What car is this?

[Speed.deman]

Suspect this will be a short thread!

Thanks!

[Z4monster]

Chrysler Le Baron I think.

[Butter Face]

Buick Grand National.

Possibly a 3.8SFI Turbo like the one Damien Lewis drove in Life.

[Z4monster]

Butter Face said:

Buick Grand National.

Possibly a 3.8SFI Turbo like the one Damien Lewis drove in Life.

Damn so close but so far. You're spot on. Must be sister models. Can't see two manufacturers producing something that hideous by accident.

Although on checking Google, it would appear not.

How did both GM and Chrysler end up making monster coupes like these.

Edited by Z4monster on Thursday 26th December 13:29

[Butter Face]

My endless hours of watching random tv programs come back to help me again. Huzzah.

[Speed.deman]

Cheers!

[deltashad]

Reminds me a bit of the Monte Carlo in Training Day...

[flatso]

Buick Grand National...I believe all had the 3,8 Turbo in them.
I used to run a Buick Riviera with that engine back in the day....it was a lovely looking machine. The Grand Nationals had a bit of a cult following and I can see them being a classic one day.

[cologne2792]

In the TV series ' Life ', Damian Lewis' character drives one after his Bentley has been run over by a tractor.
It actually looks fairly cool and different - well one of those anyway...

[The Nur]

Are the Grand National and the GNX the same thing?

[morgrp]

The Nur said:

Are the Grand National and the GNX the same thing?

Sort of - the GNX was a limited run model that was a heavily breathed on regal grand national to give it some serious performance (0-60 in about 4.5secs) GNXs are now worth a small fortune

[Butter Face]

cologne2792 said:

In the TV series ' Life ', Damian Lewis' character drives one after his Bentley has been run over by a tractor.
It actually looks fairly cool and different - well one of those anyway...

If only you'd read my post 58 minutes before yours

[The Nur]

morgrp said:

Sort of - the GNX was a limited run model that was a heavily breathed on regal grand national to give it some serious performance (0-60 in about 4.5secs) GNXs are now worth a small fortune

Cheers, thanks for clearing that up

[Eighteeteewhy]

Z4monster said:

Chrysler Le Baron I think.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wzzC-6T0Mk

[aspirated]

I love them

[motorizer]

deltashad said:

Reminds me a bit of the Monte Carlo in Training Day...

They are both GM G bodies.

[sawman]

looks like chick hicks in a black suit

[Darren156]

Vin Diesel drove one at the start of Fast 4 if memory serves correct.

[cologne2792]

Butter Face said:

If only you'd read my post 58 minutes before yours

Weirdly, at the time of posting your post wasn't visible to me...
and you spelled Damian with an e... :-)

[Futuramic]

It's a GM G-Body, usually found in the Chevrolet Monte Carlo, or Buick Grand National if you had more cash. I think there may have been a Pontiac on that frame too - maybe a LeMans.

The exact car appears to be a Buick GN-X - or Grand National X. Effectively the normal car fitted with an enlarged V6 with a single turbocharger. Serious power and also found in the GMC Syclone truck.