Buick Reatta
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Buick (General Motors) |
| Production | 1988–1991 |
| Assembly | Lansing Craft Centre, Lansing Michigan |
| Designer | Dave McIntosh (1983) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Grand tourer/Sports car |
| Body style | 1988–91: 2-door coupe 1990–91: 2-door convertible |
| Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive |
| Platform | E-body |
| Related |
Cadillac Allanté Buick Riviera Oldsmobile Toronado Cadillac Seville Cadillac Eldorado |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1988–90: 3.8 L LN3 Buick V6 1991: 3.8 L L27 Buick V6 |
| Transmission | 1988–89: 4-sp 440T-4 automatic 1990: 4-sp 4T60 automatic 1991: 4-sp 4T60-E automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 98.5 in (2502 mm) |
| Length | 183.7 in (4666 mm) |
| Width | 73.0 in (1854 mm) |
| Height | 1988–89: 51.2 in (1300 mm) 1990–91: 51.6 in (1,311 mm) |
| Curb weight | 3593 lb (1630 kg) 3392 lb (1539 kg) |
The Buick Reatta is a low-volume transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive, two-door, two-seater grand tourer/sports car manufactured and marketed by Buick as a coupe (1988–1991) and convertible (1990-1991) — both featuring a 3.8 liter V6 engine and shortened version of the GM E platform, the same one that underpinned the Buick Riviera.
As Buick's first two-seater and its first convertible since the 1985 Riviera, the Reatta was manufactured in a highly specialized assembly program at the Reatta Craft Centre (later known as the Lansing Craft Centre) in Lansing, Michigan—achieving production of over 21,000 units in four years.
The presence of the Chevrolet Corvette, Pontiac Fiero and Cadillac Allante at the time of the Reatta's introduction meant that with the exception of Oldsmobile, all of GM's passenger-car divisions offered two-seaters during the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Assembly at the Reatta Craft Centre was performed at a series of stations each with a specialized team of workers, rather than on a conventional assembly line. After a team had completed their portion of the assembly, the car would be moved by robots to the next station. Paintwork was performed on site under subcontract to PPG Industries.
The Reatta used GM's transverse "Buick 3800" V6 with 165–170 hp (123–127 kW) and 210–220 lb·ft (285–298 N·m) of torque with the highest output in the last year of production. The car sported a fully independent suspension, 4 wheel disc brakes with ABS, and front wheel drive. Top speed was electronically limited to 125 mph (201 km/h). The Reatta was rated at 18 mpg (13.1 L/100 km) in the city and 27 mpg (8.7 L/100 km) on the highway.
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