After filling its lineup with small, proper, four-cylinder cars over the
last couple of years, General Motors may finally be getting back to its
gnarly roots.
First came the 2014 Corvette Stingray, a lean, muscled-up 450-horsepower ‘Vette in a European suit.
Next
was the Chevrolet SS, an old-school, rear-wheel-drive full-size sedan
with a 415-horsepower Corvette-derived V-8 under the hood.
Now
comes a report from Inside Line that Buick is considering resurrecting
its high-performance past with new versions of the Grand National, GNX
and the T-Type.
And unlike some previous GM attempts to go back
to the future, these cars won’t be weak-kneed frauds hiding behind
iconic badges.
All would be based on architecture borrowed from
the new rear-wheel-drive Cadillac ATS, Inside Line says, which is a
pretty darn good place to start.
The T-Type and Grand National
would likely share powertrains – probably a twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter
V-6 good for 350 to 400 horsepower, Inside Line says.
Even
better, the GNX might get a version of the all-new LT1 small-block V-8,
which supposedly will fit into the ATS’ engine bay, according to Inside
Line.
Cadillac is believed to already be at work developing a
high-performance V version of the ATS that may be equipped with a V-8,
so the hot-rod Buick might not be much of a stretch.
And how much energy would a new GNX bring to a Buick showroom full of LaCrosses, Regals and Enclaves?
(courtesy of the Dallas Morning News)
