Buick does not build many cars like the Buick Encore: a 5-door SUV with Petrol engine, built from 2012 to 2022 as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. Its designer of record is Carsten Aengenheyster / Marc van der Haegen (facelift).
The background
The Buick Encore is a subcompact crossover SUV built by General Motors from 2012 to 2022. It is a subcompact crossover SUV marketed by Buick and its fourth SUV overall after the Rendezvous, Rainier, and Enclave. The "Encore" designation was previously used by American Motors Corporation (AMC) for the subcompact two and four-door hatchback variants of the U.S.-built front-wheel drive Renault Alliance from 1984 to 1987.
The engineering
Under the skin sits Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1293 kg. The gearbox is a 5-speed Manual transmission / manual / 6-speed manual / 6-speed GM 6T40 transmission / GM 6T40 Automatic transmission / automatic. The wheelbase is 2555 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Where it sits in Buick's history is not in doubt: the Buick Envista (North America) followed it; it was built at Bupyeong District. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Peugeot 208, the Tesla Model X, the Mazda CX-5. Its Buick stablemates include the Buick First Call and the Buick Funeral Car.
The money
On the used market today a Buick Encore typically changes hands for $8,800–$27,800, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $3,014–$5,279 a year. Insurance sits around $1,120–$2,150 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.
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