The Buick Wildcat EV Concept is something we expect from a legacy automaker that?s been languishing in obscurity. Buick is America?s oldest automaker and was the cornerstone for the founding of General Motors in 1908, so it needs to enter the electrified era with a huge bang.

?The Wildcat EV Concept represents the real design future for the brand,? said Sharon Gauci, Executive Director, Global Buick and GMC Design. ?Buick has always been forward-looking, and this expression is a glimpse of where we?re going and the optimism we have for the limitless possibilities of an electric future.?

Sleeper Cars & Snarky Bumper Stickers

Buick is amidst a reinvention and is straying away from its existing lineup of rebadged crossovers. There?s a lot to like about the 2022 Enclave, Envision, and Encore, but we?re talking about an auto brand that invented the overhead valve engine, owned the “personal luxury car” mantra in the Riviera (which Bill Mitchell first conceived as a Cadillac), and designed the ultimate sleeper in the Grand National. Old school enthusiasts and long-retired Detroit auto workers still remember the sibling rivalry that existed within GM over Buick.
Later in his career, veteran automotive journalist and editor Marty Schorr handled Buick?s East Coast public relations and was involved in the GNX program in 1987, one he credits with changing his mind about Buick as a whole. Schorr owned a 427 Corvette at the time, but the Grand National was...