The Buick Envista is the Tri-Shield brand’s upcoming, all-new compact crossover set to launch for the Chinese market, and now, GM Authority spy photographers have caught the new Envista testing in prototype form, giving us an early look at Buick’s latest design language efforts.
Captured around the perimeter of the GM Proving Grounds in Michigan, this Buick Envista prototype is covered in black-and-white camo designed to obscure the underlying styling lines. Nevertheless, the pictures still provide a good idea what the vehicle will look like in the buff. The styling seen here matches up with a series of leaked images that GM Authority reported on early last month, including the new front end, large grille section with horizontal dividers, sculpted nose, and the latest Buick logo treatment. Other notable styling elements include a coupe-like roofline and two-tone wheels.
Although the Buick Envista will most likely not be sold in North America, the styling it brings to the table will be echoed elsewhere in Buick’s lineup, including for those models sold a bit closer to home. For readers who may have missed it, GM highlighted Buick’s new design language with the debut of the Wildcat EV Concept, with both ICE-powered vehicles and all-electric vehicles set to adopt similar styling.
Under the skin, the Buick Envista is related to the Chevy Seeker, at least mechanically speaking. Set to debut on July 28th, the Chevy Seeker compact crossover is an all-new nameplate for the global market, and will slide into the space between the Chevy Trailblazer and Chevy Equinox with regard to positioning. Meanwhile, the new Buick Envista will slot in between the Buick Encore GX and Buick Envision S.
Greasy details include GM’s new turbocharged 1.5L four-cylinder engine rated at 177 horsepower, while the GM VSS-F platform provides the bones. As GM Authority exclusively covered previously, Buick filed to trademark the Buick Envista name with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 2019.
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So this is the new Skyhawk if we were living in the 1980s.
Seeker will be built in South Korea. Would be super easy to produce Seer and Envista on the same line. Unfortunately new design language isn’t great and far from premium in appearance. Feels like VW is the target with this design
If it is the same Interior as that Chinese Spy Shot from last month it will be DOA
Needs a modern and luxurious interior for Buicks in North America
Can they come up with even worse names?
So it’s a hatchback & you can lower the rear seat for an elongated trunk space?? Note the ground clearance.
So far I like it!
rare moment someone likes a car on GM Authority, good job
Still waiting for a Buick sedan – hope I live that long. lol
So now suv’s are transforming back into cars !
Who cares? It’s for China. That’s the only market that GM cares about. Dump Barra and bring back GM to the US where it was born and who supported it good, bad and bankrupt.
just what is needed another foreign Buick ,more jobs taken away from American workers ,thanks alot mary