1997-2005 Buick Park Avenue: Year-to-Year Changes
Updated: 11/23/08
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Learn about the year-to-year changes of the 1997-2005 Buick Park Avenue. Get full details of the styling and performance changes throughout the history of the 1997-2005 Buick Park Avenue.
Year to Year Changes
1998 Buick Park Avenue:
Park Avenue sedan gained some enhanced safety and convenience features for 1998. Dual airbags got reduced inflation power to deploy with less force (but still meet federal safety standards). A new passenger-side mirror, standard on Ultra and optional on the base model, tilted downward when reverse gear was engaged. Buick dealers could now install GM's OnStar communications system. That system linked the car by satellite and cellular telephone to a 24-hour GM center from which advisors could provide directions and travel advice, and also notify local authorities during an emergency situation.
1999 Buick Park Avenue:
Changes were modest for '99, including the addition of "Elite Walnut" interior trim to the Park Avenue Ultra, and availability of a tire-pressure monitor gauge. The tire-monitor was standard on the Ultra edition.
2000 Buick Park Avenue:
Front side airbags went into both 2000 models. GM's StabiliTrak system became standard on the Ultra and optional on the base Park Avenue. Designed to sense an impending skid in a turn and apply the brakes to an individual wheel, to keep the car on its intended course. Both models also gained child-seat anchors on the rear package shelf.
2001 Buick Park Avenue:
Ultrasonic rear parking assist was a new option for 2001, while leather upholstery and an interior memory system became standard on base models.
2002 Buick Park Avenue:
Steering-wheel radio and climate controls became standard on both models for 2002.
2003 Buick Park Avenue:
Ultra gets three chrome-plated "VentiPorts" on each front fender. Associated with Buick since 1949 and last seen in the 1980s, these design icons also increase engine-compartment airflow, Buick says. Other retro additions to Ultra are a "waterfall" grille, tri-shield Buick insignia, and chrome exhaust tips.
2004 Buick Park Avenue:
No significant changes were made in '04.
2005 Buick Park Avenue:
In '05, Park Avenue gets revisions to grille and taillamps, and the base model gains the front-fender "portholes" previously reserved for the top-line Park Avenue Ultra. Buick says 2005 is the final model year for Park Avenue.
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