Archive for the ‘Buick China’ category
Buick Excelle GT – Naked and Exposed
The Buick Excelle GT is based upon the Opel Astra sedan and will be launching in both the USA and China under the Buick guise, although it is likely to make it into certain sedan friendly Euro markets towards the end of the year. This is the first time that the Buick Excelle has been [...]
New Buick GL8 MPV to launch at years end
After the MPV segments first quarter sterling come back in the Chinese market, Buick are right on time to deliver their latest generation of the Buick GL8 in form of the Buick Business MPV concept that was unveiled at last years Shanghai Auto Show. The latest incarnation of the GL8 is set to give the [...]
Buick Excelle GT to launch in July?
The Buick Excelle GT sedan is expected to launch in July according to Chinese automotive media sources. The Excelle GT is based off the GM Delta II platform which is also shared with other China made products such as the Chevrolet Cruze and the Buick Excelle hatchback. The Chinese press are already referring to the [...]
Buick Excelle GT sedan to come in three flavors
The soon to be launched Buick Excelle GT Sedan is going to be launched in three different flavors at this weeks Beijing Auto Show according to our sources. As with the hatchback version, the sedan will come with the same engines, a 1.6, a 1.8, and a range topping 1.6T. The cars will officially launch [...]
Buick 2.0T Lacrosse to launch soon
The Buick Lacrosse is Buick’s latest fantastic sedan, it has the size and styling of a high end Lexus but has the price tag that we can all afford, even us mere CCT staff writers. The Chinese offerings are a 2.4l 4 cylinder model that is highly rated and also a flagship 3.0L V6, the [...]
Buick Exelle GT Sedan spotted out testing!
The Buick Excelle hatch has only just been on the market for a few months in naturally aspirated and turbo form, of which the turbo form is a 1.6T producing 184BHP (named the Excelle XT) which is quite the little rocket, however Buick at some point decided that this was not enough and laid out [...]
Buick Exelle hatch to get 2.0Turbo, thats 220BHP to you and me.
Buick are throwing their hat into the Chinese hot hatch segment, and plan on giving the Chinese built Golf GTI a good thrashing with its latest offering, a Buick Excelle hatch with a 2.0T engine. If you’re shocked, elated or reaching for the defibrillator in a blind panic like we were, then you know exactly [...]
Buick Excelle hatch to launch this month of the 23rd, priced 126k to 176k RMB
The Buick Execlle hatch is set to launch in China this month on the 23rd according to various websites. The 23rd January will see the launch of the full range of the 1.6L, 1.8L and the flagship 1.6T unit, pricing is being estimated by the Chinese media as being from 126,000rmb to 176,000rmb with the [...]
New Buick Excelle sedan spotted out
Buicks new Excelle hatchback was launched late 2009 at the Guangzhou Auto Show, and will hit the dealerships very soon. Shanghai GM are also working on an saloon version which will launch sometime in the middle of 2010. This car has already been spotted testing in the USA, but this is thought to be the [...]
120,000rmb and rising? Buick Excelle to launch on Jan 23rd
The Chinese automotive media are estimating that the Buick Excelle will start at 110,980rmb when it launches on January 23rd 2010. The Excelle hatch will start with a 1.6L hatchback, and will also have a 1.8L as well as the flagship 1.6 turbo assisted model. The 1.6T is the model that is being anticipated the [...]
Buick Regal 2.0T Review
A few months ago, actually, exactly 16 weeks ago, I woke up on a Saturday morning and stumbled into my home office to see if my email client would give me the day off, or burden me with the unnecessary emailing that a white collar existence delivers. I didn’t get very far into my emails [...]
Buick Excelle Hatch – The big picture!
The Buick Excelle hatchback, alongside the MG6 are arguably the big stars of the Guangzhou Auto show this year. The Excelle hatch signals the end of the dated Daewoo Lacetti hatchback, and the rebranding of the European Opel Astra for the Chinese marketplace. Whilst it maybe a rebranded Astra, the Chinese version known as the [...]
Buick hot hatch breaks cover, to be known as Exelle hatch
The Opel Astra has gone full circle to become the new Buick Excelle hatch, complete with a 1.6T engine: If you squint a little, you can make out XT which is probably the turbo/sports model. AshAsh came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree [...]
New Buick HRV becomes the Ying Lang
The Opel Astra is soon to be renamed the Ying Lang in China and will replace the ageing Daewoo Lacetti in Buick showrooms across China. The Ying Lang is going to launch at the Guangzhou Auto Show later this month, and will aimed squarely at the 6th generation VW Golf, and will be packing a [...]
Buick HRV, practically naked aside for tape covering its modesty
The Buick HRV is lining up to become one of the best looking compact cars in the Chinese market for 2010, especially with its handsome powertrains that are going to be both cheaper, and more powerful than the competition in its segment. Apparently the new HRV is in pre-production testing and will launch at the [...]
Buick Park Avenue face lift spotted in China
The Chinese version of the Buick Park Avenue is quite a handsome vehicle, and has just recieved more handsome thanks to a small facial upgrade. The Park Avenue is based off the Australian designed and built Holden Statesman and is actually a CKD model from Australia with the Buick badging bolted on afterwards. The Park [...]
Chinese Buick HRV aka the Opel Astra to launch in Jan 2010
The current Buick HRV is the only hatchback in the Buick line up, and is aging rapidly when compared to the ultra new Buick Lacrosse, Regal and Enclave in Buick China dealerships, but that will all change in January 2010 when Buick launches their new Buick HRV, aka the Opel Astra in Buick dress. The [...]
This is the 2011 Buick MPV – Spyshots!
The Buick MPV is practically a staple of Chinese business practice, they ferry clients from office to office in reasonable luxury, they’re comfortable, they look good, but it seems they only come in blue and silver. The 2011 Buick MPV is a step away from the boxy MPV of 2009, with a more rounded shape [...]
New Buick HRV to be a 1.6T Rocket?
The Buick line up in China is quite frankly fantastic, you have a mixture of cars, everything from mini sedans, to larger sedans and MPV’s and SUV’s, it’s simply brilliant. It almost makes me want to become a Buick owner just looking through the glass at the dealership, cars like the new Regal and the [...]
Buick Regal 1.6T launched, a snip at 199,999rmb
The Buick Regal 1.6T is the latest model model from Shanghai GM and is preparing to enter into the segment with its racy 1.6T engine. The 1.6T is reasonably powerful, but obviously plays second fiddle to the 2.0T model that is further up the range. The 1.6T power stats are quite reasonable at 132kW/5800 rpm [...]
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