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Is the 2026 Buick Encore GX a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 20 SUVs

11thof 20

  • No. Top half on 1 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 23.5 cu ft.
  • 11th of 20 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: price (8th of 20), mpg (8th of 16).
  • Weakest: towing (7th of 8, tied with 1).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2026 · SUVSBronco…Ford Bronco SportKicksNissan KicksTaosVolkswagen TaosCompassJeep CompassTraxChevrolet TraxKonaHyundai KonaTrailb…Chevrolet TrailblazerC-HRToyota C-HRCountr…MINI CountrymanCoroll…Toyota Corolla CrossEncore…Buick Encore GXEclips…Mitsubishi Eclipse CrossUnchar…Subaru UnchartedTonaleAlfa Romeo TonaleOutlan…Mitsubishi Outlander SportCX-30Mazda CX-30LEAFNissan LEAFCrosst…Subaru CrosstrekUX Hyb…Lexus UX HybridEX30Volvo EX3011th of 20
20 SUVs from 2026, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2026 Buick Encore GX in a class of 20
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$26,5008th of 2058%
Best combined mpg30 mpg8th of 1647%
Most horsepower155 hp16th of 2016%
Cargo behind rear seats23.5 cu ft11th of 2047%
Rear legroom36.0 in13th of 2037%
Max towing1,000 lb7th of 80%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Ford Bronco Sport 32.5 cu ft
  2. Nissan Kicks 30.0 cu ft
  3. Volkswagen Taos 27.9 cu ft
  4. Jeep Compass 27.2 cu ft
  5. Chevrolet Trax 25.6 cu ft
  6. Hyundai Kona 25.5 cu ft
  7. Chevrolet Trailblazer 25.3 cu ft
  8. Toyota C-HR 25.3 cu ft
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  1. MINI Countryman 25.0 cu ft
  2. Toyota Corolla Cross 24.0 cu ft
  3. Buick Encore GX 23.5 cu ft
  4. Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 23.4 cu ft
  5. Subaru Uncharted 23.0 cu ft
  6. Alfa Romeo Tonale 22.9 cu ft
  7. Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 21.7 cu ft
  8. Mazda CX-30 20.2 cu ft
  9. Nissan LEAF 20.0 cu ft
  10. Subaru Crosstrek 20.0 cu ft
  11. Lexus UX Hybrid 17.1 cu ft
  12. Volvo EX30 12.4 cu ft

SUVs in 2026: 182. The photo shows the 20 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked