Sleek Buick Sports Car Sketch Unveiled By GM Design Team
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With the departure of the Buick Regal this year, the age-old American brand’s portfolio now consists of crossovers only. It’s set to stay that way for the foreseeable future, too, as the brand is busy developing its new battery-electric crossover models and has no plans to introduce new sedans or coupes in the U.S. Despite this, the GM Design team still decided that fans would be interested in seeing their sketch of a sleek Buick sports car.
Details on this unnamed Buick sports car sketch are slim. GM Design says it was originally penned by Geoffrey Richmond, who has served as the Senior Exterior Designer at Buick Advanced Design since February 2017. The coupe has a svelte shape with smoothed-over body lines, giving it a streamlined appearance that would be fitting for a battery-electric vehicle, in our opinion. The tiny front “grille” opening and futuristic-looking LED headlights would also be appropriate touches for an EV, but it’s hard to say if Richmond actually envisioned this design exercise as being electric.
Buick Avista Concept
Keen Buick fans may look at this sketch and be reminded of the Buick Avista concept that debuted at the 2016 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Avista was a 2+2 coupe with a fastback shape that was powered by a 3.0L twin-turbocharged V6 engine producing roughly 400 horsepower. The Avista received industry-wide praise for its handsome styling, rear-wheel-drive layout and powerful engine, which almost convinced GM to give it the green light. The handsome coupe was only ever intended to be a design exercise, though, so a production version never came to fruition.
We’re eager to see how Richmond and his team integrate modern-day Buick styling cues into its future battery-electric crossover models. If this Buick sports car sketch is anything to go by, these future electric crossovers may have more exciting exterior styling than previously thought.
Two Buick electric crossovers models are set to launch between now and 2025. One of these vehicles is described as “more conventional crossover proportions that maximizes interior space and cargo,” while the second “will feature more expressive proportions with a greater emphasis on form and athletic fashion.” These crossovers will tap GM’s Ultium modular battery system and Ultium drive family of electric motors.
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Will NEVER buy a GM vehicle again in my lifetime. After the Lordstown plant closure and decision to invest in Mexico instead, I just can’t. Thousands of hard working people left jobless due to corporate greed. Get F’d GM!
Buick means grandpa and grandma or at least gray power. Younger generation they don’t like Buick I don’t think gm gonna produce this car but if gm did dream will turn in to nightmare for gm . It’s better for gm to revive Pontiac for sports cars only
Pontiac is dead. It died trying to sell us gaudy plastic cladding.
Buick… Well it’s still kicking, but in a retirement home in Florida.
I agree with you 110%, move everything to Mexico, where they are paid a very small percentage of the wages in Canada and the USA.
I bought a Chevy Cavalier, and the electrical wiring was absolutely crap!! The coating cracked and broke off and the wires actually rusted, eventhough it was supposed to be copper. I ended up purchasing a full wiring harness and replaced it, just to fix the many many problems as a result of the crappy wiring.
We really enjoyed the car, however the engine coolant, was that garbage orange colored stuff, and it destroyed the head gasket and as a result of the combination of the crappy coolant and the electrolysis, the head ended up being pitted so bad the the engine was destroyed.
This is the much too high beltline that Camaro owners complain about. The low roof and high door panels make for a very uncomfortable car. GM should stop giving technology to US enemies. It will bite the USA square in the backside soon enough. Just think Covid 19.
This is what would bring younger buyers into the Buick showroom. It’s sporty and not mediocre looking like all the other crap that is called a Buick now. Make a decent car and people will buy it, even if it’s not an SUV or cross-over – Toyota doesn’t have any problem selling Camrys. Don’t put your eggs all in one basket. GM is the king of brand re-engineering, if Buick doesn’t get it send it to Cadillac and make it the new Eldorado or a real V car. The hell with alphanumeric names.
Completely agree
My Father was a Buick man, as I have been over the past 55 years. My wife and I had our first date in a 1965 Buick Riviera, the last good looking Riviera. Once it moved on to the 66 body style Buick seemed to lose the Riviera’s way. The concept rendering looks fantastic, I only hope Buick will build it (Electric of Course) Now that we are getting older, two-door designs are appealing again.
Niche cars for old folks?
Great idea…
A nice 3-year old design that has become basically unsalable.
Underscores how much the market has changed.
That type of “style” on that kind of “platform” is a thing of the past for mainstream vehicles.
…and Astons / Jaguars of the world have “overworked” that look as well.
Thry will never build it. They have been doing this for years. There was a 1954 buick concept car that looked like tge corvette. There was an Oldsmobile too. They never built them.
Gm is like the democrats. Lots of enticing hinds and promises but very few follow through deliveries. Usually just trying to get that worm in your head that they are the ones to go with.
I agree Except for the political ref. C’mon lets face it if the “other side” were involved It would cost 10X as much, pre sell to billionaires and still NEVER be built !