Buick is reinventing itself with modernized, stylish and attractive, low-priced cars that anyone can enjoy driving. The new 2024 Buick Encore GX I’m driving is a premium small sport SUV that feels like a new car model, from a new automaker, but surprisingly, this is one of the lowest-priced cars on the market, starting with at $25,000.
The Encore is Buick’s most popular model in the U.S., and it gets better with the brand’s new modern look and a new three-shield logo.
The new Buick Encore GX has a revised exterior and interior with a technological design similar to that of new Chevrolet vehicles like the Trailblazer. Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac are all owned by the same group, General Motors.
The Buick Encore for the North American market and the Chevrolet Trax are assembled at GM’s Bupyeong factory in Incheon, South Korea, the former Daewoo factory.
Next, the SAIC-GM Dongyue South plant in China produces the Buick crossover for China.
Driving the Encore GX in the city or on the highway demonstrates its ability to excel, making it an excellent choice for drivers looking for a high-quality compact SUV with superior features at a low price.
Encore GX
The new Encore GX subcompact SUV offers refined seating for up to five passengers and reasonable cargo space. It comes with a sporty and bold exterior and a stylish and pleasant interior with generous space. He Buick Encore GX 2024 is one of the best deals you can find in the compact SUV segment. With its elegant design, comfort and performance, this vehicle offers a very good driving experience at a very affordable price.
Sporty checkmark-shaped daytime running lights, as well as its own uniquely designed grille and exterior accents, enhance the appearance of this compact SUV. The 40/60 split rear seats and available fold-flat front passenger seatback help you use your Encore with different seating and spacing formats depending on your needs.
The available large panoramic sunroof completes the luxurious look of this compact SUV, giving you plenty of light and helping you feel in touch with nature and your surroundings while driving the elegant Encore GX.
Buick looks like a new car and a new brand
Drivers testing or purchasing a new Buick would be surprised by the value, comfort and beauty of the new car models.
Many people think of Buick as an old car, an old brand that our grandparents or parents drove, but after driving a new Buick you will change your mind, the new generation Buick models are impressive, modern and offer great value at a low price. prices. Starting at $22,000, you can buy a very attractive new Envista crossover with a 3-year/36,000-mile base warranty and a 5-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty.
The model I’m testing, the 2024 Encore GX, is a good, very attractive compact SUV with a surprisingly low price, starting at just $25,000.
Encore GX trim models
There are three trim models available for the 2024 Encore GX:
- Preferred from $25,600
- ST or Sport Touring from $26,800
- and finally the top of the range Encore GX To come with prices from $31,900.
The Buick Encore I drive is part of the ST or Sport Touring line. It is mid-priced in the range and offers very good luxury and features.
The top of the line Avenir line offers everything you can get when buying a Buick. The three available Encore GX models offer a very attractive interior and a good Turbo engine with very good fuel economy with 29 MPG in the city and 31 MPG on the highway in the front-wheel drive engine with a fuel tank capacity of 13.2 gallons and 50 liters.
The interior of this compact crossover feels spacious with five seats and a large cargo capacity of up to 50.2 cubic feet.
The new 11-inch diagonal ultra-wide infotainment display is modern and highly intuitive, with large, easy-to-access controls merging with an 8-inch diagonal driver information center. You can select the standard 1.2L ECOTEC Turbo engine or upgrade to an optional more powerful 1.3L ECOTEC Turbo engine FWD with Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) or the AWD version with 9-speed transmission.
2024 Buick Encore GX ST
The second model in the line, the Encore GX Sport Touring model, priced starting at $26,800, comes standard with rear cross-traffic and other features. This is the top of the line offering with a low price but more features than the preferred base model and with a much lower price than the top-of-the-line Avenir.
When driving the new version Buick Encore GX ST (Sport Touring) 2024, you can feel that Buick is a new and modern brand with a colorful contrast of the past with the new cars that the new young generation drivers can enjoy.
The boldly styled Sport Touring model is attractive and has a young, modern look.
Engine
The GX is available with two different engines with reasonable power, but not a lot of horsepower. The ST model comes standard with the 1.3L FWD ECOTEC Turbo engine with Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT), which produces 155 horsepower at 5,600 rpm and 174 lb-ft of torque at 1,600 rpm.
Available all-wheel drive with drive mode selector with 9-speed transmission makes this small SUV a good car for the countryside and the city or for a fun ride on the beach.
The sound insulation is excellent and helps create a luxurious feel inside the cabin.
According to Buick, the Encore has a large available towing capacity of 1,000 pounds, which is a great tool and impressive in a small SUV.
Exterior style
Standard features include updated interior and exterior trim, Buick Driver Confidence safety systems, and keyless start with the push of a button. A new flat-bottom steering wheel and the ST logo embroidered on the front seat headrests.
The new gloss black grille and the new front fascia with exclusive gloss black details. Capless fuel filling and more functions.
The ST version is sporty and attractive with gloss black rear bumper accents, new and exclusive 18″ wheels painted in high-gloss black and LED taillights to complete a unique design exclusive to this Sport Touring model. From its smooth, quiet ride to its agile response and maneuverability, this compact SUV offers a comfortable and enjoyable driving experience in a variety of environments and roads.
Security systems
Buick Driver Confidence, the standard suite of advanced safety and driver assistance features, keeps you safe on the road and shows how the brand continues to reinvent and modernize.
Encore GX includes standard rear cross-traffic alert and lane departure warning with side blind zone alert. A suite of six safety and driver-assist technologies is standard on all Encore GX models and includes forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, forward pedestrian braking, IntelliBeam automatic high beams, following distance indicator and maintenance assist. Lane marking with lane departure warning.
The new Buick Encore GX also offers an optional rear camera mirror that uses a camera to give you a wide, less obstructed view behind the vehicle while driving. You can switch between the modern camera view and the traditional rearview mirror.
Technology
The new Encore GX includes premium technology features such as wireless smartphone compatibility and available wireless smartphone charging.
Three years of free OnStar Remote Access Plan on Preferred and Sport Touring models.
Three years of OnStar premium plan on Avenir and finally 3 years of in-vehicle Wi-Fi hotspot on the top-of-the-line Avenir model.
Competence
The Encore GX offers excellent value for money and low prices. Compete with car brands like hyundai Honda, Kia, Mazda and Toyota.
The GX offers more value and lower prices than some of its competitors, but the challenge for Buick is showing new drivers that Buick has reinvented itself and being able to attract new car buyers to Buick showrooms for a test drive. . but once the driver becomes more familiar with new Buick models, like the Encore GX that I drive, it is easier to get those buyers to buy their new Buick.
If you’re not familiar with the low price of the Encore GX, it can look and feel even more premium, almost as premium as some of the more expensive European luxury brands.
Buick produces only four types of models
Selecting and purchasing a Buick model is easy with a very simple lineup and trim models available. The American automaker has made the car buying process as simple as possible with just four models and each of these cars is offered in three different trim models.
Buick produces only four vehicle models in the United States. In ascending price order: Envista, Encore GX, which I’m testing, Envision and Enclave.
Buick’s price is very low compared to the recent skyrocketing of car prices.
The Envista starts at just $22,400, then the Encore GX starts at $25,600.
The Envision model is larger and more luxurious, with prices starting at $33,400.
The top-of-the-line Buick Enclave starts at $43,900.
Buick automobiles are generally offered in three trim models, the base model, ST or Sport Touringand the top finish model To come.
It is easy to select and decide which trim model you want to purchase.
