2023 Buick Encore GX

The 2023 Encore GX comes with a curvy profile, sculpted sides, and a sculpted hood. The black mesh grille has a horizontal chrome bar with the Buick symbol in the center. Preferred, Select, and Essence trim levels are available. Standard features include tinted acoustic glass, heated power side mirrors, a smaller lower grille, and 18-inch wheels. You'll also get fog lights, all-season tires, automatic headlights, active grille shutters, and a rear windshield wiper. You can add a trailer hitch, splash guards, a hands-free programmable power liftgate, a panoramic power moonroof, a black roof, and a keypad for keyless entry. Roof rails, rain-sensing windshield wipers, and attractive red accents for the grille are optional as well.

The three-cylinder, 1.2-liter turbocharged ECOTEC engine creates 137 horsepower and 162 pound-feet of torque. You can choose a 1.3-liter, three-cylinder turbocharged motor that provides 155 horsepower and 174 pound-feet of torque. They both use a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT), and with the 1.3-liter engine, you can get all-wheel drive and a nine-speed automatic transmission.

This SUV has a smooth, maneuverable ride. It comes with a brake lining wear indicator, an independent suspension, a monitor for the engine air filter, an electronic parking brake, and active noise cancelation. An automatic stop-and-start system helps you prevent idling and save fuel when you pause in traffic. The engine starts again when you use the accelerator, and the radio and other accessories stay on. You can add an engine block heater. The Encore GX can go 28 mpg in the city and 31 mpg on the open road.

Standard interior features include a 4.2-inch driver information center, folding front passenger and rear seats, a Wi-Fi hotspot, an 8-inch touch-screen, and a six-speaker sound system. You'll also get a compass, Android Auto, SiriusXM satellite radio, Apple CarPlay, and a leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio and cruise controls. You can choose an amplifier, a 10-way power driver's seat with memory and lumbar settings, a 120-volt power outlet, a head-up display, and an eight-way power-folding front passenger seat with lumbar settings. Heated front seats, adaptive cruise control, a head-up display, navigation, sport pedals, dual-zone climate control, remote start, and a Bose seven-speaker sound system are optional as well. You can also get a humidity sensor, wireless charging, a collapsible cargo organizer, an SD card reader, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, and a heated steering wheel.

The 2023 Buick Encore GX has excellent safety features, including forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, pedestrian detection, traction control, and electronic stability control. The Teen Driver system keeps many safety features on when teens or guests drive, and it can provide report cards about their driving habits. You can add rear cross-traffic alert, a 360-degree camera system, blind spot monitoring, and perpendicular and parallel parking assistance.