The GMC Acadia Denali is poised to receive a few equipment-level adjustments for the 2021i (2021 interim) model year. One of the more critical changes will be new availability for the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LSY gas engine, GM Authority has learned.
The turbo 2.0L I4 LSY was added to the GMC Acadia lineup for the 2020 model year as an option on SLE trim levels, as well as standard equipment on SLT trim levels. Now, the engine will be a free-flow option (that is, unrestricted by any package) on the latest 2021i GMC Acadia Denali.
The turbo 2.0L engine will be available on both FWD and AWD powertrains for the 2021i GMC Acadia Denali, and will mate to the nine-speed automatic transmission. Order books for the 2021i GMC Acadia opened late last month, while orders for 2021i GMC Acadia Denali with the turbo 2.0L LSY are slated for late availability.
Meanwhile, the GMC Acadia Denali will continue to offer the naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LGX gas engine as standard equipment.
For those who are confused as to why customers may want opt for the turbo 2.0L I4 LSY over the standard 3.6L V6 LGX gas engine, the reasoning comes down to two things – fuel economy, and low-end torque.
Compared to the LGX, the LSY offers better fuel returns, with 22 mpg in the city, 29 mpg on the highway, and 25 mpg combined, as compared to the 19 mpg in the city, 27 mpg on the highway, and 22 mpg combined ratings for the V6 engine. Note that the ratings listed in here are for models equipped with FWD.
What’s more, the turbo four-cylinder makes peak torque (258 pound-feet) between 1,500 and 4,000 rpm, whereas the V6 needs to spin to 5,000 rpm to make its peak torque figures (271 pound-feet).
Check out the table below for a more in-depth comparison between the 2021i GMC Acadia engines.
| 2.5L I4 LCV | Turbo 2.0L I4 LSY | 3.6L V6 LGX | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsepower (@ engine rpm) | 193 @ 6300 | 228 @ 5000 | 310 @ 6600 |
| Torque (lb. ft. @ engine rpm) | 188 @ 4400 | 258 @ 1400-4000 | 271 @ 5000 |
| FWD Fuel Economy (city/hwy/combined) | 21/27/23 | 22/29/25 | 19/27/22 |
| AWD Fuel Economy (city/hwy/combined) | N/A | 22/27/24 | 19/26/21 |
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Comments
Doesn’t matter.
Everyone is buying the Highlander, Telluride, and Palisade instead. Because they don’t suck.
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YTD Highlander sales are down 18%.
Palisades and Telluride are each selling at a rate of 7K a month. I guess that’s good for Hyundai/Kia Like when a brain damaged relative learns to tie his shoes we encourage them.
Shift to park isn’t doing this thing any favors. Neither is the way they messed up the front end compared to the previous gen.
GM is playing us a fool. Like they did in 2010 with the GMC TERRAIN it came with their unreliable 4 cylinder, but you could pay extra as an option the 3.0 6 cylinder . 2022 the Acadia will come standard with a 4 banger and we will have to pay extra for the 6 that used to be standard .
So they dump the 4 cylinder mid year 2018 on the traverse but think it will be ok in the Acadia? Wake up gm. You already did this and it sucked
Another Barra Blundering……come on GM…
Once again the smoke and mirrors approach.
Force the customers into buying a product that she thinks they want….or are to stupid to notice. Just like the future EV platforms..
No one is forcing anyone into anything.
You want the V6 buy the V6.
Odds are the Turbo 4 is just for the deal package they offer on leases and they hope to increase mpg averages with it.
There is more to this below the surface.
I have no interest or plans to ever buy the Turbo 4 in this vehicle.
Note too the prices I expect will e similar too,
Such emotions over nothing. You want a six buy a six. Most of you will never own a Acadia anyways.
They’ll get mad even over an optional paint job…
Selling this as better fuel economy is disingenuous. In my experience no GM 4 cylinder has ever gotten close to it’s EPA eating in anything larger than a compact car and all the 6 cyl have gotten over the EPA rating.
Plus doesn’t the LSY ‘require’ premium fuel to get that power and fuel economy rating which is $.80 more a gal where I live.
GM is taking advantage of uninformed people which always works out so well for reputation.
Well as one of the informed my 2.0 LNF bested the GM numbers easily city and highway. 25/32 in a HHR SS.
Both my 3.6 GMC models best the numbers. Also the numbers are over thousands of miles not a token tank full.
My Canyon is sitting on 20.1 city. I also don’t drive for mpg.
They also did a switch on the standard tires. My 2019 came through with 7/32s and are almost worn out at 22,000 miles. My 2011 Equinox had 11/32s tires and lasted over 100,000 miles.
The factory Michelin’s were a poor tire. While they rode well and griped well the wear was horrid no matter what vehicle they were on according to my Michelin dealer.
Just another case ow lowest bid on OE tires and it gave us a horrid tire.
My Terrain came with Hankooks that had no wet or winter grip. They wore fine but we dumped the, due to no grip in snow.
All automaker hate to pay much for tires unless it is a expensive performance package or a application like a volt or Bolt that need low rolling resistance.
The Barra blunders just keep coming through. How do they keep managing to lost Hp numbers on this LSY wonder from one model year to the next? It started off as 237 in the Cadillac line then dropped to 230 in everything else last year now seeing another 2 HP drop for 2021. And now it needs premium fuel? So this is yet another slight of hand meaning the V6 is still the quicker engine that only required 87 octane and will probably get very similar mileage unless the consumer spends up to .80 cents more per gallon of fuel all to lose 82 horses. Offering this engine in this line is fine. But quit making it out to be some wondrous torque monster with amazing mileage potential and for the love of god how does the lowest powered 2.0T need premium fuel?
Why GM is putting this underpowered 2.0T in there ? And what was wrong with the older version of the 2.0 ?
TOUGH CROWD