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Acceleration is decent, but the engine sounds a bit thrashy at full throttle. Though it’s small, you might think the 1.3 was a 4-cylinder because it gives the Encore GX a bit of verve.



"The Encore GX's available 1.3-liter three-cylinder engine is surprisingly peppy.The suspension is fine on smooth roads, but lets bumpy pavement punch through to the cabin." - Consumer Reports (2020) "Handling is responsive on curvy roads, and remains secure even when pushed on the track in simulated emergency maneuvers.
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The Buick's ride is also agreeably smooth and controlled, but it doesn't offer any handling thrills." - Car and Driver "On the road, the Encore GX feels peppier than its acceleration results suggest, particularly around town where the small turbo engine delivers good low-end grunt.
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The Encore GX costs a bit more than its Encore sibling, but for most shoppers it’s money well spent the GX offers important safety features not available on the original Encore, plus more cargo room behind the back seat and a more up-to-date design. Other available safety features include rear cross-traffic alert, blind-spot alert, rearview camera mirror, adaptive cruise control, and surround-view camera. Forward collision alert, automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, lane-keep assist, following distance indicator, and automatic high-beam headlights are standard. FWD models have a continuously-variable automatic transmission (CVT) with either engine, while AWD models come with a 9-speed automatic. A more powerful 155-hp 1.3-liter turbo is optional on FWD models and standard on all-wheel-drive GXs. A 137-horsepower turbocharged 1.2-liter is the base powerplant and is only available with front-wheel drive. The GX offers a choice of two 3-cylinder engines. The Encore GX is 3 inches longer overall than the Encore, and more than a foot shorter than Buick’s Envision compact SUV. Although its shares its first name with the existing Encore, the Encore GX is a completely different vehicle it shares its basic platform with the new Chevrolet Trailblazer, which launched as a 2021 model. The Encore GX slots in above the original Buick Encore, which launched as a 2013 model and remains the entry-level model in Buick’s SUV lineup-at least for now. Buick introduced a new subcompact crossover SUV for 2020.
