Arriving in 1987, the GNX took the Buick Regal—which was already offered in go-fast Grand National form—and turned up the wick on turbo technology that Buick had been perfecting for nearly a ...

With a boosted powerplant and styling that would make Darth Vader do a double-take, the 1987 Buick Regal Grand National is a surefire fan favorite. Now, we’re getting the lowdown on this fully ...

Buick built just 2000 copies of its '84 Regal Grand National and 2102 for 1985—far short of demand. "The next significant improvement was in 1986, when Ron Yuille and the Turbo Engine Group ...

After a 30-year hiatus, the Buick Regal Grand National and its high-performance Regal GNX variant are expected to make a return sometime in the 2016-2017 time frame. Here is some information we ...

The Regal Sport Coupe was produced in a volume of 6,276 cars in 1980. The Buick Grand National was introduced at a ceremony preceding the Daytona 500 on Feb. 10, 1982, with Buick boss Lloyd ...

They went like hell....The Regal Grand National is their heir, as sure as Kyle followed Richard and Richard followed Lee." THEN:"This may be the Buick you'd really rather have. " -- Len Frank ...

In 1981, Darrell Waltrip drove a Buick Regal to the NASCAR championship. To celebrate the accomplishment, the car manufacturer introduced the first Regal Grand National in February 1982 at the ...

The high-water mark culminated with the intercooled, turbocharged V-6 Buick Regal Grand National and GNX of 1986 and 1987 before closing out the decade with the 1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am.

One cannot take life too seriously when one looks at it from inside a Monte Carlo SS, a Buick Regal Grand National, or—to a lesser degree—an Olds 442. These cars are for taking large numbers ...

But according to muscle car enthusiasts, the coolest of technology came in the form of high-performance cars – the Buick Regal Grand National and its high performance big brother the Regal GNX.

If you’re not familiar with it, the GNX was a special version of the Buick Regal Grand National built through a collaboration with ASC/McLaren. It featured a 3.8-liter turbocharged V6 that was ...