Someone did mention after a few rounds at Tap30 Pourhouse in Petoskey that the Enclave didn't seem to be the kind of vehicle a sex offender would drive.ĭriving it revealed that its interior is richer and nicer than the Ford's, although that bar is dachshund-steeplechase low. The competition in this segment is tough, so tough that we couldn't find a lot of nice things to say about the Buick. Verdict: Remember the Buick Open? This is a time capsule from that era. Lows: The most money nets you the least stuff and a cheap-feeling interior. Highs: The any-way-you-fold-'em cargo champ and the passing-acceleration king. Powered front and fixed rear sunroofs cost $1400, while the $495 black paint and $270 set of floor mats land this Enclave at $49,055, the highest price in the test. Spending an additional $1695 for the Sport Touring package nets 20-inch machined-face aluminum wheels and a unique grille. Our Essence-trim example is one step up from Buick's base model, and all-wheel drive adds $2000 to the chit. GM's corporate 3.6-liter V-6 makes 310 horses here and a nine-speed transaxle does the shifting. It remains related to the Chevy Traverse and is built on the same long version of the C1 platform. Fully loaded, our Telluride came with ventilated second-row seats, richer leather, and a fake-suede headliner, among other goodies, for a final tally of $46,910.īuick's second-gen Enclave is two years old, which makes it a slightly familiar member of the group. This one, of course, added them in with the $2000 SX Prestige package. The Telluride's top trim level, SX, also includes stuff like the two sunroofs and the second-row captain's chairs, but it caters to a slightly more frugal buyer by leaving off a few extras. Toss in $160 for floor mats and this Palisade is a $47,655 proposition. At our $48,000 price target, you get a Palisade Limited with all-wheel drive, which means its window sticker abounds with standard equipment, from a pair of sunroofs to lane-keeping assistance to auto-leveling rear dampers. Both have a 114.2-inch wheelbase, the test's shortest, but somehow the second-row seats are among the roomiest. They share a lot, including their 291-hp V-6, eight-speed automatic transmission, and platform. Hyundai and Kia have built three-row crossovers before, even big ones, but who besides us remembers the Veracruz and the Borrego? The Hyundai Palisade and Kia Telluride are the first big Korean crossovers poised to make a real mark on the segment. The XLT is the lowliest Explorer trim, and this one packs all-wheel drive (a $2000 upcharge), 20-inch wheels ($1295), Ford's Co-Pilot360 Assist+ suite ($795), and a towing package ($710), for a grand total of $46,810. Ford's turbocharged 2.3-liter inline-four is on duty and has 300 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque turning the Ford/GM co-developed 10-speed automatic. It might look like a malnourished example of the last-generation model, all vacuum-packed bulge split by bone lines, but it's so new that the engine is facing a different direction, and if you don't opt for all-wheel drive, the torque goes only to the rear wheels. There's so much churn in the class right now that, for most of our testers, this is our first exposure to three of these models. Lucky for you, carmakers are swiping right on you, which explains the flood of new three-row products tailored for your life. We know you well enough to know that you don't want a minivan and that only a two-box crossover will do. You who couldn't get enough of procreating and now need three rows of seating in a vehicle. Don't pretend you just noticed something on the back of your hand or that your phone is buzzing in your pocket. From the November 2019 issue of Car and Driver.
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