Buick Business MPV Concept built for China
The Buick brand is possibly GM’s most successful brand out of the US and it’s quite big in China. The Buick GL8 was the 2nd most highest selling MPV in 2008 in China, selling 36,252 units second to the JAC Refine’s 36,304 units.
Here comes the Buick Business MPV Concept, which was designed and engineered by GM’s Pan Asian Technical Automotive Center. It’s designed to appeal to the upper class Chinese customer and styling-wise it looks like a larger version of the Opel Meriva concept showcased late year – you should be able to immediately recognise it by the shoulderline profile which takes a little dip in the middle before rising back up. Perhaps this is a “Grand Meriva”.
There is no B-pillar and the rear doors slide rearward to offer full easy access to the interior, which features 6 individual seats that look rather comfortable. The middle row can be rotated to face the rear for easy meetings between 4 people, and there is even a table in the middle which you can use to place your notebook or something.
Look after the jump for a full gallery of the Buick.
April 26, 2009 @ 11:47 am
First!!
Why look like they copy savvy’s step up… or rather, step down in this case…
The grille makes it look cheap rather than exceutive-ish……
Btw Paul, blog lah abt the RR Phantom copycat that costs GBP30k ehehe
April 26, 2009 @ 12:03 pm
Business Class.
April 26, 2009 @ 12:38 pm
Hi, When Buick makes a roadster again…..consider making it bigger than the “SKY/SOLSTICE” as we’re 6′1″ and need a little more trunk and more affordable than the “XLR’. Thanks, Bart
April 26, 2009 @ 1:21 pm
it looks awesome…but why china always get it??
April 26, 2009 @ 1:33 pm
Cun weh!!!!
April 26, 2009 @ 1:52 pm
wahlaueh…
yeah.. business class… not sure how much is the engine capacity…
April 26, 2009 @ 1:54 pm
[quote comment="233985"]it looks awesome…but why china always get it??[/quote]
i think open market… that help China get new model fast… not like us here almost close market…
April 26, 2009 @ 1:57 pm
[quote comment="233985"]it looks awesome…but why china always get it??[/quote]
tis is because china have bigger market,and not like us got such hi tax
April 26, 2009 @ 4:59 pm
skool holiday started edi?
y still askin so many noob question about y only for chinese market?
look at their population.. ppl~~
April 26, 2009 @ 6:31 pm
Concept ist just concept. By the time it reaches production, only exterior will look similar, all else will be dull
April 26, 2009 @ 8:36 pm
Exora should be designed like this.. make it looks masculine
April 26, 2009 @ 11:10 pm
nice seats.
but yeah, blog about the geely phatom copycat!
April 27, 2009 @ 7:44 am
Savvy on steroid overdose.
April 27, 2009 @ 9:23 am
I think the cost of engineering the B pillar-less structure to pass side impact test may be too high to worth the trouble.
April 27, 2009 @ 9:33 am
this is nice. i like the rear seet
April 27, 2009 @ 9:56 am
For sure the engine capacity is 1.6 campro cps. I think this car can only run 100 km/h max. Hahaha
April 27, 2009 @ 10:42 am
[quote comment="233968"]First!!
Why look like they copy savvy’s step up… or rather, step down in this case…
The grille makes it look cheap rather than exceutive-ish……
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and you are assuming that the Savvy was the first with an odd step up window line…? Its not even the first in Malaysia…..
April 27, 2009 @ 11:13 am
[quote comment="233990"][quote comment="233985"]it looks awesome…but why china always get it??[/quote]
i think open market… that help China get new model fast… not like us here almost close market…
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china is not-really-open-market, but to market is so big make it worth to invest even foreigner only can have max 49% of share.
April 27, 2009 @ 11:02 pm
[quote comment="234173"][quote comment="233968"]First!!
Why look like they copy savvy’s step up… or rather, step down in this case…
The grille makes it look cheap rather than exceutive-ish……
[/quote]
and you are assuming that the Savvy was the first with an odd step up window line…? Its not even the first in Malaysia…..[/quote]
It may not be the first, but it’s certainly the one that became a hot topic to bash Savvy. Put it on Savvy it got bashed. Put it on some foreign car, it became nice.
Oh Malaysiaku…………