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Your vehicleHome›Buick›Encore›2025› Sport Touring
2025 Buick Encore

Sport Touring AWD

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What the Sport Touring adds over the Preferred

SpecPreferredSport Touring
Curb weight (maximum)3040 lbs3247 lbs
Curb weight (minimum)3014 lbs3247 lbs
Engine displacement1200 cc1300 cc
Horsepower137 hp155 hp
Torque162 lb-ft174 lb-ft
Engine type (full description)ECOTEC 1.2L Turbo I-3ECOTEC 1.3L Turbo I-3
MPG (city)29 mpg26 mpg
MPG (highway)31 mpg28 mpg
Rear suspension typeCompound CrankCompound Crank; Watts link
Tire size225/55R18245/45R19
Final drive ratio5.43.2
Transmission typeContinuously Variable Transmissionautomatic
Wheel diameter18 in19 in
Wheel width7.5 in8 in

Standard here, not on the base trim: AWD models available (Preferred, Sport Touring, Avenir)

Specifications

Source: manufacturer press kit

Brakes

Front brake typeventilated disc
Rear brake typesolid disc

Cargo

Cargo volume behind 1st row50.2 cu-ft
Cargo volume behind 2nd row23.5 cu-ft

Dimensions Exterior

Overall height64.1 in
Overall length171.1 in
Overall width71.4 in
Wheelbase102.2 in

Engine Basics

Aspirationtwin turbo
Cylinder count3
Engine displacement1300 cc
Fuel injection systemgdi mpi
Engine type (full description)ECOTEC 1.3L Turbo I-3
Valve configurationDOHC 16-Valve

Engine Output

Horsepower155 hp
Torque174 lb-ft

Fuel Economy

MPG (city)26 mpg
MPG (highway)28 mpg

Fuel System

Fuel tank capacity13.2 gal

Headroom

Front headroom39.7 in
Second-row headroom38.1 in

Legroom

Front legroom40.9 in
Second-row legroom36 in

Shoulder Room

Front shoulder room55.4 in
Second-row shoulder room53.6 in

Steering

Steering typeElectric power-assisted column / rack-and-pinion

Suspension

Front suspension typeMacPherson Strut
Rear suspension typeCompound Crank; Watts link

Tires

Tire size245/45R19

Transmission

Final drive ratio3.2
Transmission speeds9
Transmission typeautomatic

Weights

Curb weight (maximum)3247 lbs
Curb weight (minimum)3247 lbs

Wheels

Wheel diameter19 in
Wheel materialaluminum
Wheel width8 in

Standard & optional equipment

Source: manufacturer press kit

Safety11 std · 5 opt

  • Standard Buick Driver Confidence package: Forward Collision Alert
  • Standard Buick Driver Confidence package: Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning
  • Airbags: frontal and knee for driver and front passenger; seat-mounted side-impact and head-curtain for front and rear seating positions
  • Automatic Emergency Braking
  • Brake Type: Electric, four-wheel disc rotors, ABS and brake life monitoring
  • Following Distance Indicator

Convenience1 std · 0 opt

  • Remote start (now standard on all trim levels)

Powertrain5 std · 0 opt

  • AWD models available (Preferred, Sport Touring, Avenir)
  • FWD models available (Preferred, Sport Touring, Avenir)
  • 9-Speed Automatic Transmission — 1.3L Turbo AWD
  • Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) — 1.2L Turbo and 1.3L Turbo FWD
  • ECOTEC 1.3L Turbo I-3

Ranked by what shoppers ask about first; standard equipment before options.

Transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit for the 2025 Encore. Confirm with the window sticker for a specific unit.

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Common questions about the Sport Touring

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

What does the 2025 Buick Encore Sport Touring add over the Preferred?

Against the Preferred, 1 feature becomes standard that the Preferred does not and 14 published specifications differ. Both lists are on this page, taken from the manufacturer's own press material.