like i said in an earlier post... i like the V8 rumble...and i like to make my horsepower without power adders......but i've always loved the looks of these cars. put it in the street in front of your house, walk about 30 feet away, and turn round and look at it...it kinda just says "get the hell outta my way NOW" 
almost looks like they're doing 80 just sitting there. for all the good looking cars they're building today though, they'll never match classic styling like the GN's, old mustangs, cudas, cutlass's etc........... 
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The '87 Grand National GNX was the 2nd fastest production car you could buy in the US in the '80s. (911 Turbo was faster) from what I have read. Yes, even the mighty Corvette would quickly see the tail lights of a GN if it tried to run it. All this from a 3.8 litre V6. I LOVE turbos. With standard atmospheric conditions, every 14.7psi of boost made, effective displacement doubles. I was running 15lbs which
effectivelymade that little 231 cu in (3.8 litre) engine into a 462 cu in (7.6 litre).
V8 rumble is neat to listen to, but so is the hiss of a turbo. Thats what makes those turbo Buicks so damn deadly.....they are quiet and unassuming. The seriously de-rated (insurance reasons) specs for the '87 GN is 300hp, 400 ft lbs tq
. Many poor fools mistake a GN for a Monte SS with embarrasing results, those who know what they are proceed with caution. Those that don't know what they are remember them later, I can assure you.
I sold mine while I still had points left on my license.
Research
www.turbobuick.com and
www.turbobuicks.com for info. Check out the GN doing the 1/4 in 8.31 @ 167mph
