The Buick Centieme is a concept car that was produced for the 2003 North American International Auto Show in Detroit by Buick . Its styling provided the basis for the later Buick Enclave show and production vehicles.
6-753: Borrowing from the French word for '100th', the Centieme was so named to commemorate the Buick Motor Division's 100th anniversary (compare the Cadillac Cien ). The Centieme was similar is size and shape to the existing Rendezvous crossover, but lower, wider, and marginally longer. Power came from an experimental 400 hp (298 kW) 3.6 L twin-turbocharged V6 engine mated to the Hydra-Matic 4T65-E 4-speed transmission. The Centieme
12-464: The 2002 Detroit Auto Show to celebrate Cadillac's 100th anniversary ("cien" is Spanish for one hundred, which compares the Buick Centieme ). The Cadillac Cien has a longitudinally mounted 60-degree, 7.5-liter V12 that produced 750 hp (559 kW) and 650 lbâ‹…ft (881 Nâ‹…m) of torque. The experimental engine featured direct injection and displacement on demand , which allowed
18-653: The engine to run on only eight or fewer cylinders under light load. The Cien was designed at General Motors' Advanced Design Studio in England and built as a fully working road-going vehicle with the help of the UK-based engineering and motorsport company Prodrive. The Cien's monocoque chassis and body are made of aerogel composite and equipped with active aero. Its design was inspired by the F-22 Raptor . Initially, there were plans to put it into production, but due to
24-509: The lack of development funds and the high expected selling price of US$ 200,000, the existence of a customer base for the Cien was put into question. The production of the Cien was thus cancelled at a board meeting. The Cadillac Cien was featured in the 2005 film The Island . The Cadillac Cien is a playable vehicle in video games including Gran Turismo , Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix , and Asphalt 9: Legends . This article about
30-458: Was designed to showcase the possible direction of Buick interior styling. The entire interior - including the six captain's chairs - was upholstered in leathers of various grains and colors, including a woven-leather floor. The gauge cluster used aluminum accents with olive ash wood inserts for the trim. The interior featured ambient lighting. The Bertone -designed exterior featured short front and rear overhangs, rode on 22-inch aluminum wheels, and
36-583: Was painted in Canyon Mist metallic tricoat. Some of the Centieme's exterior design and interior features later showed up on the 2008 Buick Enclave crossover. The Buick Centieme was sold by GM at a 2009 Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale for US$ 29,700 . Cadillac Cien The Cadillac Cien is a 2-door rear mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive high performance concept car created by Cadillac , designed by Simon Cox , and unveiled at
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