Buick Gran Sport

The Buick Gran Sport is a muscle car of the American car brand Buick.

Trivia

As with the Oldsmobile 442, is. Buick GS, or Gran Sport a so-called high- performance option -package, which gives the vehicle on the basis of a Skylark the new name The GS package was also obtainable for the Buick Riviera and Wildcat models.

Gran Sport 400

1965 Buick built the first Gran Sport based on the midsize car Skylark. You could then order a Skylark with a V8. In contrast, the strongest Gran Sport Buick V8 was installed. This had ( ft.lbf 445 ) 6.6 l (401 in ³) displacement and applied according to manufacturer's 242 kW ( 325 hp ) and 603 Nm. Buick sold over 15,000 Gran Sports in the first year and as many again in the second year. Thus, Buick claimed in the muscle car competition. In 1967, the Buick Gran Sport 400 with a newly developed 400 cui engine, this was now powered by 253 kW ( 340 hp ) and torque of 597 Nm had a (440 lb -ft). 1969 Buick donated the GS400 a new hood with ram air intakes, this should increase the performance of up to 8% and torque by 6%. At the same time ran the first Buick GS400 with the Stage 1 option from the tape. This was a limited edition of less than 1500 cars, engine performance increased with this option to 257 kW ( 345 hp ) and maximum torque to 597 Nm (440 ft.lbf ). Thus, the 1/4 mile was run in 14.4 seconds. But Buick offered even more power with rare Stage 2 option. Officially made the Stage 2 modified engine 268 kW ( 360 hp ), but that was an understatement. Some customers speak with their Stage 2 Buicks over 368 kW. Buick itself stated in a prospectus with the inscription " 360 hp, quarter mile in 12.5 seconds".

Gran Sport 340/350

In 1967, Buick is a sister model, the Gran Sport 340 ( ft.lbf 365 ) with a 5.6 - liter engine (340 in ³), with 193 kW ( 260 hp ) and 495 Nm. Less than 4000 units left the Buick works. The following year, then the 5.7 - liter engine (350 in ³) engine was installed and remained until 1975.

A small model, the Gran Sport 231, was produced in 1975.

GS455

The Gran Sport 400 was replaced in 1970 by the even stronger Gran Sport 455. Its engine was 7.5 L ( 455 in ³) engine capacity generated an output of 260 kW ( 350 hp ) and a torque of 691 Nm (510 ft.lbf ).

In 1972 the Buick GS 455 Stage1 from Hot Rod Magazine entitled Competition car of the year.

The performance was indicated with "only" 270 BHP.

The Gran Sport 400 put the quarter mile back in just 14.23 seconds.

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