Good to knew that,I am also planning to buy one but really concern about transmission , how many km/mile on it ??

Same here although,, the copper one doesn't come in the avenier package...boooo

As expensive as used cars are, that would be amazing. Just depends on if the 1.2 is reliable.

good point

@@dforrest4503that’s what I’d be worried about as well, but at the same time, with a car so cheap, you got to give a little somewhere nowadays.

Don’t worry give it a few years and Gm will perfect it and then promptly cancel it.

@@mumwifeteacher😂

General Motors this reminds me of when you brought back the nova

@@chrissullivan5752 I drove late 80”s novas and for a basic car they were good as long as it was a 5 speed.

And without AWD

If anything, it would be derided for the reliability issues it will likely have, particularly from that overworked three cylinder engine. GM hasn't exactly been good at small turbo engines; take it from someone who got burned from foolishly purchasing a car of theirs that had a 1.4T. NEVER again...

@@TheZoemanThe awful old 1.4 was totally unrelated to these new 3-banger engines. They're built in Korea and so far have a pretty decent track record, or at least I haven't heard any horror stories yet. Both the 1.2 and 1.3 have been around for several years now.

​@@TheZoeman What makes you think that developers, engineers, and testers cannot possibly make a 3 cyl engine that can withstand a turbo? These people know way more than you and I. Do you really think they just took a turbo and a 3 cyl engine then just tossed it together willy nilly then sold it to the masses? No. The same was said of my Escape. Weak engine that people thought would be overworked and today it has 208k miles. Nothing happened to the engine.

Get Rav4, it is really nice

same here

“…but I like to sit up high”

⁠@@EricAtMazda and you see how that philosophy is so prevalent, in the USA. With one of the highest global obesity rates…

Minivans killed the wagon. SUVs killed the minivan. Crossovers and trucks killed the sedans. Americans just don't fit in hatchbacks...

Subaru still makes wagons. They like to call them SUVs but wagons they are, the Ascent being the exception.

@@ezrashonor The 2024 Outback sits up way higher than a conventional sedan. It's a wagon on stilts.

To be fair, any car that doesn't crack into at least the 13s isn't even worth the time or effort to take to a formal drag strip. Just find an isolated flat road and use an app to measure if you must.

@@oldtwinsna8347 I would argue that plenty of people drive cars as fast, if not faster, than what you describe and never once race them, on a drag strip or anywhere else. It's just not some people's thing and something just knowing that your car is capable of hyper-legal speeds is enough.

It's because Buick is big in China

​@@droma2366some good that does to everyone stateside. What I don't understand is why they don't bring the GL8 over here if they are using China as the "benchmark". Especially now that they don't have Opel/ Vauxhall to copy from.

@@svpracer98 You think all the GM management with MBA is smart? People still buy sedan and minivans, but for some reason GM is not selling those here.

The exterior styling IMO looks like if Pontiac survived instead of getting the axe.

yeah, youve "arrived" in CHina if you drive a Buick, not a cadillac. @@droma2366

Not long! Buy a Toyota and get triple the mileage and life span!

​@@Justacogg As long as you're fine with driving a car with a poorly designed interior, plastic wheel covers, and 3-speed wipers like it's a 1988 economy car.

​@Flordah_man_life My 2017 Mazda 3 has a Korean transmission and I haven't had any issues with mine.

It's not a cvt! Gm makes the best transmissions in the world! And turbo cars just do your oil changes regularly! This buick is going to surprise everyone!

​@OCAMARO it better or I'm gonna be left without a car 😂

They don’t even want to put those engines in their big vehicles anymore

AWD is a waste of money & adds unnecessary weight.

@@Cincy32 you must not live somewhere with Arctic winters.

@@devn3813 I live in Ohio. Too many people don't know how to drive in the snow - the right tires, right speeds, & keep your car in low gear. I've had one AWD vehicle & it was horrible in the snow because it had low profile tires. Seriously, having the right tires is probably 90% of any car's snow driving abilities. AWD is a gimmick.

...and then it would be a $35-$40k vehicle...

A 2.0 Turbo. For the ST. But would there be room in that engine bay? That 1.2T looked like it filled the entire front bay under the hood. GM was never good at packaging, especially for maintenance. The last GM product my parents had was a 2005 GMC Envoy. The water pump went out. The grill, the radiator, the hoses, the alternator, the cooling fan assembly, and the accessory belt had to be removed just to get access to the pump. A huge jump. And then when you reassemble it, all new hoses and belts had to be used because the older ones would just fall apart. They we made to be one use only. The dealer wanted $1800 for the replacement. Parts and labor. Total parts cost $340. My dad and I bought the parts and did it ourselves. He was a jet engine mechanic for 24 years in the Air Force. And he said dropping a J79 from an F-4E was easier than changing that GMC Envoy's water pump.

so they should skip over the 1.4 and the 1.5 and go straight to the 2.0 interesting

@@vapsa56 Just had a water pump went out on our older Toyota Avalon 3.5 liter V6. Exactly the same thing - they took apart the front of the car to get to it. Total parts were around 350 dollars, total with labor was around 1,500 dollars.

@@00_UU I had to replace the the water pump in my 2005 Dodge Caravan a couple of years ago. It cost me $16 and took me about 1.5 hours to replace. I took my time.

@@dj1111s the point was that GM is not the only manufacturer that makes cars hard to service. My other car is GM and it has been amazing so far.

You're talking about a much more expensive car if they did that. The Envista was designed to be their cheapest entry-level offering.

@@palebeachbum It would definitely be more expensive yes, but the Envista is cheap as it is and would be a good base for a more expensive version with a nicer drivetrain. This Interior/Exterior would work well for a $30K+ PHEV.

@@CrazyWeeMonkey Sure, for a different model based on this I can see that.

It has a high mounted brake light.

it seems to be a korean car thing.

yes it may be a korean thing with where the lights were installed I had a Kia Forte a year ago and the blinkers were in the same place. I thought it was weird, but didn't have any issues. The Envista does have turning signal light on the mirrors, also a large high mounted brake light. if other drivers cant see that, then theres a problem. collisions usually happen when drivers are DISTRACTED, driving too close. TEXTING while driving is a big one. No matter what car I'm driving I pay attention. As for the snow covering the signal lights, no matter where they are installed, when it snows those top lights get covered also. For anyone who made comments regarding there being no rear wiper, you have a rear defroster. When It rains or snows, USE IT. Everyone have a rear window, and most doesn't have a rear wiper and can see out back with no problem. Jusr make sure to brush the snow from your car lights before you start driving? Good luck the those who own an Envista. I purchase the one in ocean blue and love it!

He's not stepping on the brakes at 3:53. Do you really think that the CHMSL is "inoperative"? LOL

He is at the start of the drag strip and you can see the center mount brake light isn't working.

​​@@palebeachbum it's working at the stopping distance check. The shot at an angle at the drag strip start is because LED brightness peters off the more off angle you go and the shot from center rear is because LED light disappears faster than the incandescent lamps in the bumper

​@@tedunguent156​​ the driver is releasing the brakes at 3:53 and at 4:19. @4:30 the driver is using the breaks ... Break lights should be at the car waist for better visibility.

A have a feeling that BUICK will be gone before I die.

If you ever went to school for engineering we might take you seriously. Although I doubt it.

​@tedunguent156 considering the unreliable garbage coming out of GM factories, I'd say their engineers need to go back to school 😉

@@bondedstars Sadly, from my standpoint, all the automakers are putting out junk in one line or another.

I seen one in Avenir in Pearl White with the 20" premium wheels and it looked tf GOOD. This should have been bigger and made it Enclave or better yet Electra with the twin turbo v6....priced at 60k for top trim out the door with all options. Looks very similar to the Lamborghini Urus SUV

As with the Trax, they created something more affordable and entry level for their brands, which is welcome when the average transaction price for a vehicle in the US is close to $50k. That's also why they used the older 6-speed automatic instead of the newer GM CVT or the 9 speed since the 6-speed is cheaper to make.

That sounds similar to what Ford does with their 3cyl engines in the EcoSport - Those things are junk with a short lifespan, built for obsolescence.

It really is tbh, it’s just too bad that it has to be an SUV

Ad the best value for a car in this price range.

Agree - I think the styling is a home run and these seem like a great value only if you keep the price in check and avoid the $30k Avenir trim which is a waste of money to me - At $23-26k tops it's a good deal.

You're absolutely correct. The 2.7 liter in the Silverado is based on the same engine architecture as this 1.2l and makes the same horsepower per liter. Don't know why everyone complains so much about the engine, it's plenty fast enough for around town and on the highway especially weighing only 3000 lbs. I recommended this car for my mother because of the small engine. There's more space around it to work on it than nearly any other modern car. Everything is easy to get to. Her previous car is a 2013 VW Jetta TDI that she put over 400,000 miles on (she still has that car as well). The power to weight ratio is nearly the same and nobody ever complained about the power in those cars. And my only maintenance experience with this car so far (oil change) was one of the easiest ever. There are doors in the belly pan for easy access of the oil drain plug and filter. The filter is a standard PF64/UPF64R/PH12060 type, is placed vertically behind the door, and the oil drain plug is also vertical behind the door, so the oil drains straight down, instead of overshooting the drain pan and getting oil all over the bottom of the car. It also specs a 5w-30 oil, not a ridiculously thin 0w-16 or 0w-8 oil. The gas mileage is excellent and only gets better with higher octane fuel. 32 mpg average on 87, 35-36 average on 89, 38 average on 93. The engine also runs much quieter on midgrade or premium than on regular. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this car or the new Trax compared to other cars in the same size range.

@@theodorgiosan2570 the engine displacement complaints is rooted in an archaic thought process. they probably still believe that cars have become LESS reliable and WORSE built than the ones from decades past.

You're right, but high-stressed small turbo engines are not a good idea for long-term durability.

​@@palebeachbum knowing GM everything else will break before the high strung engine has a chance to self destruct.

Looks like Lambo Urus somehow 😂

Correct. It's a Chinese rebadge.

​@@Lrules364this is a ground up buick.....but from china

@@Jag-leaperUm, technically this car was made in South Korea by GM’s Korean arm

@@musicmoviesandgames2004 built in China aswell by SAIC whe I believe it was styled also

Everyone is afraid of change

I don't care about tackiness or change, I care about safety. That's not a safe place to put those.

@@mediocreman2I also agree with that. You gotta admit they look really tacky though. Like it looks so cheap.

​@@Jag-leaperSafety issue

@@Blue-moon12 chevy bolt ,El camino ,caprice wagon + many others...this is not the first time this has been done

That might be a clue. Somebody said that one of the BUICK models is made in CHINA.

@@bikdav This Buick is assembled in China and South Korea, but the Citroën is assembled in Spain.

@@bikdav For the American market, both this car and its platform mate the Chevrolet Trax are union-made in South Korea.

@@bikdav The Buick Envision is imported from China. The Envista and Encore GX are both from South Korea. The Enclave is built in the US.

@@henryd1981 OK. That answers a lot of questions.

Yep. GM bought Daewoo years ago and simply changed the name to GM Korea. The products they've put out with GM badges leave a lot to be desired in terms of reliability.

​​@@palebeachbumFinally! Someone that has knowledge of this! Good Lord, can you believe when I was 19 my parents bought me a 1999 Daewoo Leganza CDX off the showroom floor! The car did not last over 1.5 years and had only 23k on it before it was junked!! Timing belt broke, destroyed the engine and no parts due to the bankruptcy! I know this quality tradition continued long after GM purchased them as well! I'm sure they are much higher quality now but based on that I still would never buy anything related to them EVER AGAIN!

@@Magnus_Magnusson_702 an acquaintance owned a 2015 Chevy Cruze. He owned it for 150k miles. In that time the alternator died, the turbo blew twice, and a sensor failed, killing another sensor simultaneously, which caused the transmission to downshift into 2nd gear at 80mph. Scared him so bad he fixed it and immediately sold it. I'd say GM Korea cars are better overall than those circa 2000 Daewoos, but they're still not great cars. The 1.2L turbo in the Trax/Envista has a timing belt instead of a timing chain as a cost cutting measure, which is pretty unheard of these days among small engines. Even Hyundai/Kia all use timing chains and I've never heard of that part failing on one. GM Korea does have some history with their timing belts snapping, killing the engine. I know it was an issue on the Aveo.

@@palebeachbum I believe it! I am not making things up just to be dramatic but just two months ago my friends actually my best friends 2017 Chevy Cruze RS with the 1.4 Turbo had a cracked head or valve or something of that nature at 81k miles! Henderson Chevrolet here in Henderson, NV ended up putting a used engine as per her extended warranty (through Nissan) as she purchased the car at Nissan of Henderson here used back when it had 41k 2 years ago. He said he has at least 7 of the 1.4 turbo motors with the same issue and some fortunately are still under the manufacturer's warranty or have the GM warranty and therefore they're getting a brand new engine or a refurbished one through GM which would have been much nicer had my friend gotten that...but anyway, I'm done with GM I now own a Tesla Model 3 Performance 2020 as that's all I could afford but I love it so much I'm so happy with it!!

@RowdyMagnusson, and your point is? The previous Encore was built in South Korea and consistently rated very high in reliability and was Buick’s best selling model. By the way, the Cruze was NOT a Daewoo built product. The Sonic was, two totally different cars. The 1.4 Ecotec in the Cruze was designed by Opel in Germany, not by Daewoo and the engines put in US models were built in Michigan so the engine problem you mention has nothing to do with Daewoo.

exactly....makes no f in sense...and what's worse is that they have a cool design...its the like putting lip stick on a pig .

This should have been an EV. It's time.

What does that matter? It's just not that fast, which a lot of buyers don't care about. Is your lawn mower less reliable because it only has a 1 or 2 cylinder engine? Change the oil and don't floor it all the time. There's no actual evidence smaller less powerful engines are less reliable.

@@zjones9876 They do have to work harder to move a heavy car around. That has to do some damage. A motor with more than enough power would not be under that stress all the time.

@@zjones9876Engine stress.

​@@BabyBugBug I don't buy it. Engines have been getting smaller and smaller for decades and cars last longer than they ever did if you take care of them. You can keep your theories and buy whatever you want but you have no evidence to back up your claim.

Sits up higher than a car though.

I love mine too 😀

I love mine, as well! It's a nice ride--perfect for around town, commuting to work, road trips etc.

Me too 😀

Yes. Buick would like the avg. owner age returned to 75.

Yep. A really dumb decision.

Since it's intended to be Buick's entry-level model, they've omitted AWD to keep cost down. Same reason for the smallest engine and old-school 6-speed auto.

Likely just cut for time due to TV related time constraints but we averaged 32.9 MPGs in our test loop. The information is available on our website: motorweek.org/road-tests/2024-buick-envista/

Why?

I see Buick Enclaves fairly regularly where I live, usually driven by soccer moms, not many other "newer" Buick's though.

CHINA

power as in very little?

Yes

Brake lights in the bumper is completely stylish and different... Fixed

I agree. To add insult to injury, it's a single red bulb to act as both brake and signal. So when you have your brakes on and signal on, you only have 1 tiny brake light way down low where tailgaters aren't as likely to see it. (not counting the high-mount light that all vehicles have). It's an incredibly stupid design decision. Chevy put the brake lights right where they belong on the Trax. Up high.

@@Jag-leaper looking stylish and different while getting rear ended by a semi

@@jacobyo99 El Camino,caprice wagon chevy bolt etc all had them in the bumper...this is nothing new

I actually like that feature on this car, it's unique and stands out - Just wish the lights were LED, but a quick trip to AutoZone for different bulbs would fix that.

Yeah, Im glad I keep seeing this message because I want a new car, but man these prices are crazy

Found his website easily. It was like the first thing that came up when I searched his name. I'll surely touch basis with him to see what the best step is for me to take right now. THANK YOU!!!

This Buick is very reasonably priced though, with a starting price of $23K.

I plan on keeping what I have now until new and used car prices calm down. When I do buy, I'll be buying a used car anyway.

The same with Opel.

No one needs 4wd

Nope. Sits up a big higher than a car. Park it next to a sedan.

It's sad that people use cars for bragging rights.

The engine will likely prove problematic as the miles rack up. I don't expect the 6-speed auto to be any good either. It's a carryover design and it's proven problematic. People are going to flock to this vehicle because it looks fantastic, drives well, and is priced dirt cheap compared to the competition, but they will regret their purchase in a few years when poor reliability starts rearing its ugly head. This vehicle is made by the same Korean subsidiary that brought us gems like the Cruze, Sonic, and Spark.