Buick sold a GSX-badged Apollo with none of the GSX's muscle, just stripes, a blacked-out grille, and white vinyl buckets.
Lead trim: Apollo 250 cu in Chevrolet I6
Buick Apollo1973–1975
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FactBuick sold a GSX-badged Apollo with none of the GSX's muscle, just stripes, a blacked-out grille, and white vinyl buckets.
The Buick Apollo is a compact car manufactured from 1973 to 1975 by GM for its Buick division (predecessor Buick Special; successor Buick Skylark in 1976), based on the GM X platform with the Oldsmobile Omega, Chevrolet Nova and Pontiac Ventura, offered as a coupe, two-door hatchback or four-door sedan (the two-door models were renamed Skylark for 1975, with only the sedan carrying the Apollo nameplate); 112,901 were built. It was powered by a standard 250 cubic-inch Chevrolet inline six or an optional 350 cubic-inch Buick V8 (two- or four-barrel), with a three-speed manual (Turbo-Hydramatic optional); the Oldsmobile 260 was added as the base V8 option for 1975. Wheelbase 111 in, length 200.2 in, width 72.7 in. The 1974 Apollo added a chrome strip above the grille and roof-mounted safety restraints and a GSX package became available on the coupe, purely cosmetic (red or white with a blacked-out grille, unique striping and white vinyl bucket seats) without the performance upgrades of earlier GSXs; the 1975 Apollo was a four-door sedan only on the redesigned boxier X-body.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo 250 cu in Chevrolet I6 | 1973–1975 | 4.1 L Inline-6 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
| Apollo 350 cu in Buick V8 | 1973–1975 | 5.7 L V8 | — | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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