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New York 2012: Buick Enclave Gets A New Look
We knew that Buick’s new Enclave was due be revealed simply by looking at our Facebook feeds and seeing reports of an elaborate, alcohol-and-buffet laden event somewhere far beyond the means of most...
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Review: 2013 Infiniti JX35 Take Two
Infiniti has characteristically taken the path less travelled. The original Q45 was styled to express Japanese culture (rather than imitate the Germans), tuned for drivers, and infamously advertised...
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Review: 2013 Infiniti JX35 (Video)
So you think you need to carry seven people in comfort with decent economy but you don’t want to buy a minivan? Enter the three-row crossover. Thanks to stronger fuel economy regulations there are...
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GM’s Big Crossovers vs. GM’s Big SUVs
General Motors has sold 189,354 copies of its big Lambda-platform crossovers in the United States this year. Combined sales of the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, and GMC Acadia have risen by a...
View ArticleDoug Drives: I Can’t Believe the Chevy Traverse and Its Twins Are Still Popular
During the summer of 2007, I worked for Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and it was my job to drive the cars between locations. This was an excellent job when I was approximately 17, because a) I got to drive...
View ArticleNot All Senior Citizens Want to Retire: GM’s Lambda and Theta Crossovers Too...
Nine years ago, General Motors began selling two different vehicles off its full-size Lambda platform, the GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook. Remember the Outlook? Of course you don’t. By 2007, GM was also...
View ArticleTTAC News Round-up: How Low Can Oil Go, IROC an El Camino, and What’s Buick...
A picture is worth a thousand words, or millions of dollars worth of cars not built by the United Auto Workers. That, and Buick is planning a surprise for Detroit, oil prices are ever-so-slightly up, a...
View ArticleThe Verano Is Dead, But Should Buick Sell Cars In America At All?
The Verano, Buick’s four-year-old entry-level sedan based on the previous-generation Chevrolet Cruze, will join the Century, LeSabre, Park Avenue, Reatta, Riviera, Roadmaster, Skylark, and numerous...
View ArticleGM Issues a ‘Stop Sale’ After Incorrect Fuel Economy Labels Found on...
General Motors is in damage control mode following the discovery of incorrect fuel economy ratings on the window stickers of its 2016 full-size crossovers. A “stop sale” order was issued to GM dealers...
View ArticleGM’s Flawed Fuel Economy Numbers Could Affect Millions of Vehicles
The strange case of General Motors’ incorrect fuel economy numbers is getting stranger, if it wasn’t odd enough already. GM announced late last week that it would reprint EPA labels for its 2016...
View ArticleThirsty Thursday: GM’s Full-Size Crossover Fuel Economy Woes Spark Lawsuit
On the heels of a stop sale order and subsequent rush to reprint Monroney stickers with correct EPA fuel economy ratings, General Motors is working on a plan to compensate buyers of the 2016 Chevrolet...
View ArticleGM Sending Debit Cards to Owners of Thirsty Crossovers
Owners of full-size 2016 General Motors crossovers will get a welcome present in the mail to make up for the automaker’s window sticker snafu. About 135,000 retail customers will receive debit cards...
View ArticleClass Action Lawsuit Targets Gas Mileage of Older GM Crossovers
It looks like a gas card mailout didn’t take all the heat off of General Motors. After compensating owners of its full-size 2016 crossovers in the wake of the recent fuel economy controversy, a class...
View Article‘Business As Usual’ As Buick About to Reveal Two Products Amidst Opel-PSA Talks
As politicians and labor unions in Europe reel from yesterday’s revelation of high-level talks between General Motors and Peugeot over a possible sale of Opel, GM’s most European-infused brand on this...
View ArticleWhat Would Buick Look Like Without Opel?
“Buick revealed its Cascada convertible, an elegant four-seater that will go on sale in the USA in the first quarter of 2016. This marks another example of the two brands’ successful collaboration,...
View ArticleNYIAS 2017: Buick’s 2018 Enclave Gets the Avenir Treatment
The second-generation Buick Enclave will be the first model in the brand’s lineup to gussy itself up in an Avenir cloak. While Buick’s extra-lux sub-brand will soon attach itself to other models, the...
View ArticleBuick’s Launch of Avenir Sub-Brand Gets Underway with 2018 Enclave – 11...
Pricing for the long-awaited, second-generation 2018 Buick Enclave starts at $40,970, nearly $1,000 more than the 2017 model, according to Automotive News. But it’s at the top of the 2o18 Enclave’s...
View ArticlePotential Buick Regal-based SUV Reportedly DOA, But We’ll Always Have the...
It was to be called the Monza. GM Europe expected to assemble the Opel Insignia-based SUV, roughly the size of the Ford Edge, right alongside the Opel Insignia at its Rüsselsheim, Germany, assembly...
View ArticleReader Review: 2017 Buick Enclave, the Lambda’s Long Kiss Goodnight
Occasionally, we at TTAC allow you to do our jobs for a day and offer a reader review of your own ride. Here is a review of the outgoing Buick Enclave from reader thegamper. A decade. That’s how long...
View Article2018 Buick Enclave Premium AWD Review – A Roadmaster for the 21st Century
When I was a teen in the ‘90s, the big Buicks roaming suburban streets were mostly LeSabres, with the occasional Roadmaster or Park Avenue thrown into the mix. Now, Buick (along with everyone else)...
View Article2018 Buick Enclave Avenir AWD Review – Peeling Back a Veneer of Luxury
I could have told the guy “71 extra pounds.” Then again, maybe “$5,400 more” would have been a better response. Both of these figures are correct, but it’s the latter that best answers the question,...
View ArticleGM to Sink More Cash Into Lansing Crossover Plant
On Monday, General Motors stated its intent to invest $36 million into Lansing Delta Township Assembly, maker of large crossovers since its inception. Little info was provided on the details of the...
View ArticlePiston Slap: Feelin’ Cross About Tall Cross Bars!
Steve writes: Hello Sajeev, I am a family man and typically have a family hauler in the stable — minivan, three-row crossover, and what-have-you. I always get the manufacturer’s trailer hitch and roof...
View ArticleDid GM’s Seat Belt Recall Fix the Problem? Feds Intend to Find Out
A half-decade after General Motors recalled 1,339,355 full-size crossovers due to a risk of seat belt failure, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into the...
View ArticleGM Adding Two Shifts At Michigan Plants
Given the disparity between the U.S. and Canadian auto industries, it’s not surprising that Friday started with news of a shift dropped at Fiat Chrysler’s Windsor, Ontario minivan plant and ends with...
View Article2022 Buick Enclave Gets Rough and Tough
It seems unlikely that 2022 Buick Enclave buyers asked for a more-aggressive/more-masculine face for its popular three-row crossover, but who knows what’s said in focus groups convened in windowless...
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