2025 Buick Encore GX avenir Features, MSRP, Configurations

2025 Buick Encore GX avenir Features, MSRP, Configurations  – The Encore GX avenir makes the most of its compact footprint; it’s well-proportioned, and with a swept-back roofline for a tapered look, but not so much that it eats up all the rear-seat headroom. The sharp side creases give it character, and the front end is interesting, if a hair away from being a bit too busyA. All trim levels get 18-inch alloy wheels. The Select and Essence get a hands-free power tailgate that projects a Buick logo onto the ground to show you where to kick as you approach.

Inside, the Encore GX avenir has a well-crafted interior. The dash is sculpted with long, horizontal lines to make the cabin seem roomier, and the materials look and feel high-quality, with accent stitching and patterns in the seat perforations.

2025 Buick Encore GX avenir Redesign and Update Plan

Exterior and Interior

Despite its relatively small size, the Encore GX avenir has some tricks up its sleeve for handling whatever you need to carry. The cargo floor can be removed and slid into one of two height positions – although there’s a spare tire under it, rather than a bunch of storage cubbies.

The second-row seats are easy to fold, and they go down flat. That lets you carry long loads almost the length of the cabin, and without damage that you might get on a cloth-backed chair. There’s also a fair amount of cubby space for small items as well.

2025 Buick Encore GX avenir Specs

All trim levels include heated front seats, an eight-way power driver’s seat, and a remote starter, and while the base Preferred has “semi-automatic” climate control, the Select and Essence have a dual-zone automatic system. All trims also include Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, OnStar, and “Teen Driver,” which restricts speed, stereo volume, and seatbelt use, and gives a “report card” of what a young driver did while using the vehicle.

I’d have given the Encore GX avenir a higher score for its features list, but its options are scattered across pricey packages. If you want a panoramic sunroof, you need the $2,295 Experience Buick Package; it’s not a standalone option or part of any other bundles. For adaptive cruise control, rear park assist, and head-up display, you need the $2,195 Advanced Technology Package, but if you’d like the rear camera mirror along with those other driver assist items, now you need the $895 Convenience Package, too. Or if you want navigation and wireless charging, that’s two option bundles. (The Experience and Advanced both include navigation, so you get a discount when ordering both, as on my tester.)

Engine and Performance

There is a three-cylinder turbocharged engine available in all Encore GX avenir versions. With front-wheel drive, the base Preferred model boasts a 1.2L engine with 137 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque, mated to a continuously variable transmission. You get a 1.3L engine with 155 horsepower and 174 pound-feet of torque with all-wheel drive, which is standard on Select and Essence but optional on Preferred.

That’s decent power for a sport-ute this size, and when driven moderately – say, a daily commute – the Encore GX avenir is peppy. It’s less satisfying for passing power, however. Put your foot down hard, and there’s an annoying dead spot as engine and transmission sort out how to react before they deliver a noisy spurt of acceleration. There’s a lot of sound deadening in the engine compartment, but that three-banger’s rough idle is evident as a low vibration through the steering wheel.  2025 Buick Encore GX avenir Features

2025 Buick Encore GX avenir Fuel Economy

Removing a cylinder doesn’t make much of a difference, as the Encore GX avenir’s fuel economy is comparable to or slightly better than other four-cylinder competitors. However, I discovered that it sucked enough gasoline to earn a good score.  2025 Buick Encore GX avenir Features

2025 Buick Encore GX avenir Safety Features

All versions have emergency front braking with pedestrian recognition, lane-keeping assist, and automatic high-beam headlamps, with blind-spot monitoring available on the basic Preferred and standard on the Select and Essence. My car also has advanced safety technologies such as adaptive cruise control, rear park assist, a surround-view camera, a head-up display, and a rear camera mirror, which broadcasts a video of what’s behind you without the interference of window pillars or back-seat occupants.  2025 Buick Encore GX avenir Features

2025 Buick Encore GX avenir Price and Release Date

Buick can be a bit tough to cross-shop, because it’s one of the few midrange entries where most multi-brand automakers have just mainstream and premium. Its AWD starting price of $28,098 is more than something like the Mazda CX-30, but much less than you’d pay for, say, a Volvo XC40 or Lexus UX.

But that midrange classification also means that some premium features aren’t standard equipment, and they can be pricey to add in. My tester was nicely equipped, but felt a bit too expensive at $37,183. You’ll have to watch how you check the option boxes.  2025 Buick Encore GX avenir Features