Buick Enclave 2012

Posted: May 2nd, 2012 | Author: bestcarsadmin | Filed under: 2012 New Car Models, Buick | Leave a comment »

The 2012 Buick Enclave is a comfortable, luxurious and capable family hauler that combines the smooth ride and responsive handling of a car, with the cargo capability and high seating position of a sport utility vehicle. The Buick Enclave offers three rows of seats standard, with seating for up to eight people. The 2012 Enclave competes with Acura MDX, Lexus Rx350, Lincoln MKT and Volvo XC90.

The 2012 Buick Enclave is a large SUV that is offered in four different trim levels: Base (MSRP from $36,350), Convenience Group (starting at $ 37,270 MSRP), Leather Group ( at $ 40,250) and Premium Group ( from $ 43,615 MSRP ).

The Buick Enclave Base model is equipped with 19-inch alloy wheels, foglamps, bi-xenon headlights, heated outside mirrors, a power liftgate, cloth upholstery, tri-zone automatic climate control, power front seats, keyless entry, a tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, cruise control, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, Bluetooth, and a six-speaker CD/MP3 audio system with an auxiliary audio jack and satellite radio.

The Convenience Group trim level adds rearview camera, rear parking assist and remote starting. The Leather Group adds leather upholstery, heated front seats, and driver memory settings. The top-of-the-line Premium Group adds 19-inch chrome wheels, heated power-folding outside mirrors, adaptive xenon headlights, ventilated front seats, a power-adjustable steering column, and a 10-speaker Bose premium audio system.

The 2012 Buick Enclave is roomy but its fluid lines and curved surfaces create the illusion of a smaller vehicle. Classic Buick design cues include a waterfall grille with a bold, tri-shield emblem and V-shaped portholes. On Buick Enclave review, the experts from autos.aol.com say about this large SUV:

The exterior design of the Buick Enclave is more elegant and refined than that of the GMC Acadia, which is deliberately truck-like. The Enclave carries the latest Buick design language. The protruding vertical bar grille and vestigial portholes on the hood make sure you know it’s a Buick.

The Enclave interior complements the exterior with a luxurious, warm and inviting environment featuring premium soft-touch, low-gloss materials. Attention to detail is evident in the fit and finish of all interior elements including the instrument panel. Enclave is the only crossover in its segment equipped with QuietTuning, Buick’s exclusive engineering process designed to reduce, block and absorb unwanted noise from entering the cabin.

Even with three rows of seating, Buick Enclave still provides 24.1 cubic feet of cargo space behind the third-row seat when the cargo management system is removed. Enclave offers 115.9 cubic feet of cargo space behind the first row when the second- and third-row seats are folded. A second row, 60/40-split bench seat and power sunroof are available on all models.

All 2012 Buick Enclave models are powered by a 3.6-liter direct injected V-6 engine with variable valve timing that produces 288 hp and 270 lb-ft of torque. The 3.6-liter V6 engine is mated to the Hydra-Matic electronically-controlled six-speed automatic transmission. The 2012 Enclave is offered with either front-wheel drive (FWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD).

EPA-estimated fuel economy for 2012 Buick Enclave is 24 mpg highway/ 17 mpg city on FWD models and 22 mpg highway/ 16 mpg city on AWD models.

Standard safety features of Buick Enclave include four-wheel-disc antilock brakes, electronic stability system with rollover mitigation technology, front-seat side airbags, full-length side curtain airbags and more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2012 Buick Verano

Posted: January 26th, 2012 | Author: bestcarsadmin | Filed under: 2012 New Car Models, Buick | Leave a comment »

Buick is a premium brand of General Motors (GM). Buick models are sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, China, Taiwan and Israel with China being its largest market. Buick is currently the oldest American still-active automotive make and among the oldest automobile brand in the world. It originated as the Buick Auto-Vim and Power Company in 1899, an independent internal combustion engine and motor-car manufacturer, and was later incorporated as the Buick Motor Company on May 19, 1903 by Scottish born David Dunbar Buick in Detroit, Michigan. The first Buick made for sale, the 1904 ModelB, was built in Flint, Michigan.

The all-new 2012 Buick Verano (Spanish for ”Summer”) is a compact luxury sedan and the Buick’s third new model in the past two years and first in the compact luxury segment. Based on the Chevrolet Cruze, the 2012 Verano is longer (by 2.9 inches), slightly taller (0.3”) and bit wider (0.8”) than Cruze. The front-drive 2012 Verano sedan comes in Standard (starting at $22,585), Convenience Group (starting at $23,785) and Lather Group (starting at $ 25,965) trims. The 2012 Buick Verano competes with Acura TSX, Audi A3, Infiniti G sedan and Lexus IS250.

John Schwegman, vice president of Buick marketing says about all-new 2012 Buick Verano:

Verano expands our lineup, continues Buick’s momentum and gives us a great opportunity to attract a new generation of customers with a product that delivers on their expectations for design, performance and technology. It is a smart choice that delivers unexpected luxury in a compact sedan – and it will compete head-to-head with competitors from Audi and Lexus

2012 Verano carries the modern Buick design cues introduced on the Enclave and interpreted for the LaCrosse and Regal. They include a bold, detailed black chrome waterfall grille, prominent blue translucent projector beam headlamps, portholes, chrome accents premium wheels and tailored body-to-wheel relationship. An arching roofline connects a steeply raked windshield and fast-stoping rear pillars to give the car a sporty profile that’s complemented by large 17-inch standard multi-spoke forged alloy sterling silver-finish wheels. A palette of rich colors enhances the premium look, including Clared Red Tintcoat and White Diamond. Other exterior color choices include Black, Olympic White, Switchblade Silver Metallic, Cyber Gray Metallic and Mocha Bronze Metallic.

Complementing Verano’s precisely crafted, premium-accented exterior is an interior marked by exceptional seat comfort and support as well as premium soft-touch materials including ambient lighting inspired by the LaCrosse. Metallic and wood trims and warm ambient lighting make the cabin an inviting environment. The instrument panel blends with an integrated center stack that hauses the infotainment display, climate controls and radio controls.

The new 2012 Buick Verano is powered by a 2.4-liter four-cylinder Ecotec engine with dual-overhead camshafts, variable valve timing and E85 capability that produces 180 horsepower and 171 lb-ft of torque. The transmission is a six-speed automatic with manual shift control. EPA gas mileage for 2012 Buick Verano is 21 mpg city/ 32 mpg highway.

The new 2012 Buick Verano has a lot of standard safety features for the class. An impressive 10 airbags, which include knee airbags, come with all models. Four-wheel anti-lock brakes, traction control, electronic brake-force distribution and six months of OnStar with automatic crash response come standard.

Thecarconnection.com says about this new 2012 Buick’s model:

The 2012 Buick Verano is a comfortable compact sedan that feels like a luxury car but isn’t priced like one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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