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2024 Buick Encore GX: What's New, Specs & Features
Last updated August 4, 2026
The 2024 Buick Encore GX gets a major mid-cycle refresh, led by a redesigned front end and a new dashboard with two large displays. It also gains more standard safety equipment and a revised trim lineup.
About the 2024 Buick Encore GX
1st generation Encore GX (2020-present), major refresh year for 2024.
Buick positions the Encore GX as a small SUV with a more polished feel than many mainstream rivals. The brand leans on practical luxury, thoughtful storage, quiet-road manners, easy-to-use tech, and a city-friendly footprint rather than outright speed. For most shoppers, the draw is simple: it delivers a roomy, flexible cabin, standard big-screen infotainment, and available AWD in a package that feels a little more upscale than a typical subcompact SUV.
The Preferred is the everyday version, pairing the refreshed look with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Sport Touring gives the small SUV a bolder look with black exterior details and a flat-bottom steering wheel, while the new Avenir tops the range with leather-trimmed seats, added heating, and dual-zone climate control.
What changed, by category
Styling
Buick redesigned the front end with a new grille, its updated tri-shield badge, and standard LED headlamps.
Tech
Every trim gets a redesigned dashboard with an 11-inch touchscreen and an 8-inch driver display, replacing the previous smaller-screen setup.
Safety
Blind-spot and rear cross-traffic alerts become standard across the lineup.
Trim lineup
Avenir and Sport Touring join as full trims, while the previous Essence and Select trims leave the lineup. Preferred remains the base trim.
2024 Buick Encore GX specs and features by trim
| Feature | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 3-Cyl, ECOTEC, Turbo, 1.3 Liter | 3-Cyl, ECOTEC, Turbo, 1.2 Liter / 3-Cyl, ECOTEC, Turbo, 1.3 Liter | 3-Cyl, ECOTEC, Turbo, 1.3 Liter |
| Transmission | Automatic, CVT | Automatic, CVT | Automatic, CVT |
| Drivetrain | FWD | FWD | FWD |
| Fuel Type | Gas | Gas | Gas |
| MPG City | 29 mpg | 29–30 mpg | 29 mpg |
| MPG Highway | 31 mpg | 31 mpg | 31 mpg |
| Horsepower | 155 hp | 137–155 hp | 155 hp |
| Torque | 174 lb-ft | 162–174 lb-ft | 174 lb-ft |
| Trunk/Cargo | 50.2 cu-ft | 50.2 cu-ft | 50.2 cu-ft |
| Rear Legroom | 36 in | 36 in | 36 in |
| Seats | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Doors | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Adaptive Cruise Control | |||
| Alarm System | |||
| Automatic Emergency Braking | |||
| Automatic High Beams | |||
| Blindspot Sensors | |||
| Lane Departure Warning | |||
| Park Assist | |||
| Rain Sensing Windshield Wipers | |||
| Rear View Camera | |||
| 360 Camera | |||
| Alloy Wheels | |||
| LED Headlights | |||
| LED Tail Lights | |||
| Memory Exterior Mirrors | |||
| Power Moonroof | |||
| Power Close Liftgate/Trunk | |||
| Roof Rails | |||
| Premium Audio | |||
| Satellite Radio | |||
| Smartphone Interface | |||
| Touch Screen Monitor | |||
| Auto-Dimming Interior Mirror | |||
| Dual Power Front Seats | |||
| Dual-Zone Climate Control | |||
| Heated Front Seats | |||
| Heated Steering Wheel | |||
| Leather Seats | |||
| Memory Driver's Seat | |||
| Power Driver Seat | |||
| Push-Button Engine Start | |||
| Remote Start | |||
Frequently asked questions
What changed on the 2024 Buick Encore GX compared with the 2023 model?
The 2024 Encore GX receives a substantial mid-cycle refresh. Its main updates are a redesigned front end, a new 11-inch touchscreen and 8-inch driver display, standard blind-spot and rear cross-traffic alerts, and a revised trim lineup.
Which trims are new for the 2024 Buick Encore GX?
Avenir and Sport Touring are new full trims for 2024. Preferred continues, while the former Essence and Select trims leave the lineup.
Does the 2024 Buick Encore GX have better standard safety equipment?
Yes. Blind-spot and rear cross-traffic alerts become standard on every 2024 Encore GX trim, joining Buick's existing driver-assistance suite.
Did the 2024 Buick Encore GX get new engines?
No. The refresh does not bring a major engine or transmission change. The front-wheel-drive Preferred keeps a 1.2-liter turbo engine, while Sport Touring, Avenir, and all-wheel-drive models use a 1.3-liter turbo.
Is the 2024 Buick Encore GX a major upgrade over the 2023 model?
Yes, mainly in appearance, dashboard technology, and standard safety equipment. The 2024 model has a more modern front end, much larger displays, and wider standard safety coverage, but its underlying platform and core powertrains remain largely unchanged.
2024 Buick Encore GX Reviews
What owners are saying about the 2024 Buick Encore GX.
4.2
2024 Buick Encore GX
(90 reviews)
“It is a great car, excellent gas mileage. I continue to lease Encore at the end of every lease for the past 11 years.”
“The seats aren't heated! The phone doesn't always connect easily. It's a very basic car. Nothing real special about it, but I think most cars aren't really special.”
Sources
- news.buick.com — 2023 / Feb / 0216 Encoregx
- buick.com — Download Catalog / 02 Pdfs / GMBC23CT100 2024 ENCORE GX FO 053024
- buick.com — Download Catalog / 03 Pdfs / GMBC23CT000FO 2023 Encore GX Specifications 030223
- buick.com — Explore / News / Sport Touring Lineup
- buick.com — Crossovers Suvs / Encore Gx Avenir / Overview