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Buick Skylark

🇺🇸 United States ·1962–1998· sedan / coupé / convertible

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 1972 Buick Skylark Front: Bejara70· CC0
  2. 2. 1953 Buick Skylark - blue - fvr: Rex Gray· CC BY 2.0
  3. 3. 1962 Buick Skylark Sport Coupe, front left, 06-07-2025: MercurySable99· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. 1963 Buick Skylark Convertible, front right: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. 5. 1964 Buick Skylark (35538195626): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  6. 6. 1965 Buick Skylark Gran Sport front, concours 6.1.19: Kevauto· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. 1968 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible, Brown, front left (Hershey 2019): Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. 8. 1969 Buick Skylark Sedan: Ryan Hildebrand· CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. 9. 1971 Buick Skylark Custom Convertible in Blue, front left: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  10. 10. 1972 Buick Skylark Custom 4-door Hardtop Sedan, front right: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  11. 11. 1976 Buick Skylark (32122105040): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
  12. 12. 1976 Buick Skylark (8732498256): Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA· CC BY 2.0
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Buick Skylark, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Bejara70· CC0

base stats

  • power 280 hptop version
  • popularity 180 in NL#1170 most common
  • weight 1,643 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
  • LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.

spec sheet

built
1962–1998
body
sedan, coupé, convertible
engine
2.3 L–5.7 L
cylinders
4–6
turbo
no
power
90–280 hp
drive
front-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
5
doors
3
weight
1,643 kg
fuel use
—
CO₂
—
US rating
18–25 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
Compact Cars
avg new price NL
—

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

180 are registered in the Netherlands today, #1170 of all models. Most common build year: 1970 (21 cars).

19621982

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

names it's registered under (4)
  • Skylark 152
  • Skylark Limited 17
  • Sky Lark 6
  • Skylark 350 5

🇺🇸 US versions (46)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1984–1998. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
1998Skylark2.4 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1998Skylark3.1 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1997Skylark2.4 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1997Skylark3.1 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1996Skylark2.4 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1996Skylark3.1 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1995Skylark2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1995Skylark2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1995Skylark3.1 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1995Skylark3.1 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1994Skylark2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1994Skylark2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1994Skylark3.1 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1993Skylark2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1993Skylark3.3 L 6 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2111.2
1992Skylark2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1992Skylark3.3 L 6 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1991Skylark2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular249.8
1991Skylark2.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2210.7
1991Skylark3.3 L 6 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular1912.4
1990Skylark2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1990Skylark2.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2310.2
1990Skylark3.3 L 6 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2011.8
1989Skylark2.3 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular249.8
1989Skylark2.5 L 4 cylAutomatic 3-spdFWDRegular2310.2

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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