China:
October 2017 – June 2023
The GL6 to
be sold below the successful GL8, is not related to the Opel Zafira, as
sometimes suggested, but based on the PATAC K platform, this time with
independent four-link rear suspension. Over
36,000 were sold in its first full year, and 26,000 in 2019. It was advertised to attract the old
Lacetti-based Excelle owners.
The GL6 is
a three-row 6-seater; a 5-seater was added in October 2018 but withdrawn in
mid-2020. In November 2020, the 48V mild
hybrid system was added to the engine, while the eConnect interconnection
technology, which now became also available in the entry level model, was
upgraded to 3.0 level, to be recognized in the last digit of the new 323T
badges, with the 2
rather casually standing for the 6-speed automatic transmission and the first 3
representing the engine torque output being under 250 Nm.
In 2022, 7,800 were sold, and less than 1,000 in 2023.
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platform: |
PATAC-K |
Buick GL6 (K256) |
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rear suspension: |
4-link independent, coil springs |
1435 |
kg |
SGM/SAIC |
SGM/SAIC |
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MPV |
3 cyl. |
3 cyl. |
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wheelbase (cm): |
279.6 |
DOHC |
DOHC |
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length from (cm): |
469.2 |
1349 |
1349 |
cc: |
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width (cm): |
179.5 |
dual inj. |
dual inj. |
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seating: |
2-2-2 |
turbo |
turbo |
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18.10 - 2020: |
2-3 |
mild hybrid |
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market: |
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China |
17.10-20.11 |
20.11-23.06 |
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18T |
323T |
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6A |
6A |
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115 |
115+8 |
kW |
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156 |
156+11 |
hp |
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6.6 |
6.1 |
l/100 km |
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For recent specifications
on Buick cars built in China, see:
On a Global Mission: The Automobiles
of General Motors International
27 January, 2024