Parking this small Buick is a cinch, aided by the commanding view from the driver’s perch. Unfortunately, the system’s fuel-economy benefits also were nearly undetectable, as we observed 25 mpg during our test, some way off its EPA combined rating of 29 mpg, and just 1 mpg better than the 24 mpg we saw in our earlier test of an all-wheel-drive Encore.Īll Encores also offer a reasonably spacious cabin that seats four-it’s too narrow for comfortable three-across seating in the rear-and easy ingress and egress through the large doors. Even the standard automatic engine stop/start system is nearly imperceptible when it shuts down or fires up the engine. HIGHS: Quiet cabin, surprisingly spacious, easy to park.Īs in all Encores, the Sport Touring’s cabin is whisper quiet the only noteworthy noise that makes its way into the passenger compartment is that of the engine, and that’s only when the four-cylinder nears the top of its rev range.
Our all-wheel-drive test example trundled to 60 mph in a lackadaisical 9.2 seconds-an improvement on the 10.0-second time we achieved in a 2013 Encore AWD, but slower than similarly sized all-wheel-drive subcompact crossovers such as the Fiat 500X, the Jeep Renegade, and the Mazda CX-3. Indeed, while the Encore Sport Touring does accelerate quicker than its less-powerful siblings, the little crossover still moves at a relaxed pace. The new engine addresses-but does not fix-one of our biggest gripes with the Encore: its pokiness. With an additional 35 cubic centimeters of displacement, direct fuel injection, and an aluminum block, the Encore Sport Touring’s four-cylinder has 153 horsepower and 177 lb-ft of torque, increases of 15 horsepower and 29 lb-ft of torque over the older iron-block 1.4-liter turbo four that powers the rest of the 2016 Encore lineup. Tested: 2020 Encore GX Works Well, Bores Us.Tested: 2017 Buick Encore 1.4L Turbo FWD.
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