The refreshed 2024 Buick Encore GX was just spotted completely undisguised, giving us a clear look at the crossover’s redesigned exterior out in the real world.
Before we dive into the new exterior styling, it’s worth briefly recapping the news thus far. Back in October, GM Authority was the first to report that the refreshed 2024 Buick Encore GX would bear a similar front-end treatment as the Buick Envista, while later, we were also the first to report that the 2024 Encore GX would offer a new range-topping Avenir trim level.
In November, GM Authority exclusively spied the refreshed 2024 Buick Encore GX out and about undergoing testing, however, that particular prototype was covered in some heavy camo, preventing us from getting a clear view of the new look. Not much later, however, the crossover leaked in China.
Now, we have new images of the refreshed crossover to pick through, giving us a clear look at the upcoming Encore GX completely undisguised on U.S. roads.
As we can see, the refreshed 2024 Buick Encore GX does indeed incorporate front end styling similar the Buick Envista, giving the new crossover a modern, handsome new face. The front end is characterized by a two-tier lighting setup with L-shaped upper lighting signatures, as well as square lower lighting providing the primary forward-facing illumination. The wide, horizontal grille is separated into a larger upper section and slimmer lower section, while the new Buick Tri-Shield badge is placed front and center between the upper lighting signatures.
While the profile remains identical to the current model (perhaps outside of a new wheel design or two), the rear of the 2024 Buick Encore GX incorporates some obvious updates, including the new Buick logo and new Buick lettering applied to the hatch. Meanwhile, the taillights appear unchanged.
As a reminder, the Buick Encore GX rides on the GM VSS-F vehicle set, with production for the North American market taking place at the GM Bupyeong plant in South Korea. Two engines are offered, including the turbocharged 1.2L I3 LIH gasoline engine, and the turbocharged 1.3L I3 L3T gasoline engine.
Expect the refreshed 2024 Buick Encore GX to begin production in March 2023, as GM Authority was first to report earlier this week. Beyond the exterior updates seen here, the 2024 Encore GX will also feature some noteworthy updates to the cabin. More on that, in just a smidge… in the meantime, be sure to subscribe to GM Authority for more Buick Encore GX news, Buick news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.
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US market gets the pathetic 3 cylinder power plants. I could understand if they got outstanding fuel economy… but they don’t! Put the 1.5T in the car like in other markets.
I’ve got the 1.3 with the CVT and It has plenty of power and I’m averaging between 32-34 mpg. Most people that make your comments don’t own one nor have they driven one.
I have driven one and I agree the current 1.2 and 1.3 are both a bit underpowered. The 1.5 makes more sense.
Agreed. Test drove one… Not impressed and think there are substantially better products on the market and a comparable price point. TB platform seems stable and planted, but that 1.3 and trans are baaaaddddd.
The 1.3t doesn’t have a cvt it’s paired with a 9spd. The 1.2t has a cvt.
i have a question … is it a must this orange piece on fender or could it be in white with an orange bulb behind ?
for the car … well, it is just one more … we have a lot of those things here… not a wow to me but ok
strange the A pillar cut how they poorly did …
It’s US and Canada regulation to have reflectors or side markers front and rear.
Buick is so redundant at this point. Kia and Honda makes nicer cars. This thing is just lazy
Kia may make nicer cars but overall, they are crap. So many issues with engine reliability etc. They are cars tha do not t go the long distance.
Congratulations Buick and GM. You made one of the better looking crossovers look worse. That front end is a total mess and won’t age well.
WTF happened to Buick? This is really becoming a sad story.
maybe the ORA or Wey from Great Wall had some interesting retro talents, but in general, chinese designers for cars are out of talent… you will never have a chinese pinifarina, or chinese giorgetto giugiaro.. so, those complications…. totally unnecessary, the clean minimalist design does not exist anymore. not in front… this model seems having a Fiat Tailgate lamps… so … dont know…
I agree, the front is OK but bland. I think it’s odd that the feel the need to teach people what the new logo is for by spelling it out!
I agree, I’d rather have Olds back!! None of their current offerings are appealing.
Agreed. But I think GM designers are gunning for a younger audience and I can see Millenniums or Gen Z’ers liking this more edgy design than the current more traditional look which we “older” folk prefer.
tmw: And there is where the problem lies. GM is gunning for those who will do one of two things. They will either just Uber around and not bother with a car (or use one of the many vehicle sharing programs) or they will still walk into the import brand store without even looking at a GM product.
Cadillac has been battling this issue for more than a decade now, where they have been gunning for the BMW/MB buyers who will never convert to Cadillac in any significant numbers. Yet while doing so, they alienate the loyal buyers and then scratch their heads not understanding why they continue to lose market share.
Becoming? It became a sad story decades ago.
The “revised” front end is nothing for GM to brag about. The Encore GX has with this change lost its distinctiveness especially with the Buick shield no longer centered mounted. The new shield design is also bland. Where do these designers learn their craft anyway? Soon the Encore GX will feature a grill design that looks like it was copied from the current Trax & the headlights from the Jeep Cherokee.
Its hard to understand the comments here , the refreshed Encore is a very good looking vehicle especially compared to some of the designs from Toyota, Honda , Kia, Hyundia etc.
I would easily take this over a a new HRV, and as far as the 1.3l , i suggest all those critics have never driven 1
We a have a Trailblazer 1.3l AWD and 9 speed in the family . Its been a great vehicle for the past year and 8 months, no recalls and 0 issues and the power is fine for its intended use.
As for the fuel economy , these cars routinely give better than rated mileage , something you cannot say about most manufacturers.
These things would sell themselves if GM could supply the inventory to dealers
kirk: At this time (looking at this refresh of the GX), the Hyundia has much better looking vehicles that seem to be way more upscale looking than the Buick’s. My last SUV/CUV was a 2018 Encore and I feel that was a very attractive vehicle. However, I’m just so sick of SUV’s anymore and want nothing to do with them. In terms of the Trailblazer, it’s now much better looking than this. The entire front of this thing is such a mess that if I were interested in an Encore GX, I’d be looking high and low for a 2022 or 2023 with the ST package (giving it the painted cladding instead of the black plastics). But I’m not looking for one and won’t buy anything from Buick at this point.
i can appreciate the fact that NA manufacturers have abandoned traditional cars. We bought a Chevy Cruze LTZ RS in 2011, it has all options , we still have it plus a Colarado pickup Z71 , an Equinox 2.0l AWD and my wife also has a newer Forester sport.
We would like to get a new car , but there are no GM’s available at this time, so will keep the Cruze, likely forever . Its been a great car , but never winter driven and only has 35,000 klm
While the Cruze is more or less an entry level car, its quiet for the class, comfortable and still fun to drive.
At work we have a new Nissan Sentra , 2022, and while our Cruze is a 2011 its very comparable in most aspects, in fact i like the dash better. The Nissan is a little peppier, but the seats are uncomfortable compared to the Cruze.
I guess my point is even though our Cruze is almost 12 years old it still can compete, so this speaks to how good the car was when it was first introduced.
too bad GM did not continue this along with the Buick Verano.
People keep talking about the power of the 1.3 litre. How long do you think that engine will last without needing repairs?
I liked the fact that Buick was the rare brand that had normal sized grilles centered at the front. Clean. Simple. Aged well. Not they’ve messed up their designs and starting to hover over towards the dreaded fish look that has failed so many. Bad move
hey look everyone the new catfish encore
In the words of the immortal Rodney Dangerfield “Last time I saw A face like that there was a hook In It.”
Losing its last vestige of Buick identity. Just sad
I love Buick, but not entirely sold on this new “face” quite yet. Maybe it’ll grow on me with time. I do however like that they brought back the “Buick” lettering in the back, and on this GX it looks really sharp with that new logo.
Chinese Domestic Version is more beautiful… Again, we are getting ugly ones
What a boring design with absolutely no character or brand identity. You could slap any brand’s logo on it and it could pass as any manufacturer’s car. 30,000 people a month are Googling “KИ”. I bet no one is Googling “What is that new Buick I saw”?
Not thrilling, but nice. It does take away that “Little Tykes: My First Enclave” look that the previous Encore had.
MrR: How is that a good thing? Heck, the Enclave is at least a very nice looking SUV (if you want an SUV). So the fact that the Encore GX had that similar look was good and it shows a connection between the models within the brand.
The front of this one now looks like an older Jeep Cherokee, a Bolt, an Escape, a Toyota and a catfish slammed together with this as the result. It’s a mess.
I think you already established you’re not in the market for one….but ok, I’ll humor you.
Yes the Enclave looks good but that that doesn’t mean that the styling worked on something half the size. The Encore looked like a pedal car Enclave you would buy for a toddler.
MrR: I don’t have to be interested in one to carry on a conversation about them. With that logic, nobody would ever talk about RR, Bentley, Ferrari or the likes. Yes?
But maybe you and I are not on the same page. Are you speaking of the Encore GX (which is what this article is about) or are you speaking of the original Encore? From your last comment above, it sounds like we are speaking of different models. Either way, it’s my opinion that brands should attempt to have models that have key similarities for building the brand.
Quick thought here…yes I’ve driven the boring I-3 turbocharged engine with that horrifical lazy pathetic excuse for a transmission (CVT) and my question is “what other make of product in this class uses this combination of drivetrain and is sold on the North American Market”? Does Honda sell it, does Toyota, how about Hyundai, Kia, Nissan ect., does anyone even dare to bring this drivetrain combo to the market and attempt to sell it to the American public but good old GM!
Think about it…NO ONE ELSE DOES THIS AND WHY IS THIS? How about “it isn’t a very good and long term reliable combo and every Asian and European auto maker avoids selling something like this in America”! For god sakes GM, stop trying to fool the public into purchasing this drivetrain combination and do what more successful automakers do and put a 4 cylinder engine (the 1.5 turbo engine is acceptable in the base model, but a 2 liter turbo would be better in a Sport model) and keep the nine speed auto transmission standard in all models…stop requiring that you have to purchase a more expensive and not needed in most states 4WD (or all wheel drive if you wish) when a FWD setup works just fine!
Go ahead and knock my observation if you like, but if other auto makers are avoiding a turbo 3 cylinder and CVT like the plague in their small compact SUV’s and are very successful in sales and reliability department over the years then why can’t GM follow the others, especially if the others are more successful in the marketplace and are more in tune with the times…and yes I know there are foreign and domestic models using a CVT (not my choice of transmission, I’ve seen too many of these transmissions end up as “junk” in various dealers, can’t rebuild them, just replace them, and very expensive to even do that!) but they usually have a decent 4 cylinder engine and not a tiny three cylinder pulling it!
To me, GM is using a substandard drivetrain when knowingly then can but won’t use something much better, they have the ability to make a “Home Run” and instead have settled for pathetic “base hit”. How sad. Okay…’nuff said
I was at the parts counter at a Chevy dealer and the guy next to me was checking on the price of a CVT for his kid’s Spark(after he had taken his apart and realized that it isn’t serviceable). -Might be another way for gm to get us to buy into the EVs…
As info Nissan now sells in Canada as a premium option a 1.5l 3 cylinder CVT in their Rogue mid size CUV
Ford also had a 3 cylinder in some of their small cars.
As far as a CVT, many manufacturers are going to CVT’s , and if you look at the performance of vehicles in the class with the Encore/ Trailblazer, the GM pair are very competitive with offering like the Subaru Crosstrek, Honda HRV, Toyota Carollacross etc
You may not like a 3 cylinder, but I can tell you the TB 1.3L AWD that we have in the family will run rings around our Forester Sport with the 2.5l, AWD and CVT, and easily beat it in real world fuel economy.
The new nissan rogue is a 3 cyl turbo just saying. I love Buicks!! They need to bring a sport model to the lineup with some horsepower and fresh designs. Personally Ive owned 2 Encores a 14 and 15 Both Awesome cars!!! I prefer the original Encores looks to the GX. However I like the Refresh of the GX. now if they can put in a powerful engine they would sell a ton of them
Can GM get rid of the stupid “GX” nomenclature from the name now since Buick will be replacing the Base Encore with the upcoming Envista.
Side Note…..I just do not understand why someone would chose to purchase a 3 Cyl tiny engine instead of an EV, makes absolutely zero sense to me.
I mean 40K for a 3 Cyl Encore GX is crazy to me.
I somewhat understand someone not wanting to give up their 6 and especially 8 Cyl engines yet for an EV but 3 Cylinders makes no sense in the USA in my opinion.
They would still like to drive as far and as much as they can without being tethered to a non existent charging network that may or may not work when it even exists…..thats my thought.
Maybe they live in an apartment? Could be that too…….
I can see the apartment thing but there are Chargers everywhere now and networks keep growing.
I personaly would never chose to driver a 3 Cylinder engine. I would rather driver a Bolt even, way more fun!!!