The 2022 GMC Acadia SLE will no longer offer the optional naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LGX gasoline engine, leaving the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LSY gasoline engine as the only engine available for the model.
Previously, the 2021 GMC Acadia SLE FWD was equipped as standard with the naturally aspirated 2.5L I4 LCV, with the naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LGX offered as an optional upgrade. The 2021 GMC Acadia SLE AWD was equipped as standard with the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LSY, while the naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LGX offered as an optional upgrade.
Moving forward, the naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LGX will continue to be available on 2022 GMC Acadia SLT models as an optional upgrade. What’s more, 2022 GMC Acadia AT4 models and 2022 GMC Acadia Denali models will come equipped with the naturally aspirated 3.6L V6 LGX as standard.
Notably, 2022 GMC Acadia Denali models can also be equipped with the 2.0L I4 LSY, reducing the price by $495. However, GMC states that the 3.6L V6 LGX is the standard engine for 2022 GMC Acadia Denali models.
As GM Authority covered previously, the 2022 GMC Acadia will drop the naturally aspirated 2.5L I4 LCV from the crossover’s engine lineup. Additionally, 2022 GMC Acadia models equipped with the turbocharged 2.0L I4 LSY gasoline will get increased towing capacity.
The 2022 GMC Acadia will also drop the entry-level SL trim level from the lineup, designating the SLE trim as the most-affordable trim level in the GMC Acadia lineup going forward. The 2022 GMC Acadia AT4 also loses the five-passenger seating option, while the Red Mahogany Metallic paint option will be deleted from the options list.
What’s more, the 2022 GMC Acadia will come equipped as standard with all the features previously offered with the optional Pro Safety Plus Package, including standouts like Automatic Emergency Braking, Front Pedestrian Braking, IntelliBeam headlamps, Front and Rear Park Assist, and Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning, among others.
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The moves GM is making here have been interesting.
It gives me the feeling that GMC is moving to more a 4 cylinder V8 division accept for the Diesel 3.0.
I really have to wonder if the next Acadia will even offer a V6, Let’s face it the Canyon is going 4 turbo only.
I have no idea of their plans but GMC sure has expended the 4 cylinder and not really added much on the V6 line. It makes me wonder if the V6 may be a Cadillac only thing at the rate it is going.
We just bought a new Denali last night and the dealer was just about out of vehicles. It was funny the GMC dealer was selling Chevy trucks they got from the GM auction with low miles while the Chevy dealer across the street had less cars and was selling low mile GM auction GMC models. We are living in strange times.
We were lucky the Acadia we wanted was 5 miles from us and no other for many more miles.
They also had a Canyon with twice the miles mine has for near the same price I paid for mine new a couple years ago.
GM continues to disappoint and cheapen it’s lineups and carries on it’s tradition of forcing customers into higher more expensive trim levels. Dropping the leather wheels on the SLE Acadia and Terrain was another dumb move along with this engine change that contradicts the term “Professional grade” . What’s next plastic hubcaps replacing alloy wheels?
Actually that plastic cap thing was done and it worked well. The caps on the last Terrain in 19″ trim were plastic chrome on a aluminum wheel. I never had a issue with them like the chrome coming off the real chrome wheels. They were not removable caps but the plastic really worked and I never had to have any replaced.
Another questionable move by GM Brass almost right up there with their decision about moving to all EV production in the future…..Notice no mention or movement has been made towards upgrading the already strained ( please don’t turn your A/C on in CA and NY ) electrical grid and no plans on how to generate all that new Electricity that they think will replace gasoline.
I’d like to think that this is somehow constraint related but its probably CAFE driven. The less you build of the lesser efficient engine, the better your CAFE score as you are producing more of the efficient models. Unfortunately all it ends up doing is raising the ATP of the Acadia as now consumers will have to spring for SLT or Denali to get the 3.6.
GMC is in a dropping mood let’s drop engines on mid size vehicles like the Acadia that s u v needs a 3.6 not every one can afford a slt or Denali trim but would like the Acadia size and capacity that it offers but a tiny engine what u going to tow couple bushel of apples and your kids hockey equipment. I gm really want people to start looking at electric vehicles for the future.
GM is trying to squeeze every penny out of it’s buyers. The 4 cyl Acadia is slow and will force buyers to opt for the V6, which accrues a larger price tag. I gave up on this company long ago.
2.0 engine is great in an Equinox or Terrain as those cars are proportional. Soon they will have the four cylinder in a Corvette.
Except they don’t offer the 2.0 in the Equinox or Terrain anymore. 1.5L only. And in the Equinox you get only a 6-speed auto. The Terrain has the 9-speed auto. GM is spending as little development money as possible on these cars. They got a taste of higher profit margins and they are working overtime to make sure those profits stay the same or go even higher.
GM has already admitted that moving forward they intend to focus on their “high profit margin” products. That means loss leaders like the base trims and lightly optioned vehicles are not in their business plan anymore. So what you are going to see is a business model that forces customers to pay higher prices for more highly optioned units. They will also constrain inventory to keep demand higher than supply, which means higher transaction prices and more profit for dealers and GM. It does not benefit the consumer at all and they are quite frankly taking advantage of customers. However, the automakers have consistently shown that they do not care about customers.
Unfortunately, I am starting to think about a new vehicle to replace my almost 7 year old Chevrolet. Now is the absolute worst time to shop for a new vehicle and I am delaying as much as I can. One thing is for certain, my next vehicle will not be a GM vehicle. My current Chevrolet is my 6th GM vehicle in the past 30 years, so I am a repeat customer. I have seen a steady decline in the overall appeal of GM vehicles. There is no excitement to them anymore. No clear-cut style or anything that really makes them stand out. GM is not making the same strides in design and quality that the competitors are these days. It is really kind of disappointing. They are seemingly reverting to the “de-contenting” and homogenous platform sharing that dominated their line-up in the late 80’s through the late 90’s.
Here is the truth. Car companies are in business to make money not just supply people with cars at a loss.
GM had horribly high inventories in the 90’s and 00’s that not only gave great discounts to buyers but also killed their resale value to nothing. They did this all the way till they went broke.
The reality is that the automakers do not hate the customers but they have had to be more responsible to making sure to get a return on the investments they make and to do so large discounts on overstocked models. Building base models that do not deliver profits and the like are no longer part of the plan as they already failed doing this.
What they are looking at now is to move to EV models that will be cheaper to build so they can put more things in them and still make a profit. Believe me the automakers don’t care about saving the planet but they now see they can economically find an advantage in the EV models and also with their stocks. If you look at the long list of companies making the move they all are going that direction soon.
This is about two things.
#1 there are little profits in lower level models, in many cases there are none. GM wants folks to get into models that make money. Most companies do this. Few advertise a base model for a reason or even give you a leather wheel too.
#2 the emissions issue is only getting worse and the larger engines get lower emissions and with the number of cars GM sells they can’t meet regulations with all models.
I just bought a new Denali last night and the window sticker shows the emissions are not. Rated high in this vehicle.
Again this is not just GM as only the Toyota has a Six in the non luxury class and it will fade away soon. Honda just cut there’s too.
Many people just don’t understand to off set the trucks emissions how difficult it is to makeup for it with cars.
I am glad we got a Six last night and I fear it might be the last I can buy no matter what brand in a non luxury or sports segment.
We just bought a 2021 SLE with a V6, specifically to get the towing package. The sticker was $40,800. Sad that is considered “low level”.
I didn’t drive an Acadia with the 2.0, but I could probably be happy with that now that they are adding a tow package to that next year. Pickings were a bit slim though regarding a tow package. The SLE we bought was the only Acadia they had with a towing package and they said there were only 3 others in a 250 mile radius. Might have consider an AT4 if they had one.
So far very happy. Decent economy on the highway and plenty of punch for what it is. It scoots pretty good for over 4000 pounds!
Actually $40,000 is below the average price of a vehicle sold today at $41,000. Nothing is cheap anymore.
But they did come off the price of the Denali I just got last night. It was sticker near $56,000 and I got it at $47,000 Fully loaded.
What many leave off on the expensive Acadia models is they are often are discounted more and make for a good buy, Some incentives will reach up to $7600 on the Acadia on 21 models this fall.
Yes, I am well aware that what we bought was “reasonable” by current standards.
We paid $32,800 after discounts plus tax. We will be buying a new HD in the spring, so this will be cheap by comparison!
4 cylinders are OK for these little cars and the turbo charge helps a lot but it’s not OK for vans even if it’s diesel.
But if the V-6 is available for this little wagon I would always go with the stronger engine.
turbochargers are very bad news for gasoline powered aluminum engines, or cast iron for that matter…turbos spin at some 25,000 rpm’s, run very hot, as they get older disintegrate and sometimes send metal parts into the internal engine…
Sorry jack but this is 2021 not 1982.
I drove a 2.0 daily for 10 years at 23 pounds of boot with the GM tune and the car is still running fine today.
With millions of Turbo engines out there they are holding up well.
That’s why you need to run synthetic oil in turbos….it will help prevent self-destruction as they age. Regular petroleum oil simply cannot take the high temperatures that some turbos operate at.
You can also help prolong turbo life by taking it easy with your right foot and not asking too much of them.
I think GM is finally learning a few things due to the current shortages. With the ads I see now encouraging people to order vehicles (since there’s nothing on the lots), they’re learning what people actually want, vs what they (or the accountants) think people want. Yes, the base model and the 2.5 are not “Professional Grade” – but I think the Turbo is fine for the SLE model, much better than the discontinued non-turbo. Also seems fair to move up to the top models to get the top engine.
Also, offering every combination on every model creates an inventory nightmare (if & when inventory returns). Just take a look at what Honda has done for years and years with options vs models & engines, much more simplicity.
I usually defend GM, but this is a terrible idea…
This is a terrible decision. The Acadia is too big for it not to offer a V6
Only way I can defend this decision and the Blazer is if GM will soon stuff Single Turbo 3.0V6 engines in these vehicles instead.
Or an all new BEV Acadia and Blazer are right around the corner but I highly doubt that to be the case.
Beancounters are alive and well in GM unfortunately.