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While the Buick GNX was already old at this point, its astounding engine was still the most powerful available, and Pontiac decided to use its proven turbocharged V6 powerplant for the new Trans-Am.

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This fact prompted Lloyd Reuss of Buick to create a new kind of sports car, which became the GNX. Initially, only 500 1987 Buick GNXs were created, in honor of the NASCAR race, the Daytona 500.

The GNX did more than tangle with Lamborghini in the late-1980s, with the wildly experimental Buick narrowly besting the Italian brand's iconic Countach in terms of 0 to 60 mph get up and go.

Kendrick Lamar and the GNX go way back In a 2012 interview with Complex, Lamar shared that his father drove him home from the hospital in a Buick Regal, a cheaper, pedestrian-spec version of the GNX.

Lamar was also born in 1987, when Buick released the Regal and the GNX. "When I was born, I came home from the hospital in an '87 Buick Regal while my pops was bumping Big Daddy Kane," said Kendrick.

When MotorTrend originally drove the Buick GNX in 1987, Buick engineers managed to coax a 5.4-second sprint to 60 mph out of an early prototype. This was backed by a 13.4-second quarter-mile with ...

Flaunting a glossy coat of Bronze Ice Metallic (a $495 option) and a black roof ($395), the compact crossover has decent curb appeal and presents better than Toyota’s Corolla Cross or Honda’s HR-V.

One of only 547 units made, this rare 1987 Buick GNX changed owners for a whopping $231,000 in January 2024. Now it looks brand-new.

The Buick GNX, based on the Grand National (which is itself a hot-rod version of the Regal coupe), was equipped with a potent, turbocharged V-6. The GNX package brought the Grand National's ...