GM continues to drive towards an all-electric future, with Buick coming along for the ride with plans to bring its first all-electric vehicle to market in North America by 2024. Obviously, the EV transition includes new vehicle styling as well, and now, we’re getting a look at a few interesting Buick EV sedan sketches courtesy of the GM Design team.
Recently hitting the web via GM Design’s social media channels, this design sketches were created by Aaron Riggs, who, according to LinkedIn, serves as Lead Exterior Designer at General Motors.
The design images show a sleek, futuristic Buick model with low, long, and wide proportions, hovering just over the ground over a set of plus-sized alloy wheels. The lines include smoothed-out body panels and deeply angled cuts, with the front end forming a wedge-like indent characterized by horizontal styling elements and ultra-thin lighting signatures along the upper corners of the fascia.
The rear end continues these design themes with thin lighting bits and deep styling indents. The cabin is set towards the rear of the vehicle and shows off a very low roofline, adding to the concept’s streamlined attitude.
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Clearly, these design images recall the 2022 Buick Wildcat EV concept that debuted over the summer, with the front end, proportions, and lines all showing some very distinct similarities. For those readers who may have missed it, Buick unveiled the Wildcat EV Concept in June as the brand’s future design showcase, providing the design inspiration for not only Buick’s future EV models, but its future ICE models as well. As a reminder, Buick will transition to a full EV lineup by 2030.
Buick Wildcat EV concept
Buick concept sketch
Highlights of the previous Buick Wildcat EV concept included Jet Age-inspired 18-spoke “turbine” wheels, as well as a 2+2 seating arrangement for the cabin, plus white upholstery, aluminum trim, horizontally oriented infotainment screens, and a few sci-fi-esque features integrating artificial intelligence, biometrics, and aromatherapy. The introduction of the Buick Wildcat EV also coincided with the reveal of a new Buick tri-shield logo.
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Buick. Sedan. America.
Please!
I drive an American made, full-size Buick sedan. It is my third Buick sedan that I’ve owned, and my 10th overall sedan (out of a lifetime total of 13 vehicle’s). I came back home to my GM roots when I bought my Buick, after a stint with Toyota and Volkswagen, both of whom still make (and sell) 100,000’s excellent sedans. I have zero interest in a bargain-basement CVT Chevy Malibu, or overpriced Cadillac. I also have zero interest in 30 different versions of the same, refrigerator-styled CUV. As a 34 year-old male, you don’t have to be an old-man to desire a Buick sedan. There are plenty of us still in the market, we still be 100,000s of sedans for your foreign competitors every year. If GM, in particular Buick, is out of the sedan business for good, then they’ve lost my loyal business for good. Give us choice!
Buick City: I would agree with all but one thing. Don’t write off the Malibu so quickly. Having been in sales (now fleet) at dealerships for nearly 22 years and having been with Buick and Cadillac for 14 of those years, I do have a special place in my heart for them. But I currently own/drive a 2021 Malibu LT and this car continues to impress me daily. I won’t go into the story of how I ended up with a Malibu, but the bottom line is that it was a car that I settled for after having a 2020 Cadillac CT4 and then a 2021 Volvo S60 T8 Inscription. So coming from those two very nice cars, I had little expectations of the Malibu being something I’d like much. Now just under one year and nearly 10,000 miles, this car impresses me and I really like it. Engine, trans and all. I just wish Buick had one built off the same platform with more sedan’s coming.
I wish the LTZ was still available
While I agree that the Malibu is certainly an O.K. sedan, this is General Motors for crying out loud. Chevy midsize sedans have always been just “O.K.”, rather uninspired to say the least (see Chevy Lumina). However, they always sold in relative numbers to people who just want a decent car to get them from point A to B in relative comfort. This was a sound strategy when the customer’s who desired something a little more tailored to their personal style had the choice to step sidewise into a Pontiac, Olds, Saturn or Buick. Those choices no longer exist at GM, all you get is a one-size fits none Malibu in a couple of limited trim levels. Malibu is a fine car for what it is, but it isn’t even a contendor to be your only sedan going head-to-head with vehicles from from multiple marked segments made the Japanese, Koreans and Germans. It really is beyond sad that this is what GM has become…
Again, I agree almost 100%. Before I purchased the Malibu, I would have agreed with you about it being just ok I think. However, after having it for nearly a year, it’s way better than most give it credit for and I think they are doing that without any wheel time. Personally, I’d say a 2022 Malibu Premier (or 2023 2LT) would be a perfect one for you with the extra features. But I sure love my ’21 LT with the 1.5L and CVT. Just last week on Thanksgiving I drove it 94 miles round trip. The 47 mile trip there netted me 38.1 MPG with the A/C on, some higher winds and moderate traffic. On the 47 mile trip back with less wind, no A/C and less traffic, I averaged 51.7 MPG. I stopped and filled it back up and checked the entire trip by hand for an average of 44.7 MPG. All that in a solid car with great ride and super quiet. I’ll pit my car against anything from Honda or Toyota, any day.
But do I wish Buick had sedans? Absolutely! If GM took the current Malibu, made it more luxurious inside and gave it a very Buick feel, it would be fantastic.
OH MY !!!
A Sedan that will never be reality, neither it is in Buick plans, it is just a design exercise in order the designer do some
Maybe the design will be produced in China? Buick China still sells the LaCrosse and Regal (soon to be Electra???) sedans.
I thought sedans didn’t sell?
Don’t worry, they aren’t planning on selling this cartoon to anyone.
Should they decide to produce it They should call it the Riviera again can’t wait to buy one
Probably won’t be available here but I bet the Chinese wood love it
GM has indicated that they are redoing the LaCrosse for China, so hopefully it will have echoes of the sketch shown here. And they could do a reverse of what the Durant Guild is doing for China – bring specialized vehicles, or low volume vehicles, over from China to America whereas the Durant Guild is bring Celestiqs, Hummers and the like to China.
No more overpriced Chinese made crap.
Should they decide to produce it They should call it the Riviera again can’t wait to buy one
Probably won’t be available here but I bet the Chinese wood love it
Why release a sketch of a sedan when GM has come out and said that there won’t be any Buick sedans coming in the future??
It’a for China
I’ll believe it when I see the test mules rolling around in camo.
Now THAT’S a beautiful car.
Looks like a modern Holden Commodore.
Too bad it will NEVER be built. Just like the Avenir and Avista. Just another $#@× tease from Buick and GM.
Look how much better the concept looks when compared to the Electra.
Looks great! Almost camaro’ish to me. Maybe it’s the new camaro EV
Why tease us with a fantasy from a dying brand?
It’s not a dying brand. It’s in the process of being re-invented for an electric future.
Great sketch, of course, the car can never look like that in 3-D. But if its purpose is to excite management and future buyers, that it does.
An obvious attempt to lure the older EV resistance with a cool sedan. It may work.
Bring back the Roadmaster wagon
Why would you want them to bring back something that didn’t sell well?
Then they woke up and were stuck to the sheets.
Could you imagine one of these with an ICE?
Just raise the roof & back portion a bit higher for a wedge shape look, and add 2 more extra doors on the beautiful Buick Wildcat Concept, and GM may have a potential winning (coupe-like profile) sedan that people like, especially Buick fans, will want one for sure.
A good looking vehicle that one absolutely must want and have, a winning vehicle GM needs to sell.
What’s so difficult about that, and it would look production ready.
Likely to be just a dream fantasy.
The sketch looks like for a Chevy Impala or Malibu sedan.
Also, why is GM teasing us with these beautiful concept vehicles and the production models will not even look close to the concept model.
For example, the 2011 Buick Envision Concept and the 2017 Buick Envision production model had absolutely no relations to the concept vehicle.
Also the Pontiac G6 Concept too, which looked production ready, but the production model looked different and cheap looking. Looks like Hyundai stole the G6 design for their Elantra models!
Why bother. Seems like the sketches and concepts only serve to give away design ideas to the foreign Import competition.
Absolutely gorgeous looking vehicle, i knew it would happen soon, obviously the GM designers are getting sick and tired of using right angle corners designing SUVs all day and want to get back to designing great cars again, they are starting to show signs of common sense by the design of the new generation CT6, the upcoming Lacrosse that is running around in camo, the Celestiq, the Wildcat, FANTASTIC, Detroit will come alive again with exciting new cars in the future. I was starting to get worried, first step SUVs, next step would be those large mining dump trucks, bigger is not always the best way to go.
Worked for GM for 38 years. They are absolutely to best in “Concept” car designs. Then the actual production version looks nothing like it. Just another half assed effort cookie cutter car that quickly becomes irrelevant.
Sadly, the sedans and coupes are history, its all jelly beans and SUVs, what i won’t do for a two door full size sedan ! ! ! Chevy , ford , whatever , when I was young they called me a yuppy ! today’s reality is yuppy personified . read the bible , its almost over … Dr. Ruth says its health to fantasize , , , that’s all your doing , , , dream on says the prophet areosmith ! ! !
It’s a great looking vehicle, too bad it’s supposed to be electric like everything GM wants to make nowadays. It’s more of a shame these “concept vehicles” never make it out to the actual market.
Why can’t they just release a hybrid? Why can’t GM and other brands release hybrids?
I’m pushing 80 and back in the “DAY” one of my most memorable cars was my ’68 Buick GS 400 convert. For the last 25-30 years GM has dropped the ball as far as design and technology and reliability in my opinion That why the last three cars I bought were Ford’s,but with that said the enclosed sketch of that Buick concept and the Wildcat concept has renew my interest in GM products.The question is how far away from the proposed concept will the production version be?