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2024 Chevy Traverse, 2024 GMC Acadia And 2025 Buick Enclave Share The Same Doors

The 2024 Chevy Traverse, 2024 GMC Acadia, and 2025 Buick Enclave may wear different badges and different faces, but there are quite a few similarities between them as well. Among these is the same turbocharged 2.5L I4 LK0 powerplant, not to mention similar C1-based underpinnings. Notably, all three next-gen crossovers also incorporate the same front and rear doors.

The all-new third-generation 2024 Chevy Traverse was unveiled in July of 2023, while the all-new third-generation 2024 GMC Acadia was unveiled in September of 2023, giving us a clear look at the front and rear doors on each model for easy comparison. Meanwhile, the all-new third-gen 2025 Buick Enclave has yet to make its formal introduction, but nevertheless, spy photos of prototype 2025 Buick Enclave units confirm that it too shares an identical front and rear door design.

Highlights include a gradually rising belt line and lower styling line, as well as double window frame lines around the rear of the rear-door glass. The rear doors also follow the curve of the rear wheel well.

Although this is a subtle carryover element between all three crossovers, it should prove to be a solid cost-cutting measure for GM. Notably, all three crossovers will also be produced at the same facility, specifically the GM Lansing Delta Township plant in Michigan. All three crossovers also ride on the long-wheelbase version of the GM C1 platform.

Notably, all three crossovers did not share door designs prior to that latest generational overhauls.

Earlier this year, during GM’s Q4 2023 earnings presentation, company CEO Mary Barra stated that the company’s Winning with Simplicity strategy was projected to save General Motors millions of dollars in expenses, with an estimated savings of $200 million in 2024 alone. Barra stated that GM has eliminated over 1,000 selectable options across the automaker’s current and near-term product programs, reducing hardware, software, ordering, and manufacturing complexity.

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  1. Because they are the same vehicles. Gm is going back to its old ways of cannibalizing its own products. Why do they need three versions of the same vehicle?

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    1. I hear what you’re saying here. At the same time, each brand targets different audience groups. So if they can attract different buyers with the same doors it’s a win.

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    2. The vehicles are substantially different, from the interiors, the suspension tuning, even the NVH, shift points, etc. I have a 2023 Chevrolet High-country and I drove the Buick to compare before buying.
      You can feel they are the same basic vehicle, however, there is a marked difference between the two when it comes to noise level, audio system, suspension tuning, and the general look of the interior.

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  2. GM never really moved away from badge engineering.

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    1. Totally disagree. The first gen Traverse/Acadia/Encore were all quite distinct. The same for the Equinox/Terrain and the new Trax/Envista. Most people can easily tell a Terrain from an Equinox. Not so much the case with this new third gen Traverse/Acadia/Encore especially from the side. This is a throwback to the 80’s with the X-bodies and J-bodies which was really hard to differentiate the different brands. This GM bean counters run amok.

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      1. Straight from the Roger Smith playbook

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      2. @tmw
        I think you meant to say, “The first gen Traverse/Acadia/Enclave and Outlook (Saturn) were all quite distinct.”
        I will agree with you on that.

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        1. Mary you should pass the savings to the loyal customers

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    2. You mean Toyota/Lexes, Hyundia/Kia, Honda/Acura, etc etc etc don’t badge engineer? They all can, they all do and they all will. Yes, in the earlier decades, GM didn’t even try to differentiate an interior or exterior on an Olds from a Buick from a Chevy but at least now there are obvious differences that make them unique.

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  3. Not entirely true since the Buick doors have extra holes all the way around to accommodate their triple weather seal attachment points.

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  4. They act like this is the first time this has been done. What comes around goes around. There was a lot of door sharing going on years ago even back in the 60’s. Who can forget the 4 A-body clones in 1982 the Ciera, Century, 6000 and Celebrity. It was so obvious they even featured these 4 cars in the same color on the front of a magazine literally not being able to be told apart. The fact that this new Enclave looks so similar to it cheaper Chevy counterpart including exterior black cheap plastic and boring dull grey finished base wheels.

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  5. GM A-Cars…. Line them up side-by-side.
    Woof!

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  6. I mean, it makes sense, but these are the lamest upcoming 3-row crossovers out there.

    What if you build it — and no one comes?

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  7. A subtle cost cut, yet raise the price another $5K to $10K based on trim! These prices are getting out of hand. I fully loaded Denali now costs over $61k!!!! That’s $12K more than my wife’s redline premier with a SUPER reliable 3.6L V6 that gets over 27 mpg on highway driving 70 mph….

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    1. Based on the press they’ve been getting there is quite a bit of excitement for this 3rd generation. I’ll likely buy another vehicle in 2025 and one of these are likely on the top of the list. I just started researching prior to their announcement and was looking at the Honda Pilot, but I’m thinking an Acadia might be the better choice. I’ll see after actual reviews come out.

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  8. That’s very smart, not sure why GM doesn’t do that more often. Especially for the Silverados, no reason why they can’t share most body parts between the 1500’s – 3500’s like in the old days. Back in the 70’s Ford trucks shared footed and hoods from F-100’s through F-600’s.

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  9. I disagree the traverse for to long was to soft looking like minivan lost it’s sliding doors, the Acadia couldn’t figure out weather it wanted to be long short or off road on road Denali, the first generation enclave for was to round and bulbous, the second gen looked ok until they over did the front end the refresh…I recently saw a new Toyota Highlander they ruined it it used to look nice now it looks like a Lexus with a grill bigger then the new Enclave coming out, at least on the enclave a front license plate won’t look to bad just put it right in the middle of the grill. As far as platform sharing everyone does it a Pontiac grand prix, Chevy Impala, Buick LeSabre where all the same car underneath they shared body panels and the interior looked like GM had a contract with rubber maid and snap together model kits I remember stereo trim falling off, window switches would get loose and fall through the door panel, you could pull the HVAC knobs off, the seat materials where either the cheapest cloth they could find or pleather. I think GM interiors have come a long way since the late 90s early 2000s as well as their designs.

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  10. Because they are the same car.

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  11. The GMC and Buick are the same in the back. The traverse back door towards the top is different. The lower sections are the same but know will ever really notice.

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  12. I see people criticizing this move, I am always one for product differentiation between GM brands but in this case I cant blame them doing this. They can always share doors but when it comes to other body panels along with interior design and appointments those should always be peculiar to the brand.

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  13. Its first day of spring and you still can’t get one. When will it be available? I checked the website and still you can’t build one.
    https://www.chevrolet.com/upcoming-vehicles/2024-traverse
    GM might as well give it 2025 model plates because its will be summer before you know it.

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  14. The transverse really is just little higher on height and few front end facial differences .

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  15. The Traverse looks like a first generation Terrain. Z71 doesn’t work on Traverse just like SS didn’t work on a Cobalt. What’s next a Z71 Malibu?

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  16. That just means there will not be recall in the near future for these vehicles having the incorrect doors installed!!!!!!!!!!!

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  17. This the way they start failing in the late 70s and 80s. They sells up now because they very different. But of course GM failures repeating over again

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  18. I am a GM owner and fan for 50 plus years now. My first was a used 63 chevy impala. I have two GM products today. I would love to see the Baseball, hotdogs and apple pie and America, from sea to shiny sea commericals again.

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  19. They share a LOT more then doors.

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  20. The Enclave is going to be the ugliest of the 3, Buick is dulling it down which is sad given the looks of the Envista.

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  21. Bing as much I hate to say this some people like Buicks “boring” style not everyone needs in your face flash look at me style…even our 2019 enclave yes it’s a nice looking vehicle but it doesn’t scream look ate it’s under stated with just enough to look nice. Again I said it before this is why I hate spy photos this enclave isn’t even fully finished yet for all we know it can look different I think it looks better then the over done 2023 they didn’t need to add that ugly grill and extra fog, turn single lights, also I thought the new Encore was ugly unti I saw it in person the grill is smaller and looks nothing like a ford escape.

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