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While the Chevrolet brand showed off the new Cruze hatchback and the production Bolt EV, the Buick brand went with a high performance concept to draw people to their display in Cobo Hall and it worked.In a year where we didn"t see a great many performance vehicle debuts in Detroit, the Buick Avista Concept was one of the hottest cars on the floor even with only limited information.Before getting into the pictures and the scant details, keep in mind that the Buick Avista is purely a concept car and while we could (hopefully) see a production version someday this concept car appears to be a bit too "auto show glam" for the assembly line.General Motors amplifies the fact that it isn"t a production-ready vehicle by only offering up the basic details, but those details combined with the stylish exterior are more than enough to peak my interest.Most importantly, the Buick Avista is powered by a new 3.0L V6 twin turbo V6 that is promised to deliver 400 horsepower to the rear wheels via an 8-speed automatic transmission. We also know that the Avista Concept has the latest version of the company"s Magnetic Ride Control suspension setup and the massive carbon ceramic brakes, both of which are shared with the Chevrolet Camaro.It should be noted that this gorgeous Buick coupe is based on the Alpha platform of the Camaro and it shares the same wheelbase, front track and rear track dimensions as the Chevy muscle car (110.7 WB, 63 FT, 62.9 RT), giving it the same aggressive stance as the 6th gen Camaro in SS form.Some people are griping that this is just a dressed up Camaro and to some extent, they are right but the Buick Avista shows that GM is at least considering a sporty coupe for the Buick brand in the future.Based just on this concept, the future of Buick could hold something that will almost certainly score younger buyers while also giving the older buyers a premium performance coupe with upscale finishes inside and out to what we find on the Camaro.Tags: Buick, avista
Date written: January 12, 2016
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ID: 1684
While the Chevrolet brand showed off the new Cruze hatchback and the production Bolt EV, the Buick brand went with a high performance concept to draw people to their display in Cobo Hall and it worked.In a year where we didn"t see a great many performance vehicle debuts in Detroit, the Buick Avista Concept was one of the hottest cars on the floor even with only limited information.Before getting into the pictures and the scant details, keep in mind that the Buick Avista is purely a concept car and while we could (hopefully) see a production version someday this concept car appears to be a bit too "auto show glam" for the assembly line.General Motors amplifies the fact that it isn"t a production-ready vehicle by only offering up the basic details, but those details combined with the stylish exterior are more than enough to peak my interest.Most importantly, the Buick Avista is powered by a new 3.0L V6 twin turbo V6 that is promised to deliver 400 horsepower to the rear wheels via an 8-speed automatic transmission. We also know that the Avista Concept has the latest version of the company"s Magnetic Ride Control suspension setup and the massive carbon ceramic brakes, both of which are shared with the Chevrolet Camaro.It should be noted that this gorgeous Buick coupe is based on the Alpha platform of the Camaro and it shares the same wheelbase, front track and rear track dimensions as the Chevy muscle car (110.7 WB, 63 FT, 62.9 RT), giving it the same aggressive stance as the 6th gen Camaro in SS form.Some people are griping that this is just a dressed up Camaro and to some extent, they are right but the Buick Avista shows that GM is at least considering a sporty coupe for the Buick brand in the future.Based just on this concept, the future of Buick could hold something that will almost certainly score younger buyers while also giving the older buyers a premium performance coupe with upscale finishes inside and out to what we find on the Camaro.Tags: Buick, avista
Date written: January 12, 2016
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 1684
