Chevrolet will not be the sole brand in GM's stable to offer a diesel passenger car. According to reports, Buick is next up for a diesel engine. It's not known which Buick would get an oil burner but the likely candidate is the Verano, which shares a platform with Chevy's Cruze, which is now available with a four cylinder turbo diesel in the U.S. The Opel Astra, even more closely related to the Verano, already offers a 1.9 liter CTDI diesel in Europe.
The European companies that Buick sees at its competitors are increasing the number of their vehicles offered in the U.S. with diesel power as more consumers look for better fuel economy.
While Buick is looking of ways to improve the fuel economy of the Verano with a diesel, the brand is considering options for what will likely be a more powerful of the Encore. While the company sold more than 3,200 of the small crossovers in September, according to GM sources the primary reason why people who had shopped the Encore didn't buy it was because of a lack of power. The only available engine in the Encore is GM's 1.4 liter turbocharged four cylinder petrol engine that puts out 138 horsepower. The GM Ecotec 2.0 and 2.4 liter engines used in other Buick models won't fit in the Encore's engine compartment so GM will likely use their new 1.6 liter four.
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