Buick Reatta | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | General Motors |
Production | 1988–1991 |
Assembly | United States: Lansing, Michigan (Lansing Craft Center) |
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 |
Chassis | unibody |
Related | Buick Riviera Oldsmobile Toronado 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 (2,502 mm) |
Length | 183.7 in (4,666 mm) |
Width | 73.0 in (1,854 mm) |
Height | 1988–89: 51.2 in (1,300 mm) 1990–91: 51.6 in (1,311 mm) |
Curb weight | 3,377 lb (1,532 kg) 3,392 lb (1,539 kg) |
The Buick Reatta is a low-volume transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive, two-door, two-seater grand tourer 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, shared with the seventh generation 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 Center (later known as the Lansing Craft Center) in Lansing, Michigan—achieving production of over 21,000 units in four years.[1]