Buick Rendezvous

The Buick Rendezvous is a crossover SUV produced by the US car manufacturer Buick . It was in 2001 offered to 2007 exclusively in North America and Taiwan.

The Rendezvous was conceived to combine the properties of vans (with up to seven seats and a large load capacity) with the comfort and driveability of luxury vehicles and the design and available all-wheel drive of SUVs in one vehicle. It was produced together with the Pontiac Aztek in Ramos Arizpe  in Mexico .

The Rendezvous was equipped as standard with front-wheel drive  and, at an additional cost, with a fully automatic, permanent all-wheel drive , which gave it good traction in wet and snowy conditions and was also able to cope with easy terrain. Buick based its chassis design on Park Avenue in terms of comfort and handling , which is why all Rendezvous models were equipped with independent rear suspension .
The base engine was initially a 3.4-l V6 engine with 138 kW,  from the 2006 model year a 3.5-l V6 engine with 150 kW.  A 3.6-liter V6 engine with 183 kW was initially available as an option together with the Ultra equipment variant. The power was transmitted via a 4-speed automatic . In 2004 there was a slight facelift .

Features
5 person total seating capacity; bucket front seats; cloth upholstery; driver seat with adjustable lumbar support, passenger seat with  adjustable lumbar support; bench rear seat; split-folding power steering; front, rear and 3rd row cupholders; front seatback* storage; cargo net;  front and rear 12.' power outlet; front console with storage; retained accessory power; climate control; front and rear reading lights; dual  vanity mirrors; front and rear floor mats;  cargo area light; front side-mounted airbags: rear centre 3x int belt 2 front headrests; 2 rear headrests; 2 third row headrests; remote anti-theft system; daytime running lights; dusk sensor headlamp's; auto delay Off headlamps; front fog lights; cornering lights variable intermittent wipers: privacy glass; rear De-fog; rear window wiper, remote power door locks; 1 touch power windows; power mirrors; AM.FM CD stereo; 6 speakers

The rendezvous was a success for Buick, which was also urgently needed due to an aging regular clientele. With the rendezvous, the traditional brand attracted a younger as well as wealthy customer base. The success was largely due to the price; a Buick Rendezvous cost about US $ 8,000 less than a comparable Lexus RX . The sales figures far exceeded expectations with regard to the initially targeted 30,000 to 40,000 copies. With the exception of the last year of production, between 60,000 and 70,000 units were manufactured annually.  Overall, during the five-year production period rolled around 305,000 copies by the band.

In mid-2007, the Buick Enclave was introduced to replace the rendezvous.