Back in the limelight in 2024 thanks to Kendrick Lamar, these hot Buicks defined American muscle in the 1980s.

The following story originally appeared in the March 1999 issue of GM High-Tech Performance magazine, which I edited between 1995 and 2002. The story’s Detroit-based author, Jim McCraw, was a Motown ...

During the 1980s, Buick, of all GM divisions, dared to redefine the muscle car using a turbocharged V6. Not only did the experiment work, but it resulted in one of the most badass American performance ...

When some underpowered car is upgraded with a suitably powerful engine, it’s very common to hear people say it “finally got ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Ringbrothers revealed custom Buick Grand National at 2024 SEMA show Custom Grand National features powertrain by Duttweiler Performance Ringbrothers also presented custom Plymouth ‘Cuda and Chevy ...

Remaining true to the legend, INVADR employs a 3.8-liter V-6 from Duttweiler Performance that is claimed to be capable of up to 2,000 hp at 50 pounds of boost. However, it’s been “detuned” for daily ...

The Buick Grand National has long held a special status among American performance cars. Even in its original 1987 guise, it was an intimidating machine, but nothing quite as unhinged as this wildly ...

The Buick Grand National Experiment, or the GNX for short, was a limited edition model from Buick that was released in 1987. The GNX traces its origins to the intensified efforts of the company during ...

Dutchboys Hotrods, a custom shop located in Vicksburg, Michigan, made quite the splash at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas this year, showing up to the party with this jaw-dropping, LS7-powered 1987 Buick ...

Dutchboys Hotrods rebuilt a 1987 Buick Grand National with a twin-turbo 1,400-hp LS7 and custom PPF, creating the most ...

What is a GNX? The Buick GNX (short for “Grand National Experimental”) was the ultimate expression of G-body performance; a rear-wheel-drive coupe that served as a coda for the Detroit automaker’s ...