Hartford Courant

Buick Envista best bang for your buck in 2024

- By Marc D. Grasso Grasso’s Garage is here for you! Are you in the market for a new car? I would be happy to provide my honest input. All you have to do is email me: marc.grasso@ bostonhera­ld.com.

A luxury car base-priced under $25,000 is easily an anomaly. But when it comes to Buick and its newest release, the Envista, a new age is born.

This vehicle is outstandin­g, boasting a new design, new vehicle release on the shared Chevrolet Trailblaze­r frame and a new logo.

Excellent styling brings the 2024 Buick Envista to Grasso’s Garage wrapped in Moonstone Gray Metallic, with a black interior and Santorini Blue accents that showed out exceptiona­lly.

The familiar 1.2-liter turbocharg­ed four-cylinder engine powers the Envista, and does so very quietly and smoothly. Paired with the six-speed automatic transmissi­on, this was a great combinatio­n with minimal road noise.

The Envista’s shape is similar to the Toyota Crown, and its expanded hatchback length and egg-shape style is really nice and new to this market of compact SUVS. The Envista’s interior really stands out as well, especially its super-spacious front cabin seating.

The Envista comes in three different models in 2024. Our tester was the base Preferred model priced at $23,495. Moving upscale in price and amenities is the Sport Touring, with a $25,195 base price, and the Avenir coming in just under $30K. All have a front-wheel-drive powertrain and are ready to perform.

The Envista boasts an 11-inch diagonal color HD touchscree­n infotainme­nt system, while options include moonroof and heated seats.

As Buick continues to develop and release new vehicles to the market fleet in 2024, they are off to an amazing start.

The Buick Envista Sport Touring is a great SUV for many,

especially given the modest sticker price. Our tester was very comfortabl­e, spacious and certainly deserves to be a charttoppe­r in the compact SUV.

Welcome back Buick, we are so glad you are here, and with the Envista, here to stay!

 ?? MARC D. GRASSO/BOSTON HERALD ?? The 2024 Buick Envista comes in three different models.
MARC D. GRASSO/BOSTON HERALD The 2024 Buick Envista comes in three different models.

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