Refreshed '17 Buick Encore CUV shares underpinnings with Chevrolet Trax.
Center console and cupholders are functional, but storage bin positioned at rear can be difficult to reach.
Heated steering wheel appreciated on cold days.
Encore built in Bupyeong Gu, Korea.
Traffic alerts included in nav system.
Cruise control is not adaptive, intelligent.
Piano-black trim used judiciously in center console.
Rearward visibility aided by lack of center head restraint.
Gauges are legible and easily understood, but somewhat dull.
Driver-side door incorporates two storage cubbies.
Small package makes for limited second-row legroom.
Front seats do not match.
Rear cupholders fold down from seatback.