You do not have to be a Kendrick Lamar fan to vibe on his newest album, titled GNX. Automobile buffs will immediately acknowledge these three letters, which belong to one of many quickest (and coolest) vehicles from the Eighties. You already know we’re speaking concerning the Buick GNX.
Lamar is speaking about it, too. Other than GNX being the identify of his album, observe 12 additionally will get the decision. Dare we are saying, there is a little bit of an old-school West Coast vibe about it, however we’ll go away such critiques for the music professionals. Our consideration falls to the black 1987 Buick GNX that graces the thumbnail of each album observe on his YouTube channel, by no means thoughts the under teaser video.
Sure, cool vehicles and hip-hop are terrifically cliched, however there is a bit extra taking place right here. Lamar purchased a pristine GNX—presumably the identical one featured within the video—earlier this yr. In accordance with Complicated, the automotive is particular to the Grammy award-winning artist because it was the identical sort of automotive his father had again within the day.
Nearly the identical, anyway. Child Lamar got here dwelling from the hospital in his dad’s 1987 Buick Regal. That was the usual model of the favored 1980’s two-door luxurious coupe, with the Regal T-Sort and Grand Nationwide being efficiency variants with the notorious 3.8-liter turbocharged V-6. They had been dueling with 5.0 Mustangs and IROC Camaros of the day, however the GNX was a really totally different beast. In comparison with 245 horsepower within the 1987 Grand Nationwide, the identical engine within the GNX was massaged to 276 hp. That was a conservative estimate, too, and Buick additionally upgraded numerous suspension and chassis elements.
The consequence was one of many quickest-accelerating vehicles on the planet for that period. It may attain 60 mph in underneath 5 seconds, a determine not far off from legends just like the Ferrari F40 and Porsche 959. Solely 547 had been constructed, and in order for you one at this time, be able to pay properly over $100,000.
We do not understand how a lot Lamar paid for his GNX. However we love that it is nonetheless getting respect almost 40 years after being constructed.
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