Just this week at the 2016 New York International Auto Show, Buick announced that the 2017 Buick Envision will become available with a 2.5L 4-cylinder base engine and a front-wheel-drive configuration. Two days after that, GM published the online order guide for the vehicle, giving us a detailed look at the exact updates and changes in store for the 2017 model year of Buick’s compact luxury Envision CUV.
To start, the 2017 Buick Envision adds two new trim levels — the base Convenience (1SD) and the mid-level Leather (1SL). Both of the new trims slot below the Premium I (1SN) and Premium II (1SP), which are the only trim levels available in the 2016 Buick Envision. And unlike the two Premium trims, both of which are exclusively available with the 2.0L Turbo LTG 4-cylinder engine, the new Convenience and Leather trims are powered by the naturally-aspirated 2.5L LCV 4-cylinder with E85 capability. The engine is mated to the MHG six-speed automatic transmission with Driver Shift Control either in front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive configurations.
2017 Buick Envision Models
- FWD Envision Convenience 1SD (4XR26)
- AWD Envision Convenience 1SD (4XY26)
- FWD Envision Leather 1SL (4XS26)
- AWD Envision Leather 1SL (4XZ26)
- AWD Envision Premium I 1SN (4XT26)
- AWD Envision Premium II 1SP (4XU26)
2016 Buick Envision Models
- AWD Envision Premium II 1SP (4XU26)
- AWD Envision Premium I 1SN (4XT26)
The new Convenience and Leather trim levels include the following notable equipment:
- 2.5L DOHC 4-cylinder SIDI engine with Variable Valve Timing (VVT) and E85 capability
- 6-speed automatic transmission, electronically-controlled with Driver Shift Control
- 3.50 final drive ratio axle
- Front MacPherson strut suspension
- Single-outlet stainless-steel exhaust
- Cloth with leatherette light neutral seats with ebony interior accents
- Air conditioning with dual-zone automatic climate control, with individual climate settings for driver and front passenger
- 6-speaker audio system
- 4.2-inch Driver Information Center with multi-color display
- 18″ 10-spoke painted aluminum wheels
- 18″ 10-spoke polished aluminum wheels
- P225/60R18 all-season blackwall tires
Rounding out the new features list of the 2017 Envision are:
- Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability in the IO5 (without navigation) and IO6 (with navigation) IntelliLink systems
- Teen Driver Mode
- Chili Red Metallic exterior color (extra-cost premium color)
Finally, the 2017 Envision deletes:
- Saffron Red Metallic exterior color (replaced with Chili Red Metallic)
- SD card slot
- Single-slot CD player with MP3 compatibility
- Auto-leveling feature of headlamps
Following are GM’s official RPO-level updates and changes to the 2017 Envision:
Deletions
- (GFT) Saffron Red Metallic exterior color
- (TG5) Single-slot CD/MP3 player
- SD card reader
- (TR7) Headlamp control, automatic leveling system
New Features
- Additional available trims: FWD/AWD Envision Convenience 1SD & FWD/AWD Envision Leather 1SL
- (LCV) 2.5L DOHC 4-cylinder SIDI engine with Variable Valve Timing (VVT) with E85 capability
- (MHG) 6-speed automatic transmission, electronically-controlled with Driver Shift Control
- (FJM) Axle, 3.50 final drive ratio
- (GNA) Suspension, front MacPherson strut
- (N11) Single-outlet stainless-steel exhaust
- (H4T) Cloth with Leatherette Light Neutral seats with Ebony interior accents
- (CJ2) Air conditioning, dual-zone automatic climate control with individual climate settings for driver and front passenger
- (UZ6) Audio system feature, 6-speaker system
- (UDD) Driver Information Center, enhanced, 4.2″ multi-color display
- (RQH) 18″ 10-spoke painted aluminum wheels
- (PZW) 18″ 10-spoke polished aluminum wheels
- (RUB) P225/60R18 all-season blackwall tires
- (IO5) and (IO6) Audio systems now include Phone Integration for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto capability for compatible phone
- (TDM) Teen Driver Mode
- (G8B) Chili Red Metallic exterior color (Additional charge-premium paint
Feel free to check out the 2017 Buick Envision order guide (PDF file format).
Comments
Hopes and aspirations.. imagine the LCV 2.5L DOHC-4v 4-cyl as an engine option for the Buick Encore especially as when the Encore weighs 3,300 lbs.
You wouldn’t rather have the new 1.4L Turbo LE2 in it?
http://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/gm-engines/le2/
Thanks for pointing that out Alex. I didn’t realize they had updated the LUV. Do you have an article about the improvements they made? Is it mostly just a better tune? At that Power and Torque, the LE2 is sufficient for intermediate cars.
If I understand your question correctly, the LE2 is an all-new engine, engine family, and design.
so difficult
And the Envision is made where ??
And what does that have to do with updates for the 2017 model year?
But if i mistook a real question for tongue-in-cheek sarcasm, then the answer is found on this page under the “Production” section:
http://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/buick/envision/2017-envision/
I think what he meant to say: Made in China = No thank you GM.
I will NEVER buy a vehicle made in China
We’ll get used to it, I guess:
Asia first, US second.
Envision. They’re moving Verano over there? Regal? Cadillac …
Nothing to worry about. Although that new car smell is likely mesothelioma.
And China controls the biz, 51%~49%.
Maybe it’ll all work out. But, I’m a little skeptical …
You are off base in every aspect of your comment.
1. It’s just the Envision, Captain. Nothing else. Not the Regal or Verano. And for very good business reasons, which will likely see this car being made in the NAFTA region within a few years.
Food for thought:
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2015/12/thoughts-feelings-and-impressions-on-gm-importing-2016-buick-envision-from-china/
2. China does NOT “control the biz.” It’s a 50-50 venture since April 2012. Details:
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2012/04/gm-gains-stake-in-chinese-saic-partnership-now-split-50-50/
Well, not every aspect.
1) Yes, it does make sense to get the Envision to market ASAP. Fits between Encore and Enclave nicely. And I agree that demand will likely exceed supply, near-term. But …
“Buick is eying a production move of the Verano from Michigan to China in late 2016, followed by the Regal …
The Buick Encore, which is currently built in South Korea, is also expected to move to China.” GMA 8/19/15.
2) I stand corrected, sir. Was 51-49. Apparently no longer.
Thanks – CC
Within 18 mos. or so, the only Buick badged vehicles produced “here” will be the Lacrosse and the Enclave. Regal, Verano, Encore and Envision will come from China, Cascada from Poland. If you add up the sales totals (for Regal, Verano and Encore) from 2015 and assume the Envision will generate approx. 35K sales, we are looking at 130,000+/yr. Buicks sold from China, not in any way acceptable to me. Unfortunately my viewpoint is not shared by many? Most people are clueless and oblivious to where their vehicle is assembled. Some others continue to spew the GM PR spin, “global business plan”, “……we will consider domestic production, if……”, etc…..
Nothing has ever been said of moving these models to China. Until GM states it you are just blowing bs out.
For all we know the Regal could move back to Germany as it once was and be built along with the Opel.
As we can see the you have no grasp of the real world and how production is moving today. It is a lot more than PR BS it is a way to keep you in cars you like by selling smaller numbers in each market but selling them globally so they can still make back their investment and profits no matter where it is built.
I would love nothing more than to see ever car built here but I know that is not economical or realistic anymore.
To build cars here and make them afford able and competitive you can not make as many models and versions as you now have. You can not also find them any lower priced. Do you think the UAW is just going to magically lower their wages more to build them here?
Some cars you can build here like the Bu and most CUV models as they make so damn many of them they can afford to do it. But cars like the Spark they sell so damn few of them and try to keep the price down that they can not do it here. As for Buick you buy more of them they would build more of them here but with the low volumes and the Chinese buying the 5 to 1
you are not going to see them move production here just to build 35K of this and 75K of that.
Buick has to live globally or and on SUV models or they would close the door on them,
You know every one complains about Walmart but when it comes down to the dollars everyone chose them over anyone else because that is where they can get thing the cheapest. Peoples talk extends only so far but not to their wallet.
As for the Hyundai, Toyota’s and Honda’s built here and sold competitive. Well how do they do it. They build the same damn cars globally and make back the development and profits in all the markets not just here.
Even Trump who wants to bring back production back here has stated that things would cost more. He claims more people will be working but the problem is we will not be making any more even with more working and paying more for anything we buy.
We opened Pandora’s box during the Clinton Admin and it is going to be damn near impossible to close. We need to find ways to develop and bring new technology that we can re establish here moving forward. Low level MFG jobs are gone and not coming back. If they did it would end our economy and what is left of the middle class as no one would work for the low wages and non of the companies can survive on the low profits.
Time will tell, will it not? Purely from a business perspective, importing vehicles from China makes sense, but that doesn’t mean that I approve or like the idea. Losing Mfg. jobs to China is similar to losing a auto customer, once they are gone, the odds are against gaining them back.
I see your point of view, but we should keep in mind that we don’t know for sure about Verano and Regal production moving to China . At this point, it’s highly speculative, and should be treated as such. Other than that, agreed on all accounts 🙂
Yes you will have to get used to many models being built in many places and exported to many markets.
Today in the name of volume most companies will have to market and sell cars globally and source them from many places. GM now not only is bringing a limited number of cars from China but also Korea, Canada, Mexico, Poland and Australia.
Also GM exports many cars to these other markets and many even are being given engines and transmission made right here in the USA along with a slew of other parts.
The development cost are so high now that they will have to share and built things globally or limit some markets to just a few models as they need to sell a lot of cars to make up that investment. If you depend on one market you will not get get the car or vehicle.
Also in the case of the CT6 hybrid the car was built for China and they are going to try a limited number of them here to see how they do. If they work out they will add production here. Or would you want them to spend all the money here and if it fails eat the cost? same for the Buick as there is no production yet for this line til the Nox and Terrain get their lines changed. GM could sit for another year with no added Buicks or they can bring in a limited number and try to make some profit here with more product in the show room. Sorry but you do not change a plant just to build 35K units unless you charge a lot more for them.
Exactly, scott. Well-said.
However, with the intro of the 2.5L in the Envision and the expected drop in base price that will bring, I expect demand for the CUV to skyrocket… and be way past the 35k mark… if they are available to sell, that is.
Yes and by the time it does it is very likely the production line in Oshawa will be up and running ready to take on this model as well as the other two GM versions.
What is better building this model in a slow start up before the plant is ready with building demand or over building it and leaving too many on the dealer lots?
In most cased you always was demand to out reach supply or just barely meet supply to keep people wanting a product. Subaru has done a good job of this as they could build or ship in more cars than they sell now but they have the lowest number of days on the supp,y lots and it pays off for them in higher transaction prices.
Also you will lose some demand when the GMC and Chevy arrive too.
As for the 2.5 I so not see it being a real driver here. Buick buyers tend to load up on options vs. buying more base vehicles. Lets face it if you pinching pennies you are going to be looking at a 2.5 Chevy LT Nox over a Terrain and Buick that will be offering a 2.0 Turbo.
I could be wrong but being I have been watching this segment for a good while as being an owner that is what I have observed. This is also why vehicles like the Denali are more popular than the LTZ Nox.
We saw them so this with the Encore too where they limited the first year. It worked well as it made the model in very high demand and has helped keep it there. Note most Encores are not base models either vs. the Trax.
It is kind of like we see with the ATS at Cadillac. Few people buy a base model as if you can afford the car you get the better or best trim most times. If not you opt for a Lacrosse or Impala
Anywhere but China is fine. They can’t even make a plastic toy right
No but they have no trouble with I phones, pads, it galaxy product.
Time to stop underestimating China as they will not only take your lunch as they already have but eat it too.
Fact is China has nearly caught up and we need again to learn how to be competitive again.
I really don’t understand where the “China can’t make anything with decent quality” stigma comes from. It’s the world’s largest production base that makes everything from low-end trinkets to high-end goods. It’s not the world’s “cheap and dirty” production base anymore either, as can be seen with the examples scott3 presented… there are more — like this Envision — which is built to GM’s global quality standards.
Well, that’s true. If you like your iPhone, that’s made by Foxcon.
But China make crap, too. Same as here, or anywhere.
They do trick around with currency devaluation, but that’s true of lots of countries. And I heard today on NPR that no US company makes TVs anymore.
Guess that’s why we’re happy with LED screens for tv/computer/mobile screens at bargainish prices.
Anyway, they make good stuff, and bad stuff. No different than any other country.
I will say, though, that they’re good re-interpreters. Other countries come up with the ideas – they reproduce them faster and cheaper.
Unlike, say, Sony, who invented stuff, like mobile music, but couldn’t envision the next step.
Interesting times, yes?
This is where it all happened. At one time China did make only crap. They did mostly cheap knock offs of things that were low quality and low durability.
In the last 20 years they have adopted the ways of many western companies and learned how to make many things as well or better than anyone else. I deal with many companies that have had to move production there and they have showed me how they do it by putting westerners in the plants to with plans on how to make the products and make sure the QA is up to spec.
The one area China has always been behind in is development of products. They has very little R&D. So for decades they have stolen intellectual property because they have been able to get away with it. They have learned it was important to learn how to develop things on their own and that is why they entered the space program now. They are following what we did in the 60’s and 70’s that has been abandoned of late buy our own government
The whole point of going to the moon was not going but just finding the technology to get there. That is why we have all we have today and it has better all our lives and saved a damn many lives with the new technology we learned from the space program. It was the best investment we ever made as a country.
Sure China still has some low quality stuff but we all do. That is just the market. Spend some time and really check out what Shanghai is like today. It is as modern of a city as any and check out many of their plants there as they are as advanced as most. Few slave labor deals are still around anymore.
While they may not pay as much as other placed their cost of living is not as high and a low paying factory job is much more profitable than beating rice on stone which many were doing not too many years ago.
Is China a good country, No! their government is as crooked as the Chicago city government. But You are not going to change them when we owe them so much money. We are tied to them economically now like it or not and we are going to have to deal with them.
The fact is we are to the point they need us as much as we need them. If they go down or we go down economically we all go down. It is now important we remain important to them or the tables change.
As for any GM car built there. It will be built to the same standard as it would be built in any other GM plant in the world. If there are faults and defects they will be from GM engineering or purchasing as build quality is a preset thing when the lines are designed.
Sorry if I get aggravated but I am not a fan of China either but more Americans really need to learn much more about what all is involved and at stake here. The simplistic approach is no longer viable as it once was. The way we do things has to change and we have to find new ways to move forward.
It is not just China but also India as they have made marked gains that most Americans have no idea about.
How about GM is giving American jobs to CHINA . We need to put our people to work. Support AMERICA .
Anyone going to nyias this week bring a sticky note with “keep commie cars in China ” or similar written on it and place them around the Buick stand.
Or if you don’t see the problem with the envision at least bring one that advocates bringing the Avista to life and place that by its turn stage.
Where is the new (old) emblem at? I thought all new Buicks going forword were going to have it along with the new LaCrosse.
Dan — we’re looking into that and will post an update on GM Authority if/when we get to the bottom of it. All I can say right now is stay tuned 🙂
I currently own 4 GM cars/trucks and I will never buy a car built in China. The sad thing is that the Envision is pretty much what I am looking for in a new car, but I am considering the Acura RDX instead because it is built in USA, with a USA built engine and transmission. This is a sad day.
I hear you. But GMC Terrain and the Chevy Equinox are also mid-size CUV’s which is what the Buick Envision is.
You may be mixing up the GMC Terrain by thinking it is a compact entry level CUV just like the Encore is. GMC doesn’t have a compact CUV….theirs start with the midsize then moves up to the Acadia.
Is there something that you like about the Envision that is not about it’s size?
If I may…
The current Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain are not exactly midsize nor compact… they’re tweeners — sized between the compact and midsize segments. This is not an ideal place to be for various reasons. Either way, they are being positioned as compact entires in price and classification by General Motors.
Now, the 2018 model year replacements for these vehicles will shrink to move directly into the compact crossover segment with the likes of the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Ford Escape/Kuga, Kia Sportage, Hyundai Tucson, and Mazda CX-5, among others. Further supporting this statement is that the next-gen Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain will ride on GM’s D2 global compact platform shared with the Cruze and Volt — themselves compact cars. That’s the same architecture that the Envision is based on, and the Envision is hence a compact crossover in platform and dimensions.
By contrast, the Buick Encore and Trax are subcompact crossovers. They ride on an architecture shared with other subcompact vehicles (Sonic/Aveo). Their direct rivals are the Nissan Juke, Honda HR-V, and Jeep Renegade.
And on the other side of the spectrum is the midsize segment, of which the new Cadillac XT5 and new 2017 GMC Acadia are in. The current Traverse, Enclave and Acadia are even bigger still — and are in the full-size segment.
Hopefully that clears things up…
Got ya Alex. Thanks for the info- I guess I just assumed that the Terrain/Equinox were the “regular” mid-size CUV. I was not aware that they were small for a mid-size.
Alex also do you have info on how to put your avatar up on GM authority? I have mine up but don’t remember how I did it.
Thnks
DMan
No problem 🙂
The avatar management currently takes place at gravatar.org. It uses the avatar that’s associated with whatever email address you have on file there. Let me know if you need any assistance, I’m always happy to help.
Why not the xt5?
I’ll take a guess — while Envision pricing hasn’t been released, the XT5 will likely be $5000-$8000 more expensive.
Yet the money goes back to Japan with Honda
thought I would be looking into envision but I not if it coming from CHINA .if the enspire is made in USA I will wait for that ,if not goodby BUICK
New grille for 2017 for Envision? With tri-color shield and wings?
Not that we know of yet. But maybe for 2017.5… If the half model year becomes reality.
As of 2011, China already manufactures over 90% of all computers/servers/routers sold worldwide, as well as over 70% of all cell phones, along with other mission-critical devices and systems. Current market shares are likely higher than in 2011. Check out this infographic:
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/08/chinas-dominance-in-manufacturing-in-one-chart/278366/
Few companies of size have manufacturing operations solely in its home country–due in part to the global supply chain. However, the US still benefits disproportionately from having companies like GM, Ford, Apple, Google domiciled in the US–as the highest paying jobs (be they engineers, technicians, designers, marketers, financiers, management, et.al.) are still based in the US; and the bulk of the people/infrastructure investments still tend to be made at home. Just take a look at the $3.5b corporate HQ Apple is building in Cupertino–which will be 2/3 the size of the Pentagon. In addition, for publicly-traded companies, the bulk of their shareholders also tend to be US-based. So if companies like GM do well, their home operations/country will still likely be the bigger beneficiary.
As of 2016, it’s probably even more than that “over 90%” for the electronic equipment, because, e.g., I’ve read some time ago, that, e.g., Nokia no longer manufactures cell phones in Europe since 201X (don’t recall precisely), so that pretty much whatever is produced in the gadgets field all comes from Chinese assembly plants. I personally don’t mind, as long as it all has a certain level of quality.
As for Buick, US is a minority market for Buick in comparison with China – not even mentioning Canada, where Buick is also sold (except Cascada aka Opel Cascada).
And, I think, the reason to blame in part is this really stupid stigma still widespread among US customers that “Buick is for grandpas and grandmas”. You can even see the logical chain of events here – because US customers think that Buick is not worth much attention, Buick’s primary market is now China, and so, some models start to happen to be produced in China and only then imported to US.
So, US (and Canadian) customers, if you care in the slightest, then you should blame yourselves in part for some Buicks now coming from China.
BTW, I’m a 33 y/o male, I’m driving 2010 second gen Buick LaCrosse and I’m in no way associating it with “grandpa/ma’s car”. Its design, inside and out, resonates with my personal perception of how a nice car should look like. Especially when I saw the cabin, I couldn’t resist my wish to buy it.
It still looks gorgeous even now in 2016 to a lot of people in comparison with average Corolla or something like that on the road, and it’s still a head turner. People still say sometimes “what a beautiful car!” when they see it for a first time. I think the last Buick cars which were sort of “for grandpa/ma’s” were first gen LaCrosse (called Allure in Canada), ending up in 2009, and Lucerne, ending up in 2011. 2011! 5 years ago already. But the aforementioned stigma still lives on up to this day…
Two facepalms are needed here with respect to this stigma – because one facepalm is probably not enough – you know this Internet meme…
Agreed.
The fiancé has the 2.4l in our Terrain. It is no race engine but with a near 7,000 rpm upshift and a quick ecu tune to soften torque management and bump timing on 87 octane, it is quick enough for her and has no problem cruising 85+ mph.
Yes, that should be the case – just the acceleration with 2.x Ecotec engines is not fast by “fat” american standards, because of relatively limited power/torque available.
But 2.x is certainly enough for real life chores, and not competing from a stop light with V6 vehicles. 2.5 non-turbo is even used in base Cadillac ATS sedan.
The whole point of all 2.4 and 2.5 Ecotec engines being installed in relatively big and heavy vehicles is just in their name “Ecotec” – these are the engines for the person concerned about the fuel economy and real life fuel savings of few $100 (probably, like $200-300) a year in comparison with the same vehicle with any V6 GM now uses.
I personally drive 2010 Buick LaCrosse CXL with 3.0 V6 LF1, which drives somewhat faster than Ecotec, but eats considerably more. And now I mostly happen to drive in the city stop-and-go traffic, so now I think I even wouldn’t mind having instead a LaCrosse with 2.4 LAF Ecotec engine, despite it being slower than with LF1 or LLT or LFX V6. Or, even having the version with 2.4 LUK eAssist powertrain, despite its reduced trunk volume because of the additional battery in the trunk, powering the eAssist electric motor-generator.
So, obviously, people concerned about savings and fuel economy, buying GM vehicle, choose Ecotec, and people who want “no less power than that guy” choose V6 (called High Feature V6 these days).
Getting rid of CD players for the younger generationis a no brainer….but taking them out of vehicles where they are already engineered has the makings of a bad decision when your demographic is probably older and still listens to CDs.