Buick Terraza

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Buick Terraza
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Overview
Manufacturer General Motors
ProductionJune 20, 2004–June 21, 2007
Model years 2005–2007
AssemblyUnited States: Doraville, Georgia (Doraville Assembly)
Body and chassis
Class Minivan
Body style 4-door minivan
Layout Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive / all-wheel drive
Platform GM U platform/GMT201
Related Buick GL8
Chevrolet Uplander
Pontiac Montana SV6
Saturn Relay
Powertrain
Engine 3.5 L LX9 V6
3.9 L LZ9 V6
3.9 L LGD V6
Transmission 4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase 121.1 in (3,076 mm)
Length205.0 in (5,207 mm)
Width72.0 in (1,829 mm)
Height72.1 in (1,831 mm)
Curb weight 4,426 lb (2,008 kg)

The Buick Terraza is a five-door minivan marketed by Buick from 2005 to 2007 model years as a luxury crossover sport van. The Terraza was a badge engineered variant of the Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Saturn minivans sharing the U platform; (Uplander, Montana SV6, and Relay respectively), all manufactured in Doraville, Georgia.

Contents

Design

The Terraza retailed at US$28,110 in 2005 ($42,119 in 2022 dollars [1] ), and debuted with one engine, a 3.5  L High Value V6 generating 200  hp (149  kW) and 220 lb·ft (298 N·m) of torque. For 2006, a 3.9 L LZ9 V6, with 240 hp (179 kW) and 240 lb·ft (332 Nm) torque. The Terraza offered leather seats, and faux wood trim on the center stack, offered also 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. 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 (IIHS) crash tests. [2]

Year-by-year changes

Discontinuation

The Terraza was discontinued after the 2007 model year, [3] the GM's Doraville plant closed on 26 September 2008, and the last Terraza was assembled in June 2007. [ citation needed ]

Sales

Calendar yearU.S. sales
20042,137 [4]
200520,288
200611,948
20075,569
2008544
Total45,385

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