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2021 buick encore gx3/18/2023 ![]() Basic versions wear basic garb, but higher-end versions wear graphic trim that simulates etched metal, along with upholstered dash panels in brown or beige or black. Inside, the wing-like dash echoes the Encore GX grille. The proportions aren’t much different from those of the older Encore, but a spline of chrome, a rib at the rear roof pillar, and the choice of a black-painted roof make better sense of the short dimensions of the GX.Ī Sport Touring package dresses it up with gloss wheels, body-colored fender arches, and a black mesh grille with red accents. Three sculpted lines carve some visual weight out of its doors, and the beltline rises gradually to the rear end. It’s a more appealing shape, front to back, with a broad single-wing grille and slim LED headlights that frame its nose. Buick’s older Encore seemed too tall and too stubby not so much longer or wider, the Encore GX has proportions and details that make better sense. With standard touchscreen infotainment, power features, newly standard wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and options for Bose audio and a panoramic roof, we think the best Encore GX is the Select trim, with a sticker price near $27,000. The 2021 Encore GX hasn’t been priced, but 2020 models ranged from about $26,000 to more than $34,000. Ample back-seat head and leg room turn into 50.2 cubic feet of cargo space with the back seats folded down.Įvery Encore GX has automatic emergency braking, while blind-spot monitors and adaptive cruise control are available. Four adults fit well, but Buick fits narrow front seats that don’t fit wider bodies well. Interior space seems more expansive in the Encore GX, though it’s not much larger than the Encore. It rides well, but it’s not so interested in the loopy country roads you save for weekends. Teamed with a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) or a 9-speed automatic (front- and all-wheel drive, respectively), the powertrain lays down eight-second 0-60 mph times, plenty for the Encore GX’s commuter-car mission. A lower-output 1.2-liter version comes standard, but a $395 upcharge brings the Encore GX a better-tuned 1.3-liter turbo-3 with 155 horsepower and ample low-end torque. The cabin works harder to earn your vote, with high-end models draped in metallic trim, upholstered dash panels, and a smarter touchscreen with an easier to use interface.Ī turbo-3 engine powers the Encore GX, and it’s more impressive than the 4-cylinder it replaces. The GX’s cresty, curvy body isn’t much bigger or wider than before but it’s more handsome, and wears better details from its chrome roofline trim to its softly rounded LED taillights. The Encore GX revisits the same premium hatchback/crossover puzzle as the prior Encore, but it solves it more convincingly.
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