Buick G-Body Performance Icons
The performance variants that transformed the Regal from personal-luxury coupe into one of the most important American turbo platforms of the 1980s.
Regal T-Type
Turbo performance in a broader color and trim palette than the Grand National, culminating in the intercooled 235-hp 1986 car.
Deep dive →1982 · 1984–1987Grand National
The car that turned Buick boost into a cultural icon—from the unusual 1982 launch through the 245-hp final regular-production year.
Deep dive →1987Turbo Regal / WE4 Turbo T
Buick’s revised 1987 option strategy created some of the era’s most compelling factory sleepers, including the WE4 Special Turbo T Package.
Deep dive →1987GNX
The 547-car ASC/McLaren finale with unique powertrain, chassis, instrumentation and identification details.
Deep dive →Master Customs treats period factory literature as the baseline and separates factory configuration from enthusiast modification. Turbo-Regal terminology changed by model year, so a specific car should be verified by VIN, RPO/SPID information, original documentation and drivetrain codes rather than appearance alone.