2026 Buick Encore GX · Trim vs trim
2026 Buick Encore GX Preferred vs Avenir: what's the difference?
The Avenir costs $4,805 more. It starts at $31,700, and the Preferred at $26,895. The Avenir adds and a . In all, 7 parts differ, listed below.
Our Encore GX data has all three U.S. 2026 with the 1.3L engine, or , and the options listed here. It doesn't have the unavailable 1.2L engine, most paint colors, dealer , fleet equipment, subscriptions or other yet, so something missing from this page may still be offered.
What changes, as they come
| What | Preferred | Avenir |
|---|---|---|
| Tire diameter | Preferred27.7″ | Avenir27.7″ |
| Wheel size | Preferred18″ | Avenir19″ |
| What | Preferred | Avenir |
|---|---|---|
| Wheels | Preferred18-inch Bright Silver aluminum wheels | Avenir19-inch Pearl Nickel aluminum wheels |
| Tires | Preferred225/55R18 all-season tires | Avenir245/45R19 all-season tires |
| Fender flares | PreferredBlack wheel-opening trim | AvenirBody-color wheel-opening trim |
| Front bumper | PreferredBlack lower front fascia | AvenirAvenir front fascia with bright accents |
| Rear bumper | PreferredBlack lower rear fascia | AvenirAvenir rear fascia with bright accents |
| Top | PreferredBody-color roof, no rails | AvenirBody-color roof with rails |
| Seats | PreferredCloth / leatherette, manual front seats | AvenirLeather-appointed, 8-way power driver / 6-way power passenger seats |
| What | Preferred | Avenir |
|---|---|---|
| Heated front seats | PreferredNot included | AvenirYes |
| Heated steering wheel | PreferredNot included | AvenirYes |
| Flat-folding front passenger seatback | PreferredNot included | AvenirYes |
| Driver seat and mirror memory | PreferredNot included | AvenirYes |
| Dual-zone automatic climate control | PreferredNot included | AvenirYes |
The same on both: horsepower (155 hp), combined mpg (30 mpg), city mpg (29 mpg), highway mpg (31 mpg) and cargo behind the rear seats (23.5 cu ft).
More Encore GX answers
- Preferred vs Sport Touring
- Sport Touring vs Avenir
- Preferred vs Avenir
- Selectable all-wheel drive
- Heated front seats
- A heated steering wheel
- Adaptive Cruise Control
- HD Surround Vision
- Lane Change Alert with Side Blind Zone Alert
- Wireless device charging
- A power liftgate
- A hands-free power liftgate
- A panoramic power moonroof
- Bose 7-speaker audio
- A contrasting black roof
- A flat-folding front passenger seatback
- A compact spare tire
Build your own
Switch to the Preferred in the trim list to see what goes away, or add to either and watch the drawing change.
The Avenir, as it comes
↑ The answerAvenir
Avenir
Hover or tap a part, or use the arrow keys, to see what this build has there.
- MPG
- mpg
- ·
- Power
- hp
- ·
- Cargo
- ft³
- ·
- Clearance
- —″
- ·
- Combined mpg
- mpg
- 29 city · 31 hwy · EPA estimate
- Horsepower
- hp
- 1.3L turbo · every build here
- Cargo space
- ft³
- Behind occupied second row
- Ground clearance
- —″
- No verified ground-clearance figure for this U.S. model
- Curb weight
- lb
- GM’s figure before optional equipment
- No AWD
- Has Heated seats
- No Panoramic roof
- No 360° camera
- No Bose audio
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Packages & options
Powertrain
Comfort & tech
Wheels & roof
Utility
What your options change
This is a stock Avenir. Pick a package and every part it swaps shows up here, and in orange on the SUV.
- No AWD
- Has Heated seats
- No Panoramic roof
- No 360° camera
- No Bose audio
- Drive
- Front-wheel drive
- Transmission
- CVT
- Torque
- 174 lb-ft · 1.3L turbo
- City / hwy
- 29 / 31 mpg
- Cargo, back seats down
- 50.2 ft³ · published maximum
- Seating
- 5 · two rows · 40/60 rear split
- Rear legroom
- 36.01″
- Tires
- 245/45R19 all-season tires
- Seats
- Leather-appointed, 8-way power driver / 6-way power passenger seats
- Heated seats / wheel
- Equipped
- Front passenger seatback
- Flat-folding
- Touchscreen
- 11″ · wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Audio
- 6-speaker audio
- Adaptive cruise
- Not equipped
- Camera
- HD rear camera
- Liftgate
- Manual
- Climate control
- Dual-zone automatic
- Spare tire
- Inflator kit; spare optional
- Headroom front / rear
- 39.71″ / 38.1″
