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Oct 1, 2020 · Above: A 1987 Buick Grand National would serve as the starting point for every GNX. (Photos courtesy of General Motors) The standard 1987 Grand National, pictured above, was powered by a turbocharged 3.8L V6 rated at 245 horsepower and 355 ft-lbs of torque. 547 Grand Nationals were sent to ASC/McLaren for extensive modifications inside and out.
1982 Buick Grand National specs, quarter mile, performance data, engine specifications, pictures, updated March 2024.
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Muscle Car Specifications. Performance Model. 1987 Buick Grand National GNX. Engine Used. 231ci/276hp. Zero to Sixty. 4.7 sec. Quarter Mile. 13.5 sec @ 102.0 mph. Buick announced that the Regal’s rear wheel drive platform was history and that 1987 was the last year the Grand National would be offered.
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The turbo V-6 story goes all the way back to 1973 when Ken Baker, a young engineer in Buick's test lab (he would later lead General Motors' electric-vehicle program, then its research labs), started a Boy Scout Explorer program at the Buick engineering department. "I decided that a great project would be to turbocharge the recently revived V-6 with...
Other colors were considered, but the decision to make all GNs black gave them a sinister Darth Vader look. Don Hackworth, who replaced Reuss as Buick general manager in 1984, authorized a cool but controversial commercialshowing a Grand National rumbling menacingly through a city at night to a Buick-ized version of the George Thorogood and the Des...
The GNX happened because then–chief engineer Dave Sharpe, advanced concepts manager Mike Doble, and project engineer Chuck Jensen badly wanted it. "Tim Logsdon, my boss at the time, pulled me into Dave's office and said, 'We want to build a Grand National to end all Grand Nationals to celebrate the end of its run,' " Doble recalls. "The original nu...
Mar 8, 2012 · SPECIFICATIONS. Engine231.4-cu-in/3791cc turbocharged OHV V-6, port fuel-injection. Power and torque (SAE net)245 hp @ 4400 rpm, 355 lb-ft @ 2000 rpm. Drivetrain4-speed automatic, RWD
Mar 25, 2021 · What’s Coming From Ford: 1,200 lb-ft of Torque Power Stroke Diesel Engine. The history of Buick's focus on turbocharged V6 engines, however, goes much deeper than the Grand National and its siblings, and starts earlier than the revised Regal's debut.
Nov 27, 2018 · For the 1986 model year, Buick slotted in the final piece of the Grand National puzzle, by installing a Garrett air-to-air intercooler between the turbocharger and the throttle body, boosting horsepower to 235. For 1987, that package was reprogrammed for 245 horsepower.
