The Kid with A lot to Say
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The Kid takes a look at 1980s Automobiles:1987 Buick GNX
1987 magazine ad for the Buick GNX
The 80s were a horrible time for American horsepower heads. Many of the cars that were manuafactured by GM and Ford were not known for high horsepower and torque. It wasn't until 1987 that GM's Buick line released a car named the GNX. The GNX was actually tuned by ASC McLaren. The ASC McLaren company is known for making fast cars(F1 and the Mercedes SLR) and tuning engines. The GNX was only made for one year, and 547 of them were made. It was powered by a 3.8 liter (231 ci) turbo charged V6 engine. The horsepower rating was somewhere between 280 to 300 hp and torque was 360 ft-lbs. 0-60 time for the GNX varied for some weird reason. Car and Driver did a test on a GNX and achieved a 0-60 time of 4.9 seconds. According to GM, the GNX could go from 0-60 in 5.3 seconds and could hit a top speed of 125 mph. For a brief moment, American horsepower and performance was back because of Buick and their mighty GNX.
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