The Buick Terraza is a luxury
minivan
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that was marketed by
Buick
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from 2005 through 2007 model years. The Terraza was a
badge engineered
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variant of the
Chevrolet
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,
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, and
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minivans sharing the
U platform; (
Uplander,
Montana SV6, and
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respectively), all manufactured in
Doraville, Georgia
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History
Doraville was incorporated by an act of the Georgia General Assembly, approved December 15, 18 ...
.
The Terraza retailed at
US$28,110 in 2005 ($ in dollars ). The Buick debuted with one engine, a 3.5
L High Value V6 that generates 200
hp (149
kW) and 220 lb·ft (298 N·m) of
torque
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, going from 0-60 mph in the 9-second range. For 2006, a 3.9 L
LZ9 V6, with 240 hp (179 kW) and 240 lb·ft (332 Nm) torque. It offered leather seats, and a wood trim on the panels and also offered on the steering wheel and gear shift knob.
For 2007, the 3.5 L V6 was dropped, leaving the 3.9 L as the base engine. Consequently, the optional
AWD system was also dropped, since it could not handle the torque of the 3.9 L engine. A
flex-fuel
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version of the 3.9 L V6 also became available for the Terraza's third season. The 2007 Terraza equipped with side airbags scored a "good" in the frontal offset and an "acceptable" in the side impact
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)
crash test
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s.
Year-by-year changes
*2005 • Buick introduces the Terraza, its first minivan for the
North-American market. The Terraza was available in two trim lines: entry-level ''CX'' (FWD or AWD) and top-of-the-line ''CXL'' (FWD or AWD).
*2006 • The 3.5 L V6 could now be upgraded to a 3.9 (in FWD only)
LZ9 V6 engine. Second row seat-mounted side airbags were now an option.
*2007 • The Terraza's last year, and all-wheel drive models were dropped. For 2007, the 3.9 L V6 was the only engine offered, however it was available with a
flex-fuel
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option. More standard features were offered on the new ''CX Plus'' model, which slotted between the ''CX'' and ''CXL''. The Terraza was removed from Buick's website in early fall 2007.
Discontinuation
The Terraza was discontinued after the 2007 model year,
the
GM's Doraville plant closed on 26 September 2008, and the last Terraza was assembled in June 2007.
Sales
See also
*
Buick GL8
The Buick GL8 is a minivan that is produced by Shanghai GM, a joint-venture between Chinese automaker SAIC Motor and American automaker General Motors. It is only sold in China.
Introduced in 1999, the first generation Buick GL8 is similar to t ...
- A
Chinese-exclusive minivan, whose first generation was based on the Terraza.
References
External links
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