2026 Buick Encore GX · Trim vs trim
2026 Buick Encore GX Preferred vs Sport Touring: what's the difference?
The Sport Touring costs $805 more. It starts at $27,700, and the Preferred at $26,895. The Sport Touring changes the wheels, front bumper, rear bumper, top and seats.
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 | Sport Touring |
|---|---|---|
| Wheels | Preferred18-inch Bright Silver aluminum wheels | Sport Touring18-inch Gloss Black aluminum wheels |
| Front bumper | PreferredBlack lower front fascia | Sport TouringGloss Black Sport Touring fascia |
| Rear bumper | PreferredBlack lower rear fascia | Sport TouringGloss Black Sport Touring rear fascia |
| Top | PreferredBody-color roof, no rails | Sport TouringBody-color roof with rails |
| Seats | PreferredCloth / leatherette, manual front seats | Sport TouringLeatherette, manual front seats |
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 Sport Touring, as it comes
↑ The answerSport Touring
Sport Touring
Hover or tap a part, or use the arrow keys, to see what this build has there.
- MPG
- mpg
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- Power
- hp
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- Cargo
- ft³
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- Clearance
- —″
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- 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
- No Heated seats
- No Panoramic roof
- No 360° camera
- No Bose audio
Choose a trim
Packages & options
Powertrain
Comfort & tech
Wheels & roof
Utility
What your options change
This is a stock Sport Touring. Pick a package and every part it swaps shows up here, and in orange on the SUV.
- No AWD
- No 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
- 225/55R18 all-season tires
- Seats
- Leatherette, manual front seats
- Heated seats / wheel
- Not equipped
- Front passenger seatback
- Standard recline
- Touchscreen
- 11″ · wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- Audio
- 6-speaker audio
- Adaptive cruise
- Not equipped
- Camera
- HD rear camera
- Liftgate
- Manual
- Climate control
- Single-zone electronic
- Spare tire
- Inflator kit; spare optional
- Headroom front / rear
- 39.71″ / 38.1″
