Base price: CX, $25,745; CXL, $30,240
Vehicle type: front-engine, front- or 4-wheel-drive; 5-door 5–7-passenger wagon
Interior volume, F/M/R (cu ft) 56/53/36
Cargo volume, seats up/maximum (cu ft) 18/109
Wheelbase 112.2 in
Length/width/height 186.5/73.6/68.9 in
Turning circle 37.4 ft
Curb weight 4000–4200 lb
EPA city/highway mpg 18–19/24–26
Fuel-tank capacity/range 18.0 gal/324–342 mi
Passive restraints driver and passenger front and side airbags
POWERTRAIN
3.4-liter pushrod 12-valve V-6, 185 hp; 4-sp auto
SUSPENSION
F ind, struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar
R ind, multilink, coil or air (opt) springs, anti-roll bar
BRAKES
F/R vented disc/disc
ABS standard
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BUICK RENDEZVOUS
The Rendezvous is a crossover vehicle, somewhere between a truck-based SUV and a passenger-car-platform SUV. It shares its architecture with GM’s short-wheelbase minivans and the ill-fated Pontiac Aztec. The resemblance stops there, as the far-more successful Rendezvous is attractively styled, managing to project a Buick look but not its stodgy image. With its low step-in height and high roofline, the Rendezvous offers minivan utility—it can seat seven with an optional, folding third-row bench—and its 185-hp V-6 has enough strength to haul the 4000-pound vehicle around with little evidence of strain. Basically a front-driver, this Buick is also available with GM's Versatrak all-wheel-drive system. Brand-new in 2002, the 2003 version is updated with some new options—an electronic liftgate, XM satellite radio, and a DVD system—and two new colors.
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