Base Park Avenues kept a hood ornament, making this the last Buick sold in the U.S. with one.
Lead trim: 3.8 Series II V6
Buick Park Avenue second generationG platform · 1997–2005
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Nobody in Burbles has spotted a Buick Park Avenue second generation yet. See one on the street, point the app at it, and the first card is yours — with your @handle permanently credited on this page.
FactBase Park Avenues kept a hood ornament, making this the last Buick sold in the U.S. with one.
An updated Park Avenue was released in October 1996 as a 1997 model on GM's stiffer G platform, which GM continued to call the C platform, built at Detroit-Hamtramck and Lake Orion until 2004 for the 1997–2005 model years. It used updated Series II versions of the 3.8 litre 3800 V6, with the supercharged version reserved for the Ultra, and four-speed automatics.
Collectors Spotted in the Buick Park Avenue Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Buick Park Avenue yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.8 Series II V6 | 1997–2005 | 3.8 L V6 | — | — | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| Ultra 3.8 supercharged V6 | 1997–2005 | 3.8 L V6 | — | — | — | FWD | automatic | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the 3.8 Series II V6 trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
Base Park Avenues kept a hood ornament, making this the last Buick sold in the U.S. with one.
Buick projected 100,000 sales a year for the all-new Park Avenue, and blew past it, moving 117,075 in just its debut 1991 model year.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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