2019 Buick Envision - Review & Road Test
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- With a name like Envision, Buick's compact SUV might make you think of bold forward thinking design or advanced technology. Designed in China, KBB's Lyn Woodward takes a look at this American car company's offering that lands between their larger Enclave and the sub-compact Encore. Does the Envision live up to its name?
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The guys at Buick are probably pissed off at GMC for using the name Envoy
Brian Rosado ok,for one thing,it’s the same guys and for another thing envoy came way before any of these suvs
@@asamitchell8281 ok, for one thing, I know that and for another thing, I know that :)
Brian Rosado I always thought about that lol. The "Envoy" nameplate would have been perfect for Buick
They could use “Envy” instead.
bought one for a lot less than this cost. My top of the line 2018 was under $40,000 all costs included. So buy at the end of the model year, and save $10,000 to $12,000 on a decent car. Now have 15,000 miles averaging 24.5 mpg, so not bad mileage.
We traded our 2016 Envision Prem ll on a TourX wagon. I'd go back to Envision for better torque vectoring AWD programming and Hyperstrut along with better NVH than the Regal.
Great review--full of humor as well as technical details! I'm waiting for your review of the new Chevrolet Blazer.
I don't understand why buick gets so much hate in the States. They're doing a great job with their latest products. Sure they may not be the best but their products are on par if not better than something Lincoln or Infiniti has produced. My mother loves her envision which she recently just purchased about month ago. Car companies like Buick , Kia , or Ford deserve way more respect than what they get.
Jordan Catcher
Shut up, now.
???
Lincoln and Infiniti are way more luxurious and overall better than Buick
Jordan Catcher it’s because they fall apart faster than my last relationship. Also because a $20,000 Honda or Mazda or even a Toyota has almost everything this car has, and is way more reliable.
Google it
and how many oil changes did your relationship last? I suspect a hydraulic pump failure ...
This woman is a very kind and professional reviewer. I appreciate her and I wish good things upon her.
Guys Micah did the music on this. It sounded like he was the one who yelled,"enzyme!" from the background. Lol the Buick Enzyme.
Señor Darío Got to love the fruits & nuts from the west coast.
I love her reviews. ❤️
Also its a nine speed.
Awesome reviewer. I like how KBB is doing their reviews. Real people.
The Mercedes GLA is more than "slightly" smaller than this Envision; it's a full class size smaller. The GLA has a backseat appropriate only for 5 year olds.
the front sits are just as bad
I'm not a Buick guy but this vehicle appeals to me.
The 2019 Buick Envision 2.0L Turbo has a 9 speed automatic, not a 10 speed automatic. I leased a 2017 Envision Premium II AWD and really liked it. It had a 6 speed automatic. I wish mine had the much better 9 speed.
Some Buicks are now made in China or Korea & imported to USA. Made in China--the VIn# starts with an L. Made in Korea --will start with a K on the Vin #.
(look on drivers side Windshield or Drivers side door-plate / sticker for the Vin# )
USA Made cars start with 1 or 5 . Canada starts with a 2. Mexico usually 3 , Brazil usually 9. Japan starts with J . Germany W .
More on VIn #'s >>>> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_identification_number
Probably why Buick is top rated vehicle today.
I don't understand why GM won't give a pluggable hybrid suv.
Rav4 hybrid fully loaded is at the same price as the base version of the envision and it sells 10 times more.
Kinetic Majid Allot of Envision 2.0T owners live in colder climates where batteries do not work well.
Pricing is a joke. 48k buys the new RDX or QX50, both of which are vastly better.
bassandtrebleclef Autotrader has this under $35K or much less than QX50 or RDX, while offering more features. QX50 can't beat torque vectoring AWD and RDX doesnt even offer tri-zone climate control, reclining and sliding rear seats.
@@normt5463 just drove qx50 yesterday. Has reclining rear seats, fantastic interior, excellent drive, much better engine/transmission integration. You get much more including better design for the same or similar money. It's not close.
@@bassandtrebleclef and still no android auto or Apple car play
And no Chinese kids building them
Kids? _Are you sure about that?_
$48,000 for that thing? give me a break.
weili6112 They were $13,000 off MSRP right before the 2019's came out.
Have they slapped a 25% tariff on these yet?
Right Lane Hog Does it matter with sales being lower after the first year of about 30,000 or so with Equinox and Terrain here now they wont sell much more.
Nick D 2019 Envision came here in March of 2018. Along with what they have on the lot there will be plenty to sell for a while.
@@NosyNick_ oh sure I believe you NOT!
Checked online and I do not see what you're saying. I see maybe upto around 4 2019's on each lot. And they were not the premium ii
they were all essence trims. The net does show only premium ii were delivered to Canada with only roughly 2 per lot.
Look obviously you are a hater of this vehicle. I personally do not like certain vehicles but I try to be honest in discussions.
Nick D thank u for the info..I too am considering the Buick Envision but not certain yet. My beloved spotless Jeep Grand Cherokee 2000 w.133K miles was totaled.. 1 blk from my home by a texting num nut. So... not car shopping for 18 yrs...I’m baffled.
Wish me luck..74 y/o active senior lady car shopping..🙄🙄🙄🙄😳😳I’ve researched on car.com & car/driver reviews but still daunting task....
@@overthemoon9941 maybe I can help, what you looking for in a car and what's your budget? I am available on skype too :)
The Buick Enough, lol!
Señor Darío Enough of them to out sell Acura.
Norm T I’ve seen a good amount of Buick/GMC dealers out in rural America, but rarely see any Acura dealers outside of populated metropolitan areas. No doubt that has something to do with it.
@@RCtennis3811 maybe rural America needs to finally find out that there are other automobile companies in existence besides Ford and Chevy!!! Oh I forgot they know Michael Kors.
For whatever it's worth, I am glad Buick didn't go the Cadillac route of naming with sequences of letters/numbers.
RCBR Acura dealerships are located in metropolitan areas and don't need more, just better product than Honda Honda hand-me downs.
After checking out several videos on it and the official website, this seems to me to basically be a sporty yet tall wagon with some intended "luxury" trim that almost seems a bit awkward when compared with the exterior design which doesn't impart quite the same feeling.
Overall it seems to give the impression that GM wanted to sell that particular vehicle in the U.S. but wasn't sure where to slot it and didn't want to pull sales away from existing lower end models so they just slapped some "luxury" trim in a tall wagon and decided they would market it as a Buick since that's supposed to be their quasi-luxury brand.
To be honest though, I do think it hits a sweet spot size wise, since as Lyn noted, the encore is definitely a squeezed vehicle, and the Enclave is just too big for many peoples needs such as my own.
Even so.... because of the mismatched exterior/interior theme of the car, and the rather piece meal, generic approach they took with it, I do think it's going to be a hard sell.
I will agree with everyone else here though... in no way, shape, or form is that a $48,000 car!!! Great way to kill a newly launched model GM lol.
Yes I know... GM offers a lot of rebates and incentives, so it will sell for substantially less than $48,000.... so lets factor that in and take $10k off the price for rebates and incentives which would bring the price down to around $38,000...... NOPE... sorry but it's not even a $38,000 car LOL!
I think this would have been better in the Chevy line-up, slotted in between the Trax and the Equinox, something that looks more car-like, but with AWD option, to compete against the likes of a Subaru Impreza.
Pricing should start out at around $22,000 for a fwd base model that includes a lot of features for the entry level price, and then top out at around $34,000 for a top of the line fully loaded AWD version.
People might actually take it seriously with that price range and configuration and it would definitely get a lot more exposure as a Chevy model than as a Buick.
But $48K for a Chinese built Buick? Buick is efinitely gonna have to fool some little old lady in to falling for that!
The Envision came out in 2016 before the 2018 Equinox and Terrain redesign. In it's first full year of sales it sold 41,000 units.
The discounting is very good on the Premium 2.0T with about $11,000-13,000 off MSRP. At $33K for a torque vectoring AWD and almost 300 lb-fr of torque not much can match it in the near-luxury and luxury segments.
marketing major ..that might of been true yrs ago b4 smart fones & on line research..but I find senior women better at details & researching for cars than little old men.......
$48,000?! For that kind of coin, I want a classy Riviera coupe or big sedan like a Park Avenue.
The name Encore was on a Renault, a compact car. Remember when Renault was in the U.S. market?
This is the American version of the Peugeot 3008. Remember when Peugeot was in the US market? (Columbo drove one!)
What's the price again??
DumpySquirrel69 about the same as a loaded CR-V in the middle $30's with discounts.
Helllllllll nah.
@@normt5463 oh ok
Jank Paul at low $30's for Envision Prem l would you really spend that on Honda money?
Lynn How about Buick Ensure? Lol omg it fits their audience!
Jay Chen Buick average buying age is 57 years old. Do they use enemas then?
Lol haha omg
Lol haha omg
Nope, I know many Buick owners that aren't 50 yet. It's a nicer ride than Chevrolet and if you like GM than you end up going with Buick or Cadillac. Might check out a Buick owner page to see that it's not an old folks vehicle. Guess you don't recall Tiger Woods doing ads for them.
I lost it at the credit "Words: Lyn..." Perfect timing!
why does she get the 10-speed transmission and everyone else gets 9?
IKR😁😀😂
Lyn, you've got a great perosnality! But you might wanna keep your voice down a bit in the interior.
2:37 Awesome, Lyn! You were testing in Long Beach - Go LB!
What sedan cars have light steering wheel both at low and high speeds?
You should do a review on your Honda Pilot you guys take everywhere
I think the QX50 is best looking in the segment. I’m still skeptical about the VCT engine tho. If they had an all electric QX50, I’d be all in. (I’m an i3 driver)
Jank Paul I agree! QX50 over a RDX in the looks department anytime.
Please KBB review the new BMW x3
I think it is a 9-speed, not 10. But other than that perfect video!
Jared Rosenholtz For 2019 Envision get 295 lb-ft of torque that only Stelvio bests.
@@normt5463 check out the CarBuzz unboxing CZcams channel. I also reviewed this car.
Yes, it's a 9 speed tranny. I think the only 10 speed front drive is in Honda
Will you review the ‘22/‘23 Envision?
$48K for a top of the line, generically styled, under-powered turbo SUV NOT building in America??? No thank you. Looks nice inside but no thanks.
Tully3674 Worse. It’s made in China.
Yeonhoo Kim so is your electronic device you typed that on.
Tully3674 Who pays MSRP when discounts are up to $13,000 in cash on the hood.
Norm T Haha yeah but my phone isn’t 45k and I don’t expect the durability to last 10 years of usage.Why buy a non proven car from China when you can get a tried and true Japanese one for the same price? Anyway I’ll be on the lookout of how these turn out over time.
Yeonhoo Kim It is composed of GM components which can take a beating over time along with drivetrain that can handle extra torque after tuning which makes for a great drive.
The Japanese cars are too expensive for less feature content. The Lexus NX300t is $10,000 more and 2019 RDX is $6,000 more and neither of them handle Consummer Reports Emergency Lane Change test as fast as the Envision 2.0T.
Direct German competition at higher base prices Audi Q5, BMW X3 and Mercedes GLC not GLA. GLA is waaaaaaay smaller, closer to the Encore.
Annoyingly too much sarcasm and metaphor for a car review. It's just a car in the end.
Mustafa Yılmaz ...grays KBB.
Being in their oft repeated demographic, I would lease it if it had a "passenger voice cancellation" feature.
Ansr Max Unfortinately Active Noise Control is not reverse polarity for active voice control.
Bought one of these used. I love it, switched from A Chevy Sonic. I loved that car more though.
Is there a specific reason why this video has its length in the thumbnail? 🤔
The price.... I'm assuming that's before the tariff deal. Right?
brikag MSRP is just that and no one pays it....or they shouldn't. This is $35K car and one of the better deals in the segment.
For that money it makes the RDX look that much better.
ldawson103 You won't see much more than a $1,500 off MSRP on a RDX right now as the Envision has been here since 2016 and a better deal at $35K but better equipped.
I now want a Buick Envy Avenir to compete with the full size suvs like Escalade, Yukon, and suburban.
Well done, Lyn. You're getting the hang of this, keep up the good work. PLEASE don't mention "19 & Counting" again, though, hehe
Great Review Of 2019 Buick Envision
Good job Lyn:) but im not gonna spend $50K on a Chinese Buick....
Amen and Hallelujah.
Royhan It is closer to $35K with discount which is right at the top of a CR-V.
Right Lane Hog until the discounts kick in and this is loaded Honda CR-V area.
Would that be a made in the USA CR-V?
Built in China.
You lost me at Chinese made...not your fault
AL GZ So is your electronic device you typed that on. So get rid of it!
Ah another guy that buys American made products at more expensive prices for worse quality, which creates a vicious cycle of American makers keep making cheaper products cuz they know nationalists will buy it...buicks are decent cars tho
AL GZ really..where do u think furniture clothes house-goods and our cell fones r made...??! That’s just to name a few...
@@normt5463 made in China Audi causing cancer, leukemia in China. Rich people in China dont even want to drive made in China cars
Opel what
I. Elharrif What Opel is this based off of? That's right, none.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that! She must ve just watched Seinfeld.
Would anyone in their right mind pay almost $50k for a Buick? For a car built in China? God I hope not with all those other options...
Stop putting those cheesy chrome vents on the outside hood , BUICK..! Save the shift paddles for real sports cars....shift paddles.... for a family SUV, car, truck.... lmao...
So Buick likes to use the En - words...
andrew and old white people yikes
Beautiful vehicle and review
Please bring presenters who are Auto enthusiastic.
Awesome 😃 👍 2019 Buick envision review.
honda davis
Shut up.
it seams like the front end was just taken from the last gen Buick Enclave
Got to agree with u automatic windshield wipers are really handy in any car 👍👍
Anshul Kadian just don’t get it! How hard is it to flip a switch to turn on the wipers? Another thing that can break!
Oskar Ngo agree that it’s ridiculously easy to tap the stalk for a wipe, but I doubt there is anything additional to go wrong since it’s all built into the ECU as a program and sensors are pretty stout non-mechanical pieces.
Only time I dislike it is when going thru the car wash - gotta remember to turn them fully “off”.
Anshul Kadian We like the auto wipers on our 2016 Emvision Pll but wish they would wipe more frequently.
Now, if only headlights linked to the wipers were more common, then we'd be in business. In a lot of states it is mandatory to use headlights when wipers are required.
"...Entourage..." -good one! I got a laugh!
What's up with the time on the thumbnail?
Miguel Baeza
Nothing, imbecile. 🖕
I like the "Enough" name!
I'm like 25 and I drive a Buick Envision. I guess I'm really an old guy inside 😂👴🏾
We had a 2016 Prem ll. Once you go Buick it is difficult to find anything else with the level of quietness and refinement for the price!
I miss Micah
John Davis did he leave kbb ?
I don't know. I hope not
No he didn't leave. He still does the music in this video!
This car not available in middle east market, but actually I don’t why !!
Rather get an Acura RDX but thanks anyway Buick
It's the smart thing to do right now if you're going for a luxury cross. Not even the NX can touch the new RDX.
Miguel Ircontar The Envision 2.0T with torque vectoring AWD and has this in spades for low $30's with Buick discounting. Many more features too than RDX.
john smith The Envision 2.0T with torque vectoring AWD has real leather for $10,000 less than NX. At discounted price of $32-33K it pretty much mops the floor with RDX as far as feature content. And we have seen testing at Car & Driver the RDX 2.0T is not any faster than the lower torque Envision from 60-100 mph.
Norm, LOL. Geez... RDX is already wiping its ass with cars like NX300, which is also superior to your Buick. The RDX will DESTROY your precious Envision in sales. But, keep up the hard work, I guess. Good luck on those sales, Mr. Obvious Buick Employee.
I like the more mature interior in the Buick
Bland exteriors sell.
Is that the Supercar Blonde?
Ugh, quit being so brand biased. Every Buick review you do Lyn is filled with snarky jabs. You do know the Lexus has an analog clock right? So are Lexus vehicles only for a "mature" audience? Buicks are just more EXPENSIVE that's why they aren't bought by a younger crowd who can get same size vehicles for less. Buicks are more expensive than Toyotas, Hondas, Mazdas for most models.
She is coached by Micah in the back ground.
Buick lost me at Chinese made 😂
Same 🤣
Lost me at "Chinese-built"
I think the base model is a 2.5 non turbo
The new Buick Invicta... ummmm, Envicta?? It's a historic Buick nameplate. (Invicta, not Envicta... nevermind). I rented a Envision for a drive to Arizona high country from Phoenix, touring around Sedona, and the Envision was a great cruiser. Ultra comfy seats, plenty of room for 4 big adults, and a day trip worth of backpacks and a Coleman cooler easily fit in the cargo hold. Library quiet too. Ate up 500 miles in one day. Yeah, I know it's made in China, but the Chinese buyers love Buicks.....
why the hell Buick insist having those fake vents on the hood ?! for a luxury SUV anything fake or is not function it should considered wrong by standard desiang for that price $48 thousand dollars SUV . and still can't get it out of my head with fake vent on the hood ?!!! how this is still happening !!!
East17A doesn’t BMW have fake side vents on its cars? Seems like par for the course.
East17A Design history. Look it up!
ute is a pickup .
Looks good
Well done
At 2:00 and already mentioning reclining and sliding rear seat that the RDX does not have. Along with tri-zone climate control the EnvisioEnvision has the RDX does not.
Honda cr-v or passport rival ?
CR-V.
Another great review by the ever lovely, smokin' hot Lyn!
Great review!
Please review the 2018 Enclave
The SUV class is starting a feel cluttered
pants look better with a belt. She looks a lot sexier in this video.
Is she taking styling advice from us?
can I ask Lyn out for a date?
zero4t9 I don't think she likes boys or their would be a ring on it.
if im going to buy a buick I would expect the ride to be plush not somewhat firm,. I also feel 48k is ambitious
ant sala The msrp is but as you know nobody pays that much. This is a $35K compact SUV if you shop.
I don't think Buick is trying to emulate the very weird Duggar family. What an inappropriate reference.
Lex142 agree..why mention that weird family...when doing a car review, wasn’t funny-failed..
fiesta st please
Well the Duggar part aged well
So, you think this is a nice ride for us retirees, huh? :-))
How about Buick's Chinese Enema for a rename!
The Buick En word
Who would buy this for $48,000?
Avinash Reddy Seri Nobody would pay that as they are $13,000 off MSRP at one time.
Another Lyn Woodward video!!! ^_^
It's made in China???
J Just like that electronic device you used to type that.
@@normt5463 well I mean, Taiwan. But close enough. Is that a good thing?
never seen that car before
after now people have it and i seen
Design in China? or you mean Copied in China? Nothing in China is new design, all expert in copying~
Call the Buick Overpriced Copy edition~
Bing Yiu No, design and test in the states. Just assembled there.
That wood on the dash looks so cheap
Kelly blue book is the best
Great video ! Overpriced uninteresting car though
Trucker’sView No one pays MSRP and this is one of the better examples of a $13,000 discount that makes it feature packed and one of, if not the best in the segment and economy compact SUV segment below it.
How can I marry a funny girl like this!? I wonder!
Enzyme, FTW!
OMG it's made in China. So what? It's selling like crazy there, over 200,000 a year. My wife and I each lease one and after two years they work great. Keep hating them because when next year comes around, we will lease two more and save $5000 to $6000 on the price. Thanks!
Tony966 🤪
Buick luxury?