Buick Electra E5

Buick

MarqueBuick
Production2023–present
Power150-211 kW

Start with what the Buick Electra E5 is: a 5-door SUV, built from 2023, in the decade the industry is turning electric. What it meant takes a little longer.

The hardware

the output is 150-211 kW. On the scales it comes to 2570 kg. That is roughly 58 horsepower per tonne: unhurried — enough for the job, not for the bragging. The wheelbase is 2954 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Family and rivals

In the Buick line-up the Buick Electra E5 has a clear place: the factory was Wuhan (SAIC-GM), China. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Kia EV6, the Mazda CX-90, the Geely Galaxy L6. Its Buick stablemates include the Buick First Call and the Buick Funeral Car.

Specifications

Transmissionelectric_range = 515-620 km
LayoutFront-motor, front-wheel-drive / Dual-motor, all-wheel-drive / Dual-motors, all-wheel-drive
Body style5-door SUV
Kerb weight2570 kg
Wheelbase2954 mm
AssemblyChina: Wuhan (SAIC-GM)
Catalogue IDQ115914821
SourceWikipedia

The family, through the years

Every generation and sibling of this nameplate in the catalogue, oldest first. Photos: Wikimedia Commons.

Rivals of its era

Contemporaries from other marques, introduced within three years of this car.