@@jasonchang2793 nah mate. Don't know where you got that from but I have bought three cars in China so far. Import duties are included in the price, not added on after the purchase, and the license plate might take a while in some cities but it doesn't cost much.
It not that popular because the VW dealerships/people act a bit too European (suits, styling etc). =Many Chinese people stay away from VW. =When buying a vehicle people want to feel comfortable and make a good decision. =Uncomfortable equals a bad decision.
Nice review, nice car that wouldn’t sell in the US because it’s not a SUV. I do worry for your safety 車哥, the Nasty Mentally deranged CCP is whipping up hate for anything foreign and although there is a lot of opposition happening, it’s a super dangerous place to be buddy, get out of there while you still can. 😥奮鬭！
Same goes for VW , Mercedes ,Audi ,BMW are selling so many in China , these brands can be considered Chinese local brands too. These cars come with longer wheelbase and some models not available outside china market . So next time when you either buy a Mercedes or BMW, you maybe driving a Chinese local brand too .
Usually the further back you go, the more basic the seating becomes. This Buick appears to treat every passenger with respect. No steerage compartment in this one.
The other presenters on this channel are fine, but this guy is fantastic. Love all your vids, love the channel. I don’t even like MPVs and any other big chunky cars in general! But vids of odd, curious cars? Yes please!
Even though we have Nissan Elgrand , Mercedes Viano and Kia Carnival as a competitor here in Indonesia.. The alphard still the king on this segment, there's a ton of toyota dealerships here, and the shared engine with camry, still the best recepie. The symbol status of "Rich" ride, the Alphard...
Alphard is going to dominate the segment with her big brother Lexus to fetch 80K+USD segment. Simply put it is that Alphard and Lexus carries distinct badge and a long and distinct reputation for comfort. Buick, Nissan and Kia: I can't even recall any car they sell in China that people buy which is beyond 50K USD. Merc will be fine bc Merc is always a Merc.
Ill remember that GM when looking for a car. Giving such a nice looking interior to the chinese while we get the black cheap looking interiors in the US…😒🤦🏼♂️📉
Why would you say it’s worthless ? If all you care about is stock prices you’re not a real car guy just go buy EV shares if that’s what you care about it
not worthless there. buick is a 120 yrs old brand with alot of rich history but gm has not been a marketing genius,and many americans want to put their dollars elsewhere than the usa.
The GL8 is my favorite Buick as well as the only Buick i have ever been in since i live in Australia where buick does not exist. I rode it in Shanghai. The most classic airport transfer vehicle that drivers like to use.
I think you should mention this class of vehicle in China, the Luxury MPV class, was basically created by GM with the 1st generation of Buick GL8, it's literally the benchmark of Luxury MPV here in China.
ICE? A no-no, especially in the Chinese market. Chinese EV makers are already introducing high quality n luxurious electric MPVs which are selling very well here. Wonder when GM will come around to the fact that ICE is turning into history real fast for Chinese consumers. Even Alphard is losing the Chinese market shares real fast.
@@小玮扎快车 I started doing business in China in 1983. When GM opened their factory, government officials were all riding around in dark blue Buick Regals. This was long before Audi's were being made in China.
How many Chinese can afford these? And a Toyota 'Alfart'? No wonder Toyota doesn't sell that in the USA. But then the US gets the quality made Buick Enclave....from China 🤮
Surprisingly this still uses the U-Body platform from the DustBuster vans from the 90s. But if GM were to import these to the US it would add a bit more diversity to the segment especially the nameplate of Terraza and Venture coming back to market
Buick China has definitely come a long ways since their early MPV days. I remember seeing early gens Buick minivans in China, thinking they look a lot like those cheap around town US vans. Now they look like proper luxury cars
Yeah it looks great but the safty test result was terrible, people in China call it a "moving coffin" (I am NOT joking). It still sells pretty well though, you might even need to pay more than the MSRP to buy it, mainly becuase it doesn't have too many rivals in the price range.
This reminds me of how some of those JDM Toyota models are imported into Singapore too! Mainly the Noah, Voxy, and Sienta, though. Edit: I've also seen the Honda Vezel imported here, which was probably what prompted Kah Motor (the authorised Honda dealer here) to officially sell the HR-V here.
I bet the GM engineers in the 1980's who were designing the U Body Platform for a 1990 launch would never have guessed that in the year 2021 it would still be in use in the CDM. Long live the DustBuster minivan!
Yeah it’s still using the U-body. It’s major flaw, the absolute worst 40% overlap crash test. A literal death trap. They reverse engineered the 2nd Gen Chryslers for the Venture/Montana etc. and failed to copy the safety.
Nice family van, it’s shame GM didn’t push this car for sale in Australia much cheaper I reckon then mid to big family SUV but GM gave up in Australia.
It’s a pity that Australian government dumped the whole industry, can you imagine just decades ago Holden was exporting VE commodore / Caprice to China?
@@lumpython5351 That’s not true the GM was ripping off the Australian government for decades tax payers been paying hundreds of millions for years to GM holden to keep it afloat, GM didn’t do anything to boost the sales of Holden overseas including in American markets. So please get your facts right.
@@anthonyrussell5158 But you can't deny that every country has car industry has support from their local government. To compare short time losses and lost industry completely, it's still a pity. Like Australia has lots of resources of Non-ferrous metals, it could benefits more from booming electric car. But the reality is, Australia sells the most expensive Tesla Model 3 in the world, Australia only benefits from selling raw materials.
Buick is only alive thanks to the Chinese market. If it was not for the success in China of the brand, then it would have defuncted just like the many other brands from GM like Saturn, Pontiac, Hummer, Saab and Oldsmobile.
chinese market saved GM after 2008. GM is doing great in china, even the most popular wuling mini ev is partly owned by GM. it's more like chinese local brand now.
Purchased the LaCrosse Avenir 2018 model year as my second car in China. As you said it indeed is more bang for your buck. Now that I am a dad, the GL8 Avenir (six seater version) looks like a very compelling package.
@@vangcruz4442 this is the most expensive GL8, whose interior looks as luxury as Mercedes Benz S-Class, believe me. If you just wanna buy a normal version without some inpractical features, it only cost you about 40K to 45K USD
@@vangcruz4442 "Impractical" does not mean it is entirely useless. For example, would you pay 3K USD for refrigerator which can hold 2 bottle of champagne? How about 2K USD for tray table for two seats on the row 2? In my opinion, I seldom drink something or use my laptop in the car, I am not willing to pay for these features.
@@xfsfkahrs Dearest Jack, it may not be practical for you but the buyer that is willing to pay for it think it is very practical. Don't sell yourself short. Any young beautiful woman will love you 10x with refrigerated Champagne in your back sit. Now is it still impractical?
Wtf it ain’t $100k bro my dad has one he gets chauffeured around in it’s like $30k it’s basically a daily beater everything feels cheap and plasticy in there
I just don’t get American 🇺🇸 car manufacturers, when they make the perfect car, they limit its sales to certain countries, customers or production, why ?
Well, one reason why this isn't sold in Buick's home market is because they attempted to sell one that they made in the 2000's, but it flopped. It was very unreliable.
That in the states should sell really well.. a lot of older rich people would buy it to carry their grandkids around. The interior is really really good looking.
Yeah, but unfortunately, it's only in China, just like how the Toyota Sienna & the Honda Odyssey's we get here in America aren't actually Japanese, they're just made by Japanese brands.
The Toyota Alphard looks pretty different compared to the Toyota Sienna. Buick now sells only crossover SUVs here in the US and the Buick Enclave is the brand's only midsize 3 row affordable premium/luxury SUV. The Buick Enclave's most likely competitor would be the Jeep Grand Cherokee L.
The Sienna and the Alphard run in 2 different platforms that are NOT RELATED YET. Alphard is a stretched New MC (last gen Rav4 ran on a shorter version), while the Sienna ran on a stretched K (US Camry) and now on the TNGA-K. You're right about the Buick Enclave having the new 3-row JGC-L as crossover competitor in NoAm.
I'm afraid it isn't. I own a toyota alphard myself and i can tell you it is a completely different vehicle to toyota sienna since i driven one in Houston. Toyota alphard is a luxury boxy MPV meanwhile the sienna is a minivan directly compares to the honda odyssey. Alphard begins as an upgrade by then a small boxy jdm van that then added luxury to it to cope with the japanese people taste of luxury boxy MPV. But then it exported to some asian market including my country, Indonesia. So comparing it with toyota sienna is like comparing the rav4 to a toyota fortuner. It's completely different in any given aspect. If you want to compare it to other vehicle, toyota alphard is comparable with other japanese luxury boxy MPV such as the Nissan elgrand, Honda elysion and hyundai staria in which all of three cars mentioned are not yet sold in N.A.
@@mattardyantoriyadi - thanks for the comparison from someone who've drive both the Alphard and the Sienna. Of those you mention only the Elgrand (a +150mm widened version of it assembled in Japan) was sold in North America as the 4th gen Nissan Quest minivan (I'd say midsize, as it seemed that big).
@@syxepop you're welcome. And again i forgot to mention actually there's one car that sold in N.A. that directly compares (sort of) to the alphard. It is the Mercedes benz V-Class. But not the US market V class because the truth is the v class sold in US were downgraded. The V Class sold in Indonesia (bcs i live in Indonesia) is actually the more full opted v class with second row VVIP type seats and LCD screens and etc. But we can get the idea on what it should be if sold in N.A. the reason why here it's more luxurious than the US version is that we don't use large engines. You see, SE. Asian nations tends to give larger tax on larger engine, usually greater than 2.5 litre. So to compromise with the lack of powers manufacturer tend to give quirks and features more to appeal more to people. Especially in the MPV sectors in which Indonesians love very much. In shorter way, we don't want big V6 or V8 because we don't like paying taxes but we want more luxury as cheap as possible. And also gas prices here are horrible.
@@mattardyantoriyadi - actually the V-Class they sell in North America (the passenger variant of the Metris midsize van) it is way below Mercedes' car standards, just ask Doug DeMuro (quirks and features, you know). Hopefully the next gen Metris passenger van will get to V-Class standards (and get at least a higher output version of the gas T-2.0L I4, which now is "A220 level", maybe optioning it with the gas T-3.0L V6).
In this segment Toyota Alphard and Vellfire is best. One thing about Buick vehicles is there suspension is good. Among other competitors I think merc viano is a failure model at least in Asia for private buyers. Anyways nice review.
Whats funny about this car is the fact that its sitting on a 30 year old platform. Same as the chevy uplander van from the 90s. Would be interesting to see how it handles crashes. Thats the reason its not being sold in the states.
The $100k is clearly clickbait when the starting price is $36k and the top trim in this video is $72k. Other than that, great review.
I COMPLETELY agree with you. They're certainly stretching the meaning of "nearly" (in the title). This is very NEARLY clickbait.
Key word is “nearly”
Don’t forget import duties, and license plate lottery
@@jasonchang2793 nah mate. Don't know where you got that from but I have bought three cars in China so far. Import duties are included in the price, not added on after the purchase, and the license plate might take a while in some cities but it doesn't cost much.
@@jasonchang2793 the Buick is made in China though. Not made in US.
What I don’t understand is how GM didn’t offer third-row climate control seats on its Cadillac Escalade but the option is on this Chinese Buick. Smh
maybe because in the US people dont driven around ... in asia , chauffeur is pretty common in middle income house hold.
Chinese engineers redesigned the car , guess GM didn’t see the point in bringing it to the US.
This is a nice Opel Zafira
This is more like a Tarago
Long version...
Nicest Chevy Venture ever made
alphard is more expensive because it is imported from Japan. The Crown Vellfire should be more affordable since it is produced locally....
Wonder why luxury minivan is not in the American market. Sad.
Can you do a review of the new VW ev? I keep seeing it everywhere here in Shanghai
It not that popular because the VW dealerships/people act a bit too European (suits, styling etc). =Many Chinese people stay away from VW. =When buying a vehicle people want to feel comfortable and make a good decision. =Uncomfortable equals a bad decision.
Do the Benz 260l
Interior is nice!! But the exterior as usual for GM is blahh
dont compare 40000 car to 100000 car- it doesnt jive
@@joetravieso3165 I didn’t compare anything beside the exterior not meeting the interiors designs.
@@ashrick718 i must have been sleeping during all this,im hungry
Nice review, nice car that wouldn’t sell in the US because it’s not a SUV.
I do worry for your safety 車哥, the Nasty Mentally deranged CCP is whipping up hate for anything foreign and although there is a lot of opposition happening, it’s a super dangerous place to be buddy, get out of there while you still can. 😥奮鬭！
agree but we are working up hate here at home too,going to Costa Rica. bye
This top range junk.
Buick is more like a Chinese local brand nowadays.
If it means actually interesting Buicks coming to NA...ill take it. That being said, knowing it all comes from China is kind of a knock against it.
@@F0cCuSs Buick products in China are quite localized. Not sure N.A. consumers will like them or not.
Same goes for VW , Mercedes ,Audi ,BMW are selling so many in China , these brands can be considered Chinese local brands too. These cars come with longer wheelbase and some models not available outside china market .
So next time when you either buy a Mercedes or BMW, you maybe driving a Chinese local brand too .
Xiaomi is more like an Indian local brand nowadays.
Buick was the first foreign dealership established in China, they were always loved
Wow, third row cooled seats must be an industry first. Love the design and features.
Usually the further back you go, the more basic the seating becomes. This Buick appears to treat every passenger with respect. No steerage compartment in this one.
@krane15 tbf.... a minivan in most of the rest of the world is more of a family car... why give features to kids who will just break them lol
@@trashyspeeds266 that's only if you raise kids the wrong way.
Rich and powerful people in:
Europe: S-Class Maybach
Japan: Toyota Century
America: Escalade ESV
China: T H I S
Middle east Rolls-Royce
North Korea: fat man in armored maybach
I forgot to add the Equus/Genesis in Korea.
And Kia !! Like the k8 or k900
not true in the US, I've seen way more Lexus and others
I never much cared for Buick before, and definitely not the mini-van; but this one isn't bad.
buick and apple pie go together,its an american icon
China is the only reason why Buick is still around or they would have went away with pontiac and Hummer when they got killed off
Buick sells more than Acura, Infiniti. Jaguar, Volvo, Cadillac...in North America.
@@normt430 but they sell way more in china and China is the only reason Buick is still around
@@Julian-do7bv those other brands I listed also sell in China. But Buick outsells them here. Should still exist if getting sold by grandma brand?
@@normt430 you dont seem to understand what im saying lol but ok
@@Julian-do7bv your point is moot.
The other presenters on this channel are fine, but this guy is fantastic. Love all your vids, love the channel. I don’t even like MPVs and any other big chunky cars in general! But vids of odd, curious cars? Yes please!
Even though we have Nissan Elgrand , Mercedes Viano and Kia Carnival as a competitor here in Indonesia..
The alphard still the king on this segment, there's a ton of toyota dealerships here, and the shared engine with camry, still the best recepie.
The symbol status of "Rich" ride, the Alphard...
Alphard and (Crown) Vellfire are imported in China. New Kia Carnival is now locally produced and Mercedes V-Class too.
Alphard is going to dominate the segment with her big brother Lexus to fetch 80K+USD segment. Simply put it is that Alphard and Lexus carries distinct badge and a long and distinct reputation for comfort. Buick, Nissan and Kia: I can't even recall any car they sell in China that people buy which is beyond 50K USD.
Merc will be fine bc Merc is always a Merc.
Alphard is so overrated 😂
I've sat in a 2012 Buick GL8 during my overseas holiday in China back in 2012. Pretty nice with the cyan ambient lighting.
this is the van used by one of our factories whenever they pick up us when we visit them….
where is the fanny pack???
Ill remember that GM when looking for a car. Giving such a nice looking interior to the chinese while we get the black cheap looking interiors in the US…😒🤦🏼♂️📉
这台车8万美元，美国有多少人会花8万买这台车吗？
And lame SUV's 🤦♂️
GM should be grateful to Chinese for keeping its worthless stocks afloat
Also Tesla.
Why would you say it’s worthless ? If all you care about is stock prices you’re not a real car guy just go buy EV shares if that’s what you care about it
@@3a146 Tesla no, Tesla is the exact opposite of worthless, Tesla is stupidly over-valued because of all the potential Tesla has
I’m kinda starting to agree, all this video shows me is that they care more to please the Chinese
not worthless there. buick is a 120 yrs old brand with alot of rich history but gm has not been a marketing genius,and many americans want to put their dollars elsewhere than the usa.
Bring this minivan to the states, I'm so tired of SUVs. Don't people realize that SUVs are the new soccer mom mobiles?
A minivan isn’t?
Ikr I'm also very tired of SUV's even though they're very cool
The GL8 is my favorite Buick as well as the only Buick i have ever been in since i live in Australia where buick does not exist. I rode it in Shanghai. The most classic airport transfer vehicle that drivers like to use.
You’re either a kid or a middle aged (or older) man. Which is it? I must know.
This has features that even the cadillac escalade is missing!
Honestly! Like wtf?
Dash looks like the escalade
This is a Minivan and the Escalade is a SUV
@@WycliffStudios no shit. the Escalade is the halo car for Cadillac and shouldn’t be outdone by any of its models, especially not a van.
@@WycliffStudios General motors recycles switch gear and design throughout most of its vehicles irregardless of configuration.
The Buicks are nicer in china than it is in the US.
Ngl this Buick MPV is way better than those crappy SUV’s Buick makes here in America
I think you should mention this class of vehicle in China, the Luxury MPV class, was basically created by GM with the 1st generation of Buick GL8, it's literally the benchmark of Luxury MPV here in China.
No it was created by Toyota with the Alphard. GM just took it to the max.
ICE? A no-no, especially in the Chinese market. Chinese EV makers are already introducing high quality n luxurious electric MPVs which are selling very well here. Wonder when GM will come around to the fact that ICE is turning into history real fast for Chinese consumers. Even Alphard is losing the Chinese market shares real fast.
Bring this to the US. Would DESTROY the Chrysler Pacifica
And the Buick Enclave
Looks like an extremely nice nissan quest like if infiniti made a van lol 😆.
Buick needs to use the interior of this minivan in their SUV’s in the US.
The interior of GM cars in the US are just ugly and cheep.
Exactly shows who they care more about
Maybe they should bring them to the US
i recall looking at a lexus ls430 i think in 99 and thought,woww thats luxury, nnow i look at it and think it looks like cheap plasti junk.
another great "quick" review, dude. awesomeness.
Buick has been a factor in China for a couple of decades. At one time it was the car of choice for government officials.
Bro you are wrong. The Chinese government official’s favorite car is Audi before 2013.But now they like to use HongQi or other domestic brand
@@小玮扎快车 I started doing business in China in 1983. When GM opened their factory, government officials were all riding around in dark blue Buick Regals. This was long before Audi's were being made in China.
现在是2023年了兄弟😂😂
Buick is an American company buts its not a American van. It would be awesome here but we don't get it in the states.
i wouldn't mind sitting in this minivan everyday...Funny how the idea of luxury cars differs in the west and east.
How many Chinese can afford these? And a Toyota 'Alfart'? No wonder Toyota doesn't sell that in the USA. But then the US gets the quality made Buick Enclave....from China 🤮
从上市开始，每个月12000台的销量。别着急吐，以后你会看到更多的中国品牌汽车。中国汽车会占领全世界
enclave is the only buick made in the USA.
Surprisingly this still uses the U-Body platform from the DustBuster vans from the 90s. But if GM were to import these to the US it would add a bit more diversity to the segment especially the nameplate of Terraza and Venture coming back to market
Buick China has definitely come a long ways since their early MPV days. I remember seeing early gens Buick minivans in China, thinking they look a lot like those cheap around town US vans. Now they look like proper luxury cars
Yeah it looks great but the safty test result was terrible, people in China call it a "moving coffin" (I am NOT joking). It still sells pretty well though, you might even need to pay more than the MSRP to buy it, mainly becuase it doesn't have too many rivals in the price range.
Huh, that's interesting
@@zhetaolu963 Toyota alphard is not safe either, it's also less comfortable than gl8
@@TheFanUniverse Every brand has it's bashers and Buick too.
这个玩意安全性不差吧
The GL8 Is A Nearly $100,000 Luxury Buick That's Only Sold In China that WE should've gotten. Not China.
Toyota has such a high influence with luxo mpvs that I often see imported alphards, noahs, estimas and vellfires here in the UK
This reminds me of how some of those JDM Toyota models are imported into Singapore too! Mainly the Noah, Voxy, and Sienta, though.
Edit: I've also seen the Honda Vezel imported here, which was probably what prompted Kah Motor (the authorised Honda dealer here) to officially sell the HR-V here.
@Forsaken sweet bunny I confused. At what point did I insult you?
@Forsaken sweet bunny its not a question, its a statement. wtf
I bet the GM engineers in the 1980's who were designing the U Body Platform for a 1990 launch would never have guessed that in the year 2021 it would still be in use in the CDM. Long live the DustBuster minivan!
Yeah it’s still using the U-body. It’s major flaw, the absolute worst 40% overlap crash test. A literal death trap. They reverse engineered the 2nd Gen Chryslers for the Venture/Montana etc. and failed to copy the safety.
I feel like lack of safety is why they don’t sell this in the US. If they brought the envision over here I don’t see why they don’t bring the gl8
7:53 Suddenly it's a self driving car. Ya don't even need to be at the wheel. till 8:04.
😅wow, magical
Nice family van, it’s shame GM didn’t push this car for sale in Australia much cheaper I reckon then mid to big family SUV but GM gave up in Australia.
It’s a pity that Australian government dumped the whole industry, can you imagine just decades ago Holden was exporting VE commodore / Caprice to China?
@@lumpython5351 That’s not true the GM was ripping off the Australian government for decades tax payers been paying hundreds of millions for years to GM holden to keep it afloat, GM didn’t do anything to boost the sales of Holden overseas including in American markets. So please get your facts right.
@@anthonyrussell5158 But you can't deny that every country has car industry has support from their local government. To compare short time losses and lost industry completely, it's still a pity. Like Australia has lots of resources of Non-ferrous metals, it could benefits more from booming electric car. But the reality is, Australia sells the most expensive Tesla Model 3 in the world, Australia only benefits from selling raw materials.
Buick is only alive thanks to the Chinese market. If it was not for the success in China of the brand, then it would have defuncted just like the many other brands from GM like Saturn, Pontiac, Hummer, Saab and Oldsmobile.
chinese market saved GM after 2008. GM is doing great in china, even the most popular wuling mini ev is partly owned by GM. it's more like chinese local brand now.
100k for Buick? Your never hear that in north America.
Pretty much a price of a Corvette
Extra taxes in China
Purchased the LaCrosse Avenir 2018 model year as my second car in China. As you said it indeed is more bang for your buck. Now that I am a dad, the GL8 Avenir (six seater version) looks like a very compelling package.
Ethan looks yummy. Me like it.
Wow. And they had the nerve to give us the Buick Terraza smh.
GM is stupid for not selling this in the U.S.
If you have ever been to an airport parking lot in China, you'd be shocked how many of these things are parked here. Chinese businesses run on these.
This would do great competing with the Odyssey and Sienna
IT sells 4 times more than Odessy in China
I wish the US were still a sizable market for minivans.
This is a Lexus Sienna!
These would sell like crazy in Canada. People like vans here.
At $125,000.00 Canadian Dollars? Good luck!
@@vangcruz4442 this is the most expensive GL8, whose interior looks as luxury as Mercedes Benz S-Class, believe me. If you just wanna buy a normal version without some inpractical features, it only cost you about 40K to 45K USD
@@xfsfkahrs What kind of person want an IMPRACTICAL FEATURES? Even if it was free, no one want anything Impractical.
@@vangcruz4442 "Impractical" does not mean it is entirely useless. For example, would you pay 3K USD for refrigerator which can hold 2 bottle of champagne? How about 2K USD for tray table for two seats on the row 2?
In my opinion, I seldom drink something or use my laptop in the car, I am not willing to pay for these features.
@@xfsfkahrs Dearest Jack, it may not be practical for you but the buyer that is willing to pay for it think it is very practical. Don't sell yourself short. Any young beautiful woman will love you 10x with refrigerated Champagne in your back sit. Now is it still impractical?
I love this. Luxury mini vans are more luxurious than many full size luxury cars except rolls Royce Bentley or s class I love them
I would imagine if Buick still made minivans for the US Market
Buick could sell this in America. 🇺🇸
This thing almost a price of a Corvette. Nobody's gonna buy this. US doesn't have the culture of using vans as a chauffeur car
@@seanlee3863 Yeah but fully loaded minivans are over $50k so maybe some de contenting would have to happen.
I doubt it. Apparently all we want now are boring Crossovers.
@@danmccarthy4700 I have been seeing lots of the new Sienna 🤮 and Pacifica. They def still sell.
Never thought Buick would make a Mini-Van 🤔😋
Oh dude you did this video in both English and Chinese by two takes!
But is it the Cadillac of minivans?
Really??? GM gave a Chinese Buick Van that screen before it’s North American Cadillac like up????
buick is important in china because early leaders all drive buick. It has historical reason.
sometimes the biggest luxury is simplicity and elegance.
MPV don't do well in the states and a 100k one wouldn’t sell here but, it’s very nice.
Buick is an American company but theu have more models and options in China. I wish we had them here in NA as well
It turns out that you can still speak English. I thought you could only speak Mandarin hahaha（from your CN Tiktok）😂
Wtf it ain’t $100k bro my dad has one he gets chauffeured around in it’s like $30k it’s basically a daily beater everything feels cheap and plasticy in there
The Alphard or its higher spec variant, the Vellfire has dominated the luxury MOV segment
Isn’t there a Lexus variant as well?
What a GM nightmare! It's kinda pretty though. Looks like a rebadged Pacifica.
Not here because Americans will not buy that over engineered vehicle. The kids would mess that nice leather up and no CEO would caught dead in that.
Really love your reviews and the content you bring
Buick is just like McDonald's bland and boring in the States interesting and tasty everywhere else.
Opel Astra SportsTourer rear lights and front lights
72k for this pos. gimme a USA spec 51k priced odyssey touring over this anyday
听到加价，我笑了。
Best cars GMC
I just don’t get American 🇺🇸 car manufacturers, when they make the perfect car, they limit its sales to certain countries, customers or production, why ?
No car is perfect for EVERYONE EVERY TIME....
Yes. I like gl ba way more than sienna. A basic sienna sells nearly 80k usd in china due to taxes.
It looks like a vauxhall/opel zafira
Who knew one of the nicest Buick’s (at least for the inside) is sold in China only
And now the Lexus LM
Dream van!
Well, one reason why this isn't sold in Buick's home market is because they attempted to sell one that they made in the 2000's, but it flopped. It was very unreliable.
Why didn’t they try again though?
That in the states should sell really well.. a lot of older rich people would buy it to carry their grandkids around.
The interior is really really good looking.
We had it in the NA before ..this is based on a Chevy Venture lol
Yeah, but unfortunately, it's only in China, just like how the Toyota Sienna & the Honda Odyssey's we get here in America aren't actually Japanese, they're just made by Japanese brands.
It'at the end of the day it's a Buick and that alone would make it a none high profit vehicle here in the states.
because the younguns dont appreciate quality and elegance,quiet,and composure,they like crazy and loud and fast and want what peterpiker has.
Imagine paying $100k for a Buick. You should get check out by a doctor. Fuck this clickbait shit. Blocked.
you pay it for a dressed up toyota.
many GL8 in chinese airport for transporting VIP
The name sounds like the Mercedes GLB
Why would Gm not Market this is the US??
you people killed Buick and you want it back to US?
every passenger has to have a cold ass how did you not know that
GROSSLY OVER PRICE! NO ONE WILL SPEND IN THE USA MARKET THAT RANGE AT ALL!
A minivan won't go U$100K in US, but you can now buy some > U$60K.
The only buicks I knew were Century, Park Avenue & Roadmaster
The Buicks *I* knew were LeSabre, Electra 225, Riviera, Skylark, Skyhawk . . . the list goes on. (9/11/2021)
*WE'LL NEVER FORGET*
The Toyota Alphard looks pretty different compared to the Toyota Sienna. Buick now sells only crossover SUVs here in the US and the Buick Enclave is the brand's only midsize 3 row affordable premium/luxury SUV. The Buick Enclave's most likely competitor would be the Jeep Grand Cherokee L.
The Sienna and the Alphard run in 2 different platforms that are NOT RELATED YET.
Alphard is a stretched New MC (last gen Rav4 ran on a shorter version), while the Sienna ran on a stretched K (US Camry) and now on the TNGA-K.
You're right about the Buick Enclave having the new 3-row JGC-L as crossover competitor in NoAm.
I'm afraid it isn't. I own a toyota alphard myself and i can tell you it is a completely different vehicle to toyota sienna since i driven one in Houston. Toyota alphard is a luxury boxy MPV meanwhile the sienna is a minivan directly compares to the honda odyssey. Alphard begins as an upgrade by then a small boxy jdm van that then added luxury to it to cope with the japanese people taste of luxury boxy MPV. But then it exported to some asian market including my country, Indonesia. So comparing it with toyota sienna is like comparing the rav4 to a toyota fortuner. It's completely different in any given aspect. If you want to compare it to other vehicle, toyota alphard is comparable with other japanese luxury boxy MPV such as the Nissan elgrand, Honda elysion and hyundai staria in which all of three cars mentioned are not yet sold in N.A.
@@mattardyantoriyadi - thanks for the comparison from someone who've drive both the Alphard and the Sienna.
Of those you mention only the Elgrand (a +150mm widened version of it assembled in Japan) was sold in North America as the 4th gen Nissan Quest minivan (I'd say midsize, as it seemed that big).
@@syxepop you're welcome. And again i forgot to mention actually there's one car that sold in N.A. that directly compares (sort of) to the alphard. It is the Mercedes benz V-Class. But not the US market V class because the truth is the v class sold in US were downgraded. The V Class sold in Indonesia (bcs i live in Indonesia) is actually the more full opted v class with second row VVIP type seats and LCD screens and etc. But we can get the idea on what it should be if sold in N.A. the reason why here it's more luxurious than the US version is that we don't use large engines. You see, SE. Asian nations tends to give larger tax on larger engine, usually greater than 2.5 litre. So to compromise with the lack of powers manufacturer tend to give quirks and features more to appeal more to people. Especially in the MPV sectors in which Indonesians love very much. In shorter way, we don't want big V6 or V8 because we don't like paying taxes but we want more luxury as cheap as possible. And also gas prices here are horrible.
@@mattardyantoriyadi - actually the V-Class they sell in North America (the passenger variant of the Metris midsize van) it is way below Mercedes' car standards, just ask Doug DeMuro (quirks and features, you know).
Hopefully the next gen Metris passenger van will get to V-Class standards (and get at least a higher output version of the gas T-2.0L I4, which now is "A220 level", maybe optioning it with the gas T-3.0L V6).
Nice Buick but the narrator voice was annoying
One step closer to a Cadillac Minivan 😱
Did you say, Toyota Allfart?
Alphard
the name sounds funny isn't it?
Boycott this lying Clickbait Channel.
Nice pair of ASICS Ethan
Wtf! These American Companies need to bring their Only Chinese market vehicles to the US! This Minivan would be awesome in the US!
In this segment Toyota Alphard and Vellfire is best. One thing about Buick vehicles is there suspension is good. Among other competitors I think merc viano is a failure model at least in Asia for private buyers. Anyways nice review.
See those touch screens there? Those are why I don't cycle any more.
Why worry? Boeing planes are the same nowdays.
Whats funny about this car is the fact that its sitting on a 30 year old platform. Same as the chevy uplander van from the 90s. Would be interesting to see how it handles crashes. Thats the reason its not being sold in the states.