The Tiny Buick Encore is Priced

In the world of compact crossovers, they don't get smaller than the Buick Encore. The 2013 Buick Encore has a base price of $24950, including a $750 destination fee.

An $810 Convenience Group brings things like dual-zone automatic climate control, remote start, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, remote start, fog lights, and a household power outlet inside the vehicle. Getting that package unlocks the Leather Group, which slaps on another $700 to the Encore's price tag. The Leather Group adds leather upholstery on the seats, a power passenger seat, driver's seat position memory, and heated seats.

The Premium Group tacks on mostly driver's assistance features like rain-sensing wipers, a lane departure warning system, front and rear parking sensors, a forward collision warning system, and finally it adds a Bose premium sound system.

$1500 is the cost for all-wheel-drive, chrome wheels are $995, Buick's IntelliLink multimedia system with navigation is $795, a power sliding glass moonroof is $800, and is you don't get the Premium Group, the Bose audio system is a $595 option. The premium subcompact Buick is priced in the heart of the mainstream compact market, which has cars like the Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-5, Ford Escape, et cetera. The Buick is much smaller than any of those cars, and its 138-horsepower four-cylinder falls short in power to all other compact crossovers. It's closest competitor in terms of size would be the BMW X1, but that is a much more powerful and expensive car.

The 2013 Buick Encore officially goes on sale in the dawn of 2013.

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