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2025 Buick Enclave: What We Know And Expect

The second-gen Buick Enclave crossover got its big North American debut in 2017 for the 2018 model year, with the 2022 model year introducing a model refresh. Now, the 2025 Buick Enclave is set to introduce an all-new third generation complete with a long list of changes and updates. As such, GM Authority is rounding up everything we know and expect from the 2025 Buick Enclave.

Avenir badge on the Buick Enclave.

Model Line

The next-gen 2025 Buick Enclave is expected to offer the same trim level lineup as the Buick Encore GX and Buick Envista, starting with the Preferred, followed by the Sport Touring (ST), and topped by the Avenir.

Exterior

Outside, the 2025 Buick Enclave will once again present a full-size, five-door crossover utility vehicle (CUV) body. The styling, however, will be reworked, likely incorporating styling cues from the Buick Wildcat EV concept.

Current Buick Enclave

Buick Wildcat EV concept

Interior

The interior of the 2025 Buick Enclave will also be reworked, offering a new design, new colors, and new materials. The tech list will be updated as well, and will likely offer the GM Super Cruise system, as well as a bevy of modern safety features. Seating capacity is expected to be capped at seven to eight passengers.

Powertrain

As for the powertrain, the 2025 Buick Enclave is expected to draw motivation from the turbocharged 2.5L I4 LK0 gasoline engine, with output rated at roughly 328 horsepower and 326 pound-feet of torque. Harnessing the go will be the GM eight-speed automatic transmission, which will power the front wheels as standard. All-wheel drive will be offered as optional.

Current Buick Enclave

Platform

Under the skin, the 2025 Buick Enclave will ride on the long-wheelbase variant of the GM C1 platform. Notably, several new improvements are expected to be made to the platform for the new generation. The Global B digital architecture will support the latest electronic features, including Super Cruise, as already mentioned.

Availability

The 2025 Buick Enclave will be sold in North America and select export markets. The next-gen Enclave is expected to debut sometime during the 2024 calendar year, as confirmed by GM President Mark Reuss.

Production

Production of the 2025 Buick Enclave will take place at the Lansing Delta Township plant in Michigan.

Current Buick Enclave

We’ll keep this article updated as we learn more about the 2025 Buick Enclave, so be sure to subscribe to GM Authority for more Buick Enclave news, Buick news, GM business news, and around-the-clock GM news coverage.

Jonathan is an automotive journalist based out of Southern California. He loves anything and everything on four wheels.

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Comments

  1. I can see the 2.5L Turbo in the Traverse and Acadia but NOT in this. If it does, it’s gonna be a hard sell. Keep the 3.6L in this one, maybe with the 2.5 in a sporty version.

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    1. Buh bye V6…..hello 4….and a more powerful efficient future! (until electric gets here). It’s gonna be great. Please people forget your gasoline prejudices and embrace efficient power.

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      1. Dan B suggesting to other commenters about their ignorance. Oh the irony.

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      2. The new Colorado/Canyon twins are bigger and heavier than the models they replaced. 4,162 vs 4,640 lbs. I’ll take the better torque and HP any day.

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      3. Or guzzles the same or more gas than a 5.3L V8…. Still yet to see GM turbo 4’s go 200K+ miles without major issues.

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        1. I’m at 150k so far on mine in my CTS

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      4. It would only guzzle gas when you dip into the power all the time.

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      5. To the person who is once again using my info (the comment above claiming my name: Please stop. Grow up.

        GM Authority: You need to address this issue. The comment placed at 4:48am on July 19th is NOT from me.

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      6. Jeff G, Turbo 4s are not more efficient in the real world. There were tons of articles claiming Ford owners were getting worse MPG when the Ecoboost engines started proliferating their lineup. If you drive it like you would a comparable V6, it’s going to suck gas every time that turbo engages.

        I own a 2.0T Malibu, and previously owned a 3.6 V6 Buick Lacrosse. The 3.6 got better MPG on the highway based on my experience so far, and while the 2.0T eeks out a few more MPG around town, any cost savings is completely negated by me putting in premium gas as recommended. It feels plenty peppy… no downgrade from that standpoint, but it has a less smooth idle and that annoying buzz that 4 bangers just can’t escape from.

        I imagine owners of the 2.5T Traverse won’t save any money over the 3.6, but it gets a couple more MPG in the closed tests the EPA uses, so that benefits GM at the expense of the owners in the real world.

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      7. The 4 sucks…3.6L ia a great engine. I hate 4 cylinders, I have owned both, and the V6 wins everytime!

        No replacement for displacement!

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        1. If it’s anything like the turbo 4 I drove in the new CAMARO they can keep it. I have a 22 and a 23 Enclave and love the v6 just trying to decide if I should trade the 22 for a 24 while they are available or wait to drive a 25.

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      8. You literally just put my prejudices toward gasoline on higher level, Jeff G. 👍 Thanks. Every once in a while, the reminder is good.

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  2. Really curious about this next gen Enclave and how they will incorporate the “shark nose” design. I’m having a hard visualizing it on a vehicle of this size.

    The 1st gen some say is what turned Buick around and I think has aged well. The 2nd gen was okay style wise it seems bland or toned down than gen one (easily blends into the crowded field).

    Googling sales for the Enclave, yearly average for gen 2 appear 30% less than gen 1 – although there was the part shortage and supply chain issues and the pandemic all within gen 2. Perhaps not a fair comparison here.

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    1. I agree, the first gen lambda-based Enclave was and still is a great design, especially the first couple model years before the MCE facelift. The second (current generation) I thought was a total dud in comparison. Like most GM vehicle’s of that era (cough current Equinox cough cough), the rapid acceleration of GM styling during the Bob Lutz era was totally muted in the 2015+ models.

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  3. I haven’t sat in the 2nd gen., but my beef with the first was the high floor and low 2nd row seat height, thanks largely to the seat movement mechanism. It was not comfortable for long legs. Did they improve that?

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    1. We passed on the first generation because of the terrible seating in the second row. Both the Traverse and the Enclave were the same. Bought the first 2018 Traverse Premier and loved the comfort of all of the seating and then traded up to a 2021 Enclave Premium and found even more comfort. After viewing the new 2024 Traverse, I fear what might be coming for the Enclave. Not looking for an off road, truck like monster to clime rocks although that seems to appeal to many people.

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  4. It looks, to me, like General Motors is trying to replace Cadillac with Buick, in the US market, and make Cadillac a China only, or at least, a primarily China product. I hope I’m wrong because that would SUCK, but they keep adding Cadillacs to the China only list of products. First the CT6 and now the XT5, both great cars.

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    1. Perhaps you should look at the list of “China-Only” Buick products before you make that connection and draw your conclusion.

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    2. That’s a really strange view point. The Enclave is the only Buick still made in the US, and Buick only still exists because they are so popular in China.

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    3. Perhaps, more accurately, replace Cadillac ICE with Buick as they move Cadillac to EV only.

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    4. I agree leave the v6 in the Enclave. I have a 2018 Enclave had a 2012. Will not even look at Enclave again with the new engine

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  5. Enclave needs to step up in the luxury department to better compete with Lexus and give Chevy some space to breathe.

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  6. We Expect GM do not do it !!!

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  7. To put this into perspective Buick is now an all crossover brand and now will only offer 3 and 4 cylinder engines. No turbo V6’s or V8’s anywhere to be found just slightly fancier Chevy’s with generic shark nose front end treatments. Screams irrelevant cheap brand to me. Isn’t it nice how unrealistic draconian emission law standards are basically dumbing down everything in the automotive world. There is no way these turbo 4’s are going to have the same silken smoothness and pleasing sounds of turbo V6’s or V8’s. Buick is just a dead brand walking to many customers we have spoke to and I tend to agree for the US market.

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    1. Just get back in line Comrade and do what Mr Kerry and his ilk say. They are making a fortune off of this sham.

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  8. I would love to see a hybrid model. Not plug in… A 4-banger turbo would absolutely suck. I own the 2021 Avenir Enclave and bought it for its smooth shifting, smooth ride and cabin quietness. The turbo lag I have in my Equinox company car is almost unsafe. Agree with a few of the other comments too on upgrades materials/features: I traded in a Durango Citadel for the 2021 Enclave and immediately missed the Nappa leather, Rain sensing wipers and a smoother adaptive cruise control. The sunroof cover was cheesier as is the wind damper too, in comparison. Love the ride though and if they go with a 4-banger I fear that shifts and engine noise will be an issue. Looking forward to seeing it and hearing exactly what the 2025model will hold though…

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  9. (the real Dan B). If I were being forced to purchase/lease some type of CUV/SUV, it would be the Enclave in first place followed by the Jeep GC and last would be the Jeep Grand Wagoneer. All three are (IMO) the best looking boxes offered today and all three are assembled in the USA. But I’m sure GM/Buick will mess that up and stick that fugly new face on the Enclave while adorning 3/4 of the dash with obnoxious screens. But doesn’t matter as I have zero plans of buying any type of SUV or spending more than 30 grand on any vehicle.

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    1. You mean the obnoxious crack prone plastic pokemon display’s of late? Made with all of the Chinese failure prone electrical components?

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  10. I have a 2017 Enclave Preimum and I love it. I just don’t know of I should trade it in or keep it. I was thinking about buying an extended warrenty and just keeping it for as long as possible. I don’t think they will give much for trade in value. It’s in good shape no issues 57k. Has anyone gotten good trade in on there Enclaves?

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  11. I have a 2018 Enclave that recently hit 100k miles, I would 100% get another one the only issues are

    The new design language isn’t that great, idk how they can make a “luxury” suv with that styling it isn’t premium looking and the new SUVs with that style show it

    And if the non-v6 3 row is sluggish – the current v6 is fine and had plenty of pickup

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  12. I second that. Why doesn’t GM offer a Hybrid or Plug In Hybrid as Toyota, Honda and Hyundai? Nor everyone is into EVs and getting into line waiting to get their EVs charged up on the Jersey Turnpike.

    And I agree that the 4 Cylinder is going to be loud. The same thing happened with the 2023 Toyota Highlander and the Lexus RX350h when they put the 4 in those vehicles. Those engines lost their smoothness and quietness.

    A friend of mine bought the 2023 Lexus RX350h, and he told me its noisy and rides like a piece of tin, compared to his Acura MDX 6 Cylinder.
    Motor Trend said when they drove the 2023 Chevy Traverse with the 6,(same engine as the Enclave) they had to put the window down at a stop to see if the engine was still running, since with the 6, its so quiet and smooth.

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    1. @Allan: You are so right. And the sad thing is that GM had the Volt tech to use and advance for other brands/cars within GM. Have you ever seen the Buick (Volt) version in China? Can’t recall the name for sure (Velite 5???), but it’s a more attractive Volt with Buick touches. That absolutely should have been sold in Buick showrooms in the US. Chevy should have made that the powertrain in the Malibu (or at least made it an option).

      The fact that GM killed the Volt is what I feel to be the biggest blunder in GM’s history over the past 50 years. It’s like GM had a team of runners in the Olympics and they were way ahead of everyone else, so they purposely shoved their lead runner to the ground allowing all the rest of the runner to pass them. Back in the 90’s when GM killed the EV1, I could at least understand that more. But killing the Volt and now Bolt is just beyond dumb.

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  13. Automakers plan design years in advance and it’s obvious Buick and Opel were on the same track with PSA needing to make quite changes.
    Buick has “Pure” design, Opel had “Bold and Pure” design. Both car brands, it’s more obvious on Wildcat, use a compass motif as part of corporate face. I wonder if Buick would have shared the Visor styling if Opel had not been sold?

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  14. Why is the high output 2.7 not being used? It’s used in Caddy’s.

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  15. Vince Burlapp had an “illustration” of what the NG Buick Enclave could look like, with the new front end styling – and I think it is very beautiful. (No guarantee what it will actually look like.)

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  16. So many GM lovers reply I want My V6.The 3.6 is what may be the only good engine GM has left.Remember 5.7s and 5.3s was a staple for GM used in law enforcement vehicles for a reason you could beat the crap of of them and they did the job into the 200k mile range,The 3.6 not there yet but a little 4 banger isn’t gonna last .Therefore these vehicles with 4cylinders are lease only ,not made for the long hall even at these high sticker prices. Disposable vehicle worth junk.GM is built to fail….No more 4s….

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  17. I just ordered a 2024 Cadillac XT5 with the 3.6. It will probably be the last 6 cyl GM car I purchase. I’m not ready for electric yet.

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    1. When buying an ICE vehicle you are still “somewhat” autonomous. Once you bite the bullet and go electric you will be subject to constant updates and can be tracked everywhere you go.

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      1. They’ve been tracking you everywhere you go for a long time now.

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      2. Max: Nate is correct. My 1998 Cadillac Catera had a “black box” that tracked. Anything with OnStar had/has the ability to track. Your cell phones, smart watches, etc, etc etc.

        It’s absolutely not just EV’s. Where I work, the Volvo’s (gas and EV’s) all have constant updates now. It’s been made 10X worse since they moved to the Google based system. It’s so bad (IMO) that I have decided that I will not buy any vehicle with the Google system. We are getting a ton of issues coming back and people, especially I-phone users, are not liking it.

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        1. Yes, Dan B, but the more electric it is, the more invasive. Don’t forget, these things run on a basic electric structure that can handle different levels of tech, and the more techy it is, the more room there is for abuse.

          Telling ourselves “cell phones and OnStar and black boxes are already in gas cars” is just us trying to make ourselves comfortable with things we know internally are not acceptable. OnStar is easy enough to disable, cell phones can be thrown out the window, etc. All this without addressing all the other problems with EVs. But let’s not pretend it’s okay for GM and the government in general to get more invasive just because they already are and we don’t want to have to do anything definitive about it. They can’t force us to have EVs if the vast majority of people don’t want them, no matter how much they posture, threaten, and try to hoodwink. That’s the reality. Ain’t no reason to put up with their invasive crap.

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  18. If I were going to only lease this I wouldn’t worry about the little 4 banger, but with the powertrain warranty expiring in 5 years, my mechanic says I should be concerned about turbo maintenance….guess I’ll pass on this one as a purchase but would consider for lease if I needed three rows.

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  19. Is the cargo area going to be the same size when the third row is up or are they going to shrink it? I buy the Enclave because of the storage area. I used to buy the Acadia until they shrunk that and made it useless to me.

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  20. Just curious, Who thinks the 4 Cylinder drivers will actually use the Premium 91 Octane Recommended Fuel?

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  21. GM need to add the 5.3 V-8 or similar to the Enclave line-up. It is a very nice but big heavy vehicle. It will get the same or better mileage than the V6 or 4 bangers. I currently drive a Durango with a 5.7L Hemi V-8 and it gets the same or better mileage under a load than the V-6 I had in 3 different Enclaves. Seriously. (26-27 MP/ UKG with a full load at 120 KPH/ 75 MPH.) Those GM 5.3L and Dodge 5.7L Hemi are excellent engines that need to be kept in use….

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  22. I’m going to tell you a real life experience we’re on our 3rd Enclave a 2022 premium and loved all the enclaves especially the improved 3.6l V6 we took a road trip to Florida from NH this year I didn’t want to put the Mike’s on the Enclave so we rented a 23 Arcadia set with to my surprise a 4 cyl there were 3 adults and luggage in the Arcadia 1st off it was smaller, 2nd it was Under powered and 3rd the Best I got on milage highway was 21 mpg 21 that’s it our 22 Enclave with the 3.6 V6 will get 30 mpg highwzy with tons more power and more room, No 4 cyl for me

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  23. I have both a 22 and 23 Enclave Avenir and have been more than happy with both of them but with the 25 only going to be available in the 4 cylinder I’m thinking about trading in my 22 with only 22,000 miles on a 24 or looking at something else.

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  24. We just traded our low mileage 2021 Enclave Premium for a new 2024 Enclave Avenir, simply for some additional time with the V6 engine. Having owned several 4 cylinder GM engines, including the 2.0 turbo 4, we wanted to guarantee we would have the V6 for some years ahead. Not sure I agree with GM’s strategy, but change is inevitable. For us, we will enjoy the 3.6 V6 for some more years. The whole package of the 2024 Enclave may be “old school”, but with that comes some simplicity and trouble free ownership.

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