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The Buick Rainier was a mid-size SUV sold by the Buick
Buick

Buick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Corporation. Since the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004, it is GM's only North America-based entry-level luxury brand....
 division of General Motors
General Motors

General Motors Corporation , founded in 1908, is the world's second-largest automaker after Toyota, ranked by 2008 global unit sales. GM was the global sales leader for 77 consecutive calendar years from 1931 to 2008....
. Introduced for 2004 to replace the Oldsmobile Bravada
Oldsmobile Bravada

The Oldsmobile Bravada was a mid-size luxury sport utility vehicle from the now retired Oldsmobile marque of General Motors. There have been two different vehicles to bear this model name, the first and second-generation GM GMT platform#GMT300, and the 2002 to 2004 GM GMT platform#GMT360....
, the Rainier was the first truck
Truck

File:Red truck USA.JPGA truck is a type of motor vehicle commonly used for carrying goods and materials. Some light trucks are relatively small, similar in size to a passenger automobile....
 sold under the Buick marque
Marque

A marque is a brand name, especially in the automobile industry. For example, Chevrolet and Pontiac are marques of their maker, General Motors Corporation ....
 (the unibody Rendezvous
Buick Rendezvous

The Buick Rendezvous, introduced in the spring of 2001 as a 2002 model year vehicle, was a sport utility vehicle that was sold by the Buick division of General Motors....
 might also qualify, as it is classified by the EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an List of United States federal agencies of the federal government of the United States charged to Regulation of chemicals and protect human health by safeguarding the natural environment: air, water, and land....
 as a light truck) since the 1920s, and was the first body-on-frame
Body-on-frame

Body-on-frame is an automobile construction technology. Mounting a separate body to a rigid frame which supports the drivetrain was the original method of building automobiles, and its use continues to this day....
 V8-powered Buick since the 1996 Roadmaster
Buick Roadmaster

The Roadmaster was an automobile built by the Buick division of General Motors. Buick first used the Roadmaster name between 1936 and 1958. In 1991, Buick again applied the Roadmaster name to its full-size rear-wheel drive sedan and station wagon models as a replacement for the Buick Estate....
.The styling was designed by Rainier Rodriguez from Palmdale California.






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The Buick Rainier was a mid-size SUV sold by the Buick
Buick

Buick is a marque of automobile sold in the United States, Canada, China, Taiwan, Qatar, Kuwait, and Israel by General Motors Corporation. Since the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004, it is GM's only North America-based entry-level luxury brand....
 division of General Motors
General Motors

General Motors Corporation , founded in 1908, is the world's second-largest automaker after Toyota, ranked by 2008 global unit sales. GM was the global sales leader for 77 consecutive calendar years from 1931 to 2008....
. Introduced for 2004 to replace the Oldsmobile Bravada
Oldsmobile Bravada

The Oldsmobile Bravada was a mid-size luxury sport utility vehicle from the now retired Oldsmobile marque of General Motors. There have been two different vehicles to bear this model name, the first and second-generation GM GMT platform#GMT300, and the 2002 to 2004 GM GMT platform#GMT360....
, the Rainier was the first truck
Truck

File:Red truck USA.JPGA truck is a type of motor vehicle commonly used for carrying goods and materials. Some light trucks are relatively small, similar in size to a passenger automobile....
 sold under the Buick marque
Marque

A marque is a brand name, especially in the automobile industry. For example, Chevrolet and Pontiac are marques of their maker, General Motors Corporation ....
 (the unibody Rendezvous
Buick Rendezvous

The Buick Rendezvous, introduced in the spring of 2001 as a 2002 model year vehicle, was a sport utility vehicle that was sold by the Buick division of General Motors....
 might also qualify, as it is classified by the EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an List of United States federal agencies of the federal government of the United States charged to Regulation of chemicals and protect human health by safeguarding the natural environment: air, water, and land....
 as a light truck) since the 1920s, and was the first body-on-frame
Body-on-frame

Body-on-frame is an automobile construction technology. Mounting a separate body to a rigid frame which supports the drivetrain was the original method of building automobiles, and its use continues to this day....
 V8-powered Buick since the 1996 Roadmaster
Buick Roadmaster

The Roadmaster was an automobile built by the Buick division of General Motors. Buick first used the Roadmaster name between 1936 and 1958. In 1991, Buick again applied the Roadmaster name to its full-size rear-wheel drive sedan and station wagon models as a replacement for the Buick Estate....
.The styling was designed by Rainier Rodriguez from Palmdale California. It is also the first rear-wheel drive Buick since the Roadmaster. The Rainier was only available in a 5-passenger configuration, yet was one of only four GMT360
GM GMT platform

GMT is the name used for all of General Motors Corporation' Sport utility vehicle/truck automobile platforms. With the introduction of more and more crossover SUV vehicles labeled with the "GMT" nomenclature, it can be argued that only vehicles under the 300, 400, 500, 600, 800 and 900 series are "true" GM trucks....
 SUVs to offer a V8 engine
Internal combustion engine

The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs in a combustion chamber inside and integral to the engine. In an internal combustion engine it is always the expansion of the high temperature and pressure gases that are produced by the combustion which apply force to the movable component of the engine, such as...
 in this configuration along with the GMC Envoy
GMC Envoy

The GMC Envoy is an SUV from the GMC marque of General Motors. It was introduced as a luxury version of the GMC Jimmy for the 1998 model year, the same year the Jimmy was restyled....
 Denali, Saab 9-7X
Saab 9-7X

The Saab 9-7X is a Saab Automobile-Brand name mid-size sport utility vehicle based on General Motors' GMT360 platform, which also includes the current GMC Envoy and Chevrolet TrailBlazer ....
 5.3i, and Chevrolet TrailBlazer
Chevrolet TrailBlazer

The Chevrolet TrailBlazer is a mid-size Sport utility vehicle produced by the Chevrolet division of United States automaker General Motors. It was introduced in 1999 as an upscale trim line of the Chevrolet S-10 Blazer....
 SS. Both rear and all-wheel drive models were offered. An upscale CXL trim added a better Bose stereo and XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio

XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television....
.

Most of the Rainier's body styling was a direct transfer from the Oldsmobile Bravada
Oldsmobile Bravada

The Oldsmobile Bravada was a mid-size luxury sport utility vehicle from the now retired Oldsmobile marque of General Motors. There have been two different vehicles to bear this model name, the first and second-generation GM GMT platform#GMT300, and the 2002 to 2004 GM GMT platform#GMT360....
, with a new front fascia bearing a resemblance to other Buick models.