Ten years; a lot has happened in ten years. The current GMC Acadia has seen two presidents, and two presidential elections since it went on sale in 2006. That’s quite a long time by any standard, but it’s a testament to the full-size crossover’s success.
Based on the now-shelved Lambda platform, the current Acadia will finally move to a second generation at the 2016 North American International Auto Show. Automotive News confirmed suspicions of a 2017 GMC Acadia debut in their Detroit Auto Show Preview, and it was only a few weeks ago we spied the 2017 Acadia testing ourselves.
The 2017 Acadia will shrink in size for its next generation, allowing room for a new, full-size crossover to top off the Terrain-Acadia duo, and let the body-on-frame Yukon continue to print money.
What would you like to see most from the all-new Acadia? Talk to us in the comment section down below.
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So there will be 5 crossover/SUV’s for GMC?
Their lineup will look like this; sub-Terrain, Terrain, Acadia, lg. crossover, Yukon/YukonXL
I would love to see the Acadia not share any body panels with the Traverse/Enclave. Also would like to see a semi off-road version ie. off-road tires, raised suspension, beefier suspension, etc.
I agree, an “All Terrain” package with badges like the Sierra and Canyon would be very cool. My biggest complaint with the Acadia I’m driving is that the cup holders do not accommodate a Nalgene Water bottle.
^^ I second that. It wouldn’t make sense for there to be 5 differently-sized crossovers/SUVs in the lineup. Not to mention the cost to develop, factory-tool, and manufacture FIVE different vehicles, and JUST for the GMC brand??? I don’t think so. It would also be nice (also already said above) to see a little more differentiation between Acadia/Traverse/Enclave. In fact, apart from the Tahoe/Yukon and Silverado/Sierra, GM shouldn’t be putting different badges on the same vehicle at all.
And another thing, with the success they’ve seen with the Acadia, why would they change the format of the vehicle?? They’ll update the platform, power trains, technology, and interior/exterior design–that’s it. If the vehicle shrinks, the change will be negligible. Still enough room for three rows. Same thing I see with the next Terrain–negligible shrink in size. The Yukon remains as-is, and all that MIGHT be missing is something below/smaller than a Terrain. But would they even need it? Isn’t the terrain as small as you’d want in a “truck” brand?? Leave the CUV to Chevrolet and Buick!
The new full size triplets has to be one of the best kept secrets.
Hope that surprise Buick is the enclave
That is not a bad thought. Maybe Buick will introduce the American made Enclave as a balance against the Chinese built Envision that is getting a little public flack right now.