Popular Mechanic's Spy Report:Buicks

**ChevroletRevived** · 10-12-2004, 07:32 PM

Popular Mechanics speculates alot about Buick's future, and I was wondering if any of their projections/pictures are valid? None of the Buick's they propose have portholes, they don't follow the same family styling idenity and their projection for the Buick LeSabre looks like a bloated Hyundai XG350! They also predict a Buick based on the CTS!! LOL
Here are the pictures:
Buick Full-Size Car

giagastormer · 10-12-2004, 07:42 PM

Those are old pictures, I have them saved on my computer from over a year ago. Popular Mechanics is usually way off anyway.

**ChevroletRevived** · 10-12-2004, 08:20 PM

oh...

giagastormer · 10-12-2004, 09:39 PM

Sorry to burst your bubble.

amark329 · 10-12-2004, 09:41 PM

He's right. I remember seeing those pics in Motor Trend too. Nothing ever came of the CTS based buick but maybe it will happen in the future.

**ChevroletRevived** · 10-13-2004, 01:04 AM

that's okay..you didn't burst my bubble!

Hudson · 10-13-2004, 08:59 AM

There are two rear-wheel drive Buick cars coming, but neither is based on Sigma (Cadillac CTS).

dre · 10-14-2004, 10:39 AM

That's odd that they would make Buick mockups using a Honda Accord coupe and a Mercury Sable as the basis (the bottom two).

Canuck · 10-14-2004, 02:47 PM

I am glad I don't waste my money on Popular Mechanics. The concepts pictures are terrible.
PM would have been better off photoshopping the Velite.

princecharmless · 10-14-2004, 03:00 PM

i dont like the first pic.the grille is kool and the headlights are alright.it loox like a lincoln

giagastormer · 10-14-2004, 03:03 PM

Wow, that is a big avatar! Enjoy it while it lasts, because it will be deleted.

amark329 · 10-14-2004, 04:29 PM

What is that car in your avatar and how'd you get it so big!? A porsche sedan! Is that a chop?

giagastormer · 10-14-2004, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amark329

What is that car in your avatar and how'd you get it so big!? A porsche sedan! Is that a chop?

It is a chop, and that avatar will be removed when an admin notices it.

jro4566 · 10-14-2004, 05:37 PM

Popular Mechanics is always hard...VERY hard...to trust.

ViperDVMan · 10-17-2004, 09:47 PM

Quote:

He's right. I remember seeing those pics in Motor Trend too. Nothing ever came of the CTS based buick but maybe it will happen in the future.

I read in one of my mags (either Motor Trend or Car and Driver, probably the former) that Buick was speculating on which rear-drive platform they would use for their Buicks. Some said Zeta was more practical since a number of GM cars would be using it. Yet some said Sigma was probably the better choice since it had the refined feel that would better fit Bob Lutz's "Lexus-fighter" vision, and is already engineered for the V-6 and V-8's (also from Cadillac) proposed for the rear-drive Buicks.

10-12-2004, 07:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
ChevroletRevived GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Good Ol United States of America Posts: 8,863	Popular Mechanic's Spy Report:Buicks Popular Mechanics speculates alot about Buick's future, and I was wondering if any of their projections/pictures are valid? None of the Buick's they propose have portholes, they don't follow the same family styling idenity and their projection for the Buick LeSabre looks like a bloated Hyundai XG350! They also predict a Buick based on the CTS!! LOL Here are the pictures: Buick Full-Size Car

10-12-2004, 07:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
giagastormer 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 6,170	Those are old pictures, I have them saved on my computer from over a year ago. Popular Mechanics is usually way off anyway. __________________ -Your Type-R has never beaten JL W7 in any contest. -Your eD is not louder than a Stroker -You dont know what 160.0dB is like -You wont bully a multi-million dollar company via Internet -No one cares who You are, how many amp's You've installed, nor what "Your Buddy" can hit "in the kick". -You are a consumer. Shut the up and gobble up the products that You think are worth Your meager funds.

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giagastormer 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 6,170	Sorry to burst your bubble. __________________ -Your Type-R has never beaten JL W7 in any contest. -Your eD is not louder than a Stroker -You dont know what 160.0dB is like -You wont bully a multi-million dollar company via Internet -No one cares who You are, how many amp's You've installed, nor what "Your Buddy" can hit "in the kick". -You are a consumer. Shut the up and gobble up the products that You think are worth Your meager funds.

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amark329 3.9 Liter V6 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Maine Posts: 917	He's right. I remember seeing those pics in Motor Trend too. Nothing ever came of the CTS based buick but maybe it will happen in the future. __________________

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giagastormer 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 6,170	Wow, that is a big avatar! Enjoy it while it lasts, because it will be deleted. __________________ -Your Type-R has never beaten JL W7 in any contest. -Your eD is not louder than a Stroker -You dont know what 160.0dB is like -You wont bully a multi-million dollar company via Internet -No one cares who You are, how many amp's You've installed, nor what "Your Buddy" can hit "in the kick". -You are a consumer. Shut the up and gobble up the products that You think are worth Your meager funds.

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ChevroletRevived GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Good Ol United States of America Posts: 8,863	oh...

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Hudson 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,230	There are two rear-wheel drive Buick cars coming, but neither is based on Sigma (Cadillac CTS).

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dre 2.2 Liter ECOTEC Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Drives: Grand Am "New" EF Sonata Posts: 83	That's odd that they would make Buick mockups using a Honda Accord coupe and a Mercury Sable as the basis (the bottom two).

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Canuck 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Vancouver Drives: 2005 CTS 3.6, 2005 Envoy Posts: 1,959	I am glad I don't waste my money on Popular Mechanics. The concepts pictures are terrible. PM would have been better off photoshopping the Velite.

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princecharmless 5.3 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: next to bob lutz Drives: da bus Posts: 1,298	i dont like the first pic.the grille is kool and the headlights are alright.it loox like a lincoln

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