General Motors pulled the sheets on the 2025 Buick Enclave back in April, revealing details about the introductory year of the crossover’s all-new third generation that include a bigger exterior with fresh styling, a reworked cockpit headlined by a 30-inch infotainment screen, and a new powerplant under the hood.
However, EPA fuel economy ratings were not available at that time. While the Environmental Protection Agency still hasn’t provided this info, Natural Resources Canada just released its own ratings.
A bureau of the Canadian government that, among other duties, provides fuel economy estimates for vehicles, Natural Resources Canada’s ratings generally match those of the EPA. The current figures likely give a fairly accurate snapshot of the U.S. ratings for the 2025 Buick Enclave.
| 2025 Enclave FWD | 2025 Enclave AWD | 2024 Enclave FWD | 2024 Enclave AWD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | Turbo 2.5L I4 LK0 | Turbo 2.5L I4 LK0 | 3.6L V6 LFY | 3.6L V6 LFY |
| Transmission | 8-speed auto | 8-speed auto | 9-speed auto | 9-speed auto |
| EPA city/highway/combined ratings (mpg) | TBD | TBD | 18 / 26 / 21 | 17 / 25 / 20 |
| NRCan city/highway/combined ratings (L/100 km) | - | 12.3 / 9.9 / 11.2 | - | 13.8 / 9.6 / 11.9 |
| NRCan city/highway/combined ratings (mpg) | - | 19.1 / 23.8 / 21.0 | - | 17.0 / 24.5 / 19.8 |
Examining the data presented above, the estimates show the 2025 Enclave AWD getting city/highway/combined ratings of 19/24/21 miles per gallon, according to NRCan.
For comparison, the 2024 Buick Enclave AWD was rated at 17/25/20 miles per gallon. This means the new, third-generation Buick Enclave is more efficient around town and slightly less on the highway, for a combined rating of 1 mile per gallon better than its outgoing counterpart.
GM announced the Canadian version of the 2025 Enclave at the same time it unveiled the U.S. variant. Equipment varies somewhat between the two countries. In particular, all three trim levels in the U.S. – Preferred, Sport Touring, and Avenir – include a front-wheel drivetrain as standard and AWD is optional, while AWD is standard for all trims in Canada.
Pricing for the 2025 Buick Enclave, as previously revealed by GM Authority, starts at $46,395 for the entry-level Preferred trim configured with front-wheel drive, and increases up to $61,395 for the range-topping Avenir trim equipped with all-wheel drive. These MSRPs include a $1,395 destination freight charge. Prices increased by $1,100 for the Preferred and $500 for the Avenir compared to the 2024 model.
The 2025 Enclave drops three paint colors and gets two new ones, Ocean Blue Metallic (color code GXP) and Smokey Amethyst Metallic (color code GXK), as indirect replacements.
Regardless of trim, motivation is supplied to the Enclave by the turbocharged 2.5L I4 LK0 gasoline engine, developing 328 horsepower and 326 pound-feet of torque. The GM eight-speed automatic transmission provides cog swaps.
Structure is provided by the GM C1 platform. Production of the third-gen crossover has been delayed until the final days of June, but will take place at the GM Lansing Township plant in Michigan once it commences.
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I have a feeling that this New 4 cylinder engines for the new enclave , traverse and acadia is gonna back fire on GM , to small of engine running to hot with turbos , time will tell !
Just proves going smaller does not mean better fuel economy. 1mpg? Smaller engines must work harder with more throttle, more gas, more heat plus turbo heat.
That’s not the point though. It’s about emissions and CO2.
Sad ! Even my 2002 chevy ZR2 gets better fuel economy and my buick lasabte gets 32 mpg and my pontiac grand am gets 37 mpg !these newer vehicles are just getting heavier by the year most likely to meet IIHS safety standards
All of those vehicles are old enough to have been evaluated totally differently under the old EPA numbers.
Hybrid!!!!!! 27MPG guaranteed. GM is sucking the hind teat when it comes to that. Toyota is destroying them with their insight into hybrid application over EV. Wake up GM.
Hybrids get inflated EPA numbers and in the real world, never match those. The EPA nerfs gas cars intentionally to push EV’s/hybrids.
FYI, GM was one of the first to go hybrid, yet they never sold well at GM because budget focused buyers rarely see their returns with hybrids the fuel savings just don’t offset the upfront costs. The 2 exceptions to that is when you’re paying NYC gas prices and California gas prices. Then hybrids make a lot of sense. Problem is when your in NYC, your not driving a car, and in California there’s strong Toyota loyalty from when Toyota built cars there and there was lots of cheap Toyotas with employee discounts. Same as how in Michigan and the rest of the rust belt, you’re driving a Detroit car. However, in the Midwest, gas is cheap, batteries are expensive. GM knows hybrids are a hard sell for GM/big three buyers. I don’t know why Toyota buyers keep going back. Their products still drive like it’s 1980.
Quick math. Average American is paying 5000/yr for gas. That’s 3000 for the average midwesterner, almost 7-8000 for Californian/east coast cities. Hybrid extra cost being 4-5000, it will take 6-8 years for a midwesterner to recoup hybrid costs, assuming there’s no inflation or breakdown of the system. If you live in LA county California, you’ll recoup that after 1 year. Maybe 2 at most. Especially with how everyone drives out there. Here in the Midwest, I average highway economy, because I have almost no city driving, a hybrid does me exactly no good.
GM is dumping billions into EV tech when hybrid is usable in every climate. Toyota realized that a while ago and it’s starting to pay huge for them.
The consumer keeps going down the wrong path when it comes to EV’s and Hybrids. It’s not about saving money, it is about having a reliable fuel sourc that meet EPA standards. Petroleum is limited and when the prices skyrocket, EV’s will drive right by the gas stations.
Not in Alberta they won’t!!! Our electricity grid almost failed 3 times this winter when temps dropped. If we’d been in an EV transition our system would have collapsed. The Chinese are screwing the planet anyway. They are in a full EV transition but they’re supplying the electricity to charge them with 3,000 coal fired power plants!! That’s what you call cutting off your nose to spite your face!! Depending on your age tell your kids or your grandkids to enjoy life because they’re the last generation to exist on this planet.
I have a 2022 Enclave and I would never trade it for a new one. A larger vehicle running off of a smaller engine is a complete failure. The engine has to work harder and will get hotter. It’s all about the money. The smaller the engine on a larger vehicle, the quicker things will go wrong and the sooner you will need an engine replacement.
Meanwhile Toyota has non-plug in hybrid SUVs able to get 40mpg highway….. Terrible call too focus on EV instead of hybrid
Infiniti QX60 AWD 3.5 V6 20/25/22 (EPA)
More premium design than last generation. I hate the new face, should have been left the same, or be more Wildcat. Enclave makes Encore GX look so cheap!
The new turbo motor will have problems unlike last generation. GM just doesn’t have the best track record on low emissions engines.
It’s amazing how 1990s-W platform Impala has amazing MPG w/not much progress made. Mazda has plans for super low emission engines, Toyota will use them. They will probably work and GM needs to look at this for hybrid/Voltec systems. In the hybrid era Volt style systems should return as an ultra hybrid. That would work nicely as an option in some smaller Buick models.
I OWNED 3 1984 OLDSMOBLIES AND THEY ALL HAD THE 8CYL ENGINES AND WAS LIKE SHERMAN TANK BUT THAT MONSTER ALWAYS GAVE 35 MILES PER GALLON CDN NOE I HAVE A SMALL 6CYL BUICK ENCLAVE AVENER AND I GET A WHOPPING 22MPG AND THE BODY IS ONLY PLASTIC WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH GM TO LOWER THE MPG LIKE THAT
Watched an episode of Motorweek from 1985 on the Pontiac Sunbird turbo convertible. It got 32 mpg in 1985!!!! Almost 40 years ago. They can make a car that drives and parks itself but they can’t increase fuel economy!!! Sounds like a conspiracy to me.