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The acceleration performance of the GNX outpaced the factory's power claims: 0-60 mph (97 km/h) took just 4.7 s with a 13.4 s/104 mph (167 km/h) quarter-mile. According to contemporary sources, these numbers made the GNX the fastest production sedan ever built. This claim is somewhat controversial—the car had two doors but its interior volume and structure made it a sedan rather than a coupe, and just 547 examples were built. GNX #001 is currently owned by Buick and sometimes makes appearances at car shows around the US. Although many quicker cars have been built, including a number of quicker modern sedans, its performance was truly impressive for the time. A contemporary Porsche 930 hit (97 km/h) in 5.0 seconds and ran the quarter mile in 13.6 seconds, roughly equivalent to the GNX, which cost much less and could out-accelerate the naturally-aspirated 911 of the day."
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I know they are bringing back da chargers and camaros and mustangs but the grand national look good at its time but I believe that one needs to be left alone. Yes I agree they were bad cars but I dont think they would be the same like when they brought back the impala it wasnt anything like the classics and I got a feeling that they would do the same thing here. They would bring back the name but not the muscle for what it's known for.
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Yes and no.
The Grand National was a 1982 Regal option package originally, and the turbo was an option on only a handful of cars in the early years.
Many thousands of Grand Nationals were eventually built with the turbocharged 6, but only a very few were the GNX:
"For the final year, 1987, Buick introduced the GNX at a $10,995 premium. Produced by McLaren/ASC, Buick underrated the GNX at 276 hp (206 kW) and a very substantial 360 lb-ft (488 N·m) of torque which gave this car a 0-60 time of 5.3 seconds…"
"This was created so as to be 'Grand National to end all Grand Nationals' …"
"Changes made included a special Garrett ceramic-impellered turbocharger connected to a more efficient intercooler and a specially coated up pipe. A specific computer chip, low-restriction exhaust with dual mufflers, reprogrammed Turbo Hydramatic 200-4R transmission with a custom torque converter and transmission cooler, and unique differential cover/panhard bar included more of the performance modifications. Exterior styling changes include vents located on each front fender, 16 inch black mesh style wheels with VR-speed rated tires, and deletion of the hood and fender emblems. The interior changes of the GNX included a serial number on the dash plaque and a revised instrument cluster providing analog Stewart-Warner gauges, including an analog turbo boost gauge…"
"The Grand National (including the GNX) was discontinued because Buick adopted a front-wheel-drive platform for subsequent Regal models."
GM may eventually reintroduce rear-wheel-drive sedans for the luxury and performance crowds, but don't expect them to be cheap. A GN or GNX might be a likely candidate for such a RWD platform, but that's up to GM marketing- which is to say, it's not really a technical issue or a manufacturing challenge.
Raise the question at the GM Fastlane blog:
http://fastlane.gmblogs.com/
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GM is broke………..So broke they can't even invest in an idea to possibly make more money.