CXL All-Wheel Drive
2005 Buick Rainier
The Buick Rainier shares its body shell and mechanical platform with GM's other mid-size SUVs, the Chevrolet TrailBlazer and GMC Envoy. But of the three, only the Rainier offers a 300-horsepower V8 engine in the handier, standard-wheelbase configuration. Rainier doesn't even offer an extended-wheelbase version like the TrailBlazer EXT and Envoy XL; and that's fine with us, because the stretch-model Chevy and GMC fall short of the standard trucks in handling and stability, while failing to match the space efficiency of GM's full-size Tahoe and Yukon SUVs. Buick offers other benefits. Rainier rides more smoothly than the other GM models, …
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The Buick Rainier shares its body shell and mechanical platform with GM's other mid-size SUVs, the Chevrolet TrailBlazer and GMC Envoy. But of the three, only the Rainier offers a 300-horsepower V8 engine in the handier, standard-wheelbase configuration. Rainier doesn't even offer an extended-wheelbase version like the TrailBlazer EXT and Envoy XL; and that's fine with us, because the stretch-model Chevy and GMC fall short of the standard trucks in handling and stability, while failing to match the space efficiency of GM's full-size Tahoe and Yukon SUVs.
Buick offers other benefits. Rainier rides more smoothly than the other GM models, …
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Retail Price
$35,610
MSRP / Window Sticker Price
Engine | 4.2L I-6 |
MPG | 15 City / 20 Hwy |
Seating | 5 Passengers |
Transmission | 4-spd auto w/OD |
Power | 275 @ 6000 rpm |
Drivetrain | all wheel |
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