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[[Image:04_buick_rainier.jpg|right|250px|2004 Buick Rainier]] | [[Image:04_buick_rainier.jpg|right|250px|2004 Buick Rainier]] | ||
The '''Buick Rainier''' is a mid-size [[SUV]] from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. Introduced for | The '''Buick Rainier''' is a mid-size [[SUV]] from [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. Introduced for 2004 to replace the [[Oldsmobile Bravada]], the Rainier is the first truck sold under the Buick marque (the unibody [[Buick Rendezvous|Rendezvous]] might also qualify) since the 1920s, and is the first body-on-frame [[V8]]-powered Buick since the 1996 [[Buick Roadmaster|Roadmaster]]. The Rainier (and [[Buick Rendezvous|Rendezvous]]) will be replaced by a new [[crossover SUV]], the [[Buick Enclave|Enclave]], on the GM Lambda platform for 2008. | ||
The Rainier is only available in a 5-passenger bodystyle, but is one of the three | The Rainier is only available in a 5-passenger bodystyle, but is one of the three GMT360 truck to offer V8 power in this configuration with the [[GMC Envoy]] Denali and [[Chevrolet Trailblazer]] SS. Both [[rear wheel drive|rear]] and [[all wheel drive]] models are offered. An upscale ''CXL'' trim adds a better Bose stereo and [[XM Satellite Radio]]. | ||
Buick also debuted the QuietTuning concept of acoustic control on the Rainier. Buick's QuietTuning involves designing a vehicle with sound dampening features like triple door seals, acoustic laminate glass, and thicker sound-absorbing pads on the hood and firewall. | Buick also debuted the QuietTuning concept of acoustic control on the Rainier. Buick's QuietTuning involves designing a vehicle with sound dampening features like triple door seals, acoustic laminate glass, and thicker sound-absorbing pads on the hood and firewall. | ||
Revision as of 13:46, 27 June 2006
The Buick Rainier is a mid-size SUV from General Motors. Introduced for 2004 to replace the Oldsmobile Bravada, the Rainier is the first truck sold under the Buick marque (the unibody Rendezvous might also qualify) since the 1920s, and is the first body-on-frame V8-powered Buick since the 1996 Roadmaster. The Rainier (and Rendezvous) will be replaced by a new crossover SUV, the Enclave, on the GM Lambda platform for 2008.
The Rainier is only available in a 5-passenger bodystyle, but is one of the three GMT360 truck to offer V8 power in this configuration with the GMC Envoy Denali and Chevrolet Trailblazer SS. Both rear and all wheel drive models are offered. An upscale CXL trim adds a better Bose stereo and XM Satellite Radio.
Buick also debuted the QuietTuning concept of acoustic control on the Rainier. Buick's QuietTuning involves designing a vehicle with sound dampening features like triple door seals, acoustic laminate glass, and thicker sound-absorbing pads on the hood and firewall.
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External links
- Buick Rainier Review from Edmunds.com
- AutoGuideWiki.com
