any of the fancy brands.


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jaek  4y ago

on the wikipedia it clocks 1/4mile time of 12.7....


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Ake Bono  4y ago

200 kph top speed for a car that had +- 300 horse? WTF?


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Audi S4-B6   4y ago

Had a GN for 12 years. Stock hp# are about right. Here's the thing, turbo buicks are very easy to "turn up". Plus look at the torque the 3.8 sfi turbo makes. Let the engine breath better, a chip and traction, and it's a real heartbreaker.



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Shaggy  11y ago

The only bad thing is it was only available with an automatic transmission and only in one color, but at least that one color is black, the most awesome color for a car.


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Super8  11y ago

I want to add Pursuit Special version but every time I want to add a new car, it said duplicate key url entry.


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Shaggy  12y ago

Power output is actually 300 horsepower.


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Shaggy  13y ago

This was the last cool Buick. After 1988, Buick started building grannymobiles.


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NIN  13y ago

This car having more power than claimed is possibly the worst kept secret in automobile history.


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n2fastuffAL  13y ago

The true GNX was designed for the FBI as a discreet chase vehicle for sting operations. The whisper-quiet TURBO 3.8 v6 was under-rated, the GNX version made about 380hp/450 lb/ft tq....there is your answer to the motivation of a 3600 lb BUICK.


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Georg  17y ago

have read on a US page over 300hp.. looking at the 0-100mph time that would fit in the range of similar heavy and powerfull BMW 335i or Audi RS2 or e36 M3


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Anonymous  17y ago

O ok, and we all know about those japanese cars:) and any knows pr guesses on how much this car has??


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Georg  17y ago

stock the car had more power than manufatur claimed... happens all around the world for different reasons. In the early 70´s normal in the USA to underrate the muscle cars for insurance reasons, sometimes manufactures underrate cars to go around new crash tests with stronger engine versions. Porsche did that once with the 968 Turbo S..they did not want to do a new series of crash tests for a 15 cars limited special edition... so they rated the power at 305hp... not a single car left the factory with less than 350hp.
Japan has the 280hp limit and it is well known that many JDM models in the passed had up to 340hp and more..


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Anonymous  17y ago

what do ypu mean by underrated??


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Georg  17y ago

underrated by manufactur...


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Anonymous  17y ago

considering the year and the power and the weight, why or how is this thing so fast?? and its a Damned Buick!!!