"Encore" wasn't a new name when Buick launched its crossover — AMC used it on hatchback versions of the Renault Alliance from 1984 to 1987, a quarter-century before Buick revived it.
Median 224 hp across 514 similar cars
Lead trim: FWD
Buick Encore1st Gen · 2013–2022
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Fact"Encore" wasn't a new name when Buick launched its crossover — AMC used it on hatchback versions of the Renault Alliance from 1984 to 1987, a quarter-century before Buick revived it.
Collectors Spotted in the Buick Encore Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Buick Encore yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWD | 2013–2022 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 128 hp | — | — | AWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| Base | 2013–2019 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 128 hp | — | — | FWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
| FWD | 2020–2022 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 128 hp | — | — | FWD | Automatic (S6) | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the FWD trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
By July 2023 this generation had quietly disappeared from Buick China's own website.
Buick didn't invent the Encore name — AMC used it in the 1980s for the hatchback version of the US-built Renault Alliance.
"Encore" wasn't a new name when Buick launched its crossover — AMC used it on hatchback versions of the Renault Alliance from 1984 to 1987, a quarter-century before Buick revived it.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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