The 2020 Buick Encore GX Feels Like A Real Buick | MotorWeek Road Test
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- Опубліковано 31 лип 2024
- As recently as the 2002 model year, Buick didn’t have a single SUV in their lineup. Now, SUVs make up almost 90% of their sales. So, adding another one into the mix seems like a no-brainer. It’s time now for a “rendezvous” with an all-new Encore GX!
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Man Im 42 and this guy was my Mr Rogers. And he is still teaching me things.
Ikr; he has always been great at his job in my eyes.
He wouldn't care.......
@@johnreitz4320 did daddy not care? Poor thing.
Three cylinders! And Buick has just announced that the 2021 Encore GX will have an optional 2 cylinder twin turbo and 12 speed transmission, which can be used for chopping vegetables as well.
Actually like this CUV. I would have to get the AWD version though because I have an extreme aversion to CVTs lol
I agree, just too bad that they failed to give it a powerful enough engine for freeway passing.
CVTs are great if you prioritize smoothness and gas mileage, but fall short in pretty much every other aspect.
@@isaacsmind5575 Typically yes but I had an A4 FrontTrack with CVT and it felt completely normal unlike my Corolla which had a CVT as well as the countless Nissans I've driven with one.
The CVT in this one is actually pretty good! GM must have learned from their past CVT mistake, the infamous VT-25 found in the 03-04 Saturn ION Quad Coupe and 02-05 Saturn Vues, as well as Nissan's mistakes with their's. This one is chain driven, and it's a good match for the engine. No major issues getting up to speed on the freeway.
1.3 3CYL CVT OMG! WTF!
🤣Hahaha, I see what you did there...#Rendezvous 🤣
It’s amazing how Buick went from a full line of traditional cars to struggling to sell or keep market share with crossovers. I think it’s last car bowed out last fall - the Regal.
It's hilarious. Buick died with the final Regal, in my opinion.
@@hakeemsd70m Agreed
I'm Gen Y but when I see the state of car manufacturers right now, I hate Gen Z millennials with a passion. Every car now is either aimed at soccer moms, 16 year old boys for people in midlife crisis. I'm disabled and have chronic pain and I don't care how well these kids' cars handle. I want something that is comfortable, luxurious and won't be the car I take to the chiropractor. Buick is hardly the worst offender, with everyone scrapping luxury sedans like they're marketing to children, but it's just incredibly frustrating sitting in these newer cars, knowing that I'm literally popping painkillers because some wimp is afraid to get old. My first car was a 1990 Chrysler New Yorker with velour seats. Not hard leather, velour. Because they cared about making a car that was comfortable. Now, if you make a car that's even remotely comfortable, the kids come out to whine that it's not their kind of car and it's a "grandpa car." They're like these people who complain about movies like the new Little Mermaid. They're such narcissists that they think everything has to be made for them. If everything isn't their way, they pout. I wouldn't even be complaining if there was even one car that fit my specs, but there isn't. Even Mercedes and BMW are trying to appeal to rich kids.
I actually love 3 cylinder engines (at least in motorcycles, I had 2 triples) They have good torque for the displacement and a unique exhaust note. I've never driven a 3 cylinder car, but if some of that comes though I'm open minded enough to try it.
They take the Tourx away and give us another crossover? WTF!!
He's commenting on the lackluster performance and I'm still sitting here stunned that it only has 3 cylinders. (Turbo or not, 3cyl is 3cyl!)
bcoz turbo
I bet 20 years from now, they'll have turbocharged 2 stroke weed eater engines.
If only it was like the yaris turbo 3 with 257hp
@@AGreedyTree nope, the EPA will still be a thing by then.
Been a long time since I heard them called "4 way flashers"☺
Suspiciously enough, it looks like an Opel from some angles!
I wonder why
It probably would have been an Opel if GM hadn't sold Opel to french PSA.
@@Timico1000 Yep! But it still seems kinda strange that the aesthetic ties continue to exist!
@@McBeamer94 Maybe the design and mayor development had been done before they broke up...
@@Timico1000 Could be that and then they decided to base the car on a new GM platform instead of an older GM-Opel one.
Give it the Envision’s 2.0T and then it might be interesting
Yes, too wimpy to get me interested...
Porter McSorley agreed. What’s with Buick putting in Kei-car engines into American cars? It don’t even get four cylinders?
It's almost like the engines are getting smaller, the builds getting flimsier, and the prices are climbing. Wonder what's happening to profit margins.
I have a 99 accord and a 17 rav 4 and there are many areas where the accord has noticeably nicer interior trim pieces.
All this really needs is a 2.0T it’s pretty impressive for the class
I can't believe Buick is still alive and well lol I will say they have stepped up a long way from the old days
I didnt get excited about this but yes i drove one and was pleased very pleased
My girlfriend...in her 20s just bought one. Loves it.
I'm sure she'll find it decent except in the event that piece of shit engine blows and she's left with a $5,000+ bill.
@@jlcii So you had an Encore GX, the engine "blew" (how? what happened exactly?), and Buick is telling you you're on the hook for 5 big ones. Can you tell us the details? It should have been under warranty.
@@kgbeezr75 Did he say he had one or is this another "I'll show you", hypothetical youtube rant by exposing someone for not having ownership of their criticism? GM as a whole has an ABYSMAL track record with their 1.4 litre turbo 4 (Sonic & Cruise) that simple assumption means this will probably make it past initial warranty then grenade, as does the 1.4.
3 cylinders... LMAO! Buick: "Let's take one cylinder out, yet raise the price more!"
Love the look of it but 3 cylinders? You could sell this in the garden center at the home depot
Will Shaq fit?
This GX is MUCH better looking than the standard Encore, in that red paint job I'd go so far as to say it's sharp. I do see a ton of Encores on the road, mostly driven by the AARP crowd, the GX seems like it's aimed at a younger demo, tough for Buick to rip those customers away from the CR-V and RAV4...or even the similar offerings from Kia/Hyundai
MightyVoice 21 here, driving a 2018 Encore. I can speed everywhere because cops think I’m a grandma late to see her grand kids recital
The regular Encore doesn't have Buick luxury.
I own the 2015 encore and it feels like a Buick plenty!
It looks better than the regular Encore.
So how does this differ from the european opel grandland x which is on sale as of 2015?
That kinda money gets you a certified CX-5 Base/Touring/GT all day long !
That’s what I said and it’s a way better suv
I've been watching this show since I was a kid decades ago. Still love the reviews. Gotta admit though that I miss the model that would get in and move the seat around, adjust the mirrors, slam down the folding seats, and dash some luggage in the back. You know, show you how a human uses the vehicle so you can imagine yourself in their place...
That's fast for a tiny turbocharged engine hauling around a bulky crossover. Plus, it's all the power and torque the people who would buy this thing would need. Happy 40.
I could definitely see people being better off with this than a Tiguan.
Bahahahaaahq
I wonder what David Dunbar Buick is thinking, seeing the auto brand bearing his name, full of front drive SUVs. Gotta admit, the Encore GX is kinda cute.
BET
Does it come with a mower deck ?
Does MotorWeek plan to post videos on Rumble?
GM, the inventors of the legendary small block V8, now pumping out 3-cylinder engines in its Korean-made "luxury" cars!
What’s wrong with Korean made cars? They improved a lot.
Almost yawned through the whole video. Another underpowered rental fleet queen.
I test drove the 2021 model and I would love to buy it had it had a bigger engine
The only interesting thing that could come out of owning one of these is to see if you'll win the bet on if the engine goes before the warranty is up. 3 cylinders WITH a turbo and high compression huh?? May its head gaskets and pistons endure 🤦.
Oh, AND a CVT in the base model? 🤦🤦
Like the blown engine at 59K in my '16 Malibu.
Right there is no way I would spend my own money on this car.
A recipe for a disaster!!!! These cars are really disposable these days.
Looks pretty good.
Seriously!? Only a 3 cylinder!? Is this a Geo Metro or is it a SUV? Come on GM, Buick used to be cool. Now this is just sad. More and more reasons why Buick is falling off the map. Everything that made a Buick a Buick died with the 3800.
the 3800 was ok...nothing special... this thing does 8.7s to 60... faster than anything with a normally aspirated 3800..lol
@@SantanKGhey1234 1. I beg to differ, look at Motorweeks own video on the 1991 Regal. 8.6 seconds. So there goes your "faster with anything with a N/A 3800." And the 91 regal is a series 1 so around 170hp and 210 lb-ft. Hauling around a 3325 lb luxury car around... Not bad especially in 91.
2. With one person in this car the 3 cylinder may be totally adequate, fill it up with people or luggage or whatever. I bet this 3 cylinder will start to struggle carrying some weight around.
3. It's not only speed and power. But also reliability, one of the best engines ever built and way more reliable and easier to work on than alot of the newer engines coming out of GM.
Grandma buys it so it won’t go fast.
There's 3cyl that makes 600hp around the world. It's not a problem of the engine, which is comparable to 2.4s of 20 years ago, the problem is your outdated sense.
@@SantanKGhey1234 impala ls does a 0-60 in 7.5 seconds. You're delusional
I don't see the point of CVTs mimicking auto gearboxes, it's a silly illusion
Its a bit sad gm has slid so far, that they have resorted to slapping Buick badges on Daewoo vehicles.
So underpowered. Couldn't they put a real engine into it?
Is this a Daewoo??
That's how global companies work now with design and development spread all over the world. Its no longer Daewoo. Its GM Korea.
@@McBeamer94 Not sure, but made in South Korea for sure.
I'm guessing this Daewoo will sell better than the LeMans or the Aveo
I traded in my 2017 Encore for the 20 Encore GX while I like a lot about it, there are things that to me for a brand trying to be a Premium brand don't make sense. All of which are small petty things I'm just saying. I do get a lot of compliments on it's color, and I don't regret my decision. But I will say over all I don't feel like it is a step up , it's just bigger.
I have a 21 GX and at one time had to drive a 21 Encore as a loaner. I feel the GX is definitely a step up. One rumor I heard as to why they sold both the Encore and the GX side by side was they kept the Encore at a lower price point, which was easy since they reduced the number of trims. The original Encore will finally be discontinued by the end of 2022.
@@henryd1981 Hey I just picked up my 2022 Encore GX on Fri am. It is the Select, and There defintely is a more premium feel to it over my 2020 preferred. The color is this new Rosewood metallic & so far the 1st thing people say is they love the color.
@@kenpreston6146 Awesome! At minimum, the Select is the way to go since it has, among other things, the power driver seat. Mine is a Select with the ST package, which looks great with the Ebony Twilight metallic paint.
@@henryd1981 I almost went w/ the ST on a Satin Steel, but when I saw the even lower pymt on Select w/out ST. My wallet won. LOL
Does it have complete gauges or is the oil pressure and amps gauge missing?
I'm still hoping for a Buick variant of the Tahoe/Suburban called the Roadmaster.
That would be cool but there's probably not enough Gap in price between a loaded Denali and a base Escalade to let another division in on those sales
@@303nitzubishi4 No there isn't, not to mention with where Buick is normally positioned it would have to be between a Tahoe and the Yukon really.
I always wondered about that. Imo our modern day Roadmaster is a Yukon Denali. I'd love to see a REAL Buick again but the grim politically correct snowflake pleasing future is all shit like this^^^ FWD 3cyl (soon to be 2cyl) and all Electric, self driving and totally boring crap. Give me 87 Grand National or 96 Roadmaster all day!!!!
Get a Kia Soul Turbo and call it a day for that money. More power, more features, better warranty.
car as always super among the same class
This Buick - is a Opel - and this Opel is a Peugeot.
It's actually Korean,GM does not own Opel anymore
@@brettm327 so a Daewoo
@@brettm327 Thats Correct, Opel is no more Part of GM. But especially these Modelrun of Cars is based on Opel engineered Platforms. Maybe to the End Opel gave/sold the Machinery to Buick ~ or Koreans in Advance cause PSA doesnt need Opel Machinery. PSA nowadays put Opel Badges/Fenders/Optics on Peugeot based Cars in hope Germans dont smell that kinda Fake. A good Carguy's Eye sees an Peugeot and an Opel from Miles ahead. These new Opel Badged Cars in Germany are everything - but not a Opel.
@@Hotpack7279 This has no relation to Opel and is on an all new platform. The original Encore was the same as the Opel Mokka. Either way, Opel was essentially GM Europe. Anything Opel engineered, was GM engineered.
A Buick CVT, wow that’s gonna be a reliable one 🤦🏼♂️
So, two punny, 3 cylinder lawn mower engines and a CVT. Love it! Lol
What is GM thinking?
In the meantime, they're letting the Chevy Bolt die a quiet death. Nothing changes with the general
Barry Goldwasser GM teased the refreshed Bolt and new Bolt CUV last month. They've been delayed a few months because of covid.
Yeah it does........but almost never for the better
A 1.3 upgrade from a 1.2... just drop the 1.2 and simplify the model. For 395$ for the 1.3 vs 1.2 seems stupid to offer the 1.2. At the price I don’t think it’s gonna sell.
Rental companies want them as cheap as they can get them.
@@emeyer6963 good point.
I would tell, in the midle of the night, blindfolded, that this is the Opel Mokka "ment to be"..
A real Buick must be a rwd V8.. this is an Opel
@@chriszaiser its an Opel Mokka. Try you again
@@-Barracuda-426 This has no relation to Opel. That was the original Encore.
Real Buick's have the 3800 V6. I own the last car made with it, the first generation post-facelift Lacrosse
@@daswitherspoon3488 buick's from 50s to 70s
Exactly, key word = MUST!
I heard Jatco is manufacturing the CVTs for GM. So you're basically getting a shitty💩 3 cylinder turbo engine that's underpowered and will burn out quicker. To add insult to injury, GM throws in a Nissan CVT for $25,000 base. Nah I think I'm good 😒
It can be friends with the Rouge and Murano.
The CVT in this car is actually a GM design, the VT40. Thank goodness it's not a Jatco.
That's odd you say it's a real Buick. Every review I've read says it's not. One headline actually included the words, "but not a real Buick".
It is equipped with Alexa on the go built in hot spot for devices.
When was this filmed? The Trailblazer has been on sale for months and is a big seller. It's not 'upcoming".
With some of these comments I wish You Tube had a LOL button
Are the engines U.S.-developed?????
A great small family or college students car.
It looks like a real Chinese car
If you consider a Daewoo-build vehicle a real Buick, then I guess this is correct. No wonder Toyota and Honda are dominating the segment, 3 cyl engine indeed!
It's built by Daewoo??
@@kgbeezr75 Formerly Daewoo, now GM Korea, same crap.
@@pedrofernandez8729 Amazing. The profit margin on this stuff must be growing exponentially.
The engine is as powerful as a Daewoo Tico
Damn i am so happy GM did let go of OPEL. PSA really makes the new opel model something special compared to this Buick i mean look at it. Wouldn't even have been on the edge of time ten years ago...
How has brand lasted this long?
bcoz it is selling big in China. it's GMs saving grace
The Encore SCREAMS for a 6-speed, although Buick drivers SCREAM “I’m lazy and/or old”.
Renting Bronco sport with 3cyl in washinghton mountain it was more than up to the task and many of the GM 3CYL Been around 5yrs very few complants or break down videos in UA-cam
Buick is just a luxury Chevy.
Yeah? Can it beat a Kia stinger gt awd? Buick was known for performance... not these tiny little itty bitty engines .
Great... ANOTHER cross compact SUV... zzzzzzzzzzz
Exactly how I feel.
"The 2020 Buick Encore GX Feels Like A Real Buick"
Is this some kind of joke?
wow....yaaa....another suv.........goodie.........thank god.....we REALLY needed this one...oh and a CVT GREAT we know they are reliable..ya know from GM. Get a kia sportage, its better than this but get a car!
Where is the plushness though ? I just cant get on board with these asian buicks...its not the buick I remember......
Totally. Those seats look like wooden planks- so hard! Buick’s should be plush and cozy.
Was given a 19 Encore loaner. No longer a fan of Buick. Not because of this, but because of my old 07 LaCrosse with the rack and pinion problem. This was simply underpowered, nothing about it stood out, too much plastic and waaaaaaaay too small, unless you are a LP..
I presume the only people buying these; are those who get some kind of corporate insider discount, or those who have never heard of the Internet
You presume wrong. Many folks just prefer a smaller vehicle. It is a subcompact and in real world pricing, cheaper than a Honda HR-V and much nicer. Great value.
Dirk Diggler Great value? Definitely not. It is cheap on the front end. But is a false economy. For people who don't know, or care, how Products from this company disintegrate
@@brocklanders6969 there are so many others in the segment that are so much better.
Kia seltos, Hyundai Kona, Honda hrv, Subaru Crosstrek, etc. I'd get any one of those over this.
@@KAYJAYSTUDIOSYT Seltos and especially the Crosstrek, are much more expensive comparably equipped. The Kona is really just a hatchback car, but it is quick and has a good warranty. It is also pricier. Sorry, the Honda HR-V is a dog -- worst thing Honda makes.
@@brocklanders6969 "comparatively equipped"
Not an excuse. Most aren't gonna pay for literally everything a car offers. The fact that I there are cars that are at least as powerful, if not more, no doubt more fun to drive, and likely more reliable (3 cyd turbo with cvt. Yuck) that START around $2k-4k LESS than this does is insane. Even with the higher prices when comparatively equipped, you still get much more *CAR* for the money then you ever would in something like this Buick.
What is a Buick suppose to feel like ??
I want to change my name to Max Power, meow.
I don't get it Buick. Why not use the 1.5 turbo from the Equinox stunningly ignorant GM.
Nice SUV if you have a 13yr old boy body.. the seats are narrow, my girl and myself can't fit. Otherwise it was a nice looking suv.
More overpriced GM junk for the rental market.
I still think it's funny that reviewers like this guy sound surprised that GM makes a good vehicle.
If John Davis, who has been doing this for 40 years, is surprised, that tells you how crappy they still are.
Lease it don't buy it! GM can barely build a basic car and make it reliable so why would you ever want one as complicated is this? A tiny 1.2 or even 1.3 liter engine Hestia stress pretty hard and I can promise you not for very long. The resale value on these reflect that. These will soon be all over the buy here pay here will finance anyone type car lots
Buick is really doing well these days. Even outselling Acura and Infiniti now.
S27th St
ZERO reason to buy this over a CR-V or CX-5.
Actually, comparably equipped it is about $5k to $6k less in real world pricing. That's a lot of reasons.
@@brocklanders6969 those two have better reliability, more power, or in the case of the Mazda, both. If all it takes to be Better is for it to be cheaper, why wouldn't you just buy a used SUV?
You can find lightly used rav4s from a few grand *less* to a 1k-2k more. They have 200hp, tons of standard features, and excellent reliability.
@@KAYJAYSTUDIOSYT Rav4, CR-V, CX-5 are all a different class -- compact. This is subcompact. Compare against CH-R, HR-V and Cx-30.
I would never even consider getting an engine smaller than 2L. Less then that will just be gutless and unreliable. Even then I'd still go minimum 3.0L v6
@@MyerShift7 gutless
This car reminds me why Hyundai and KIA are rising...
I will pass on this encore gx I will stick with my Buick Encore preferred that has the 4 cylinder engine than the Buick Encore gx that has 3 cylinder engine
Here we go again. Gm is trying well not trying it's killing another brand. Satun Oldsmobile now Buick.
Does he talk to his wife in that voice?
When will GM drop the Buick line?
Make this Buick a RWD V8, add 2000lbs of steel, make sure it fails all the tests and I'll consider it.
Damn Straight, and none of that self driving shit either
if THIS is what a real Buick feels like(whatever that means), Chevrolet should just get rid of the whole Buick brand
You mean GM.
@@2fast4all GM revolves around Chevrolet
GM has a plant in China making Buick sedans ...it's a status symbol for them....Military left Buick staff cars there after WW2...hence the status.
@@edwardbennet3902 then let the dog killers have Buick and spend their own money propping up Chevrolet's family disappointment
@@MyerShift7 Chevrolet is carrying Garbage Motors but it looks like the whole damn family is dysfunctional
Made the China??
Why even bother with the 3 poppers. Just slap the Bolt power train to this!
😕
A 'REAL' Buick is a 225 Electra, Wildcat, Grand National, Road Master, LeSabre, Regal, and a Enclave if you need something modern! WTF is this POS!!! A 3cyl w/CVT 😂😂😂😂, damn I hate the future!
Seeing a lot of “real Buick” comments lol guys Buick makes it has a buick badge it’s clearly a Buick y’all sound dumb
Good looking, however, way over-priced...are you listening Buick?
Just get a Kia Seltos
Ha, it's an opel. Quite a few fleets buy these.
Junk
100% junk
I'm just perplexed as to why anybody would buy GM when there's mazda.