Shortly after it was first caught in China in late October and GM Authority spotted Buick’s first Electra EV crossover on American roads, the all-new Buick Electra E5 has just completely leaked out in China.
Chinese authorities released the SAIC-GM joint venture’s official statement for Buick’s upcoming next-generation fully electric crossover, the all-new Buick Electra E5. As such, the Chinese government revealed the official name, first exterior images, and other details of the new Buick Electra E5 before General Motors officially unveiled the vehicle.
The all-new Buick Electra E5 is the brand’s first fully electric vehicle based on Ultium battery and Ultium Drive technology, as well as the first member of Buick’s upcoming global Electra family of zero-emission models – which will wear Electra E1 through E9 badges as reported by GM Authority earlier this month. The Electra E5 is a compact-to-midsize crossover that, as its name suggests, will be positioned right in the middle of the lineup.
As we estimated after seeing the first camouflaged prototype in China, the all-new Buick Electra E5’s exterior dimensions are similar to those of the all-new 2024 Chevy Equinox EV at 192.6 inches long (+2.2 in), 75 inches wide (-0.4 in) and 66.2 inches tall (+2.7 in). In fact, the upcoming Electra E5 has the exact same 116.3-inch wheelbase as the Equinox EV, indicating that they use the same variant of GM’s BEV3 platform.
Aesthetically, the all-new Buick Electra E5 adopts Buick’s latest Pure Design language characterized by the brand’s distinctive new front end with split light clusters, trapezoidal bumper “grille” and shark-nose shape that hosts the new Tri-Shield logo. In addition, the leaked Electra E5 has a monochrome body with organic lines and a traditional utility vehicle format, combined with an elegant rear end that highlights its Premium approach.
Meanwhile, the Buick Electra E5 crossover will be equipped with front-wheel drive and a base powertrain comprised of a single electric motor developing 180 kW or 241 horsepower. Apart from saying that the model is equipped with a “ternary lithium battery,” the leak does not include other additional details of the Electra E5’s powertrain.
The all-new Buick Electra E5 crossover is expected to make its global debut imminently and launch next year in China, where Buick already markets two other all-electric models under the China-market-exclusive Velite family. Also, Buick’s upcoming utility would be a global model that is also planned for North America.
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Bland. Needs ventiports on the side. Can we have colors other than gray?
Has a strong resemblance to the outgoing 1st gen Kia Niro EV… About as exciting as a Mao Suit, heck, even the color is right… China will be the end of expressive car design…
The 3rd brake light being 3 slashes is pretty neat….the rest is meh.
We were shown this at a dealer event (obviously not in the base trim as shown here) and it looks stunning. Not to mention, the interior is what a Buick interior should be! Stick around for the U.S.-spec folks.
Mr Buick: As a past Buick sales person for almost 13 years as well as having been a quite loyal Buick owner, as well as having many Buick’s in my family in the past, I can only hope you are right. Because what I’ve been looking at (this and the refreshed Encore GX that was shown here earlier today) along with the fact that Buick sold out on it’s loyal sedan buyers, leaves me with very little to desire for Buick any more. I’m hopeful that GM pulls their head out of their behind and gives Buick life or just kill them off already.
After seeing the beautifully proportioned Equinox EV, this just seems so boxy and dated like a five year old RAV4 with a different bumper . Not what I was hoping for at all.
Maybe i need new glasses, but i cannot see RAV4 , maybe some Lexus!!
I disagree about the equinox being beautiful. Not that it looks bad, but they deliberately and seemingly needlessly gave it FWD proportions.
GM has been hitting it out of the park with the designs of the new Ultium EVs … but now this? I’ll hold judgement until the US spec model debuts.
so lets see Buick takes a storied name like Electra from a beautiful sedan/coupe and put its on ANOTHER suv box? just what the world needs another mom mobile that has the styling of a shoe box…gross
Good Lord, a Chinese built badge engineered fork truck. Hopefully you receive an envelope with the four gm logos. That way you can pick your poison. I’ll place my order for a well preserved Lucerne with a side of Northstar!
Wt f has happened to the designers. Generic. Bland. Looks like a cheap plastic toy. Where is the originality. Da fu c is that b s.
As for the Gt4 cadillac. How they want to sell a 300k car while having these cheap fwd based models like xt whatever. How they want to improve the brand’s image….
A potential CELESTIQ buyer could care less about the GT4 which is in an entire different market altogether.
If they said it was a Chevy I wouldn’t have even noticed. From the generic EV flat boring recessed door handles that everything but Tesla is using to the generic side profile to the generic could be anything front literally nothing says Buick. And here is yet another issue with so many EV’s. The Tesla’s are polarizing and frumpy but at identifiable. The Silverado and Lightening pickups have strong resemblances to current existing ICE models. There is absolutely nothing that tells me this is a Buick.
Other than the front clip, a total fail as Buick.
I would not call it a fail, but it is a bit messy looking with all the creases and angles spread around the body. Aside from all that noise it basically looks conservative rather than being a design that pushes the envelope in a positive direction. I think the hood is overly long for an EV and would have like to have seen the bottom of the windshield pushed forward giving it a more aerodynamic rake angle.
It is interesting that designers with their new found freedoms of a dedicated electric platform have decided to give this traditional RWD proportions. “Traditional” while also being completely novel for a Buick SUV. Maybe future Buicks will be targeted at those who just want a “regular” looking vehicle that happens to be propelled by electricity.
Bring it to America to fill the space between the Chevy Equinox and the Cadillac Lyric. It can kill sales of the foreign imports that cost the same or more.
The Electra name is wasted on this dorky appliance.
Buick deserves a break, but will have to present an upscale version; e’g. How about colours other than mud and clay. Make it shine, make it handsome (pretty)? We’re tired of the same old same old tryouts.