GM first started production of the Buick Enclave crossover in 2008. With the first-generation model becoming an overnight success and the brand’s flagship model, the second-generation Enclave arrived for the 2018 model year. And now, Buick is introducing a number of updates for the latest 2020 model year, including small styling changes for the range-topping Enclave Avenir that Buick says give the crossover a “sleeker appearance” and a more “harmonious look.” Let’s take a closer look at the updates in question.
Unlike the 2019 Enclave, the 2020 Buick Enclave finishes the lower-most panels at the front, sides, and rear in body color. By comparison, the 2018-2019 Buick Enclave Avenir’s lower plastic cladding is finished in unpainted gray cladding.
At the front, the change adds visual width to the vehicle.
In the flanks, we once again find the painted panels below the doors, visually connecting the front and rear of the crossover, while continuing the style lines established up front and drawing the eye rearwards towards the flared rear fender line.
At the rear, the newly-painted lower insert matches the front end and sides.
Overall, finishing the lower trim pieces of the Buick Enclave in body-color is a relatively small change, but it does manage to give the model a premium look befitting of the range-topping Avenir trim.
In addition to the updated body pieces, the 2020 Buick Enclave Avenir also offers up the new Garnet Metallic exterior paint color. Exclusive to the Avenir trim level, the new hue is displayed in the photos above. Other exterior colors like Champagne Gold Metallic and Dark Moon Blue Metallic round out the changes to the 2020 model year palette, and are available for the rest of the 2020 Enclave trim level lineup.
The 2020 Buick Enclave Avenir starts at $53,800.
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Is it just me or are Buicks looking more tasteful recently? They seem less gaudy and the road barge aesthetic is slowly giving way to something that’s almost, dare I say it, sophisticated.
Yes. Been this way since roughly 2010. It’s a solid direction.
No Jacked Beanstalk, it’s not just you. Buick is doing some really nice things IMO and are heading in an even better direction. This updated Enclave is a good move. The Encore GX coming out looks to be a real hit. Keeping the base Encore for 2020 should help things and keep units flowing. The all new SUV coming out (name??) should be a hit from what we’ve seen. The Envision could use some work and the Regal models need some promotion to get people to know they exist.
Now, about that 2020 Lacrosse that we aren’t getting……bring it back and promote it.
Buick design is fresh , just give Buick resources like Cadillac let the consumer decide which luxury brand they want. Buick needs the avista coupe , need better quality interiors.
Mike, I do agree mostly with you. But when you say better quality interiors, what are you comparing to? Toyota, Honda and a few other brands have really gotten bad interiors with lots of hard plastic and cheap feel. Mazda are better than those two, but still not to the level of Buick. I know that I personally feel that my 2018 Encore has a really high quality look/feel inside.
So I’m not arguing with you on this but really curious to hear which other brands you feel are better (in the same basic bracket/models).
My regal Gs is okay but materials could be better the rubberized dash isn’t luxury, Buick is entry luxury Acura Lexus infinity heck some Main stream cars getting good now days gm has cheapen on interior a bit lately
I had 3 Cadillac prior to switch to regal Gs just would like to see better attention to details on buick
Lexus is no longer in the “entry luxury” category, having vehicles in nearly every luxury vehicle segment imaginable. Infiniti is a weird one, but Acura is definitely entry-level luxury, yes. The materials in the current Regal are on par with those in the Acura TLX… it all depends on how and where you look.
Wow.. this is the only post in my recent memory that has no negativity in its comments section.