The station wagon is alive and well: Driving the Buick Regal TourX

Enlarge / 2018 Buick Regal TourX. (credit: Buick) Station wagons used to be everywhere. My best friend in high school drove some gigantic, late-’60s station wagon in that peculiar color I thought of as “station wagon green” with a healthy helping of faux wood paneling. Throw in a bit of rust, a few inches of […]

2019 Buick Envision First Drive Review | Still not a standout

ATLANTA – “We’re in the fashion business,” executive chief engineer Rick Spina told us as he introduced the 2019 Buick Envision. “Except with a lot of technology.” Spina was referring to the changing whims of new-car buyers, which have prompted Buick to give the compact Envision crossover its mid-generational update early — just 18 months […]

Review: Buick aims high, falls short with $60,000 Enclave Avenir

Marlowe Bangeman “Huh, a $ 60,000 Buick.” That was my first thought after scanning the Monroney sticker for the 2018 Buick Enclave Avenir after it arrived in my inbox along with electronic copies of the usual fleet loan documents. A price tag of $ 60,000 is close to European luxury territory, as well, so Buick […]

Buick Envision Refreshed for 2019: Now with More Available Guts

– When Buick announced the Envision for the U.S. market for the 2016 model year, it marked a milestone for the American auto industry. Buick needed a crossover between the small Encore and the large Enclave and found production capacity for the new Envision in China. American workers growled. Buick worried that all some corners […]

2019 Buick Envision starts just under $33,000

Buick has announced that prices for its new 2019 Envision will start at $ 33,985 (including destination), positioning the refreshed compact SUV right between its best-selling Encore entry-level crossover and more upmarket Enclave and taking aim at competitors including the Lincoln MKC and Acura RDX. The Envision will be offered in five trim levels — […]

2018 Buick Regal GS First Drive: Buick Adds Some Muscle to Its Sportback

– Fifty-three years ago, Buick introduced the Riviera and Skylark Gran Sports to the world, packing big Nailhead V-8s and more style than just about anything else General Motors built at the time. By 1970, the zenith of the muscle-car era, the 455-cubic-inch GSX, wearing a wild stripe package and a distinctly un-Buick-like rear spoiler, […]