With the introduction of larger three-row crossovers, the Buick Enclave has been one of the best on the market for consumers. Some people don’t need something as large and imposing as a Tahoe or Yukon, so a vehicle like the Enclave is perfect in size and price for a family that has maybe a child…
Most people know Buick because of its historic luxury. Buick is actually a company known for gorgeous and even some first-ever designs. They are the first car company to feature portholes, or as they called them, “Ventiports,” to signify the number of cylinders a car had. If you saw three or four on either…
The Buick Envista has been such a critical hit that it is receiving accolades from unexpected places. In this case, automotive Industry analyst Stephanie Brinley felt compelled to write a review of the Envista in a LinkedIn post after driving it from the Detroit area to the Toronto Auto Show and back. Ewing Buick GMC…
Why is good design so often expensive? Theoretically, it shouldn’t cost much more to bend sheet metal this way rather than that way or mold vinyl in a more pleasing shape. But in practice, inexpensive vehicles often get dull, uninspiring designs, particularly in the cabin. Enthusiast website Autoblog points to a prominent exception, the Buick…
Most car buyers plan to purchase their vehicles by financing. Interest rates impact our timing on when to purchase a new vehicle. If you look at the general world of finance, this would not seem to be a good time to buy, given that the average APR interest rate for a new truck loan is…
Named after the tallest mountain in North America, Denali is GMC’s luxury sub-brand, designating the most luxurious version of its many model lines. The name was introduced 25 years ago, and the first model it was applied to was the Yukon. Twenty-five years later, the Yukon Denali is as luxurious and desirable as ever. Of…
GMC brought plenty of changes for 2024. The biggest will be a complete redesign of the Acadia 3-row crossover. The Sierra HD had significant mid-cycle updates and the recently redesigned Colorado added a key special model. The Hummer EV sub-brand also continues to expand, with more grades available for the Pickup and the official launch…
The industry was shocked when Buick first revealed the 2012 Encore model in 2011. Subcompact crossovers were practically underheard of at the time, much less a luxury model. It certainly wasn’t expected from Buick, which was not exactly the first brand that came to mind at the time for small vehicles. This was, after all,…
Newsweek does not usually focus on automotive matters, but they recently looked at the current state of pickup trucks in the country and found the Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate to be the “Luxury King of Trucks.” Their Feb. 5, 2024 article begins by discussing how pickup trucks “have long been the bouncy, loud, inefficient workhorse…
In general, the industry’s thoughts toward luxury midsize trucks mirror their view toward luxury passenger cars 50 years ago: Nobody is going to buy a smaller luxury car if they can get a larger car for the same or less money. It took European-brand import models to change their minds about that. Fortunately, we don’t…
