GM says the hotspot is on whenever the car is running, and it includes a free three-month trial subscription.Ī noise-control system with active noise cancellation helped keep our GX quiet at highway speeds. That gives everyone in the vehicle access to the Internet while the vehicle is in range of cell towers. The Encore comes with OnStar with 4G LTE connectivity and a built-in Wi-Fi hotspot. Our vehicle’s optional Advanced Technology Package ($1,790) added navigation, HD Surround Vision camera system, a head-up display, adaptive cruise control, and a memory-card receptacle.
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Included on our car was the six-speaker Buick Infotainment System with eight-inch diagonal color touch screen, Bluetooth streaming audio for music and select phones, USB ports that allow pairing of two phones simultaneously.
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The Buick Driver Confidence package also comes with the Essence model, bringing Automatic Emergency Braking, Front Pedestrian Braking, Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning, Forward Collision Alert, Following Distance Indicator, and the IntelliBeam automatic high-beam assist.
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The Essence also comes with LED headlights and taillights, a heated/leather-wrapped steering wheel, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, satellite radio, an air ionizer, and a 120-volt power outlet at the rear of the center console. Buick called my tester’s interior “Signet/Ebony.” Standard features on the Essence model include leather seats, which were a beautiful two-tone color, which looked to me to be dark brown with camel-color inserts. It came in the Ebony Twilight Metallic exterior color, which cost $495 extra. Our test vehicle was the 2022 Encore GX Essence all-wheel drive, with $4,270 in options added to the $30,600 base price. That expands to 50.2 cubic feet in the GX with the rear seatback folded down, while the regular Encore maxes out at 48.4 cubic feet. GX cargo space is more generous as well, with 23.5 cubic feet of space behind the rear seat, compared with 18.8 for the Encore.
The extra length gives the GX slightly more passenger volume, at 94.3 cubic feet, compared with 92.8 cubic feet for the Encore. The GX’s wheelbase is 102.2 inches, compared with 100.6 inches for the Encore. The Encore GX, at 171.4 inches, is three inches longer than the regular Encore, at 168.4 inches.
Those prices are for front-wheel drive models, but all-wheel drive is available across the line.Ī continuously variable transmission is standard on front-drive models, while all-wheel drive models have a nine-speed automatic transmission with a disable switch to choose AWD for more traction or FWD for better fuel economy. There are three GX trim levels offered: the base Preferred model ($25,995 plus $1,195 freight) midlevel Select ($27,340) and the top-end Essence ($30,120). While that 137-horsepower engine still shows up on the Buick consumer website, dealers say they can no longer order cars with it. Gone is last year’s base 1.2-liter turbo three-cylinder engine, which was available only on front-wheel-drive models. Now in its third year, the five-passenger Buick Encore GX is a small crossover that fits in the lineup just above its slightly smaller Encore sibling and just below the larger Envision model.įor 2022, the Encore GX comes only with a 1.3-liter turbocharged three-cylinder engine, rated at 155 horsepower and 174 foot-pounds of torque.
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