What is an Enclave? An Enclave is a midsize SUV built in the General Motors Lansing, Michigan assembly plant and sold in North America by Buick. The Enclave is a good midsize SUV with a lengthy list of standard infotainment features, a cushioned ride and a powerful turbo engine. It also has some of the roomiest accommodations in the entire midsize SUV segment, with 3 rows of seats for 7 passengers and all their gear.
The 2025 Buick Enclave Sport Touring is a sporty SUV that offers sophisticated features like a blacked out mesh grille and sleek 20″ styled alloy wheels with a glossy black finish that makes it a sharp looking SUV. And one that you can instantly recognize as a Buick, as the tri-shield Buick logo is on the hood, deck lid, steering wheel and on all 4 wheel center caps. The tri-shield red, white and blue colored logo and its American symbolism, came to represent Buick in 1960. It remains in place on every Buick they build today.
The 2025 Enclave is offered in 3 trim levels: Preferred, Sport Touring and Avenir.
All Enclave models are powered by the same turbocharged 2.5 liter 4 cylinder gas engine with 328 horsepower and 326 lb-ft of torque. This engine is shared with the Chevrolet Traverse and the GMC Acadia and like those models, the Buick Enclave has an 8 speed automatic transmission and comes in either front wheel drive (FWD) or all wheel drive (AWD). Fuel economy for this AWD model is 19 MPG highway, 24 MPG highway and a respectable 21 MPG in combined everyday driving.
To showcase this new 2025 Enclave, this week Buick sent me a Sport Touring edition to test drive and review. The base window sticker price for this AWD model is $47,400. The options on the test SUV are: the Super Cruise package for $3,255, the special tintcoat paint for $645, and the AWD system for $2,000. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP), including the $1,395 destination charge, is: $53,300.
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door and in your garage total purchase price came to: $59,963. At just $37 bucks under $60 Grand, this 2025 Buick SUV has all the best equipment for a great Sport Touring SUV. It includes over a 300 HP engine, AWD, Super Cruise and a super comfortable interior with power everything that is loaded up with high tech features.. For just under $60,000, you get everything you need with none of the silly stuff.
Some of the special features included are enhanced automatic parking assist, super cruise, rear seating safety alert, forward collision alert, following distance alert, rear parking assist, blind zone steering assist, front pedestrian and bicyclist alert, reverse automatic braking, advanced adaptive cruise control, enhanced intersection automatic emergency braking, lane keeping assist, lane departure warning, rear pedestrian alert, high definition surround vision, and traffic sign recognition; just to name a few of the best ones.
According to recent reviews and reliability studies, Buicks are considered to be very good cars today, ranking highly for reliability and offering a comfortable driving experience with a focus on luxury features, particularly in terms of their interior quality. Many consider them a solid choice for those seeking a dependable and comfortable vehicle with a premium feel, at a relatively accessible price point. Plus, Buick is the oldest surviving American auto brand, founded in 1903, that made the first production vehicles with an automatic transmission, traction control, and CRT screens in their cars.
You should consider buying a 2025 Buick Enclave SUV if you prioritize a spacious, comfortable, and luxurious interior; particularly for large families. While also wanting a good selection of advanced technology, including hands free driving capabilities, it is all wrapped up in a stylish and refined design, with agile handling and one with the largest interior space in the 3 row midsize SUV class.
So, call, click or visit your local Buick dealer for a test drive, and a Bottom Line price review, on the 2025 Enclave Sport Touring AWD SUV. And remember that the base price for a new Enclave starts at only $45,000. Buick – Exceptional by Design.
Buick recently updated its brand identity with this tagline, Exceptional by Design, emphasizing the focus on meticulous design, innovation, and luxury across their lineup, and it represents Buick’s shift towards a more modern and stylish aesthetic, today being exceptional by design. Now really, wouldn’t you rather have a Buick?
Be smart, stay safe, and just breathe. Remember, You Are What You Drive, and maybe, just for those reasons alone, you should Drive one, Buy one, Today. Have a great day, drive safely, and enjoy the ride, as the future looks nice and bright – Tony the Car Guy.
This Bottom Line new vehicle review is a Nut & Bolt and Dollars & Sense editorial provided by Tony Leopardo. Tony the Car Guy is an automotive writer, editor and publisher in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you have a question, or comment for Tony, send it to tonyleo@pacbell.net and visit AutoWire.Net at www.autowire.net
