Spy Shots: China-only 2011 Buick GL8 minivan spotted
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/minivans/" rel="tag">Minivan/Van</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/buick/" rel="tag">Buick</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/beijing-2010-buick-business-concept/"><img width="630" vspace="4" hspace="0" height="420" border="1" align="top" alt="Buick GL8" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/buick-business-van-630-1.jpg" /></a>
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<img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/20100527213311f0860.jpg" />For years , <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/buick/">Buick</a> has produced the GL8 minivan for the Chinese market. It's based on the late-1990s Pontiac Trans Sport. With that van being severely outdated for the better part of a decade now, Buick's just about ready to replace it with an all-new design. The new GL8 (we don't yet know if the name badge will carry over) has been spotted out testing and it looks very much like the Buick Business Concept that debuted last year in Shanghai. <br />
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One of the more interesting visual elements of the concept was its dipped beltline, similar to those on the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/genesis+coupe">Hyundai Genesis coupe</a> and the more recent <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/odyssey">Honda Odyssey</a> concept. The interior of the Buick van looks very upscale, in keeping with what we've seen in the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/lacrosse">LaCrosse</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/regal">Regal</a>. <br />
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Considering that the prototype in the spy photos still doesn't have completed light clusters, it's likely that the GL8 replacement won't officially debut until next year's Shanghai show. <br />
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[Source: <a href="http://auto.163.com/10/0527/21/67NK19TI00082H5S.html">au to.163.com</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/29/spy-shots-china-only-2011-buick-gl8-minivan-spotted/">Spy Shots: China-only 2011 Buick GL8 minivan spotted</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sat, 29 May 2010 09:33:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/29/spy-shots-china-only-2011-buick-gl8-minivan-spotted/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19496064/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/29/spy-shots-china-only-2011-buick-gl8-minivan-spotted/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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