Buick Velite

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Buick Velite

Manufacturer	Buick
Parent company	General Motors
Production	2010-
Class	Sports car
Body style(s)	2-door coupe 2-door convertible
Layout	FR layout
Platform	GM Zeta platform
Related	Holden Commodore Pontiac G8 Chevrolet Camaro Chevrolet Impala Buick Park Avenue Holden Statesman

The Buick Velite is a roadster concept car designed by the Buick division of American automaker General Motors and built by Bertone. 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. It was widely thought to be an impressive exercise in styling, but 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, the basis that underpins the Pontiac Solstice and the Saturn Sky roadsters, both of which are seeing production, but in actuality the Velite makes use of the Zeta platform — which is shared with the Holden Commodore/2008 Pontiac G8, as well as the forthcoming Chevrolet Impala and Pontiac GTO replacements.

The Velite features styling cues that show its Buick heritage. The "waterfall" front grill, triple fender portholes, cleanly elegant lines, not extravagant. Its engine is an experimental twin-turbocharged 3.6L V6, rated at 400 hp (300 kW), mated to a 6 speed automatic transmission.