Spotlight: 2024 Buick Encore GX in Bellefontaine, OH
You may not think of Buick as a sporty brand, but the Encore GX wants to change that perception. As the best-selling Buick model for the past few years, the Buick Encore GX proudly flaunts its sleek design — with agile handling to match. The 2024 Encore GX is surprisingly sporty for a compact crossover, so it’s no wonder why so many people in Bellefontaine come to Steve Austin’s Auto Group to test-drive it.
Attractive updates and enviable changes
For 2024, the Encore GX has received a significant redesign that gives it a vastly different appearance inside and outside. The new look emphasizes the brand’s elegance by utilizing orderly, uncluttered design elements.
For example, the front fascia looks more streamlined with the boomerang LED headlamps that have been separated from the lower grille. The new logo crowns the top of the front bumper. Add optional gloss-black appearance packages and new LED taillamp designs at higher trim levels; you can choose between Preferred, Sport Touring, or Avenir models.
Take a look inside
Buick has replaced any of the less expensive-looking plastic components in the cabin with higher-quality materials that compose the dashboard, door paneling, and center console. The upholstery features unique stitching patterns in elegant colors like Whisper Beige.
Want the most attractive Encore GX on the market? The 2024 model year finally introduces the top-of-the-line Avenir trim to the Encore GX roster. This configuration adds special Avenir embroidering and badging along with repositionable leather seats, a heated steering wheel, and additional technology.
Smooth and spry performance
The 2024 Buick Encore GX proves that small crossovers can be fun to drive. The vehicle offers a dynamic experience thanks to instantly responsive steering and pedal input, tight maneuverability, and smooth shifting thanks to its continuously variable transmission. The well-balanced Encore GX stays firmly planted around tight curves when you hook around back roads in Logan County.
The available, upgraded turbocharged three-cylinder engine gives the most spirited acceleration, especially when bolstered by the extra push from the optional all-wheel-drive system. This turbo unit provides enough pep to get the compact Encore GX up to speed with ease, while still averaging a fuel-conserving performance on long stretches of country roads near Bellefontaine. And, the new flat-bottom steering wheel truly makes you feel like a race car driver.
A grand time with new technology
Many drivers who choose an Encore GX prefer this subcompact SUV for its intuitive, easy-to-use technology. The redesigned 2024 Buick Encore GX continues that appeal by offering a tremendous step forward in its driver-centric tech: the Virtual Cockpit System. As the first Buick model to have this feature, the newest Encore GX features a 19-inch, long pane of glass that stretches across the dashboard. This VCS panel covers two high-definition screens: the driver information cluster and the largest infotainment screen in its class.
This hardware incorporates a revamped operating system that’s now easier to navigate and customize. Wireless Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™ compatibility let you sync your smartphone for sending messages or finding directions when driving away from your Bellefontaine home.
Speaking of driving, the included Buick Driver Confidence package also makes traveling easier. Its safety-focused technologies include Automatic Emergency Braking and Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning — both essential tools to have when driving through rural Logan County roads at night. Want more assistance to avoid collisions? Add optional Lane Change Alert with Side Blind Zone Alert and Adaptive Cruise Control to your 2024 Buick Encore GX.
The Encore GX name stands for “Grand Crossover,” and that’s a fitting moniker for this crossover’s illustrious design. You can ride like royalty in a new 2024 Buick Encore GX when you buy or lease one at Steve Austin’s Auto Group.
