Buick Rendezvous

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Buick Rendezvous
Overview
Manufacturer	Buick (General Motors)
Production	February 2001 – December 2006[1]
Model years	2002–2007
Assembly	Ramos Arizpe, Mexico
Designer	Elizabeth Wetzel (Interior) (1999)[2]
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size crossover SUV
Body style	4-door CUV
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel drive / all-wheel drive
Platform	U-body/GMT257
Related	Pontiac Aztek
Powertrain
Engine	3.4 L LA1 V6 3.5 L LX9 V6 3.6 L LY7 V6
Transmission	4-speed automatic GM 4T65-E
Dimensions
Wheelbase	112 in (2,845 mm)
Length	186.5 in (4,737 mm)
Width	73.6 in (1,869 mm)
Height	68.9 in (1,750 mm)
Curb weight	4,024–4,272 lb (1,825–1,938 kg)
Chronology
Successor	Buick Enclave

The Buick Rendezvous is a mid-size crossover SUV that was sold by Buick for the 2002–2007 model years. It debuted at the Chicago Auto Show in February 2000,^[3] and sales commenced in spring 2001. The Buick Rendezvous and its corporate cousin, the Pontiac Aztek, were GM's first entries into the crossover SUV segment. The Rendezvous featured a four-speed automatic transmission with a V6 engine and optional all-wheel drive (dubbed Versatrak). The SUV used the same platform as GM's short-wheelbase minivans, the Chevrolet Venture and Pontiac Montana. The Rendezvous provided a passenger- and load-carrying capacity not seen in the Buick lineup since the discontinuation of the Buick Roadmaster Estate station wagon in 1996.