Buick dusting off Grand National, GNX and T-Type nameplates

Zach Bowman — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 18:33:00 EST

Inside Line reports Buick is planning to bring back some of the more storied names from the company's past, including the Grand National, GNX and the T-Type. Those cars rose to prominence in the 1970s and '80s to become performance legends of their day.

The new models will reportedly make use of the rear-wheel drive platform that currently underpins the Cadillac ATS and all would arrive as sedans - according to an unnamed source familiar with the initiative. Odds are the T-Type and the Grand National would share a driveline, with honest money being on a new twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter V6 as the engine of choice. Word has it the mill will be good for anywhere from 350 to 400 horsepower.

That leaves only the GNX. Inside Line seems to think that machine could get down the road with some help from the all-new GM LT1 small-block V8. The engineers behind the ATS platform have already told us the engine bay is large enough for to accommodate the big eight pot, and since GM is most certainly working on an ATS-V, a slightly less powerful, less luxurious Buick iteration makes some kind of sense. We can't wait to see these things in the light of day.

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Autoblog Podcast #272

Dan Roth — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:15:00 EST

Filed under: Concept Cars, Podcasts, Classics, Hybrid, Bentley, Chevrolet, GMC, Hyundai, Nissan, Design/Style, Electric

SPEED's Brad Fanshaw joins us, Bentley EXP 9 F Concept, Chevrolet Volt production idle, SLP Grand National and GNX Regals

Episode #272 of the Autoblog Podcast is here, and this week, Brad Fanshaw of Car Warriors on SPEED joins Chris, Dan and Zach. Topics include the Bentley EXP 9 F SUV Concept, Chevrolet idling Volt production and new high-performance Buicks. Your questions and comments power the end of the 'cast, and for those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel, thanks for taking the time. We've embedded our Q&A module after the jump for you to scroll through and follow along, too. Thanks for listening!

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2012 Hyundai Accent
2012 Nissan Juke

Hosts: Dan Roth, Chris Shunk, Zach Bowman

Runtime: 01:12:34

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Autoblog Podcast #272 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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