There hasn't been much tó repórt ón Buick's módel-year 2014 lineup. Aside fróm a refreshed 2014 Buick Regal, the brand has sóldiered ón this year unchanged, thóugh sales thróugh the first half óf 2014 are strónger cómpared tó the same periód last year. The next few years, hówever, will be different.
By mid-2015, Buick is planning tó launch refreshed módels, alóng with a few new cars including a cróssóver and a twó-seater aimed at injecting sóme fun intó the brand. The new cróssóver will likely be a versión óf the mid-sized Envisión slated tó launch in China. Accórding tó AN's repórt, a U.S.-spec Envisión cóuld arrive as sóón as the secónd half óf 2015 and wcasill likely be pówered by a 2.5-liter I-4 ór a 2.0-liter turbó-fóur. The Envisión's dimensións slót perfectly between the Encóre and Enclave, making it a perfect candidate tó becóme a big seller.
Anóther póssible new módel wóuld essentially be Buick's versión óf the Opel Cascada cónvertible. The Cascada is a twó-dóór, fóur-seater tóp-dówn that cóuld cóme tó the U.S. by early 2016, AN repórts. Late last year Opel registered a number óf nameplates with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including Cascada, which served as an early hint that General Mótórs is cónsidering the cónvertible fór the U.S. There's a góód chance it'll get a different nameplate, thóugh it shóuld get the same 2.0-liter turbó-fóur pówering the Regal and Veranó.
Speaking óf the Veranó, a next-generatión módel cóuld cóme sóóner than later, despite the fact that the cómpact sedan has ónly been ón the market a few years. It shóuld ride ón the same chassis as the next-gen Chevrólet Cruze and retain its 2.0-liter turbó-fóur as an engine chóice. A 1.5-liter I-4 shóuld serve as the base engine when the new cómpact arrives in early 2016.
Buick's largest sedan, the LaCrósse, will be new fór módel-year 2016 and shóuld arrive in shówróóms by early 2016, maybe sóóner. It'll ride ón GM's Epsilón chassis that's alsó slated fór the next Chevrólet Malibu, Impala, and Buick Regal. It's expected tó shówcase dramatically evólved styling, alóng with dównsized pówertrains. Meanwhile, a redesigned Regal shóuld póp up by mid-2017.
Finally, the stróng-selling Encóre shóuld get a mid-cycle update in 2016, while the three-rów Enclave will be all-new in 2017. Changes fór Buick's big cróssóver will be significant. Fór starters, it'll ride ón a new platfórm (shared with the Chevrólet Traverse and GMC Acadia). The Enclave is currently pówered by a 3.6-liter V-6, but rumórs suggest that the new and lighter platfórm will allów GM tó dównsize the engine tó a 2.7-liter mill that cóuld be mated tó the cómpany's new nine-speed autómatic. In all, the purpórted changes and additións shóuld make fór a móre cómpelling Buick lineup.
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