The Buick Enclave was refreshed for the 2022 model year, introducing new features, new options, new safety tech, and a new design as well. Now, the GM Design team was unveiled the design sketches that provided the inspiration for the latest Buick Enclave crossover.
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The Buick Enclave design sketches were recently posted online to the official GM Design Instagram feed (@generalmotorsdesign), and show the crossover in the early stages of development. The first sketches show the exterior of the new Enclave in concept form, with a revised front fascia that includes horizontal styling lines that stretch from the center of the grille into sharp headlight housings. The details in the front end are different between each of the four designs, with unique lighting elements and intakes in the lower corners, while the wheels are plus-sized units geared for the concept. The roofline is also chopped down a bit to give the crossover a more aggressive appearance.
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The next design image shows a concept of the interior of the 2022 Buick Enclave. The new layout includes a stylish center console, with an integrated infotainment screen situated between two curving surrounding trim lines. The center console also includes gently flowing lines, creating a sense of movement and elegance.
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Finally, we have a concept image of the 2022 Buick Enclave rear end. The design features a number of horizontal lines that help to visually stretch the crossover, giving it a more planted and sporty look. For example, the tail lights are connected by a single polished trim line that runs across the hatch, which is repeated lower in the bumper with further polished trim connecting the exhaust pipes.
2022 Buick Enclave design study
2022 Buick Enclave production vehicle
Overall, it’s cool to see where GM’s designers start when creating the styling for a new vehicle, and the DNA of the look is obvious looking at these sketches side-by-side with the final production version of the 2022 Buick Enclave.
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GM couldn’t inspire the dead
I don’t understand why the concept cars designed by GM seem to all have small and smaller windows, when the vast majority of buyers are interested in having good visibility while driving. Tiny windows for me are a turn-off. Case on point… CAMARO.
If bigga.s windows are the most important measure for a car because you need to see every corner of the vehicle before steer , cause you’re that bad a driver and afraid to scratch something, then you have no business buying cars like Camaro, so stop pretending like you were about the bought one then just realized the windows are not tall enough for you!!
Go buy yourself a van for best visibility and stop parroting cliches for “like” hunting. The concept designs are for best possible visual appeal, not practicality. There’s a reason they call it concept. Cars are good looking when they have a wide and low stance , that’s why all concepts are lower roofline and narrower windows and that’s why all sport cars have worse visibility then daily drivers ,and that’s why only good drivers should buy them, not wannabes.
Hyundai called and asked for their Santa Fe back.
As a GM faithful, I am always dumbfounded by the fact that the preproduction vehicle sketches mostly look so awesome, then the actual vehicles are bland and boring. Chevy’s current CUV lineup is beyond forgettable, IMHO. Although the current Blazer is not created from its well-documented 4×4 roots, if they’d make a true SS version, I would applaud the company. As it currently sits, Barra and her crew are happy with providing underpowered, boredom machines.
As the owner of a 2019 Terrain Denali with the 252hp 2.0L Turbo, don’t even get me started on how GM has gutted the current 2021 Denali of the 2.0L Turbo, but still expect you to pay ~$10k more than a regular Terrain. Get with it!
It’s at best a tepid facelift, just like Chevrolet Equinox/Traverse, and all could have been launched last year as planned, they just got lazy, on mostly lukewarm and/or uncompetitive products anyway. I mean, Nissan launched a redesigned Rogue that is at least built in two countries and sold in many continents, what was GM’s excuse this time? I love GM styling sketches, but how about some inspiration for the last REAL Buick?
No doubt will be released to the Chicom folks.
So then this was on purpose?
GM dream car sketches no longer provide much to dream about except that maybe they wake up and hire (much) better stylists.
Please coax Ed Welburn out of retirement to right the ship already
So what’s the point of these sketches if they look NOTHING like the production model? Talk about a waste.