A3 Series 1978 - 1985
1978 Bogliq Buttress
The new A3 Buttress was laser focussed on family buyers needs - according to the focus groups!
By the end of it’s life, the once popular Sachem was a shadow of itself; neutered by 2 way cats and obscured by a cloud of unreliability. Therefore the A3 series, being developed since 1974, was powered by more reliable all iron engines and re-named to reflect it’s departure from the Sachem convention. Designed in-house by Bogliq by Design, the Buttress was a clean sheet design sporting a unibody chassis, a first for Bogliq USA, and was a three and five door liftback design. The car also debuted all-independent suspension.
Buttress Model Range
124B - $4,179 Driveaway, $127 p.a. servicing (5dr hatch, 2.4L I4, 58Kw, 170Km/h, 16.3s, 11.0L/100Km) Reliability - 67.7
127B - $4,489 Driveaway, $132 p.a. servicing (5dr hatch, 2.7L V6, 64Kw, 178Km/h, 13.5s, 11.7L/100Km) Reliability - 68.2
127F - $4,899 Driveaway, $187 p.a. servicing (5dr hatch, 2.7L V6, 64Kw, 168Km/h, 17.2s, 12.1L/100Km) Reliability - 66.0
132F - $4,999 Driveaway, $191 p.a. servicing (5dr hatch, 3.2L V6, 77Kw, 177Km/h, 15.2s, 12.5L/100Km) Reliability - 65.9
132S - $4,999 Driveaway, $185 p.a. servicing (3dr hatch, 3.2L V6, 77Kw, 189Km/h, 11.9s, 12.1L/100Km) Reliability - 67.6
1982 Bogliq Buttress Mk 2
1982 Mk 2 range was compacted due to budgetary restraints
The Mk 1 Buttress was a well positioned design that scared buyers away due to it’s looks and lack of technology. The looks were easily remedies, with a more mature and constrained design, but budgetary and marketing constraints made major technological improvements too costly. The sedan and 5 door hatch bodies were retained, a 5 door wagon body was introduced and the 3 door hatch was dropped. The 2.4L and 3.2L engines were improved but the 2.7L engine was dropped to reduce logistical overheads.
Buttress Mk 2 Model Range
124B - $6,559 Driveaway, $285 p.a. servicing (5dr Wagon, 2.4L I4, 71Kw, 180Km/h, 14.3s, 13.6L/100Km) Reliability - 66.2
132C - $7,159 Driveaway, $301 p.a. servicing (4dr Sedan, 3.2L V6, 86Kw, 190Km/h, 12.7s, 13.2L/100Km) Reliability - 66.3
132F - $7,389 Driveaway, $305 p.a. servicing (4dr Sedan, 3.2L V6, 86Kw, 189Km/h, 12.3s, 13.7L/100Km) Reliability - 65.2