The 2025 Buick Enclave might thread the needle between GM’s more mainstream Chevy brand and its luxurious Cadillac brand in ambience and adornment, but by the feature set it’s more decisively a luxury vehicle. Here it earns a point for strong base content and, in base versions, another for its good value overall. A fresh, quick infotainment infotainment system that does everything it should earns another point, for a total of 8.
Standard features of the Preferred include heated power front seats (yes, both of them), active noise cancellation, a power tailtgate, 12-speaker Bose audio, wireless smartphone charging, and 20-inch wheels. The ST model gets blacked out trim and a flat-bottom steering wheel. It has no tuning changes to the engine or suspension to make it sportier.
On the Preferred or ST, a Power Package can add the one-touch flat-folding second row, a power-folding third row, heated wipers, an AC power outlet, a garage door opener, and a head-up display, for $1,740.
Super Cruise is offered on all versions as an option, but the amount varies—$3,255 on Preferred, or $3,750 on the top Avenir as it includes a digital camera mirror.
The Avenir includes those features that are optional on the Preferred and ST as standard, plus adaptive dampers, a panoramic sunroof, quilted-and-perforated leather upholstery, front-seat cooling and massage, second-row outboard heated seats, expanded ambient lighting, Bose premium audio, and 22-inch nickel-finish wheels.
Technology features otherwise seen as extras are now being more widely made standard across the auto market, and the Enclave is no exception. Buick includes the huge 30.0-inch curved infotainment screen that flows seamlessly with the gauge cluster and has embedded Google Maps and the capability to run Google Play apps, as well as wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
The Enclave is also Buick’s first model to offer GM’s Super Cruise, allowing hands-free driving and even automated lane changes on more than 750,000 miles of mapped highways, provided the driver stays focused on the road ahead. We see SuperCruise not as primarily as a safety feature but as a convenience one, allowing the driver to rack up the miles with less fatigue.
Buick backs the Enclave with a 3-year/36,000-mile new car warranty and a 5-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty.
Which Buick Enclave should I buy?
The Enclave has a feature set closer to the base feature set of true luxury SUVs. While the top-of-the-line Avenir is indeed priced more closely to luxury vehicles, the base Preferred and mid-range ST are not. The Enclave Preferred, at $46,395 including the mandatory $1,395 destination fee, seems like a great value if gas mileage or a hybrid system aren’t priorities. We’d probably option it with AWD, for a total of $48,395, but the Enclave looks its best in the lighter, airier color combinations and we’re not convinced the $2,400 higher ST and its gloss-black themes are worth it.
How much is a fully loaded Buick Enclave?
The top 2025 Buick Enclave Avenir costs $59,395 in front-drive form or $61,395 with all-wheel drive. Add Super Cruise ($3,750), the Trailering Package ($650) and you get to $63,775, perhaps topping $64,000 with premium paint.
