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For 1985, the Grand National remained unchanged. 1987 Buick Regal Grand National Engine. Visible factory Garret turbocharger on 3.8 Liter V-6. For 1986, a modified engine design with air-air intercooling boosted the performance even further to a specified 235 hp (175 kW) at 4000 rpm and 330 lb⋅ft (447 N⋅m) of torque at 2400 rpm.
The T-Type and Grand National would use a turbocharged 2.0L 4-cylinder (272 HP) or a naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 (321 HP) while the GNX would most likely get a 3.6L Twin-Turbo V6 (400 HP). This would be the first use of rear-wheel drive since the Buick Roadmaster was discontinued in 1996. [3]
Also that year, a Banks-powered 450-hp twin-turbo Buick V-6 becomes the prototype for the Buick Grand National production car. 1982: The "Sundowner" Corvette, powered by a Banks twin-turbo big block, becomes the "World's Fastest Passenger Car" at 240 mph, taking the record away from the "Hanky Panky" Studebaker , which also used a Banks ...
Meet the perfect Buick Grand National for Lord Vader himself. The mad-men at Ringbrothers have just built the maddest G-body we've ever seen, with over 1200 hp on tap.
Ringbrothers revealed three cars for the SEMA show, including a Buick Grand National producing 1246 horsepower from a twin-turbo V-6. The Chevy K5 Blazer "Tuka" has a 525-hp LS3 V-8 and chassis ...
1978–1987 Buick Regal Sport Coupe, T-Type, Grand National, and GNX; 1978–1980 Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe; 1979–1980 Buick Century Turbo Coupe & Sedan; 1979–1985 Buick Riviera S-Type, T-Type and less than 100 Convertibles; 1980–1981 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Turbo; 1989 Pontiac Trans Am Turbo 20th Anniversary Edition
The Turbo-Hydramatic or Turbo Hydra-Matic (THM) series was developed to replace both the original Hydra-Matic models and the Buick Dynaflow. In its original incarnation as the Turbo-Hydramatic 400, it was first used in the 1964 model year in Cadillacs. The Buick version, which followed shortly thereafter, was known as the Super-Turbine 400.
The 1986.5 Grand Prix 2+2 had cosmetic changes which included a NASCAR-qualifying nose cone (also available through GM for installation on any 1981–1987 Grand Prix). There were 17 Grand Prix GTs offered by Myrtle Motors in New York which offered a slightly different look and had some performance tuning in 1986. 1987 Buick Regal T Turbo 3.8 L ...