Buick GL8

Buick GL8
Buick GL8 First Land
Buick GL8
Overview
Manufacturer	Shanghai GM
Production	2000–present
Body and chassis
Class	Minivan
Layout	Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive / all-wheel drive
Platform	GM U platform

First generation
Buick GL8 (facelift)
Overview
Production	1999–2016
Model years	2000–2016
Body and chassis
Body style	5-door minivan
Platform	GMT200 platform (2000–2005) GMT201 platform (2005–present)
Related	Chevrolet Venture Oldsmobile Silhouette Pontiac Montana Pontiac Trans Sport Opel Sintra Vauxhall Sintra
Powertrain
Engine	2.4 L LE5 I4 2.5 L LB8 V6 3.0 L LW9 V6
Transmission	4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,845 mm (112 in) (2.5) 3,099 mm (122 in) (First Land)
Length	4,757 mm (187.3 in) (2.5) 5,113 mm (201.3 in) (First Land)
Width	1,847 mm (72.7 in)
Height	1,712 mm (67.4 in) (2.5) 1,730 mm (68.1 in) (First Land)
Curb weight	1,692 kg (3,730 lb) (2.5) 1,788 kg (3,942 lb) (First Land)

Second generation
Buick GL8 II
Overview
Production	2010–present
Model years	2011–2016
Body and chassis
Body style	5-door minivan
Platform	SGM258 platform
Powertrain
Engine	2.4 L LE5 I4 3.0 L LFW V6
Transmission	6-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,088 mm (121.6 in)

Third generation
Overview
Also called	Chevrolet Venture (Philippines)
Production	2016–
Model years	2017–
Body and chassis
Body style	5-door minivan
Platform	SGM258 platform
Powertrain
Engine	2.0 L LTG I4
Transmission	6-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,088 mm (121.6 in)

The Buick GL8 is a minivan produced and sold in China under the Buick brand name by Shanghai GM (SGM), the joint-venture of SAIC Motor with the US-American company General Motors. The car is manufactured by Shanghai GM Norsom Motors, which is a manufacturing three-side joint venture of Shanghai GM holding 50% and overseeing management, SAIC Motor and GM China both holding 25% of its capital.

Introduced in 2000, the first generation GL8 is similar to the Pontiac Montana. Unlike other GM minivans, a roof rack was never offered. It was redesigned for 2005; however, it has a more aerodynamic look than its American and Canadian counterparts, the Buick Terraza, the Chevrolet Uplander, the Pontiac Montana, and the Saturn Relay.

A revamped edition was released in late 2010/early 2011, featuring 2.4 L and V6 3.0 L engines. It is based on an old minivan platform from the U.S., but it would likely require costly upgrade to meet current U.S. safety and requirements. Sales amounted to 52,127 units in 2010, and it was relatively stable over past few years. The previous generation is still available as GL8 First Land.

The GL8 first entered production in China in 1999.

The regular wheelbase GL8 is known as the GL8 2.5 while the extended wheelbase variant is called the GL8 First Land. There are four trim levels available, called the LT, CT1, CT2, and GT (which is only available on the Firstland). In October 2001, the first bunch of Buick GL10s (10 passenger versions of the 1st-generation GL8) were exported to the Philippines where it was rebadged as the Chevrolet Venture. The GL8 underwent a facelift in 2005, receiving a redesigned front end and new clear taillights. While the first generation has been superseded by the new one, as introduced in late 2010, it is still on sale and in production as the "Business Edition" GL8, now only with a 2.4-litre Ecotec four-cylinder engine.

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