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The Buick Velite is a roadster concept car
Concept car

A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a Automobile prototype made to showcase a concept, new styling, technology and more. They are often shown at Auto show to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....
 designed 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 American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 automaker
Automaker

The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells the world's motor vehicles. In 2007, more than 73 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide....
 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....
 and built by Bertone
Bertone

Gruppo Bertone is an Italy car styling and coachbuilder house, which also manufactures cars. Bertone styling is very distinctive, with most cars having a strong "family resemblance" even if badged by different manufacturers....
. It was first presented to the public at the 2004 New York International Auto Show.

In 2002, Buick showed a roadster concept car that they called the Bengal
Buick Bengal

The Buick Bengal is a concept car roadster designed and built by Buick. It was first shown to the public at the 2001 North American International Auto in Detroit, Michigan....
. It was widely thought to be an impressive exercise in styling, but it was never considered to be a viable production vehicle. With the Velite, a much more practical design is put forth.

Originally speculated to utilize the Kappa platform
GM Kappa platform

Kappa is General Motors Corporation' new compact car rear-wheel drive automobile platform. The architecture debuted in the 2006 Pontiac Solstice and 2007 Saturn Sky....
 ( the basis that underpins the Pontiac Solstice
Pontiac Solstice

The Pontiac Solstice is a small sports car from the Pontiac division of General Motors. Introduced at the 2004 North American International Auto Show, the Solstice roadster began mass production in Wilmington, Delaware, starting in mid-2005 for the 2006 model year....
 and the Saturn Sky
Saturn Sky

The Saturn Sky is the first ever sports car from the Saturn Corporation marque of United States automaker General Motors. It was released in the first quarter of 2006 as a 2007 model....
 roadsters), in actuality the Velite makes use of the Zeta platform
GM Zeta platform

Zeta was the original name for General Motors' Full-size car rear-wheel drive automobile platform. The architecture was engineered by Holden of Australia and was most recently referred to as the "Global RWD Architecture"....
 — which is shared with the Holden Commodore
Holden Commodore

The Holden Commodore is an automobile manufactured by the Holden division of General Motors in Australia, and, formerly, in New Zealand. In the mid-1970s, Holden established proposals to replace the long-serving Holden Kingswood nameplate with an all-new smaller model....
/2008 Pontiac G8
Pontiac G8

The Pontiac G8 is a rear-wheel drive sedan produced by General Motors released for the 2008 model year . The G8 takes the place in the Pontiac lineup of both the Pontiac Bonneville, which ceased production after the 2005 model year, and the Pontiac Grand Prix, which ceases production after the 2008 model year....
, as well as the forthcoming Chevrolet Camaro
Fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro

General Motors started producing the Chevrolet Camaro in 1967 and it continued for the next thirty-five years, until 2002. After a hiatus for several years, General Motors will begin production of the fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro on March 16, 2009....
.

The Velite features styling cues that show its Buick heritage.






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The Buick Velite is a roadster concept car
Concept car

A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a Automobile prototype made to showcase a concept, new styling, technology and more. They are often shown at Auto show to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....
 designed 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 American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 automaker
Automaker

The automotive industry designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells the world's motor vehicles. In 2007, more than 73 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide....
 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....
 and built by Bertone
Bertone

Gruppo Bertone is an Italy car styling and coachbuilder house, which also manufactures cars. Bertone styling is very distinctive, with most cars having a strong "family resemblance" even if badged by different manufacturers....
. It was first presented to the public at the 2004 New York International Auto Show.

In 2002, Buick showed a roadster concept car that they called the Bengal
Buick Bengal

The Buick Bengal is a concept car roadster designed and built by Buick. It was first shown to the public at the 2001 North American International Auto in Detroit, Michigan....
. It was widely thought to be an impressive exercise in styling, but it was never considered to be a viable production vehicle. With the Velite, a much more practical design is put forth.

Originally speculated to utilize the Kappa platform
GM Kappa platform

Kappa is General Motors Corporation' new compact car rear-wheel drive automobile platform. The architecture debuted in the 2006 Pontiac Solstice and 2007 Saturn Sky....
 ( the basis that underpins the Pontiac Solstice
Pontiac Solstice

The Pontiac Solstice is a small sports car from the Pontiac division of General Motors. Introduced at the 2004 North American International Auto Show, the Solstice roadster began mass production in Wilmington, Delaware, starting in mid-2005 for the 2006 model year....
 and the Saturn Sky
Saturn Sky

The Saturn Sky is the first ever sports car from the Saturn Corporation marque of United States automaker General Motors. It was released in the first quarter of 2006 as a 2007 model....
 roadsters), in actuality the Velite makes use of the Zeta platform
GM Zeta platform

Zeta was the original name for General Motors' Full-size car rear-wheel drive automobile platform. The architecture was engineered by Holden of Australia and was most recently referred to as the "Global RWD Architecture"....
 — which is shared with the Holden Commodore
Holden Commodore

The Holden Commodore is an automobile manufactured by the Holden division of General Motors in Australia, and, formerly, in New Zealand. In the mid-1970s, Holden established proposals to replace the long-serving Holden Kingswood nameplate with an all-new smaller model....
/2008 Pontiac G8
Pontiac G8

The Pontiac G8 is a rear-wheel drive sedan produced by General Motors released for the 2008 model year . The G8 takes the place in the Pontiac lineup of both the Pontiac Bonneville, which ceased production after the 2005 model year, and the Pontiac Grand Prix, which ceases production after the 2008 model year....
, as well as the forthcoming Chevrolet Camaro
Fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro

General Motors started producing the Chevrolet Camaro in 1967 and it continued for the next thirty-five years, until 2002. After a hiatus for several years, General Motors will begin production of the fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro on March 16, 2009....
.

The Velite features styling cues that show its Buick heritage. The "waterfall" front grill, triple fender portholes, clean elegant lines, and subdued sophistication. Its engine is an experimental twin-turbocharged 3.6L V6, rated at , mated to a 6 speed automatic transmission.

Rumored production

It has been confirmed that Buick will make a production version of the Velite concept in sedan and convertible forms. It is, however, unknown if the production version will keep the Velite name. If built, it will utilize the aforementioned Zeta RWD platform and be the only RWD drive model in Buick's North American lineup.

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