- Buick GL8
Infobox Automobile
name=Buick GL8
manufacturer=General Motors
production=2000–present
class=Minivan
body_style=4-doorvan
platform=FF/AWD U-bodyInfobox Automobile generation
name=First generation
production=2000–2005
related=Chevrolet Venture Oldsmobile Silhouette Pontiac Montana Opel Sintra
Vauxhall Sintra
Pontiac Trans Sport
body_style=4-doorminivan
engine=3.4 L "LA1"V6
wheelbase= Auto in|112|0 (2.5)
Auto in|120|0 (Firstland)
length= Auto in|187.3|0 (2.5)
Auto in|201.3|0 (Fir.)
width= Auto in|72.7|0
height= Auto in|67.4|0 (2.5)
Auto in|68.1|0 (Fir.)
weight= Auto lb|3730|0 (2.5)
Auto lb|3942|0 (Fir.)Infobox Automobile generation
name=Second generation
production=2005–present
related=Chevrolet Uplander Buick Terraza Saturn Relay Pontiac Montana SV6
body_style=4-doorminivan The Buick GL8 is a
minivan sold by General Motors'Buick division inChina . Released in 2000, the GL8 is is similar to thePontiac Montana . Many people tend to think theBuick Terraza was Buick's first minivan, since the GL8 is exclusively sold in the Chinese market. It was redesigned for 2005; however, it has a more aerodynamic and futuristic look than its American and Canadian counterparts, theBuick Terraza , theChevrolet Uplander , thePontiac Montana , and theSaturn Relay .Models
The regular wheelbase GL8 is known as the GL8 2.5 while the extended wheelbase variant is called the GL8 Firstland. There are four trim levels available, called the LT, CT1, CT2, and GT (which is only available on the Firstland). In October 2001, the first bunch of Buick GL10s (10 passenger versions of the 1st-generation GL8) were exported to the Philippines.
Engines:
* GL8 2.5: 2.5 L V6 engine
* GL8 Firstland: 3.0 L V6Prototype
In 2001, the Buick GL8 XEA1 or Phoenix was developed as a collaboration between General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC). The Buick GL8 XAE1 is a hybrid vehicle that uses a 35 kw fuel cell and compressed hydrogen gas to deliver its power. The General Motors Phoenix was officially unveiled at the Pan Asia Automotive Technology Center in China in the year 2001.
External links
* [http://www.buick.com.cn/gl8/index.aspx Official site] - In Chinese
* [http://www.shanghaigm.com/www/html/actionCATEGORY_PG_CategorySearch/CategoryNode.id33/Categorysmallbean.pid33/Categorysmallbean.id46/Categorydocumentdetail.id233.html Buick GL8 information]
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