Five-Point Inspection: 2014 Buick Enclave

1. Quiet Ride

With all the peaceful silence of a padded room, the Buick Enclave lets little more than a whisper’s worth of road noise into the cabin. Like other products in the tri-shield brand’s portfolio, you’ll be aware of the outside world, but gobs of sound deadening material make acknowledging it optional.

Get on the throttle a little bit and you’ll hear the 3.6-liter V6 growl, but it’s just enough to remind you of its presence.