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It will take $24,950, which includes $750 destination, to put a 2013 Buick Encore in your driveway. The CUV with the polarizing looks and tiny footprint will come with some of the best fuel economy in its segment and plenty of standard features even on its base trim, including features like a full-color, seven-inch screen, a rearview camera, active noise cancellation and 18-inch wheels.

Above that, the Encore trims are denoted by packages, each higher tier including the features from the package below. The Convenience Group takes you up to $25,760 for features like remote start and dual-zone climate control, the Leather Group makes a larger step to $27,460 for more power options, heated front seats and steering wheel and leather-trimmed upholstery, and the top-level Premium Group is $28,940, which includes items like park assist, Forward Collision Alert with Lane Departure Warning and a Bose premium audio system. There are a few standalone options ranging from the $595 Bose stereo to the $995 18-inch chrome wheels, and any trim level can be had with all-wheel drive for an extra $1,500.

Buick has previously compared the Encore to what you'd get in the BMW X1 and Audi Q3. Buick's price beats the X1, which starts at $31,545, and you can't get the Q3 here, at least not yet. Of course, we'd also counter that a model like the X1 is a fair bit larger and based on a performance-minded rear-wheel drive chassis, not a FWD architecture derived from the Chevrolet Sonic (good as it might be). There's also the small matter of the BMW having a 240-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter four, while the Buick comes with a 1.4-liter turbo with one hundred fewer horses in its corral. But we digress.

Of course, we'll know more about detailed pricing when the configurator goes up, and we'll know more about those comparisons when we can get behind the wheel. In the meantime, there's a press release below.Continue reading 2013 Buick Encore to carve out a small premium niche from $24,950*

2013 Buick Encore to carve out a small premium niche from $24,950* originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 20 Sep 2012 16:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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