Buick Terraza (2005) Launch - General Competition

[@brianwong745]

Id take the Sienna hands down

[@robitaill3]

Watching this video has proven why each van is still (or not) on the road. The town and country is still around because of how many were sold, and the sienna is around because it's a Toyota. Buick and Mercury couldn't cut the mustard.

[@user-sk1eh3pg6j]

Buick lies so much in their "competitive" comparisons. I know for a fact traction control was available on all models of the Monterey because i was with my grandma when she bought hers brand new. Also they said the Monterey can't tow more than the Terraza's 3,500lbs which is a lie. It can tow more but Ford capped the max tow capacity to 3,500lbs because they wanted Mercury buyers who tow to buy a V8 Mountaineer instead. Besides, if you're towing 3,500lbs in a minivan would you rather tow with a weak 3.5 V6 or a super torquey 4.2 V6? They didnt mention that part. They also didnt mention the Monterey accelerates better than all the minivans here in normal driving because of that 263 ft/lbs of torque below 3,500rpm which is where most minivans spend 90% of their time. Noone drives a heavy minivan loaded with kids and gear pegging the redline all day.

[@FLJAMESFL]

I see Older Toyota vans still on the road, unlike the Buick's. I'm just saying.

[@hayden8259]

FLJAMESFL That’s probably because the Terraza only lasted for 3 years while the Toyota lasted way more than that but yeah reliably counts too.

[@hayden8259]

FLJAMESFL My dads girlfriend has a 2004 Toyota Sienna XLE Limited AWD with Navi/Backup Cam with 145,000 mileage and still runs good.

[@warriorsfan362]

Terraza only lasted 3 years. Really forgotten vehicle. Im sure if the car was still a thing in today’s market, with that “SUV” kinda style it’d be a hard hit with so many SUV’s taking over the competition right now. Buick should really consider bringing this baby back.

[@spongebobtheloudhousesidek6971]

The Buick Terraza's competitors in my opinion are Chrysler Town & Country, Mercury Monterey and Mercedes-Benz R-Class.

[@rafaelg9016]

Monterey offers reverse and front sensing, roof vents, more flexible and intelligent seating configuration, more compartments, in the headliner, Center console, Dashboard, doors, seats, rear, and more, also better Safety with side curtain airbags with rollover sensor, better engine performance, with better hp and most important, torque, interior design is better in the Monterey, styling, the Monterey also comes with the option of DVD in Convienence and Luxury models, Standard in Premier models. There’s no doubt that the Terraza was the most struggling minivan.

[@joseduranjr3152]

I love my Oldsmobile Silhouette premiere

[@dylbeentheplotagonistandra2811]

The Mercury Monterey actually did have a rear seat DVD entertainment system as an option on the trim packages Luxury, and Premier)(citation: Google images), the Ford Freestar did as well

[@42luke93]

DylBeen the Plotagonist and randomee 240 Hmm. Maybe they added it in 2006-2007.

[@dylbeentheplotagonistandra2811]

42luke roblox yeah, most likely

[@42luke93]

DylBeen the Plotagonist and randomee 240 Indeed. But they failed and discontinued the vans sadly. Although I think Buick Terraza seemed nicer.

[@dylbeentheplotagonistandra2811]

42luke roblox i also don’t understand why they discontinued the Chevy Astro and GMC Safari vans, those were very popular made for 20 years from 1985-2005, they were very solid and reliable, and due to the fact that they were built on a Chevy S10 and GMC S15 Sonoma chassis they were rear wheel drive or all wheel drive and could tow up to 5,000 lbs, it would be cool if they were still around and if they made a GMC Safari Denali, the ultimate off-road luxury minivan, but I don’t think that would happen, I’m pretty sure if they brought back the Astro and Safari, they would be a rebadged imported Opel/Vauxhall, just like how the failed City Express cargo van was a rebadged Nissan NV200, and also the Pontiac Montana died because the last generation of it, the SV6, looked extremely weird and no one liked it, and the death of the Oldsmobile Silhouette, that’s pretty self-explanatory, Oldsmobile was discontinued in 2004, and the Silhouette was replaced with the Buick Terraza and Saturn Relay, which also both failed and were replaced with the Buick Enclave and Saturn Outlook crossovers, and I’m unsure of why the Mazda MPV died, I feel like they were really popular for a long time(1989-2006) until they were replaced with the small-ass, 6-seater Mazda5 in 2006, and then that was discontinued in 2010 due to poor sales, and then Mazda gave it one last chance in 2012, and it didn’t sell well again causing it to pulled from the United States permanently in 2015, and the Nissan Quest no one really liked those. They were first produced from 1993-2002 alongside its rebated variant, the Mercury Villager. Then Ford and Nissan broke up, and the Villager was replaced with the Ford Freestar-based Monterey, and the Quest was also renewed for 2004 on the Nissan Altima and Maxima platforms, and it looked extremely weird, they attempted to give it crossover like styling, but the 2011-2017 Honda Odyssey did that better, and did not sell causing it to be discontinued once again in 2009. Then for 2011, Nissan gave the Quest one last chance, this time having it based off of the Japanese Nissan Elgrand and having weird boxy styling, and it had very poor crash test ratings, but again no one bought it, and that caused it to be discontinued from civilians in 2016, and discontinued from rental car fleets in 2017. And the Isuzu Oasis, the rebadged Honda Odyssey made from 1996-1999, I’m not sure why that was a huge flop. And there are also two other ones that are debateable as to if they’re minivans or not and that’s the Ford Transit Connect and Mercedes-Benz Metris

[@rafaelg9016]

@@42luke93 DVD was an option on Convenience and Luxury models and standard on Premium. On Freestar was available on the SEL, Limited, Sport, models.

[@42luke93]

Why was such a nice minivan discontinued?

[@rileysmith9843]

They still sell it as the GL8 in China.

[@warriorsfan362]

My parents bought a brand new CXL in 2007 and it ran smooth as butter up until 2017 when we switched it out for a Suburban

[@42luke93]

@@warriorsfan362 At lest the Suburban is the right vehicle to switch too! Sorry to hear that though.

[@colinwillis3392]

Why couldn't they just improve it?

[@pittsburgh_.central]

I am with the Chrysler stow n go

[@TomDeVito]

I do think the terraza is amazing but it's sad it got discontinued in 2007 I find it funny that both the town and country and the senna are still in production so it tells me the terraza was a total fail for Buick maybe in the future Buick will consider bringing back the terraza nameplate all in all the terraza was a nice van/cuv

[@palacedude4713]

I think it was sad to

[@sapphirebluegabe]

They have a minivan in China called the GL8 (essentially a terraza) and it still being made....

[@hayden8259]

sapphirebluegabe They should bring it back.

[@hayden8259]

Tom DeVito And Pontiac, Saturn, Oldsmobile, too

[@rileysmith9843]

This car has an Asian cousin: the Buick GL8.

[@benzdeziner6]

Buick roasting other minivans!🔥💯😂

[@hayden8259]

9:46 LOL that same music was in a Verizon phone hold.

[@42luke93]

Cutefreerose on break What is the name of the somg?

[@42luke93]

I like the song.

[@lilcoupekingfred3455]

I love M and B

[@rafaelg9016]

The seating system in the terraza was the most stupid idea, without a doubt this was the least flexible and practical minivan.

[@tyrellspeed90]

But wait, why did GM stop making vans though. That's right, because they sucked. SPEAK ONLY WHERE YOU CAM TALK😬😬😬😬😬

[@warriorsfan362]

Unfortunately they were bad for the style back then, I think Buick was WAY ahead of its time. In today’s day with all these SUV’s and the Kia Carnival trying to be a Minivan-SUV kinda thing, I think Terraza would be the big competitor if it was still a thing.

[@sheamileto598]

What model is that Sienna at 10;49

[@hayden8259]

The Monterey sounded awful and boring, even though I don’t like how the Terraza has the middle seat in the 3rd row as 2 parts. Town And Country and Sienna are good though.

[@rafaelg9016]

The Monterey offered the best performing engine and interior design, also compared to all american minivans, Freestar/Monterey offered the best Safety.

[@logan9758]

I prefer the freestar/Monterey to the gm vans for the same reason I preferred the Ford Expedition over the Tahoe prior to 2015. Folding the third row in one motion is much more convenient than having to take the seats out which cancels out the drawback of removing any cargo from the floor well

[@minivanmaster]

you don't have to remove the cargo to make a flat cargo space! of course you don't because there's a huge cargo box taking up space

[@42luke93]

The Fault in Our Cutie Marks It can be removed I believe. But the floor won’t be flat. It’s something that you like of don’t like. Stowe and Go seats are uncomfortable since they are so narrow unlike Terraza here.

[@rafaelg9016]

@@42luke93 I’ve been in Town and Countrys and believe me, the Town and Country is comfortable.