Automotive rendering artists typically use Photoshop and other software to help create fantasy vehicles or envision future products from OEMs. We here at GM Authority often share renderings that fall under both of these categories, like the Chevrolet Silverado monster truck rendering we featured a couple of weeks ago or our digital interpretation of the upcoming Chevrolet Bolt EUV crossover.
Auto rendering artist Abimelec Arellano recently used his talents for a different reason, though. He was approached by a car builder to digitally recreate the Buick Grand National he’s currently working on in his spare time. This isn’t just any Grand National, either. The owner in question recently had a supercharged 6.2L Hellcat HEMI V8 installed in the coupe, creating the world’s first General Motors G-body vehicle with a third-generation HEMI swap.
While the Buick Grand National has already received the Hellcat swap, the vehicle is still a work in progress, so Arellano’s rendering will help guide the builder as they complete the various cosmetic aspects of the build. As we can see from the rendering, the vehicle is in line to receive a fresh coat of gloss black paint, tinted headlights, a cowl induction hood, aftermarket vented quarter panels, modern aluminum alloy wheels and a small rear spoiler.
Under the hood, the owner appears to be planning to coat the engine in gloss black paint and dress it up with some bright red contrasting accents. An aftermarket air intake with a red conical filter serves as the cherry on top of this ultra-clean engine bay.
While many GM faithful will think a Buick Grand National with Hellcat V8 is sacrilege, we can understand why someone would want to be the first person to drop a third-generation HEMI V8 into a GM G-body. This seems like the kind of build that would be perfect for the always insane SEMA Show, but unfortunately, this year’s event has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Better choice in my opinion, just add your choice of boost if you must have +700 HP!
No c8 is no light weight piece of trash and its not tha light eather
How about the Grand Cat? Lol jk. Glad to see a Mopar swap instead of those junk LS engines with sleeved cylinders and separate drive belts for the air conditioning.
Even with Chrysler’s oops, FCA’s oops, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Peugeot S.A.’s, no wait, make that “Stellantis” right? 😧, putting the same turd twin spark plug (biggest supercharger in the industries) in everything they can fit it in (with their cough, billion $ cough, EU carbon credit Tesla purchase cough). It will never compare to the “most successful V8 engine architecture” in the history of the automotive industry, “The Small Block Chevy”.
Hold onto what you can while you can MOPAR relics, the Hellcat/Demon was just another last ditch PR effort for future advertising smugs while (what’s that companies name again?) tries to transition to the future.
Good luck HEMelectric fans!
I want to see one of those Hellcat Redeye or better yet 840hp Demon swap into the C8. The c8 is such a lightweight piece of trash, it would be interesting.
Change is good and also interesting when you can enjoy the fruits of your labor !
He should have installed an LT4 from the Z06 or gone full nutso with the LT5 ZR1 engine if he wanted over 700hp. Either one would have the proper engine to install.
You just don’t do stupid stuff like this now this car isn’t worth two cents
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Cool engine bug really not necesary because that buick with that turbo v6 is already an icon
The Turbo 6 can easily be built to beat the Hellcat and Demon and as a 20 MPG daily driver. All are cool cars but I would stick to the original bulletproof motor. A beast and worth more in the end.
Im about to build a lt4 national be on the look out for grand national z