You saw it before; now see it with more clarity: GM China dropped a few more photos of its upcoming 2016 Buick Envision.
CarNewsChina reports the SUV will debut in September during the Chengdu Auto Show prior to going on sale sometime in Q4 2014. Pricing will range between ¥160,000 and ¥220,000 ($26,000 – $35,000 USD), and will be positioned between the Encore and Enclave.
Moving the SUV will be a pair of 2-liter four-pots giving either 200 horsepower/207 ft-lb torque or 260 horsepower/268 ft-lb torque to all four corners through a six-speed automatic. However, GM China is working on a turbo 1.5-liter with 170 horses, as well as a hybrid based upon said turbocharged engine, though no word on when either will turn up under the bonnet.
[WRITER’S NOTE: I originally reported the Envision as being front-wheel drive when I should have noted it was all-wheel drive. My apologies for the error.]
Oh wow it’s Honda CR-V ugly.
+1
I just saw a couple of these, or other future Buick CUV bigger than the Encore and smaller than the Enclave, on Van Dyke near the GM tech center. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a good picture. Let’s just say the swirly camo wrap makes it look better.
I definitely see some BMW X3 in the side profile, but this Buick looks quite good. It wears its stubby proportions a lot better than the Cadillac SRX (which is probably why it’d be too much of a threat to ever end up here in the States).
I had to look up the X3 thinking maybe it changed, I’m not seeing it, I see ford escape similarities however.
It’s mainly the window arrangement of the greenhouse.
But with a monster sunroof that makes the ceiling most glass.
It looks like a Chevy Orlando, which isn’t available in the US.
The Buick Ankleweight manages to be on-par ugly with the Encore*.
*Statement applies to Encores with or without Trifecta Tune Magix applied.
Looks like a Volvo XC60.
Yep, chop the headlamp cat eyes a little smaller and it’s close.
It’ll do fine. Chinese have no memory of cars that aren’t ugly, and this is more sedate than many.
Yawn.
I think the Edsel brand is ready for a resurgence.
In this dark stained era of CUV CANNIBALIZING sales of other vehicles (especially brown, diesel wagons & hatchbacks with manual transmissions and supple whale penis foreskin leather trim, with placenta seat inserts), I suggest simply designating CUVs with a trim line that’s derived from their root vehicle.
For example, instead of Honda CRV, rename it the “Honda Civic-High,” or instead of a Ford Escape, rename it as the “Focus-High.”
It would ease confusion amongst consumers regarding vehicle line-ups.
I’m waiting for the Corvette derived CUV because we clearly don’t have enough of them.
Your idea reminded me of the Nissan Stanza wagon from the 80s.
http://www.curbsideclassic.com/curbside-classics-asian/curbside-classic-1986-nissan-stanza-wagon-prairie-the-first-modern-mini-van/
Or the AMC Eagle coupe…
DLO fail of epic proportions.
It’s EVOQUEitive of another small CUV.
I don’t see a DLO fail unless it’s hiding in the corner of the front quarter windows. But I can’t see what’s there because the image is so dark and low-res.
Hmmmmmmmmmmm, no AWD? Chinese consumers don’t equate AWD with luxury yet?
Needs a roof rack to look more truck-y.
Ouch… and I otherwise LOVE the current Buicks.
Is this another Rendezvous?
Yeesh. The Encore is so much more interesting and young. This looks really frumpy.
If there’s one thing I dislike more than CUVs, it’s CUVs with FWD. What’s the point? It’s laughable to see a jacked up pseudo SUV spinning one front wheel in a light dusting of snow or whatever else.
Image is king I suppose.
Well, for my grandmother—who got a new Soul in May—it was about something that was a comfortable step-in height. She really wanted a 2012 Sonata like the one we already have (well for her, it’d have been the 2014), but it just sits too low. Now for the majority of people, it seems to be about fashion. I was looking at one because I thought I wanted to sit high, but at the speeds at which I take corners, something lower to the ground was a smarter choice…
Compared to FWD sedans, FWD CUV’s do just fine in snow, thanks to the greater ground clearance. Try one sometime.
Both are fair points but for me, the trade-off for a questionably better performer in deep snow just isn’t worth it.
For what it’s worth, I’ve been doing just fine getting through some pretty brutal winters with my FWD cars. My old Accord wagon was unstoppable with a solid set of winter tires on it.