2024 GMC Acadia - 16 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

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Whats new for this year?
All new generation
BIG sizing change
Old Acadia was Highlander size
New Acadia is Grand Highlander size
10.5 in longer
3.2 in taller
Still slightly smaller than Yukon, but much more competitive
Same size as traverse (about)
Engine
Only 1 engine
No hybrid, no PHEV, no V6
2.5T 4 cylinder - same family as the 2.7 in the trucks
328 hp
326 lbft
MPG
23 FWD
21 AWD
Real world 25ish
Drivetrain
8 speed auto
FWD std or AWD
AT4 gets a twin clutch rear axle AWD design
Weight and dynamics
Can get adaptive suspension
Steering feels normal for the segment
Damping is pretty much what I want to see
Really easy to drive
Styling
Downpour metallic paint
500
new grille
C shaped runners
Led fogs
AT4 gets red recovery hooks (lifted 1 in)
body colored wheel arches
18-22 in wheel
First time 22 in wheel on Acadia
boxy profile
rear end design is nice
Prioritzes DENALI over GMC it seems
black middle mustache more popular lately
C taillights
quad tips…standard…1 per cylinder
Towing
5000 lbs max
Trunk
Wait to open
Power, and open taller than traverse
power folding third row
Power fold 2nd row in Denali
should be about biggest in segment
HUGE underfloor cubby
80% more space behind third row from last year
23cuft
57.3 cuft
98 cuft
Identical to the Traverse
Third row
actually pretty decent
Bigger than telly and Pali
vents
USBc
Second Row
big pano roof
No rear sun shades
Can get a bench seat in elevation
slide and recline
same nice materials from front
heated rear seats - no cooled
third climate zone
can leave booster seat while getting into 3rd row
Front seats
White interior is so fire
Heated and cooled front seats
Heated steering wheel
2 person memory
No massage seat
Interior design
What a difference interior color makes
Leather sheer
Feels massive and spacious
Wood Denali details
Really clean design
Semi-phyiscal climate controls
Ambient light is nice
BOSE audio
Column mounted shifter
Tech
HUD
11 in digital cluster standard
Can get Apple Maps in the cluster
15 in vertical screen
floating volume knob like mache
traverse is slightly larger, but doenst look as nice
materials and nice
build quality
Google built in
still has wireless acp & aa
digi rear view mirror
360 camera is nice
9 different views
Safety
Super cruise option
$3490
AT4 trim
unique grille
red front recovery hooks
LED fogs?
plastic arch cladding - reflector on arch
AT tires
1 in lift
AT4 exclusive Active torque control AWD
twin clutch rear diffs
skid plates
unique forest storm interior
Odds & Ends
Denali reserve pack - 3130
performance suspension
16 speaker BOSE
22 in wheels
pano roof
Cant change drive modes with the touch screen
Knee rests on center console/vent
Heated and cooled buttons are annoying
Price
Starts 43k
Denali starts 54k
As tested just under 65k