Sometimes these ideas take the shape of industry-redefining manufacturing processes.
Other times they result in an available remote starter that gets Enclave up and running
with climate controls going (based on previous settings) from nearly 200 feet away.
Then there are flashes of brilliance that create a new way to test-drive cars long before
there’s an actual car.
BETTER DRIVING THROUGH CLONING. Using technologies that any video gamer
would love, Buick engineers created exact digital replicas of some of the world’s
most challenging roads so they could drive virtual cars on them. An innovative road
scanner makes micro-detailed 3-D digital representations of real-world road surfaces.
Then equally detailed digital Buick vehicles are subjected to rigorous testing before
a physical prototype ever sees the light of day to find and address issues early in
the development cycle.
BUILDING A BETTER WORLD. The Lansing Delta Township facility, where Enclave is
produced, is an environmental flagship. This Leadership in Energy and Environment
Design (LEED) certified facility is quite impressive. It’s a large automotive assembly
plant that received the gold level of LEED designation.
The Delta Plant is proud of the following innovations: A quarter of its construction
materials are made of recycled components. Its roof is made of white polymer that
deflects heat, reducing cooling costs. Rainwater is collected from its roof and stored
in cisterns, part of the plant’s 45 percent reduction in non-manufacturing water use.
Lighting is carefully conserved. Ozone-depleting substances were eliminated from
its heating, cooling, refrigeration and fire-suppression systems. And that’s just the
beginning of its initiatives.
We’re daydream believers. At Buick, we
spend our days dreaming about tomorrow.
Thinking about how to bring luxury to life
in personal, thoughtful ways for you.
ENCLAVE’S ADVANCED SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS THE RESULT OF NEVER SETTLING FOR LESS THAN A SMOOTH RIDE.
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