2017 Buick GL8 Plastic Luxury Minivan for China

New Buick minivan GL8 plastic in 2017-2018 – official photos, price, equipment and specifications full-size 7-seat minivan for China. Minivan Buick GL8 plastic 3rd generation was officially presented in all its glory on October 25, 2016 in China. The new Buick GL8, designed exclusively for the Chinese market, will be installed on the assembly line of the Shanghai-General Motors joint venture (owners of the SAIC Motor concern and General Motors company). The new 3rd generation of the luxury minivan Buick GL8 plastic will be on sale in China on November 5 this year at a price of 230-450 thousand yuan (2030-3970 thousand conventional units).

Interestingly, with the release of new products in the Chinese car market in China, three generations of the Buick GL8 plastic minivan become available at once. The first generation of the model is offered with a 2.4-liter 167-horsepower gasoline engine at a price of 209-249 thousand yuan. The second generation solid van is expected to facelift in the very near future and will be available with an upgraded 2.4-liter 193-horsepower gasoline engine at a price of 250-392 thousand yuan. The new 2017-2018 model year “Third” Buick GL8 Glider is available with the latest 2.0 Turbo petrol engine producing 260 horsepower in the company's 6 automatic transmission compared to the equivalent of $44-59K.

The new American full-size Buick GL8 van looks absolutely phenomenally stylish and attractive. The front part of the body of the novelty is decorated with slanted LED full-LED headlights (23 diodes in each headlight, daytime running LED boomerangs), an original false radiator grille in a chrome frame, with beams emphasizing the shape of the headlights and a huge bumper with a neat cut into the lower air intake.

The side van looks like a cruising yacht – it's massive, respectable and pompous. Short nose hood, windshield frame heavily tucked back, compact first row doors, huge sliding rear doors (optionally with electric drive) for convenient passenger seating in the second row seats and the last seat in the third row is large and devoid of the heaviness of the feed, an infinitely long roof line with a graceful splash at the border between the second-row door frames and the huge rear cabin window. The van is so huge that the 17-inch wheels seem negligible against the background of the body.

The rear part of the body is decorated seemingly traditional for cars of this type, but the exquisite marker lamps with LED, 3D graphics (57 LEDs in each lampshade) are simply impossible to take your eyes off. And the massive tailgate with compact glass, complemented by a spoiler on top, looks attractive.

• The external dimensions of the minivan body from the 3rd Buick GL8 plastic 2017-2018 generation are 5203 mm, width 1878 mm, height 1805 mm, wheelbase 3088 mm and 145 mm ground clearance.
• The novelty is equipped with standard 17-inch alloy wheels with 225/60 R17 tires.

If the hatchback body looks like a yacht, the interior of the novelty is decorated in an aviation theme. Seven-seater layout of the cabin with the formula 2 + 2 + 3, while in the first and second row there are seats with armrests, electrically adjustable, heated and ventilated. The most comfortable were single seats for second-row passengers with a footrest (ottoman chair).

Actuators help move the chairs along the cabin to change the angle of the backrest, adjust the height and density of the cushion to raise the footrest, adjust the degree of rigidity of the headrest. Not chairs, but a traveler's dream. The three-passenger rear certainly doesn't include chips, but there's plenty of room for a comfortable but rear headlining top.

The roof of the minibus was located in two electrically operated hatches: in front above the first row seats with a size of 715 mm wide and 360 mm long, back over the heads of those sitting in the second row with 715 mm wide and 580 mm wide.

The luggage compartment behind the backs of the third row of seats allows you to place a couple of travel suitcases of impressive size (trunk height 1010 mm, width 1250 mm, length 615 mm, volume about 750 liters). Hanging forward, only the back of the third row of seats in the trunk with a length of 1500 mm and a maximum usable volume of almost 1900 liters. Rear door with electric drive.

Returning to the first line, I want to note the excellent organization of the driver's seat. In the presence of a somewhat old-fashioned, but very comfortable multifunction steering wheel, an informative instrument panel with analog tachometer and speedometer scales and a multifunctional color 4.2-inch on-board computer screen, a projection color display, a modern front panel architecture, decorated with natural wood inlay with perfectly integrated touch The 9-inch color screen of the multimedia system (CarPlay system, Android Auto, navigation, friendship with different smartphone models, surround view system, music, 4G Internet) and the center console with touch control buttons are equipped with air conditioning, heated and ventilated front seats, as well as competent location of physically controlled buttons for accessories.

By the way, for second-row passengers they have an individual control unit that provides climate control settings, heated and ventilated seats.
In addition to the above equipment, the Van will appreciate the presence of adaptive cruise control, parking sensors, a stabilization system, an assistant when starting uphill and downhill, a keyless entry system and an engine start button, full power accessories (seats of the first and second row of seats, heated mirrors and automatic folding, power windows of all doors), parking sensors, adaptive headlights, leather trim, 8 airbags and other pleasant attributes of modern vehicles.

 Specifications Buick GL8 plastic in 2017-2018. Van 3rd generation, built on a modernized platform of its predecessor with front independent suspension (MacPherson strut) and a new fully independent rear suspension with double wishbones. Brakes, of course, disc on the front and rear axles are complemented by electronic assistants: ABS, EBD, TCS and ESP systems. Front wheel drive, electromechanical power steering.
In the engine compartment, a non-alternative four-cylinder petrol 2.0 turbo (260 hp 350 Nm), paired with 6 automatic transmissions (there are paddle shifters for quick gear changes). The turbocharged engine and 6-speed automatic transmission provide the minivan with a curb weight of 1850 kg, a speed from 0 to 100 km / h in 9.3 seconds, a top speed of about 200 mph. Claimed fuel consumption in combined driving mode is 8.9 liters.