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In 1978, the first turbocharged Regal was introduced as the Regal Sport Coupe. Turbo versions were originally offered with either a two- or a four-barrel carburetor and 150 or 165 hp (112 or 123 kW), but the two-barrel option was removed for 1979. [17] Meanwhile, the four-barrel's maximum output increased to 170 hp (127 kW).
The T-Type line ended in 1990, as an option on the Buick Electra, and the following year, a new Park Avenue Ultra was introduced with a supercharged engine.The Riviera and Regal also had supercharged engines as an option when they were redesigned in 1995 and 1997, respectively; the current Regal also has a turbocharger as an option, starting with its return to the lineup in 2011, as do the ...
Regal: Regal: 1973 2017 ... Full-size car, Buick's flagship car during 1946–1957: Special: ... Grand tourer coupe and convertible. Park Avenue: 1990 2012
These special coupes included the Monte Carlo, Grand Prix, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, and Buick Regal. For the 1982 model year, GM introduced a new front-wheel drive A platform for its mid-size car lines. The rear-wheel drive platform that had been in use since 1978 was re-designated as the G platform, and select models remained in production.
One of the more rare models of this time was the 1979 to 1980 Century Turbo Coupe, powered by a turbocharged version of the 3.8 L V6, which offered V8-like performance with more reasonable fuel consumption and reduced emissions. The Turbo Coupe was not nearly as popular as the similar Regal Turbo Sport Coupe of the time, and total production is ...
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
1990–1994 Chevrolet Lumina (2-door coupe, 4-door sedan) 1.5 Gen 107.5 in wheelbase (mid-size) 1995–2001 Chevrolet Lumina (4-door sedan) 1995–1999 Chevrolet Monte Carlo (2-door coupe) 2nd Gen 109 in wheelbase (mid-size) 1997–2005 Buick Century (4-door sedan) 1997–2004 Buick Regal (4-door sedan) 1998–2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue (4-door ...
The Sport Coupe was dropped from the line after 1980 along with the Turbo V6 engine due to slow sales, but the Turbo V6 continued on the Regal and Riviera. Following the demise of the Buick 350 V8 after this year, Buick would only build V6 engines as a result of GM's emerging corporate engine policy dictating types of engines built by various ...