Updated minivan Buick debuted with a six-person cabin (coming even “super”)

The American brand released an official image of the redesigned GL8 minivan in darling version of Avenir. Later will be presented even more luxurious option – with quadruple cabin.

The Buick GL8 minivan produced and sold only in China. The current model, the third generation introduced in 2016, but now it was time restyling. In concept upgraded monocab showed in April last year, then in the local database of the Ministry of industry made a photo of the serial car. However, the Buick is only preparing for the premiere of the updated MPV, and the company decided to start with a magnificent performance Avenir: a few days ago we published pictures of the interior of the top four-seater variant, and today the brand fully unveiled the design of a minivan, but with a six-person cabin. Recall that the pre-reform GL8 is exclusively seven-seat (and the standard model, and Avenir).

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So the van got a new matrix adaptive headlights (with eight “crystals”), different grille and bumpers. The rear lights still form, but they have other stuff. The length of the model is increased by 16 mm to 5219 mm, height, facing, cut at 6 mm (1799 mm now). Width and wheelbase remain (1878 and 3088 mm).

Inside the new front panel, the control unit climate control unit and the selector to “automatic”. “Tidy” is now virtual, it is combined with a large touchscreen multimedia system. Second-row seats – electrically adjustable, ventilated and massage function, additionally, they increased the armrests. In backrests of front seats embedded tables. The third row also got ventilation, and all seats are heated and, of course, upholstered in expensive leather.

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On the engine in the Buick in silence. However, thanks to the Chinese Ministry of industry, we know that, as before, the GL8 is equipped with petrol “turboservice” 2.0, but its impact for the whole family, cut down from 260 to 230 HP Box in the documents of the Ministry of industry not specified. Dorestaylingovyh vans are equipped with the Buick six-speed “automatic”. All-wheel drive GL8 in principle not allowed – only the front.

A full presentation of the six-seater minivan will be held in the near future. With him probably present standard and the updated GL8, and the “super-luxury” quadruple GL8 Avenir.

By the way, China still ranks in the van of the second generation in retirement, he is not going to, this model is also updated. But the execution Avenir the “second” GL8 no.