Used 2016 Buick Encore Sport Touring 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A) Consumer Reviews
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Lou, Smithtown, NY, 03/24/2017
updated 04/04/2022
Buick Encore Sport Touring 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
21 of 26 people found this review helpful
Before buying this car, you should know that it has a feature called "Auto Stop/Start". I blame myself for not having done any homework to find out its features. The salesman told me that the engine was a 1.4 liter turbocharged engine. He said "1.4", but I heard "2.4' , which is what I was used to. He never mentioned the Auto Stop/Start. Basically this feature stops the engine at a traffic light when the car comes to a stop and the foot is fully depressed on the brake pedal. This feature is supposed to save a minuscule amount of gas, therefore conforming to some government set fuel efficiency standard. It really bother me that such a thing could be engineered into a car. The only way to keep the engine form stopping is to shift to manual or neutral. If you shift to neutral, you can shift back to drive and the engine will keep running. If you shift to manual, the engine will quit when you return to drive. The problem with manual is that if you leave it in manual and forget that you'll have to shift manually, you'll run the RPM up to the red line before realizing that you forgot to go to drive. This is a good car for around town, except for that feature. The gas tank holds only around 14 gallons, so that it appears to burn more than it does.
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Fun to drive!
Kim, Eureka, CA, 02/11/2021
updated 07/15/2022
Buick Encore Sport Touring 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I love my Buick Encore. I bought the Sport Touring Edition 22 months ago and I have never enjoyed a car as much as I do this one. It is sporty looking and I can zip into small areas with no trouble. It has all the options I wanted and then some plus it is very comfortable on long trips. My husband and I are getting older so getting in and out of cars was becoming an issue but not with the Encore, we have no problem getting in and out. I highly recommend this car!
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Nice litle SUV
Encoresport, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 10/05/2016
Buick Encore Sport Touring 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
16 of 29 people found this review helpful
I like the Buick Encore very much, but can't live with stop/start for the next 6 years. Got a another brand instead.
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So close, and yet, so very terribly terribly slow.
J, San Francisco, CA, 05/09/2016
Buick Encore Sport Touring 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
15 of 33 people found this review helpful
The size/shape and features of this vehicle are great. The price is right. It's one of the few cars that might convince me to buy American again (it's been more than 20 years). It's surprisingly well-featured, quite comfortable, and fairly agile. And then GM goes and put an absolutely anemic engine in it. Zero-to-Sixty? Maybe in 15 seconds with a tailwind -- which is going to cause problems getting on California's freeways and squirting in and out of traffic -- perhaps it's enough for states where they drive slower and more lawfully, but not here. And this is on the increased-horsepower sport/touring model. The base model is almost undriveable. I know that GM has better engines in its lineup. There's no excuse for not having the option to put 200-250 horses under the hood (look at the VW Tiguan and BMW X1 to see this done well). That change would make all the difference, and it's an absolute shame how much the current powerplants completely ruin the car. (I'm also one of the tiny minority of people who would prefer all cars to at least be available with a manual transmission... but for vehicles in this class, I know that will never happen)
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Amy, Ann Arbor, MI, 06/17/2020
Buick Encore Sport Touring 4dr SUV (1.4L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I looked for a used car for at least a year. I was overwhelmed almost but when I saw the s Buick Encore I fell in love with it. The dealership that I bought it from were very nice and helpful. The car is roomy but not to small. I’m very happy even with the color.