Buick
Regal Limited Turbo (1987)

Why it matters

For 1987 the turbo 3.8 V6 was offered on every Regal, which produced the Regal Limited with Turbo: a fully equipped car, and the sources ranks it as the rarest turbo Regal apart from the GNX.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Buick dropped the T-Type for 1987 and let buyers specify the 3.8 turbo across the Regal range. Total turbo Regal output reached 27,590 that year, with 1,035 Regal Limiteds among them. It was the last year of the rear-drive G-body Regal.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

The Limited Turbo is a Regal Limited fitted with the 3.8 turbo V6 (245 hp / 355 lb-ft in 1987 trim), identifiable by its fully equipped Limited trim rather than the Grand National black-out look.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   Buick Grand National and Regal T-Type Level B Muscle Car Club

   • Turbo Regal Limiteds were one of the rarest models with 1,035 produced
   • 3.8 Turbo
   • power and torque was increase to 245 @ @ 4000 RPM
   • 355 lb⋅ft of torque @ 2400 RPM

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   More on the Buick Grand National – Over-Drive Magazine Level C

   • 1035 1987 Turbo Regal Limiteds

   Accessed 2026-11-12