The 2022 Buick Encore GX has a fresh new rival in the way of the 2022 Toyota Corolla Cross. These two subcompact crossovers have the same practical, family-friendly aspirations, although their exterior and interior dimensions differ slightly. Let’s see where the Encore GX has a leg up on the Corolla Cross from a dimensional standpoint, and where it falls a bit short.
Exterior Dimensions
The Buick Encore GX’s wheelbase is 1.7 inches shorter than that of the 2022 Toyota Corolla Cross and has a 4.2-inch shorter overall length. The Corolla Cross is also 0.2 inches wider, 0.7 inches taller and has an additional 0.6 inches of ground clearance when equipped with either FWD or AWD.
| Dimension | Buick Encore GX FWD | Toyota Corolla Cross FWD | +/- Buick Encore GX FWD | Buick Encore GX AWD | Toyota Corolla Cross AWD | +/- Buick Encore GX AWD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelbase (in.) | 102.2 | 103.9 | -1.7 | 102.2 | 103.9 | -1.7 |
| Overall Length (in.) | 171.4 | 175.6 | -4.2 | 171.4 | 175.6 | -4.2 |
| Overall Width (in.) | 71.4 | 71.6 | -0.2 | 71.4 | 71.6 | -0.2 |
| Overall Height (in.) | 64.1 | 64.8 | -0.7 | 64.1 | 64.8 | -0.7 |
| Front Track (in.) | 61.1 | TBD | - | 61.1 | TBD | - |
| Rear Track (in.) | 61.9 | TBD | - | 61.9 | TBD | - |
| Maximum Ground Clearance (in.) | 7.5 | 8.1 | -0.6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | -0.6 |
| Dimension | Buick Encore GX FWD | Toyota Corolla Cross FWD | +/- Buick Encore GX FWD | Buick Encore GX AWD | Toyota Corolla Cross AWD | +/- Buick Encore GX AWD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelbase (mm) | 2595 | 2639 | -44 | 2595 | 2639 | -44 |
| Overall Length (mm) | 4354 | 4460 | -106 | 4354 | 4460 | -106 |
| Overall Width (mm) | 1813 | 1826 | -13 | 1813 | 1826 | -13 |
| Overall Height (mm) | 1629 | 1646 | -17 | 1629 | 1646 | -17 |
| Front Track (mm) | 1553 | TBD | - | 1553 | TBD | - |
| Rear Track (mm) | 1571 | TBD | - | 1571 | TBD | - |
| Maximum Ground Clearance (mm) | 190 | 206 | -16 | 190 | 206 | -16 |
Interior Dimensions
Things are a bit more comparable inside. In the front row, the Buick Encore GX has 0.2 inches more headroom and 2.7 inches more shoulder room. It has less lateral room for passengers than the Toyota, however, with 2 inches less front-row legroom and 0.7 inches less hip room.
| Dimension | Buick Encore GX | Toyota Corolla Cross | +/- Buick Encore GX |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Row Headroom (in.) | 39.7 | 39.5 | +0.2 |
| First Row Legroom (in.) | 40.9 | 42.9 | -2 |
| First Row Shoulder Room (in.) | 55.4 | 52.7 | +2.7 |
| First Row Hip Room (in.) | 51.9 | 52.6 | -0.7 |
| Second Row Headroom (in.) | 38.1 | 39.1 | -1 |
| Second Row Legroom (in.) | 36.0 | 32.0 | +4 |
| Second Row Shoulder Room (in.) | 53.6 | 52.4 | +1.2 |
| Second Row Hip Room (in.) | 47.5 | 43.8 | +3.7 |
| Dimension | Buick Encore GX | Toyota Corolla Cross | +/- Buick Encore GX |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Row Headroom (mm) | 1009 | 1003 | +6 |
| First Row Legroom (mm) | 1039 | 1090 | -51 |
| First Row Shoulder Room (mm) | 1408 | 1339 | +69 |
| First Row Hip Room (mm) | 1317 | 1336 | -19 |
| Second Row Headroom (mm) | 968 | 993 | -25 |
| Second Row Legroom (mm) | 915 | 813 | +102 |
| Second Row Shoulder Room (mm) | 1362 | 1331 | +31 |
| Second Row Hip Room (mm) | 1206 | 1113 | +93 |
Cargo Dimensions
The Buick Encore GX has 23.5 cubic feet of cargo space behind the second row, which is two cubic feet less than the 2022 Toyota Corolla Cross. The Corolla Cross loses some cargo capacity when equipped with AWD, however, while the Encore GX stays the same whether it has FWD or AWD.
Toyota has not yet divulged the cargo capacity of the Toyota Corolla Cross when the second-row seats are folded flat. The Encore GX, for reference boasts 50.2 cubic feet of cargo space behind the first row.
| Dimension | Buick Encore GX FWD | Toyota Corolla Cross FWD | +/- Buick Encore GX FWD | Buick Encore GX AWD | Toyota Corolla Cross AWD | +/- Buick Encore GX AWD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo Volume Behind First Row (cu. ft.) | 50.2 | TBD | - | 50.2 | TBD | - |
| Cargo Volume Behind Second Row (cu. ft.) | 23.5 | 25.5 | -2 | 23.5 | 24.3 | -0.8 |
| Dimension | Buick Encore GX FWD | Toyota Corolla Cross FWD | +/- Buick Encore GX FWD | Buick Encore GX AWD | Toyota Corolla Cross AWD | +/- Buick Encore GX AWD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo Volume Behind First Row (liters) | 1421 | TBD | - | 1421 | TBD | - |
| Cargo Volume Behind Second Row (liters) | 665 | 722 | -57 | 665 | 688 | -23 |
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Comments
The Toyota will also have a smoother nicer sounding and more powerful engine compared to GM’s lame and not all that efficient 3 cylinder wonders. I’ll also bet the Toyota gets better mileage too!
If you support the Japs you might as well get out of this country and move to Tokyo!
It’s not about supporting another country it’s about buying the best vehicle for your needs and money. If you blindly support domestic manufacturers that make inferior products, you are supporting and accepting mediocrity. The manufacturer then has no incentive to improve.
Otherwise competition will always drive others to improve their product. Most Toyotas are made in the U.S. using parts from U.S. suppliers. While the Buick is made in China
toyotas are made in USA with parts shipped from china and japan on giant container ships to port of long beach, ca. and trucked to low wage assembly plants and praised by anti-American rags like consumer reports, the most biased publication ever published by a bunch of left wing radical morons who claim they buy every thing they test, give me a break, if they spent every cent they get from subscriptions they couldn’t buy 1% pf what they claim they test WAKE UP AMERICA
Right Jack, that’s why my Tacoma had a higher U.S. parts content than my made in Mexico Sierra. You’re lost in the 50’s. You’re eyes must be brown because everything you said is patently false. Those wages in U.S. plants are competitive. Toyota knows how to run more efficiently than it’s domestic counterparts, that’s the difference.
Toyota employs U.S. workers while GM has to import Cadillacs and Buicks in from China. The truth hurts and that’s why you don’t like Consumer Reports, so you call it a left-wing rag. What does politics have to do with reliability like new head gaskets on the 2015 made in Korea Buick Encore at 75k miles?
I can’t wait to hear your dopey response.
my response is your i q is likely in the low 70’s
You can’t address the question or the facts (out of weakness). Your response is that of a troglodyte.
you voted for biden, are a member of b l m, antifa,, are transgender, are a boy but use the girls room, wear panty hose, and molest your little brother, hate America and drive jap vehicles
Where can you buy American pantyhose with a Union label?
gm doesnt care, he likes imports, hates anything made in the USA, just like fake, phony , fraud, anti-American consumer reports
The Buick Envision is built entirely in China.
All car makers use parts from all over the world. If you went by content and assembly , you would find some Japanese cars are more American than some American brands.
Huh? it looks like a car with BUCK teeth.
Did you mean BUiCK teeth?
Well the Buick certainly has a better looking front end. The Toyota looks like someone flattened it with a giant skillet.
I disagree….the Cross has a much cleaner design.
Jim, this rant about being a leftist if you dont buy a domestic brand is insane. The UAW supports and funds Marxist politicians. And GM makes garbage.
I’ll buy an American or Japanese made Toyota before I would consider anything made in China. General Motors is not nearly as American as Toyota, so Toyota wins in my opinion.