Buick Excelle GT sedan debuts in China, U.S. version expected next year
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</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://green.autoblog.com/photos/buick-excelle-gt-debut-china/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/2011-buick-excelle-gt-0.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><sma ll>Buick Excelle GT - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></em></strong></div>
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Later this month, the all-new 2011 Buick Excelle GT sedan will hit dealer lots over in China. Ramping up for the release, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/06/shanghai-gm-stumbles-in-08/">Shanghai GM</a>, a joint venture between <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/gm/">General Motors</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/search/?q=saic&invocationType=wl-auto">China's SAIC Motor Corp.</a>, released these pics for us. We had some <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/07/spy-shots-buick-excelle-gt-spotted-in-china-220-hp-2-0l-turbo/">spy shots for you before</a> and even brought you <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/19/fully-exposed-buick-excelle-gt-spotted-in-china-coming-here-soo/">those daring pics of a naked Excelle GT</a> on the loose, but now we have the official pics.<br />
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Over in China, the Buick Excelle GT will be offered with the choice of either a 1.8-liter naturally-aspirated engine that churns out 145 horsepower or a more potent 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder mill pumping out 181 hp. The Excelle GT is built on the same platform that underpins the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/cruze">Chevrolet Cruze</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/search/?q=opel+astra&invocationT ype=wl-auto">Opel Astra</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/30/new-buick-excelle-debuts-in-china-sedan-coming-to-america-soon/">two-door Excelle XT</a>. More importantly, the Excelle GT sedan provides us with a good idea of what to expect when <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/buick/">Buick</a> releases their U.S. version sometime late next year. Reports suggest that a name change will occur before the Buick debuts here, and Verano appears to be the front-runner right now. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/buick-excelle-gt-debut-china/">Buick Excelle GT Debut China</a></strong></p><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/buick-excelle-gt-debut-china/#3061040"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/2011-buick-excelle-gt-0-1276108392_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/buick-excelle-gt-debut-china/#3061041"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/2011-buick-excelle-gt-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/buick-excelle-gt-debut-china/#3061042"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/2011-buick-excelle-gt-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/buick-excelle-gt-debut-china/#3061043"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/2011-buick-excelle-gt-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/buick-excelle-gt-debut-china/#3061044"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2010/06/2011-buick-excelle-gt-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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