Used Buick Transmission Models

Used Buick transmission

The used Buick transmission is so popular today. Buick, the precursor even to General Motors, one of the big 3 in the U.S. automotive industry, debuted with the 1904 Model B.

Incidentally, Model B featured a 2-speed manual transmission. Moreover, its 2.6 L engine reached top speeds of 25 mph. Their 1910 Model 10, fitted with a 2-speed manual transmission reached a top speed of 40 mph. Buick quickly debuted in 3-speed manual transmission with their 1911 Model 38/39. Their wagon-like Model 35 reached a top speed of 25 mph, fitted with a 3-speed manual transmission. Their later models 22, 25, and 27 featured 3-speed manuals. Later on, they launched the Roadmaster Series 80, Specia; Series 40, Super Series 50, RoadMaster Series 70, and Super Series 50. In 1949. their Roadmaster Series 70 reached a top speed of 84 mph and did 0 to 60 mph in 17.2 seconds, fitted with a 2-speed Dynaflow automatic transmission. You hardly see these cars on the roads today.

Buick in 1950s

The 2-speed Dynaflow automatic and 3-speed manual transmission soon became the next mainstream modes in the 1940s and 1950s. These were the vehicles that pushed top speeds over the 100 mph limit. The 1957 RoadMaster 75 for instance, reached up to 120 mph and did a 0 to 60 miles per hour in just 12 seconds. The Limited Series 700 launched in the same year, raced a 0 to 60 miles per hour in just 10.6 seconds. Its close to 6 L engine pulled a massive 300 hp. Fitted with the 3-speed Dynaflow automatic mode of transmission, it reached top speeds close to 120 mph. The 1959 Lesabre with its 2-speed automatic reached a top speed of 170 mph and raced to 60 mph in just 12 seconds. Before the '60s, the 1959 Electra pulled off a 0 to 60 in under 10 seconds.

Buick in 1960s

The 60s began for Buick with their 1961 LeSabre. The 2-speed automatic car did a 0 to 60 in under 12 seconds. It's civil sedan outlook and the close to 6 L engine appealed to the urban crowd. Pumping around 235 bhp, it reached top speeds of 112 mph. These were more than decent figures in the early 60s. Later, their Electra, released the same year topped it up with a top speed of 124 mph and 0 to 60 mph in just 9.6 seconds. Its 6.5 L engine came fitted with a 2-speed automatic transmission.

The success pushed Buick to use the same transmission mode in their successful 1961 Invicta. Later, the 1963 Riviera fitted with a 2-speed automatic as well, pulled off a 0 to 60 miles per hour in just 8.6 seconds. During this time the 6L to 6.5 L of engine capacity and the 2-speed automatic mode of transmission became a standard in Buick models. The sedan look of Buick had no parallels in this price range in the early 60s.

1960s to 1980s

It was in 1963, that Buick launched the Wildcat, which came fitted with 4-speed manuals. It was to accommodate the driver's preferences for an exciting manual mode of transmission. Efficiently enough, its 6.5 L engine that pumped up 325 bhp, powered it to a top speed of 120 mph and 0 to 60 in just 7.8 seconds. Soon after the 4-speed manual, thanks to the massive appeal as well as the nation's demand, mainstreamed the Buick models.

Buick also tested with the 3-speed automatic in models such as the 1970 Riviera and continued also on the 3-speed manual like the 1971 Lesabre. The focus was more on getting a lighter engine and reducing the overall weight of the car. In addition, the emphasis on lighter engines and weight resulted in stylings of the Buick standards. It was also the time, when Buick models were featured often in Hollywood movies and inspired references in pop culture, before becoming a household name. With a 3-speed automatic like the 1977 Electra 225 and a 4-speed manual like the 1976 Opel, Buick kept alternating between both the manual and automatic modes of transmission in the late 70s and early 80s.

1980s to 2000s

Buick entered with 5-speed manuals in the form of 1982 Skyhawk models. The model's 1.7 L engine, pumped out a decent 84 hp of power. The 5-speed manual easily allowed top speeds over 100 mph. Buick quickly put up another entry to the 5-speed manual list with their 1982 Century Limited. The third entry in the list was the 1985 Somerset. Also, around this time, Buick kept parallel with 4-speed automatic with their flagship models such as the 1986 Riviera, 1986 Lesabre, and 1986 Regal.

The 1988 Reatta, fitted with a 3.7 L engine and 4-speed automatic transmission did a 0 to 60 mph in just 10.4 seconds. The 1991 Roadmaster bettered it with a 0 to 60 within 11 seconds. Also, Park Avenue released the same year returned decent figures in terms of engine capacity, power, pace, and performance. To add more variety to the list, Buick also launched the 1992 Skylark, fitted with a 3-speed automatic transmission.

2000s defunct

From the late '90s to the early 2000s, the 4-speed automatic transmission was mainstreamed in Buick models up until the 2005 Terraza and 2005 Lacrosse. It was then, the 2008 Enclave used the 6-speed automatic transmission. It reached a top speed of 139 mph and did 0 to 60 mph in 9 seconds. Again, they used Buick transmission of a 6-speed automatic in the 2010 Lacrosse model. Also, the 2011 Regal made use of a 6-speed manual transmission, reaching a top speed of 141 mph and doing 0 to 60 mph in just 7.4 mph.

Buick introduced the 7-speed DCT mode with their 2015 Excelle GT model. Additionally, they launched the Verano in 2016, which came fitted with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. The 2017 Lacross came with an 8-speed Aisin automatic transmission. In addition, the 2017 Velite 5 used the mult-mode electric transaxle. Then they introduced 9-speed automatic-powered cars such as the 2018 Enclave, 2018 Regal Sportback, 018 Regal Tourx, and 2019 Regal GS.

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