GM China Drops More 2016 Buick Envision Photos

by Cameron Aubernon

Published: August 4th, 2014

gm china drops more 2016 buick envision photos

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.]

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Cameron Aubernon

Seattle-based writer, blogger, and photographer for many a publication. Born in Louisville. Raised in Kansas. Where I lay my head is home.

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Bryanska on Aug 04, 2014

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.

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IMatt on Aug 04, 2014

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.

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- Kyree on Aug 04, 2014
  
  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...
  
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- Ixim on Aug 04, 2014
  
  Compared to FWD sedans, FWD CUV's do just fine in snow, thanks to the greater ground clearance. Try one sometime.
  
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- IMatt on Aug 04, 2014
  
  @ixim 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.
  
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