The Buick Riviera, an iconic luxury car produced by General Motors, was introduced in 1963 and quickly became known for its elegant design and powerful performance. The Buick Riviera 1965 stood out with its distinctive clamshell headlights, setting a new standard in automotive design. By the Buick Riviera 1971 had evolved into a larger and more luxurious model, featuring the unique “boat-tail” rear end. In 1972, the Buick Riviera continued to impress with its bold styling and advanced features. The  Buick Riviera 1995 marked a return to a sleeker, more aerodynamic design, showcasing the brand’s commitment to innovation and luxury over the decades.

Buick Riviera concept vision by AI

Shown above images match the idea of restomod by AI and look like hot-rods or gangster cars. Anyway, they save a feeling of the original Riviera that’s quite exciting.

Besides, AI has created a new 2026 Buick Riviera with a rather interesting and modern design. It combined the American style of the old Riviera with the new design of the Buick, which in turn has a more restrained European style. As a result of this non-standard combination a unique look of the new 2026 Buick Riviera was formed. AI has also created a completely new concept car in retro style.

AI has also created another version of the 2026 Buick Riviera. It leans more on the classic American Buick design with a little bit of the current models. The new design of Riviera has characteristic elements of the old car, such as:

• rounded shape of the rear of the car
• large chrome radiator scaffold
• long hood
• round headlights (picture below)
• side air intakes in front of the car.

The back of the car was also interestingly depicted by AI. It preserved the shape of the old Buick and added modern LED headlights to them.

Conclusion: AI has created great variants of the 2026 Buick Riviera with a good classic design and nice brand recognition. However, it is most likely that this design, unfortunately, will never be translated into reality.