Buick Terraza


The Buick Terraza is a luxury minivan that was marketed by Buick from 2005 through 2007 model years. The Terraza was a badge engineered variant of the Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Saturn minivans sharing the U platform; in Doraville, Georgia.
The Terraza retailed at US$28,110 in 2005. The Buick debuted with one engine, a 3.5 L High Value V6 that generates 200 hp and 220 lb·ft of torque, going from 0-60 mph in the 9-second range. For 2006, a 3.9 L LZ9 V6, with 240 hp and 240 lb·ft 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 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 crash tests.

Year-by-year changes

The Terraza was discontinued after the 2007 model year, and GM's Doraville plant closed on 26 September 2008.
The Terraza and related Rendezvous crossover SUV and the truck-based Rainier SUV were succeeded by the 8-passenger Buick Enclave crossover for 2008.
The last Terraza rolled off the assembly line on June 21, 2007.

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