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Great Buick Park Avenue Test Drive Pictures!

24K views 126 replies 79 participants last post by  RoccoTheHammer  
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HAHA Since all u guys love the New Park Avenue in China, i ve been looooooking for their pictures ever since, and today:D i found some more(again), enjoy guys, and i hope it will be heading to the states too:cool:

All pictures are from auto.sina.com.cn


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This one is very interesting;p thats how u write Shanghai GM in Chinese;p first 2 Characters stands for Shanghai, second 2 characters stands fro GM:)
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#7 ·
Re: Buick Park Avenue Test Drive with pictures (56K Beware)

Did you notice the condensation around the air vent!!! This thing is AMAZING!!!!

My only request is to restyle it so it looks more like the Enclave and less like the G8.
 
#8 ·
Re: Buick Park Avenue Test Drive with pictures (56K Beware)

SamKung, you rock! this is awesome! I failed when i tried to find anything on it.

So do you know if the car is getting good reviews in China? Just Curious if the reviews are as good as the looks.
 
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Re: Buick Park Avenue Test Drive with pictures (56K Beware)

MrJamesMc said:
So do you know if the car is getting good reviews in China? Just Curious if the reviews are as good as the looks.
haha yeah from what i understand the review is pretty good;p huge space;p wonderful interior+the audio system:D well i guess the only compliant is that some people have been waiting for a while to get their car:D
 
#10 ·
Re: Buick Park Avenue Test Drive with pictures (56K Beware)

Beautiful execution. Especially the interior. The exterior is very reminiscent of the Audi A8. Especially the greenhouse. My only complaint is the conservative front end. I guess there is only so much that can be done on this Holden rebadge.

Question for GM:

The reason why the NA market is not getting this car is... Hello? Anyone?
 
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atomicshark said:
Beautiful execution. Especially the interior. The exterior is very reminiscent of the Audi A8. Especially the greenhouse. My only complaint is the conservative front end. I guess there is only so much that can be done on this Holden rebadge.

Question for GM:

The reason why the NA market is not getting this car is... Hello? Anyone?
Because it will overshadow Cadillac and we musn't have that!


I say who cares? Bring it over and let it overshadow the STS!
 
#13 ·
Re: Buick Park Avenue Test Drive with pictures (56K Beware)

i wonder of there are enthusiasts out there taking their buicks and trying to make them as close to the chinese market buicks, just like japanese car enthusiasts do with their JDM stuff. Those badges in chinese look great. I remember Lutz mentioned that high quality badges were something that was lacking from GM cars too many were using stickers or stamped in nameplates
 
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Re: Great Buick Park Avenue Test Drive Pictures! (56K Warning)

This thing is just amazing. A few things I would like to point out though. It looks like GM MIGHT be learning, they put the hydraulic hinges for the trunk, the ones that don't take up any trunk space when closed -- and it doesn't crush your stuff. The key for the car also looks quite nice. Another thing, the composite video jacks of the DVD player in the back are arranged in a triangle, weird! And also, all the words are still in English (as in the radio controls and such, not the vehicle name).
 
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Re: Great Buick Park Avenue Test Drive Pictures! (56K Warning)

Only one thing needs to be added before shipping them to NA, portholes.
 
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Butz said:
Only one thing needs to be added before shipping them to NA, portholes.
The Lucerne ventiports might look decent on it.

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#20 ·
Re: Great Buick Park Avenue Test Drive Pictures! (56K Warning)

Dear GM, listen now - this thing would actually SELL here in Europe, contrary to your ugly plasticky Cadillacs!

For me, the car is perfect and the front end is too, I'd rather like the Enclave to be made more like it than the other way around - this ParkAve makes the Enclave's front end look too... Asian to me! Oh, and I think it doesn't need no portholes (though some TASTEFUL ones might be a nice addition).

PS. You're right Andrew, those are VENTIPORTS, people keep calling them portholes and it got me too....
 
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Re: Great Buick Park Avenue Test Drive Pictures! (56K Warning)

I'd hate to be the Devil's Advocate, but the more I see it, the more I'm glad it's not over here.......kind of. It's a nice car, don't get me wrong, but the syling outside doesn't scream Buick for America. The outside needs to have a kind of Enclave styling to it, then it's right for the US market. The interior, leave it as it is.
 
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Re: Great Buick Park Avenue Test Drive Pictures! (56K Warning)

Maybe instead of changing the front end, ala G8, they can spend the money changing the fenders... give it hips, haha.

This should come to N.A. If it compete's with Cadillac, so what? The two cars should be aiming at two different kinds of luxary buyers anyways.
Buick, with traditional luxary, much of which the Park Avenue displays.
And Cadillac, who should include more technical advancements, more pricey hardware for your buck. So saying "I drive a Cadillac" is synonomous with top rung, upper shelf, you've made it. Which is exactly why Cadillac should move up a few notch's.

Therefore the two brands, even though in similar price ranges, would cater to two different corners of the luxary market, while hopefully Cadillac starts moving up market.