Buick GL8 Encasa PHEV

$61,700.00

*Guide Price

 

The Buick GL8 Encasa PHEV is a new energy MPV from Buick. Built on a dedicated platform, it features a plug-in hybrid powertrain comprising a 1.5T engine with a maximum output of 132 kW, paired with a lithium iron phosphate battery pack that supports fast charging. It offers an all-electric range of 224 km and a combined range of 1,320 km, with a 0-100 km/h acceleration time of 5.8 seconds.

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Exterior Design

The Buick GL8 Encasa PHEV adopts the brand’s exclusive “Land Bay Stream” new energy design language, featuring a sleek and futuristic front fascia with a closed grille layout and the classic Buick three-shield emblem, presenting a high-end and technological visual temperament. It is equipped with crystal wing-spread LED headlights and dynamic flowing daytime running lights, delivering excellent lighting performance and exclusive brand recognition. The smooth and low-drag body lines run through the entire vehicle, creating an elegant, stable and atmospheric flagship MPV silhouette with outstanding aerodynamic performance. The penetrating floating taillights with dynamic turn signal effects and a high-mounted rear spoiler further enrich the layered sense of the rear end and enhance the premium sporty texture. The vehicle offers exquisite body color options, including Phantom Black, Pearl White and customized matte dual-tone finish, fully adapting to high-end business receptions and personalized family travel scenarios.
In terms of body dimensions, the Buick Electra PHEV measures 5,260 mm in length, 2,023 mm in width, 1,820 mm in height, with an ultra-long wheelbase of 3,160 mm. The premium body proportions and extended wheelbase bring ultra-spacious multi-seater interior space, delivering top-level business-class riding comfort in the luxury plug-in hybrid MPV segment. The multi-row seats support flexible angle adjustment and split-folding design, which can freely expand trunk cargo volume, greatly improving overall practicality for daily commuting, long-distance self-driving tours and high-end business scenarios.

Interior Design

The Buick GL8 Encasa PHEV features a suspended surround-type luxurious technological interior layout, fitted with a comprehensive multi-screen interactive system consisting of a 50-inch AR-HUD head-up display, dual 16.3-inch integrated screens and a 21-inch 4K ceiling screen, building an immersive and futuristic smart cockpit. The streamlined integrated screen layout eliminates redundant physical buttons, creating a concise, upscale and technological driving atmosphere. The entire cabin is wrapped with top-grade soft-touch materials and fine premium leather upholstery, matched with exquisite high-end decorative trims and meticulous stitching craftsmanship. Multi-color ambient lighting optimizes the in-car atmosphere and sense of ritual, while interior color schemes including Amber Warm Brown and Rosy Purple Moon White meet users’ personalized high-end matching needs.
In terms of functional configurations, the standard model comes with 20-inch alloy wheels, front and rear multi-airbags, tire pressure monitoring, front and rear parking sensors, high-definition rearview camera, constant-speed cruise control and intelligent smartphone interconnection, covering all core practical functions for daily and business travel. The high-spec version is upgraded with Level 2 intelligent driving assistance system, active braking emergency avoidance system, 360-degree panoramic camera system, adaptive cruise control, as well as premium configurations such as panoramic sunroof and multi-zone automatic constant-temperature air conditioning, comprehensively enhancing driving safety and flagship luxurious riding experience.

Powertrain

The Buick GL8 Encasa PHEV is equipped with an advanced Zhenlong Pro plug-in hybrid system, composed of a 1.5T turbocharged engine and front and rear dual electric motors, matched with a specialized hybrid transmission system. The powertrain delivers a comprehensive maximum power of 462 kW and a peak torque of 775 Nm, with an official 0-100 km/h acceleration of 5.8 seconds and an official top speed of 180 km/h. Equipped with a 40.9 kWh high-efficiency hybrid battery pack, the vehicle achieves a CLTC pure electric cruising range of 224 km and a comprehensive cruising range of 1320 km. It supports ultra-fast charging, which can complete rapid energy replenishment in about 20 minutes, effectively solving range anxiety. With professional flagship chassis tuning and intelligent hybrid power management calibration, the vehicle perfectly balances explosive dynamic performance, long-distance cruising capability and low energy consumption, bringing a smooth, quiet and high-quality driving experience for business and family multi-scene travel.

 

 

2026 Buick GL8 Encasa PHEV Family Edition2026 Buick GL8 Encasa PHEV Family Premium Edition2026 Buick GL8 Encasa PHEV Luxury Edition
Basic Information
Launch date2026.052025.122025.12
Body levelMid-to-large MPVMid-to-large MPVMid-to-large MPV
Length * Width * Height (mm)5260*2000*18355260*2023*18205260*2023*1820
Energy typePlug-in hybridPlug-in hybridPlug-in hybrid
WLTC pure electric range (km)171171171
CLTC pure electric range (km)224224224
System total power (kW)462462462
System combined torque (N·m)775775775
engine1.5T / 180 hp / Inline 4-cylinder1.5T / 180 hp / Inline 4-cylinder1.5T / 180 hp / Inline 4-cylinder
Maximum power (kW)132132132
Maximum torque (N·m)255255255
Number of gears111
gearboxDedicated Hybrid Transmission (DHT)Dedicated Hybrid Transmission (DHT)Dedicated Hybrid Transmission (DHT)
Maximum speed (km/h)180180180
0-100km/h acceleration (s)5.85.85.8
WLTC combined fuel consumption (L/100km)0.80.80.8
Battery TypeLithium iron phosphate batteriesLithium iron phosphate batteriesLithium iron phosphate batteries
Battery capacity (kWh)40.940.940.9
Fast charging time (h)0.330.330.33
Fast charging capacity (%)30-8030-8030-80
Warranty PolicyThree years or 100,000 kilometersThree years or 100,000 kilometersThree years or 100,000 kilometers
Body
Length (mm)526052605260
Width (mm)200020232023
Height(mm)183518201820
Wheelbase (mm)316031603160
Front track width (mm)172317261726
Rear track width (mm)172617311731
Curb weight (kg)269026902690
Maximum load capacity (kg)327732773277
Luggage capacity (L)630-2056630-2056630-2056
Fuel tank capacity (L)686868
Number of car doors555
Number of seats777
Approach angle (°)141414
Departure angle (°)131313
engine
Displacement (mL)149814981498
Engine ModelLAXLAXLAX
Maximum horsepower (Ps)180180180
Maximum power (kW)132132132
Maximum net power (kW)127127127
Maximum power speed (rpm)550055005500
Maximum torque (N·m)255255255
Maximum torque speed (rpm)1500-45001500-45001500-4500
cylinderInline 4-cylinderInline 4-cylinderInline 4-cylinder
Engine positionFrontFrontFront
Intake formTurbochargedTurbochargedTurbocharged
Valve structureDouble overhead camshaftDouble overhead camshaftDouble overhead camshaft
fuel supply methodDirect InjectionDirect InjectionDirect Injection
Cylinder block materialaluminum alloyaluminum alloyaluminum alloy
fuel grade92#92#92#
Environmental standardsNational 6National 6National 6
electric motor
Total power of electric motors (kW)330330330
Total torque of the electric motor (N·m)520520520
Maximum power of the front motor (kW)200200200
Maximum torque of the front motor (N·m)340340340
Maximum power of the rear motor (kW)130130130
Maximum torque of the rear motor (N·m)180180180
System total power (kW)462462462
System combined torque (N·m)775775775
WLTC pure electric range (km)171171171
CLTC pure electric range (km)224224224
Battery capacity (kWh)40.940.940.9
Energy consumption per 100 kilometers (kWh/100km)22.522.522.5
Fast charging time (h)0.330.330.33
Motor structurePermanent magnetPermanent magnetPermanent magnet
Motor working principlesynchronoussynchronoussynchronous
Second motor structureinductioninductioninduction
Working principle of the second motorasynchronousasynchronousasynchronous
Number of drive motorsDual motorsDual motorsDual motors
Motor layoutFront and rearFront and rearFront and rear
Battery TypeLithium iron phosphate batteriesLithium iron phosphate batteriesLithium iron phosphate batteries
Battery cell brandsSAIC TimesSAIC TimesSAIC Times
Battery cooling methodLiquid coolingLiquid coolingLiquid cooling
Fast charging functionsupportsupportsupport
Fast charging capacity (%)30-8030-8030-80
Energy recovery
Battery preheating
External discharge
Chassis/Steering
Drive formFour-wheel driveFour-wheel driveFour-wheel drive
Front suspension typeDouble wishbone independent suspensionDouble wishbone independent suspensionDouble wishbone independent suspension
Rear suspension typeFive-link independent suspensionFive-link independent suspensionFive-link independent suspension
Adjustable suspension-
air suspension-
Steering power typeElectric AssistElectric AssistElectric Assist
Magic Carpet Intelligent Suspension-
Wheels/Brakes
Front/Rear Brake TypeVentilation discVentilation discVentilation disc
Parking brake typeElectronic parking brakeElectronic parking brakeElectronic parking brake
Front tire specifications255/55 R18255/55 R18255/50 R19
Rear tire specifications255/55 R18255/55 R18255/50 R19
Wheel materialaluminum alloyaluminum alloyaluminum alloy
Active/passive safety configuration
ABS anti-lock braking system
Brakeforce Distribution (EBD/CBC, etc.)
Brake assist (BA/EBA/BAS, etc.)
Traction control (ASR/TCS/TRC, etc.)
Vehicle stability control (ESC/ESP/DSC, etc.)
Active braking/safety system
Lane change assist
Lane Keeping Assist
Lane centering
Lane departure warning
Road traffic sign recognition
Low speed warning
Fatigue driving warning
DOW Door Opening Warning
Front airbags●Driver's side airbag●Driver's side airbag●Driver's side airbag
●Passenger's side airbag●Passenger's side airbag●Passenger's side airbag
●Intermediate airbag●Intermediate airbag●Intermediate airbag
●Side airbags●Side airbags●Side airbags
●Head airbags (curtain airbags)●Head airbags (curtain airbags)●Head airbags (curtain airbags)
Rear airbags●Side airbags●Side airbags●Side airbags
●Head airbags (curtains)●Head airbags (curtains)●Head airbags (curtains)
Knee airbag●Driver's knee airbag●Driver's knee airbag●Driver's knee airbag
Tire pressure monitoring device● Display● Display● Display
Seatbelt reminder●Front row●Front row●Front row
●Second row●Second row●Second row
ISOFIX child seat
Forward Collision Warning
Sentinel Mode / Clairvoyance-
Assist/Control Configuration
Parking radar●Before●Before●Before
●After●After●After
Driving assistance imaging●360-degree panoramic imaging●360-degree panoramic imaging●360-degree panoramic imaging
Transparent chassis/540-degree imaging
Rear Cross Traffic Alert System
Cruise system● Full-speed adaptive cruise control● Full-speed adaptive cruise control● Full-speed adaptive cruise control
Driving mode switching● Sporty● Sporty● Sporty
● Economy● Economy● Economy
● Standard/Comfort● Standard/Comfort● Standard/Comfort
● Snow● Snow● Snow
● Custom/Personalized● Custom/Personalized● Custom/Personalized
Steep slope descent
Hill Start Assist
Automatic parking
Remote parking-
Memory Parking-
Assistance Level●L2●L2●L2
Assisted driving system-● Smart Driving Assistance● Smart Driving Assistance
Traffic light recognition-
External/Anti-theft Configuration
skylight●Segmented, non-opening sunroof● Non-openable sunroof●Segmented, non-opening sunroof
Active grille shutters
Hidden electric door handle
Trunk opening method●Electric●Electric●Electric
●Induction
Electric tailgate position memory
Key type●Remote key●Remote key●Remote key
●Bluetooth key●Bluetooth key●Bluetooth key
Keyless entry
Keyless start system
Remote start function
Central locking
Engine electronic anti-theft
Side sliding door type●Dual-sided electric--
Internal configuration
Steering wheel material●Genuine leather●Genuine leather●Genuine leather
Steering wheel adjustment● Manually● Manually● Manually
adjustable (height up/downadjustable (height up/downadjustable (height up/down
) and (front/back)) and (front/back)) and (front/back)
Steering wheel functions●Heating●Heating●Heating
●Multifunctional●Multifunctional●Multifunctional
Steering wheel off-hand detection
Central handrail●Before●Before●Before
●After●After●After
Gear shifting●Electronic column shifter●Electronic column shifter●Electronic column shifter
Sun visor vanity mirror
Full LCD instrument panel
LCD instrument size10.25 inches10.25 inches10.25 inches
AR-HUD Augmented Reality Head-Up Display-
HUD head-up size●50 inches-●50 inches
Built-in dashcam
Active noise cancellation
Wireless charging function for mobile phones●Front row●Front row●Front row
●Rear row●Rear row●Rear row
Passenger entertainment screen size●16.3 inches●16.3 inches●16.3 inches
Smart hardware
Forward sensing camera● Monocular●Binoculars●Binoculars
Number of cameras●5●11●11
Number of in-car cameras-●1●3
Number of ultrasonic radars●8●12●12
Number of millimeter-wave radars●3●3●3
Number of LiDARs-●1●1
Voice regional wake-up recognition●Four regions●Four regions●Four regions
Seats
Seat material●Genuine leather●Genuine leather●Genuine leather
Zero Gravity Seat●Second row●Second row●Second row
Front seat functions● Heating● Heating● Heating
● Ventilation● Ventilation● Ventilation
● Massage● Massage● Massage
● Headrest Speakers (Driver's Seat Only)● Headrest Speakers (Driver's Seat Only)● Headrest Speakers (Driver's Seat Only)
Second-row seat functions●Heating●Heating●Heating
●Ventilation●Ventilation●Ventilation
●Massage●Massage●Massage
Electric seat adjustment●Driver's seat●Driver's seat●Driver's seat
●Passenger seat●Passenger seat●Passenger seat
Driver's seat adjustment method● Fore-and-aft adjustment● Fore-and-aft adjustment● Fore-and-aft adjustment
● Backrest adjustment● Backrest adjustment● Backrest adjustment
● Height adjustment (4-way)● Height adjustment (4-way)● Height adjustment (4-way)
● Lumbar support (4-way)● Lumbar support (4-way)● Lumbar support (4-way)
Passenger seat adjustment method● Fore-and-aft adjustment● Fore-and-aft adjustment● Fore-and-aft adjustment
● Backrest adjustment● Backrest adjustment● Backrest adjustment
● Lumbar support (4-way)● Lumbar support (4-way)● Lumbar support (4-way)
Second row seat adjustment● Fore-and-aft adjustment● Fore-and-aft adjustment● Fore-and-aft adjustment
● Backrest adjustment● Backrest adjustment● Backrest adjustment
● Height adjustment● Height adjustment● Height adjustment
● Lumbar adjustment● Lumbar adjustment● Lumbar adjustment
● Leg support adjustment● Leg support adjustment● Leg support adjustment
Power-adjustable second-row seats
Rear seats can be folded down electrically.
Second row individual seats
Adjustable buttons for the rear passenger seat
Rear small table
Rear cup holders
Third row seats
Third-row seat adjustment●Fore-and-aft adjustment●Fore-and-aft adjustment●Fore-and-aft adjustment
●Backrest adjustment●Backrest adjustment●Backrest adjustment
Seating layout2002-2-32002-2-32002-2-3
Third-row seats with power adjustment--
multimedia
Central control color screen● Touchscreen LCD● Touchscreen LCD● Touchscreen LCD
Satellite navigation system
Navigation traffic information display
Map Brands● Gaode Map● Gaode Map● Gaode Map
Roadside assistance call
In-vehicle intelligent system●Zhijing OS●Zhijing OS●Zhijing OS
In-vehicle smart chip● Qualcomm Snapdragon 8255● Qualcomm Snapdragon 8775● Qualcomm Snapdragon 8775
Mobile APP remote function● Door control● Door control● Door control
● Vehicle start● Vehicle start● Vehicle start
● Vehicle status check/diagnostics● Vehicle status check/diagnostics● Vehicle status check/diagnostics
● Vehicle location/find vehicle● Vehicle location/find vehicle● Vehicle location/find vehicle
● Owner services (finding charging stations, gas stations, parking lots, etc.)● Owner services (finding charging stations, gas stations, parking lots, etc.)● Owner services (finding charging stations, gas stations, parking lots, etc.)
● Schedule maintenance/repair● Schedule maintenance/repair● Schedule maintenance/repair
Bluetooth/Car Phone
Mobile phone interconnection/mapping●Supports CarPlay●Supports CarPlay●Supports CarPlay
Audio brand nameBOSEBOSEBOSE
Number of speakers161616
Voice recognition control system●Multimedia system●Multimedia system●Multimedia system
●Navigation●Navigation●Navigation
●Telephone●Telephone●Telephone
●Air conditioning●Air conditioning●Air conditioning
●Window●Window●Window
●Heated seats●Heated seats●Heated seats
●Ventilated seats●Ventilated seats●Ventilated seats
●Seat massage●Seat massage●Seat massage
DeepSeek application-●Already connected●Already connected
Central control screen size●16.3 inches●16.3 inches●16.3 inches
Voice wake-up words
Voice assistant wake wordHello, Buick.Hello, Buick.Hello, Buick.
Continuous speech recognition
What is visible can be said
Facial recognition
In-vehicle biological monitoring system--
4G/5G networks●5G●5G●5G
Wi-Fi hotspot
Connected Vehicles
OTA upgrade
Rear LCD screen-
Number of rear multimedia screens●3●2●3
Rear LCD screen size●21-inch● Dual 5.5-inch●21-inch
●Dual 5.5-inch●Dual 5.5-inch
Rear seat multimedia control
Interface support●USB interface●USB interface●USB interface
●Type-C interface●Type-C interface●Type-C interface
Number of USB/Type-C ports● 3 seats in the front row / 9 seats in the back row● 3 seats in the front row / 8 seats in the back row● 3 seats in the front row / 9 seats in the back row
USB/Type-C maximum charging power●60W●60W●60W
Wireless charging power for mobile phones●50W●50W●50W
App Store
Rear LCD screen resolution●4K--
light
low beam headlights●LED●LED●LED
High beams●LED●LED●LED
LED daytime running lights
Adaptive high and low beam
Headlights are adjustable
Automatic headlights
Headlights delayed shut-off
Interior ambient lighting
Active ambient lighting-
Driver assistance lights--
Glass/Rearview Mirror
Electric windows●Before●Before●Before
●After●After●After
One-touch window operation●Full vehicle●Full vehicle●Full vehicle
Anti-pinch function for car windows
exterior rearview mirror●Electrically adjustable●Electrically adjustable●Electrically adjustable
●Electrically folding●Electrically folding●Electrically folding
●Memory●Memory●Memory
●Heating●Heating●Heating
●Automatic folding when locking●Automatic folding when locking●Automatic folding when locking
●Automatic tilting when reversing●Automatic tilting when reversing●Automatic tilting when reversing
Interior rearview mirror●Automatic anti-glare●Automatic anti-glare●Automatic anti-glare
●Streaming rearview mirror●Streaming rearview mirror●Streaming rearview mirror
Glass function●Multi-layer sound insulation●Multi-layer sound insulation●Multi-layer sound insulation
●Rear side privacy●Rear side privacy●Rear side privacy
Multi-layered soundproof glass for side windows●Front row●Front row●Front row
●Rear row●Rear row●Rear row
Sunshade curtain● Rear side window sunshade-● Rear side window sunshade
Rain-sensing wipers
Rear wiper
Air conditioner/refrigerator
Air conditioning control methods●Automatic control●Automatic control●Automatic control
Independent air conditioning in the rear
Rear air vent
Temperature zone control
Air quality monitoring
air purification
PM2.5 filtration
negative ion generator
In-car fragrance device-
Car refrigerator-

 

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