The Buick Envision is a compact crossover from GM’s near-luxury Buick brand, and perhaps unsurprisingly, its slowest-selling utility vehicle in the U.S.
New for 2020: The Envision carries over unchanged from 2019.
Why unsurprising? Because as hot as utility vehicles are at the moment, the Chinese-built Envision was the target of much derision leading up to its launch. American consumers didn’t much like the prospect of a Chinese-built vehicle, and the US’s auto manufacturing workers had some strong feelings about its overseas production.
Still, the Buick Envision is apparently an important enough vehicle in GM’s eyes that for now, the automaker is paying new, higher import duties without raising the vehicle’s price. Prior to the Envision, Buick had nothing to plug the hole in its lineup between its tiny Encore and its large, three-row Enclave. That’s a pretty big gulf.
Part and parcel for GM’s tri-shield brand, the Buick Envision offers a premium vehicle experience at a sub-premium price. Heated front seats, a power liftgate, and a swanky cabin trimmed with upscale materials comes standard from a low base price of $33,190, including destination.