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Posted by Snowmobile [Email] (#686) [Profile/Gallery] (more from Snowmobile) on Mon, 4 Apr 2016 06:57:15 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: um, only kind of..., Snowmobile [Profile/Gallery] , Mon, 4 Apr 2016 06:38:35
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From the article:

"Despite gunning for the same type of new customer, BMW and Buick offer wholly dissimilar vehicles. The first clue comes when the cars are parked nose-to-nose. The X1, based on the last BMW 3-Series, is a leanstation wagon with an increased ride height. The Encore, built in South Korea on the bones of the Chevrolet Spark and Sonic, is 4.4 inches taller than the BMW but has a smaller footprint than Buick’s own Verano, resulting in an awkward hatchback shape."

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"The BMW feels tauter than the Buick from the behind the wheel, too. Communicative steering and a positively sporty suspension allow you to place the X1 exactly where you want it, making for big fun on winding roads. It’s the polar opposite of the Encore, which is let down by numb steering that aggressively springs back to center, a ride that floats and bounces, and body roll exaggerated by the high seating position."

I couldn't find a googled image of bikes in an encore (see lower in thread for X1)...

so I suppose it depends what one is looking for and what $13k is worth to you! The remaining comments in the article try to justify the point of even comparing the 2 ("wholly dissimilar") vehicles, by stereotyping a customer type as a hipster grocery getter and running with it (isn't that vehicle of choice really supposed to be a fixie?). I'd say there are lots of different people out there! The X1 is significantly more interesting to me, that's for sure, though I wish it were a little bit longer.



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