{"id":31478,"date":"2023-09-21T17:23:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T21:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=31478"},"modified":"2023-09-21T17:23:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T21:23:26","slug":"gmc-acadia-goes-big-with-all-new-version-of-suv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/gmc-acadia-goes-big-with-all-new-version-of-suv","title":{"rendered":"GMC Acadia goes big with all-new version of SUV"},"content":{"rendered":"

Detroit \u2014<\/em>\u00a0The GMC Acadia is going big.<\/p>\n

General Motors\u2019 premium brand unveiled an all-new version of its mid-size SUV at the Detroit auto show Wednesday, and it might have fit half the grandstand that attended. The third-generation expands its wheelbase by 8.4 inches, its overall length by 10.6, and its height by 3.2 inches \u2014 for a much larger interior. The Acadia now comes only as a three-row SUV with seating for seven or eight, and an 80% cargo increase behind the first row seats (a 36% increase if the third-row seat is stowed).<\/p>\n

In the outgoing two-and-three-row Acadia, GMC skimped on third-row space. Now Acadia lavishes its third row customers with attention. Not only does the third-row seat provide enough head-and-legroom for six-footers, but designers re-engineered the C-pillar to accommodate a much bigger window for third-row passengers to count cows on long road trips.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s more glass room overhead as well as the Acadia now options a panoramic roof in upper trims. Speaking of trims, Acadia ditches, entry-level alphanumeric trims for an Elevation base model followed by the Elevation Premium, rugged AT4, and posh Denali.<\/p>\n

The pricey AT4 and Denali trims are expected to make up 50% of Acadia sales in the hot-selling mid-size gas segment \u2014 along with the huge Chevy Traverse and Buick Enclave that are built on the same bones. Big margin, high volume gas SUVs from the GM trio are crucial at a time when Cadillac is expected to go all-electric with its next-generation, 2025 XT6 amid uncertainty about the future of large, battery-powered SUVs.<\/p>\n

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Beginning with the 2017 model year, Acadia was built on the same, smaller, gas-powered chassis as the current XT6 \u2014 but GMC marketing since found that American crave more space and so the GMC has joined its Chevy and Buick siblings in offering a penthouse-sized interior.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor this next generation, our mission was to reimagine the design and the proportions of the Acadia to create a bolder, more commanding presence,\u201d said design lead Ben Zavala. \u201cWith its assertive, powerful stance, the 2024 Acadia evokes a truck-inspired persona, infused with the brand\u2019s signature premium feel.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The penthouse includes the latest tech as Acadia gains an enormous, thin, 15-inch vertical screen that dominates the center console. It\u2019s similar to the 17-inch screen unveiled on the 2024 GMC Sierra EV pickup truck. The lovely console screen combines the thin, vertical screen that wowed on the Jeep Grand Cherokee in 2021 with the Mustang Mach-E-like volume knob and classic GMC piano key buttons at the base as climate controls.<\/p>\n

The infotainment screen features Google built-in5 compatibility for navigation similar to that on a Google Maps.<\/p>\n

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GM\u2019s Super Cruise drive assist is offered for the first time on GMC\u2019s mid-size chariot (eat your lunch hands free behind the wheel! Watch it change lanes automatically!) and is available beginning with the Elevation Premium trim \u2014 as is a head-up display.<\/p>\n

Move up to the top-drawer Denali trim and you can option a rear camera mirror and heated front and rear seats. But unlike past GM products, Acadia doesn\u2019t skimp on standard safety features including blind-spot assist (with auto steer to avoid a side collision), adaptive cruise control, rear cross-traffic alert, seven camera views, and more.<\/p>\n

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About the only thing that hasn\u2019t been supersized on the Acadia is the engine bay. Acadia choices have shrunk as the model dropped its V-6 engine (due to tightening federal emissions regulations) and now only offers a 4-banger mated to an eight-speed, automatic transmission. The 2.5-liter turbo-4 is a bear. It packs 328 horsepower and 326 pound-feet of torque \u2014 more than the outgoing V-6 \u2014 as well as increasing the SUV\u2019s towing ability to 5,000 pounds.<\/p>\n