The teaser photo looks promising, but I still can't see the name without thinking Renault. I guess most younger folk won't remember those.

Buick names new small CUV Encore, promises Detroit debut

 

looks like they had some old saturn vues laying around that they needed to rebadge

 

Unless I missing some more photos I don't see how you can call it a rebadged Vue from a partial picture of the headlight.

 

Is this a reskinned Equinox?

 

They did, but they call them Chevrolet Captiva Sport:

Saturn Vue Chevrolet Captiva Sport announced for U.S. fleet customers

No, this vehicle is on Gamma like the Chevrolet Sonic, not Theta II like the Equinox.

The headlight shape definitely bears a little resemblance to the Vue, but otherwise, this is a totally unrelated vehicle. It's a smaller crossover than either Vue or Equinox.

 

this . I was looking for more pics or something

 

No, thank god it is an all new vehicle that is a different size. Think of it as a Buick equivalent to the VW Tiguan. I think GM is smart to limit the Theta (Equinox) platform to just 2 vehicles and give Buick something different.

 

True, there's still a lot that remains to be seen. I think the lines that they do show look a lot like the most recent Vue (and Captiva)





I do think the Buick looks more refined, but as soon as I saw it I thought of the Vue

 

The little vent up against the light annoys me... like a speck of dust in the eye or something.

 

They've removed another tile of the teaser image on their facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/Buick?sk=app_204368019648540

 

It does look very Vue-like. Which I think is a really good thing. The Vue is still one of the best looking little SUVs on the road. My wife loves them, but I wouldn't buy one because of Saturn tanking and quality issues. If this new Buick is built in the US and up to the new 'nox's quality we may buy this instead of the Equinox. I really like what I'm seeing so far and my wife will love that it's even smaller than the 'Nox.

 

It isn't the Saturn VUE. I believe this is much smaller. It is based on the Opel Corsa platform.

Opel had a Captiva which was a rebadged VUE. That is not what the new Encore is.

 

It is a Buick and it is smaller than the Vue?

The Vue is already pretty small - noticably smaller than the longer-wheelbase Equinox, for example.

I guess we'll see how it plays out.

EDIT: (Emphasis added)

OK, I hadn't seen the pic yet. Despite the claim above, it is IMO clearly smaller than the Equinox, and indeed looks smaller than the Vue as well. I'm not sure why Buick needs a sub-compact crossover like this. Is it really coming to the U.S.?

 

Yes, it is coming here:
Encore Crossover to Join Growing Buick Brand

This will most likely also be going to China. The Envision concept was shown earlier this year at the Shanghai show. It was also a small crossover.

 

Is anyone else seeing 6 ports on the hood? That would be unusual for something this small.