Buick Terraza

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title: "Buick Terraza" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["all-wheel-drive-vehicles", "front-wheel-drive-vehicles", "minivans", "buick-vehicles", "cars-introduced-in-2004", "cars-discontinued-in-2007", "motor-vehicles-manufactured-in-the-united-states"] description: "Four-door minivan by Buick, 2005–2007" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_Terraza" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Four-door minivan by Buick, 2005–2007 ::

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Field	Value
name	Buick Terraza
image	2005 Buick Terraza CXL, front right, 06-16-2021.jpg
manufacturer	General Motors
production	June 2004 – June 2007
model_years	2005–2007
assembly	United States: Doraville, Georgia (Doraville Assembly)
class	Minivan
body_style	4-door minivan
platform	GM U platform/GMT201
related	Buick GL8
Chevrolet Uplander
Pontiac Montana SV6
Saturn Relay
layout	Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive / all-wheel drive
engine	{{ubl
transmission	4-speed automatic
wheelbase	121.1 in
length	205.0 in
width	72.0 in
height	72.1 in
weight	4426 lb
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| name = Buick Terraza | image = 2005 Buick Terraza CXL, front right, 06-16-2021.jpg | manufacturer = General Motors | production = June 2004 – June 2007 | model_years = 2005–2007 | assembly = United States: Doraville, Georgia (Doraville Assembly) | class = Minivan | body_style = 4-door minivan | platform = GM U platform/GMT201 | related = Buick GL8 Chevrolet Uplander Pontiac Montana SV6 Saturn Relay | layout = Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive / all-wheel drive | engine = {{ubl | 3.5 L LX9 V6 | 3.9 L LZ9/LGD V6 | transmission = 4-speed automatic | wheelbase = 121.1 in | length = 205.0 in | width = 72.0 in | height = 72.1 in | weight = 4426 lb

The Buick Terraza is a four-door minivan marketed by Buick from the 2005 to 2007 model years as a luxury crossover sport van. As Buick's first minivan for the North American market, it was a badge-engineered variant of the Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Saturn minivans sharing the U platform, all manufactured in Doraville, Georgia. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/2007_Buick_Terraza_CXL.jpg" caption="Buick Terraza rear"] ::

Design

The Terraza retailed at US$28,110 in 2005 (), 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 became available; the 3.5 L engine was discontinued a year later. The Terraza offered leather seats and faux wood trim on the steering wheel, instrument panel, and gear shift knob.

Borrowing a design feature from the Rendezvous, all 2005–2006 Terraza models featured an independent short-and-long-arm rear suspension with aluminum crossmember and control arms, regardless of drivetrain. The independent rear suspension was replaced with a beam axle for 2007.

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.

Year-by-year changes

• 2005: Buick introduces the Terraza, its first minivan for the North American market. The Terraza was available in two trim lines: entry-level CX and top-of-the-line CXL; both trims were available in front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive.
• 2006: The 3.5 L V6 could also be upgraded to a 3.9 L (in FWD only) LZ9 V6 engine. Second-row seat-mounted side airbags became an option, and the wheels featured six lug nuts instead of five.
• 2007: The Terraza's last year, and all-wheel-drive models were dropped. The 3.9 L V6 was the only engine offered; however, it was available with a flex-fuel option. More standard features were offered on the new CX Plus model, which slotted between the CX and CXL. The independent rear suspension was replaced with a beam axle. The last Terraza was assembled in June 2007, and the Terraza was removed from Buick's website in early fall 2007.

Sales

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Calendar year	U.S. sales
2004	2,137
2005	20,288
2006	11,948
2007	5,569
2008	544
Total	45,385
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References

References

1. "Buick Terraza IIHS Crash Tests".
2. "Velite Coming for Buick - Velite Name Could Stand". [[Car & Driver]].
3. [http://www.autointell.com/nao_companies/general_motors/gm-sales/GM-US-data-book-2005.xls GM US Data book] Auto Intell 2005

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