The Buick Terraza is a four-door

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marketed by

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from the 2005 to 2007 model years as a ''luxury crossover sport van.'' As Buick's first minivan for the North American market, it was a

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variant of the

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, Pontiac, and

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minivans sharing the U platform ( Uplander, Montana SV6, and

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respectively), all manufactured in

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Design

The Terraza retailed at

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28,110 in 2005 (), and debuted with one engine, a 3.5 L High Value V6 generating 200 hp (149 kW) and 220 lb·ft (298 N·m) of

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. For 2006, a 3.9 L LZ9 V6, with 240 hp (179 kW) and 240 lb·ft (332 Nm) torque became available; the 3.5 L engine was discontinued a year later. The Terraza offered leather seats and faux wood trim on the steering wheel, instrument panel, and gear shift knob. Borrowing a design feature from the Rendezvous, all 2005–2006 Terraza models featured an independent short-and-long-arm rear suspension with aluminum crossmember and control arms, regardless of drivetrain. The independent rear suspension was replaced with a

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for 2007. The 2007 Terraza equipped with side airbags scored a "good" in the frontal offset and an "acceptable" in the side impact

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Year-by-year changes

*2005: Buick introduces the Terraza, its first minivan for the

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market. The Terraza was available in two trim lines: entry-level ''CX'' and top-of-the-line ''CXL''; both trims were available in front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. *2006: The 3.5 L V6 could now be upgraded to a 3.9 L (in FWD only) LZ9 V6 engine. Second-row seat-mounted side airbags were now an option, and wheels now had six lug nuts instead of five. *2007: The Terraza's last year, and all-wheel-drive models were dropped. The 3.9 L V6 was the only engine offered; however, it was available with a flex-fuel option. More standard features were offered on the new ''CX Plus'' model, which slotted between the ''CX'' and ''CXL''. The independent rear suspension was replaced with a beam axle. The last Terraza was assembled in June 2007, and the Terraza was removed from Buick's website in early fall 2007.

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* {{Buick All-wheel-drive vehicles Front-wheel-drive vehicles Minivans Terraza Cars introduced in 2004 Cars discontinued in 2007 Motor vehicles manufactured in the United States

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Year-by-year changes

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