I like a Buick. But I'm not old yet

[numbnuts240]

the avista is sexy. 3.0L tt v6 (one article predicted hp around 400)? yes, please.




http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/10/10747 ... naias-2016

[bundy26]

I'll trade my 11 regal turbo for that

[Bubba1]

it is sexy, but being a buick, I fear it'll come with a landau roof, curb feelers, and bench seats.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Its very Tesla-esque.
Rear wheel drive. Very nice.

[Jesda]

It even has a little bit of Velite in the rear.

[themadscientist]

What did it look like before it got squished?

[Bubba1]

a Camaro...

[sx moneypit]

[numbnuts240]

as my friend put it:

"it looks like the camaro got some class and lost its mullet. i approve."

[float_6969]

I'll take one! That's a good looking car. They might actually build it. GM is really trying to give Buick a new image, like they did with Cadillac. This would certainly help!

[frapjap]

Loads better than the old Reatta.

[BusyBadger]

Looks ok, and 400 horses is nice enough, but being a Buick I bet it will weigh a f*** ton...err, two tons.

[MinisterofDOOM]

I'm not old but most of the Buicks I like are.





As for this thing, I'm not sure what I think. It looks very "conceptey" and not really remotely production-ready. Way too low-slung and wide for a production model, which means if it DOES get built, it'll be diluted, its waistline will go up and its sex appeal will go down.

The rear looks like a 4th gen Eclipse. That is not a good thing.

The rest of it is certainly graceful, but not particularly unique. It has a Ford grille and Audi headlights. The nose actually looks sort of Tesla-ish.

I do like that the lower front bumper is not a mess of black plastic and gaping scoops like every other car right now.

It has fender vents.
Why are fender vents still a thing?!
Yes, I know it's a Buick.
No, those aren't trademark classic three-hole vents! (Not that I actually like those any better on any modern model).

Basically:
It's not ugly at all. It's quite nice. But it doesn't do anything to get my blood pumping. It certainly doesn't make me think "Buick." Which I guess is a good thing, but if that's a good thing, well...that's not a good thing for Buick.

OH, and it'd probably be FWD anyway.

[BusyBadger]

[Jesda]

Looks ok, and 400 horses is nice enough, but being a Buick I bet it will weigh a f**king ton...err, two tons.

It's likely to be the lightest car in its class because, if produced, it would share the Alpha platform with the Cadillac ATS and new Camaro.

[Kompresshun]

The first thing I thought of when I saw it was it would be a great competitor for the new Infiniti Q60 Coupe. It's a great looking car and I definitely commend them for pumping out a pleasing design that's on the Alpha platform. It's no Grand National successor, but it's definitely not a step in the wrong direction either. Let's hope it's slotted in between the Camaro and the ATS-V price wise. It might actually be a good seller for those who want something classier than a Camaro without breaking the bank.

[Desert Rat]

Platform shared with next gen Camaro. But the lines are nice.

[OriginalWheelman]

This better for you MoD?