Compact luxury cruiser: 2015 Buick Verano Turbo FWD Premium review notes - Autoweek
ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: I may not exactly know what Buick the brand is, or what it has in store for the future (besides lots and lots of Encores , apparently), but I can tell you one thing about its cars: They’re quiet. Or at least the Verano is. I wasn’t expecting that sort of serenity in a $32,770 compact luxury sedan. All luxury/non-luxury distinction and debates aside, the big reason you’d buy this instead of a Chevrolet Cruze is the aluminum-block 2. 0-liter turbocharged inline-four. It gets over 100 hp more than the highest-output Cruze motor, and offers torque comparable to the Cruze diesel’s. What’s more, that uplevel motor makes the Verano more powerful than the Audi A3, and it doesn’t suffer from any annoying low-speed dual-clutchiness like the German offering. You see a lot of Veranos in the Detroit area, often with younger professional-types behind the wheels. Nationwide, Buick seems to move just north of 3,000 per month. And thinking about it, I can see why: There aren’t any real dogs in this segment, but there aren’t any knockouts that spring to mind, either. The ILX isn’t bad, but…I can’t really think of anything to say about it, which isn’t a good sign. Which brings us to the Verano, which is a capable, well-balanced transporter when it’s equipped with the 2. 0-liter. Source: autoweek.com
