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You’ve heard that right! The 3-year-old in you jumped with joy upon hearing “pyrotechnically activated.” But there’s a lot more to the 2016 Buick Cascada’s roll bars than just a big bang and the yellow-painted rollover protection bars.
Based on the Opel Cascada from Germany (and Vauxhall Cascada from the United Kingdom for that matter), this rag top made its debut in the United States two years after it started production at Opel’s assembly plant in Poland. The wait was worth it though - peer through the adjacent photo gallery and see for yourself what’s what with the Cascada.
If Chrysler still made the 200 in soft top convertible format, this would be it. OK, so the cluttered buttons on the dash may not be to everyone’s taste, but everything else makes sense on this car, including the 1.6-liter ECOTEC Turbo 4-banger with 200 horsepower and 206 lb-ft (280 Nm) sent to the front wheels via an automatic transmission.
Despite the obligatory safety measures such as the “spring-loaded, pyrotechnically activated roll bars,” General Motors made no design compromise with the Cascada. Holt Ware, Buick exterior design director, says that “it’s a design that fosters the Cascada’s clean, uninterrupted lines while helping enable confident, top-down driving enjoyment.”
No doubt about that, Holt. The 2+2-seater Buick Cascada convertible is set to go on sale in early 2016, being the first rag top Buick model in the United States in 25 years. The rear seats are a bit of a squeeze in terms of knee room, but you know what? Just like in the Porsche 911's case, the Cascada’s rear seats are better suited for a couple’s bits and bobs for a weekend away from the concrete jungle of the city.
If Chrysler still made the 200 in soft top convertible format, this would be it. OK, so the cluttered buttons on the dash may not be to everyone’s taste, but everything else makes sense on this car, including the 1.6-liter ECOTEC Turbo 4-banger with 200 horsepower and 206 lb-ft (280 Nm) sent to the front wheels via an automatic transmission.
Despite the obligatory safety measures such as the “spring-loaded, pyrotechnically activated roll bars,” General Motors made no design compromise with the Cascada. Holt Ware, Buick exterior design director, says that “it’s a design that fosters the Cascada’s clean, uninterrupted lines while helping enable confident, top-down driving enjoyment.”
No doubt about that, Holt. The 2+2-seater Buick Cascada convertible is set to go on sale in early 2016, being the first rag top Buick model in the United States in 25 years. The rear seats are a bit of a squeeze in terms of knee room, but you know what? Just like in the Porsche 911's case, the Cascada’s rear seats are better suited for a couple’s bits and bobs for a weekend away from the concrete jungle of the city.
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