More photos of the new Buick Excelle sedan for
China. It looks far more modern than the old car, and its nose is nicely in
line with the rest of Buick’s Chinese lineup. The new Excelle will launch on
the Chinese car market in early H2. It is a very important car for Buick as the
outgoing Excelle has continuously been in the top-5 best selling cars for many
years.
The price range will be about the same as with the
old Excelle, but the engines are all new: a 1.0 liter turbocharged 3-pot with
136 hp and a 1.3 liter four with 107 hp. ‘Boxes: 6-speed manual or CVT.
Size:
Old: 4515/1725/1445 mm, wheelbase 2600 mm.
New: 4468/1765/1469 mm, wheelbase 2611 mm.
The new car is shorter, wider, higher, and has a
longer wheelbase. But the differences are so small they will barely matter in
the real world.
The interior is a bit of a letdown. The touch screen
is far too small for 2018 and certainly smaller than what most of the Chinese
competition offers. The instrument panel is old fashioned analog with only a
tiny screen in between the dials. There is a lot of black plastic and cheap
looking silver detailing in the wheel and around the gear lever. Faux wood
doesn’t help.
It is a good looking car, but also as exciting as an
apple. Buyers in this segment tend to be conservative, but buyers in this
segment as w whole are getting younger, and these younger buyers might find the
risk-less lines of the new Buick Excelle a bit too boring.
