Gary RV_Wizard
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I picked up our new GMC Acadia earlier this week and we are really impressed with it. Of course, we must have liked it since we bought it, but after driving it about 350 miles it has exceeded our highest hopes! Our previous toads have been chosen more for function than form, styling, comfort, etc., but I think this is going to be a great vehicle as well as good functional toad. It is smooth and quiet, with excellent handling and just about any amenity you could think of (many of which are standard).
The GMC Acadia is built on the new GM Lamda platform, which it shares with the new Saturn Outlook and the Buick Enclave (the Enclave will be offered later this year). These are totally new vehicles from the 18" wheels on up, so-called "crossover SUVs" which have a car-like unibody rather than body-on-frame, pick-up truck style construction. The Acadia is more upscale (and more expensive) than the Saturn, but both are very nicely equipped vehicles. The Acadia is big, a bit larger than an Envoy/Trailblazer, and has a 6 speed automatic and a really potent, high revving 3.6L V6. It is available in front wheel drive and AWD and both versions are towable without mods. They do want you to pull a fuse to tow, though, and that fuse is under the hood. You can bet I'll be figuring out a way to put a switch on that circuit and run it back into the cab area. There is seating for 7 but two rows of seats fold flat and yield an incredible 116 cubic feet of cargo space.
The Acadia may stretch the tow capacity of a gas chassis motorhome - the base weight is 4700 lbs on the FWD model and 4900 on the AWD.
The new 6 speed transmission was jointly developed with Ford and a similar 6 speed is used on the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossover SUVs.
The GMC Acadia is built on the new GM Lamda platform, which it shares with the new Saturn Outlook and the Buick Enclave (the Enclave will be offered later this year). These are totally new vehicles from the 18" wheels on up, so-called "crossover SUVs" which have a car-like unibody rather than body-on-frame, pick-up truck style construction. The Acadia is more upscale (and more expensive) than the Saturn, but both are very nicely equipped vehicles. The Acadia is big, a bit larger than an Envoy/Trailblazer, and has a 6 speed automatic and a really potent, high revving 3.6L V6. It is available in front wheel drive and AWD and both versions are towable without mods. They do want you to pull a fuse to tow, though, and that fuse is under the hood. You can bet I'll be figuring out a way to put a switch on that circuit and run it back into the cab area. There is seating for 7 but two rows of seats fold flat and yield an incredible 116 cubic feet of cargo space.
The Acadia may stretch the tow capacity of a gas chassis motorhome - the base weight is 4700 lbs on the FWD model and 4900 on the AWD.
The new 6 speed transmission was jointly developed with Ford and a similar 6 speed is used on the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX crossover SUVs.
Still only have 134 miles on the bike. Weather has not been conducive to riding and we've had an extremely busy weekend with the Navy League. German and American ships in at NOTU.
