2022 Buick Enclave revealed
01-21-21, 12:45 PM
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2022 Buick Enclave revealed
Here is the 2022 Buick Enclave! That's all now. Move along. At least, that’s according to Buick, which offered no information beyond these two photos. We know it’s for the 2022 model year, and we know it will go on sale “later this year.”
The visual changes are obvious enough on their own. It amounts to what we’d expect a mid-cycle refresh would look like. Buick gave it a totally new front and rear. We’re most taken by the new look up front, though. That grille gives it the presence it was lacking before, and the horizontal slashes meeting in the middle at the Buick logo are a nice touch. New LED headlights are slimmed way down and tuck in neatly under the hood. Even the lower bumper adds some pizazz with swooping lines and a handsome, verging on sporty, finish.
Nothing much changes in the middle, but sharp LED taillights steal the show in back. They’re still connected by a central trim piece, but it’s been darkened and massaged to a cleaner look. Buick also looks like it has gone for a concealed exhaust design — it had a visible dual exhaust pipe exit before. The last obvious change is a new set of dark-painted wheels.
There are certainly a number of tech updates to be found on the interior, but Buick isn’t talking about (or showing) those yet. We’ll have to wait for a later date to know every last detail of the refreshed Enclave.
The visual changes are obvious enough on their own. It amounts to what we’d expect a mid-cycle refresh would look like. Buick gave it a totally new front and rear. We’re most taken by the new look up front, though. That grille gives it the presence it was lacking before, and the horizontal slashes meeting in the middle at the Buick logo are a nice touch. New LED headlights are slimmed way down and tuck in neatly under the hood. Even the lower bumper adds some pizazz with swooping lines and a handsome, verging on sporty, finish.
Nothing much changes in the middle, but sharp LED taillights steal the show in back. They’re still connected by a central trim piece, but it’s been darkened and massaged to a cleaner look. Buick also looks like it has gone for a concealed exhaust design — it had a visible dual exhaust pipe exit before. The last obvious change is a new set of dark-painted wheels.
There are certainly a number of tech updates to be found on the interior, but Buick isn’t talking about (or showing) those yet. We’ll have to wait for a later date to know every last detail of the refreshed Enclave.
01-21-21, 01:04 PM
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nice! that grille looks like something directly off a Cadillac though 
01-21-21, 03:36 PM
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Lexus Fanatic
This is now Buick's flagship in the North American market, so they have to give it a nice effort, particularly on the Avenir version....which, although the article doesn't specifically say, given what is on the lower-front fender, trim, appears to be the version in the picture.
Last edited by mmarshall; 01-21-21 at 04:18 PM.
01-21-21, 03:58 PM
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01-21-21, 06:27 PM
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Lexus Test Driver
According to Autoblog, Buick reveals or puts two new SUV's on sale on the same day (this and the Envision)? I don't think I've ever seen that before. Would be better marketing to spread out debuts and not blow one's wad all at once.
01-21-21, 06:32 PM
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Envision has already been on sale. Enclave will go on sale later this year. I'm sure Buick knows that the Enclave will have far bigger reach and media and so they're piggy backing the Envision on that. A lot of automakers will do this.
01-21-21, 06:51 PM
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01-21-21, 06:59 PM
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Lexus Fanatic
......or some Mazdas.
Though not too bad, a little too large for my tastes. I thought the older one looked better. The auto industry, in general, seems to be getting a thing about oversized grilles.
Last edited by mmarshall; 01-21-21 at 07:02 PM.
01-24-21, 01:33 PM
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01-24-21, 03:16 PM
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