News: New Grand National Coming?

Weeks after it was discovered that General Motors had filed for trademarks on the Riviera badge, two other iconic Buick nameplates also appear to be resurrected: the GNX and Grand National.

Not since the ’80s have these two badges graced the bumpers of a Buick and, not coincidentally, not since the ’80s has there been a Buick to lust after.

According to our colleagues at GMInsideNews, two trademarks have been filed, one for floor mats (likely replacement parts for the original models), while the other is for nameplates for use on vehicles.

As with all similar trademark filings, this is not a strict indication that Buick will offer such a car in the future, but that it is merely protecting the name just in case it decides to pursue that model into production. That “just in case” factor, however, is also a strong hint that at least a few folks at GM are strongly considering the idea of a modern day Grand National.

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Masaker said:

Gm better not ruin this j body's were my favourite and still pretty much are to this day.

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od_man99 said:

A turbo rwd icon would be great. A plastic hybrid made in Mexico/China would suck balls.

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-Mike- said:

Sa arrivera pas ou si sa arrive sa va etre basé sur un modele de production populaire...

Des chars de meme c'est pas rentable, sa va pogner avec quelques amateurs, et encore les puristes vont surment la trouvé trop moderne... En bout de ligne, financierement parlant ce type de projet est voué a l'échec, et dans la situation actuel, je crois pas que GM va aller de l'avant avec sa....


Et bien qu'une voiture icone de GM, la Grand National n'a pas été un gros vendeur comme les camaro/firebird...

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