By Autogos Team
The expectation is Encore buyers will migrate up to the Encore GX if it remains affordable in a world where there are fewer choices costing less than $30,000.
The 2024 Buick Encore GX subcompact crossover has undergone a midcycle refresh, with a drop in price and new sportier and high-end trim levels.
The front end is new, with a low mouth, high-mounted LED headlights, and a forward-leaning shark nose.
It becomes the first Buick to wear the new tri-colored and illuminated tri-shield logo, the emblem's first significant change since 1990.
The Encore GX also becomes the first production model to adopt some of the styling cues of the Buick Wildcat EV concept unveiled last year.
The big deal: The new Virtual Cockpit System gives the driver an 8.0-inch display and an 11.0-inch center screen, both under a single piece of glass in a new instrument panel.
The engines are the standard 127-hp, 162-lb-ft 1.2-liter turbocharged three-cylinder, and the Avenir's and ST's 155-hp, 174-lb-ft 1.3-liter turbocharged three-cylinder.
The front-drive Encore GX will get an estimated 31/29/30 mpg city/highway/combined, while the AWD will likely get 29/26/27 mpg.
Pricing starts at $26,895 for the 2024 Buick Encore GX, $300 less than the outgoing model.