[ChicagoConservative27]

My mother had a 2003 Buick century. Over 200k miles. I was disappointed Buick went away with cars and everything is cross over or SUV.

[KC Burke]

We will make cars so expensive that you are stuck with three cylinder engines and will like it because gasoline will be like gold.

[moovova]

“This is not your father’s Buick.”

[RightInEastLansing]

137 HP in an SUV?

[1Old Pro]

a stylish and roomy alternative to traditional boxy SUVs that offers a swoopier roofline much like more expensive alternatives from upscale German brands.

When purchasing a car, really the only thing I care about is the roof line. Oh, and of course the color. /s

[MachIV]

The old 3.8L OHV v6 Buick use to make was a great motor. Not sure I would trust anything from them now as those days are done.

Nearly everyone is pushing out these undersized gas motors with turbos because they will not stand up against government cafe standards.

Those motors will not last as long and be higher maintenance.

If it doesnt say Honda or Toyota on it, I say forget it.

[PAR35]

1.2-liter three-cylinder

That's an easy 'no thanks'. Maybe if you strung three of them together to get 3.6 liters I might be interested.

Or maybe they should just label it a Buick Trabant. Late model Trabants had a 4 cycle 1.04 liter engine on a smaller, lighter vehicle.

[rigelkentaurus]

Why do we have SUVs? Blame it on the government, of course.

CAFE standards killed off station wagons, which were rather popular. However station wagons had worse mpg than the equivalent sedan. Therefore, automakers had to kill them off as meeting CAFE standards was and is very hard and they have to do all kinds of nonsense to meet them.

After they were killed off, I believe it was Ford, that first came up with a solution. Light trucks have a lower CAFE standard than cars. So, to meet the customer need for station wagons, a vehicle was designed to meet the light truck criteria, but was really a station wagon - Ford Explorer. And presto, everyone has SUVs. And, sedans are eliminated because it is easier to meet the Light Truck standard and people like the SUV (station wagon) better than a sedan.

[Revel]

I would say that since the 90’s then the newer they get- the less reliable they get. And they become far more expensive to repair.

[Responsibility2nd]

I thought the Envista was made in China. It’s not.

It’s made by the Chinese in South Korea.

Now the Buick Envision? Yeah. It’s made by Biden buddies.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

"But Buick engineers did a commendable job of tuning the engine for more torque lower in the rev range and giving more grunt than expected."

Tim likes more grunt.

[GaltAdonis]

Sorta spiffy

[BereanBrain]

This is just a less reliable volvo

[algore]

Fun fact, the reason GM bought saab is because they had more experience with turbo engines than any other car maker, In fact the trionic ignition system was the most advanced commercially engine management system in existence.

Then the bean counters at GM decided it was too expensive put a front cover gasket in the engine of the saab 9-5 so they used sealant instead which caused massive oil leaks just after the warranty expired and the only way to fix it was to pull the engine take the front cover off and put an actual gasket in it.

[CodeJockey]

I just watched a YouTube video about this car. The model sold in China gets a 185hp 4 banger, but the ones sold in America the 128hp 3 cylinder. Just for that reason alone I’d not buy one.

[Paal Gulli]

Buick = Obama Motors

What else matters?