Zeta Buick called Invicta?

[buickguy]

Motor Trend is reporting the new RWD Zeta Buick coming out with the Camaro will be called the Invicta.

I love the name....can anybody confirm this?

[97regalGS]

Motor Trend is reporting the new RWD Zeta Buick coming out with the Camaro will be called the Invicta.

I love the name....can anybody confirm this?

that was rumoured last year. don't think it was ever confirmed.

personally, i like the name. much better than Roadmaster IMO

[Bimmer325]

Invicta > Statesman > Roadmaster

[titan]

Invicta > Statesman > Roadmaster

Agreed. Invicta would be a great name for the flagship.

[Imaj]

I just hope they don't use the Statesman.

Either Invicta or Electra..

[wildcat]

If Zeta plans go through. < whispered > "According to AH-HA... "

[MPLIN]

doesn't goodyear have that name trade marked for their tires?

[VenSeattle]

I would prefer Statesman or Roadmaster over Invicta. Invicta just doesn't do anything for me. It was a short run nameplate in Buick's past that holds very little emotional sentiment when I hear it. I'm not saying that to offend Invicta fans. It's just me.

I'd prefer a more renowned name like Roadmaster, or a new name like Statesman for Buick's "return to glory" flagship sedan.

[ehaase]

The Zeta Buick will probably be called Lucerne, because the Lucerne replacement is probably going on that platform. We already know that there will be no more new cars on the G or W body platforms.

[97regalGS]

The Zeta Buick will probably be called Lucerne, because the Lucerne replacement is probably going on that platform.  We already know that there will be no more new cars on the G or W body platforms.

probably depends on how succesful Lucerne is between now and then and whether that name has any cache left or whether it has to be tossed for a new one.

Impala could make the leap from FWD to RWD, I'm not so sure about Lucerne.

[ehaase]

probably depends on how succesful Lucerne is between now and then and whether that name has any cache left or whether it has to be tossed for a new one.

You're right. Plus Bob Lutz has a history at all of the automakers he has worked at of renaming cars.

[Dragon]

I just hope they don't use the Statesman.

Either Invicta or Electra..

no. last thing GM wants is people thinking of a &#036;h&#33;ty movie when they think of the Buick flagship

[trinacriabob]

I don't know. Statesman or Roadmaster are too "baroque."

Electra or Invicta, both past names, are better and easier for the consuming public to grasp. Actually, because there is no Ebonicized "deuce and a quarter" connection to the Electra, I prefer Invicta. It may not sell in Europe, though...Invicta is to knapsacks what Eastpak and Janssport are over here. Just a thought.

[Sixty8panther]

Nothing wrogn with Roadmaster although same can be said for Invicta & Electra. I'll agree with you guys about Statesman though... sounds cheesy like a carrige top edition.

[Chicagoland]

Has MT ever been correct?

[bring_BUICK_back]

Name is whatever Electra, Invcta, Roadmaster but just get the car out here and get it out here now!

Buick can not continue with (2) vehicles! Let them share the Vette platorm.

[evok]

The Zeta Buick will probably be called Lucerne, because the Lucerne replacement is probably going on that platform.  We already know that there will be no more new cars on the G or W body platforms.

Still if but . . .

[DBeaSSt]

I don't dislike Statesman but I keep thinking of my Mom's ride-on mower.

[balthazar]

As the single C&G resident who owns an Invicta, allow me to say....... I like the name!

I know I'm way off the Normal Scale, but 'Statesman' is only going to remind me of a Nash; thumbs down.

[superstreet]

thats a good name

[Sixty8panther]

Has MT ever been correct?

Sure they have... back in 95 & 96 they were pretty acurate with their reportage of the C5. Other times they've made mostly acurate predictions, but like anyone trying to predict the future they've had foot-in-mouth disease on occassion.

[jbartley]

roadmaster brings back terrible memories.

I think Lucerne will survive a FWD/RWD transfer, I'm betting Bob likes the name...

[ZL-1]

If Zeta plans go through.  < whispered > "According to AH-HA... "

What happened to it? I tried to access and it says that account has been deleted...

[bdubsee]

GM applied for the INVICTA trademark in 2004. The application is still in process.

Try this link:

http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/...&TEXT=78458218#

Or go to uspto.gov and select "search" under "trademarks". Put in the word "invicta" and check out the fourth entry.

[drew770]

This Buick naming busines is getting rather silly! We have the LaCrosse and the Lucerne and now we might have the Invicta! The names are getting dumber and dumber per car!!

No to the Electra (images of a bad movie and 70's) and no the Invicta which means what?

[I hope GMRULES again]

Invicta is an okay name, better than Statesman.

[ToniCipriani]

Actually I just found out Invicta has a meaning.

Semper Invicta is the motto of Warsaw, Poland, which means Always Invincible.

That's where AMD got the name Sempron as well.

And for some strange reason Invicta sounds very powerful to me. Maybe because of this.

Edited March 16, 2006 by ToniCipriani

[Paolino]

I tell you, I'm not a fan of the Invicta name, but give me an awesome car, I mean, truly incredible in every way (and I know Buick can do it), then the name won't really bother me too much, because I'll then associate it with a masterpiece, which is, the important part.

[nikivee]

This Buick naming busines is getting rather silly!  We have the LaCrosse and the Lucerne and now we might have the Invicta!  The names are getting dumber and dumber per car!!

No to the Electra (images of a bad movie and 70's) and no the Invicta which means what?

Yeah, we need names like G6 or GWizz. They really mean something.

What would you suggest? Do you have any suggestions?

[76ChevyTrucker]

To me, Roadmaster always gives me the image of the Roadmasters of the early 90s, Electra brings up bile wretching moments of that stupid movie, AND hearing people call the car a Deuce and a quarter....Invicta doesn't really light a fire under my ass either, and Statesman DOES sound like a brand of luggage......pick something else.....like I dunno....Park Avenue!

[Cananopie]

This Buick naming busines is getting rather silly!  We have the LaCrosse and the Lucerne and now we might have the Invicta!  The names are getting dumber and dumber per car!!

No to the Electra (images of a bad movie and 70's) and no the Invicta which means what?

Invicta would be a great retro-fitted name. It's good for Buick to show they have not forgotten their heritage. I might agree with you if Buick never made an Invicta before, but it's better than getting another name like LaCrosse that was just supposed to remind people of LeSabre in name.

[aball]

Not that the "Invicta" name will ever be used in Australia, but it's VERY similar to the top selling brand of lawnmowers in this part of the world - VICTA

[mrmonte]

What about Centurion . I know it was the b body and not the c-body but most people wouldnt know any way.

[Paolino]

What about Centurion . I know it was the b body and not the c-body but most people wouldnt know any way.

Too close to Century.

[jock82]

Invicta comes from a latin word, roughly translated means "not being able to be

conquered," invincible. We had a 1960 Invicta four door hardtop, 1st Buick,

I got my driver's license when we had it, I likd the name a lot better than Lucerne

or Lacrosse, I would prefer Invicta or Electra, the last Buick we had a 1967 225

before we switched to Cadillac in 1970. I am a real fan of those older Buicks, I

haven't really cared for the styling of any Buick since 1969 We also had a 1964

Wildcat, that was a beautiful car, too.

[Tyger]

The original Invicta! 1934 S Type

[camaro]

GM is turning it around very well. Names like this and the new 2007 Tahoe are excellent for GM.

Has the Camaro been confirmed for production??? I can't find that info anywhere.

[rkmdogs]

If it is to be a "new" platform, why drag old baggage & images?

I vote for a new one, "Supreme"!!!!!!!!

[ehaase]

If it is to be a "new" platform, why drag old baggage & images?

I vote for a new one, "Supreme"!!!!!!!!

Yes, let's just bring back Oldsmobile names from the 1970's and 1980's.

[rkmdogs]

Yes, let's just bring back Oldsmobile names from the 1970's and 1980's.

Oops! I forgot that one. But......

I was thinking in literal terms and the meaning of the word, rather than

some cockamame made up French word!

Excuse me........................

[AJQUALITY]

GM is turning it around very well. Names like this and the new 2007 Tahoe are excellent for GM.

Has the Camaro been confirmed for production??? I can't find that info anywhere.

oshawa will build

[camaro]

oshawa will build

The General

[PeterPuck]

The name sounds insulting somehow.

"Invective", anyone?

[MyerShift]

Maybe it makes you think of "vindictive".

Hehe.

I can't wait for the ultimate Buick flagship.

I hope its styling will make you catch your breath.

[MRDETROITMETAL]

I'll go on record as being in favor of the Invicta name too. It's a memorable and catchy name, and was a great Buick from the past. Buick needs all the help they can get right now ! A vette platform sportscar & a zeta platfom 4 door sedan may just do the trick, both are complimentary to Pontiac, with a Solstice and GTO.