Remember when Grand Nationals were fast?
07-20-2005, 06:38 AM
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Remember when Grand Nationals were fast?
My first new car was an 11 sec car. 11 sec to 60 that is. 
That was a 88 VW Fox. Very slow but this was a time when the Buick Grand National was fast for a production car.
I was just looking at a retrospective of the Buick Grand National that was made from 1984-87
They're 3.8L V6 turbo the first year manages to wheeze out a fantastic 200hp and 300-TQ.
1986 got intercooler for an earth shattering 235hp and 330-TQ and a dash from 0-60 in under 7 sec (that's about the time you'll get a V6 Mustang today)
Top dog the 87 GNX only 547 of them were sold so its one of the most collectible cars of the decade. The GNX had 276hp and 360-TQ. (It was in this era the NSX was launched when 270hp meant something).
I guess these cars are easy to mod like the last Supra turbo. They say the prices have leveled off or even gone up in the past few years $8K-$10K for a solid runner and all the way up to $18K for a great shape one.
They sold only about 30,000 cars in 4 years
The Dodge Neon (with factory option) can put out numbers about what a GNX was putting out with about half the displacement.
That was a 88 VW Fox. Very slow but this was a time when the Buick Grand National was fast for a production car.
I was just looking at a retrospective of the Buick Grand National that was made from 1984-87
They're 3.8L V6 turbo the first year manages to wheeze out a fantastic 200hp and 300-TQ.
1986 got intercooler for an earth shattering 235hp and 330-TQ and a dash from 0-60 in under 7 sec (that's about the time you'll get a V6 Mustang today)
Top dog the 87 GNX only 547 of them were sold so its one of the most collectible cars of the decade. The GNX had 276hp and 360-TQ. (It was in this era the NSX was launched when 270hp meant something).
I guess these cars are easy to mod like the last Supra turbo. They say the prices have leveled off or even gone up in the past few years $8K-$10K for a solid runner and all the way up to $18K for a great shape one.
They sold only about 30,000 cars in 4 years
The Dodge Neon (with factory option) can put out numbers about what a GNX was putting out with about half the displacement.
07-20-2005, 06:47 AM
#2
Registered User
lol. We must be around the same age. I used to dream of owning a "Gran Nash". Chuckle. I thought it was a 6 second 0-60 car. I think these are still highly collectable.
07-20-2005, 06:52 AM
#3
Registered User
Thread Starter
GNX could have been a 6-second car. Today an Avalon is sub-six 
I was never into mustangs or camaros but the GN or the GNX were mean.
Not sure but they may have all been Black at least that's all I remamber.
I was never into mustangs or camaros but the GN or the GNX were mean.
Not sure but they may have all been Black at least that's all I remamber.
07-20-2005, 09:11 AM
#6
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: 818
Posts: 320
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Let's not forget about the Cyclone and the Typhoon, same powerplant if I'm not mistaken but with AWD/4WD I remember one of the major car mags like Road&Track or C&D got 0-60 in 4.6 or 4.8 seconds and those all had slush boxes I believe.
07-20-2005, 09:36 AM
#7
Registered User
Originally Posted by rai,Jul 20 2005, 10:38 AM
1986 got intercooler for an earth shattering 235hp and 330-TQ and a dash from 0-60 in under 7 sec.
GNX 4.7s....car & driver, may/87 issue.
the GN/GNX were the fastest production cars other than the P-turbo (4.6s) at the time.
even though it was 20 years ago, no one would have gotten excited about a 7s 0-60 time.
no idea why you would even THINK it was in the 7s range....brain fade?
Trending Topics
07-20-2005, 12:14 PM
#9
Originally Posted by JHoff,Jul 20 2005, 12:11 PM
Let's not forget about the Cyclone and the Typhoon, same powerplant if I'm not mistaken but with AWD/4WD I remember one of the major car mags like Road&Track or C&D got 0-60 in 4.6 or 4.8 seconds and those all had slush boxes I believe.
(the sy and ty actually have a 4.3L turbo instead of the 3.8L that was in the GN's).I am so used to my Evo that the Typhoon really doesn't feel all that fast (it is stock).
