Topic: CTC Review: 2007 GMC Acadia

[wing]

[initial_D]

50% OFF from Revenue Canada? 

[Ex-airbalancer]

In the real world though the Minivans get great mileage, but the Acadia does not.  The FWD Acadia may be better, the Sienna AWD pays a rather large penalty as well.

It cost me $50 to drive 286km in the Acadia

The sounds great to me

[Mitlov]

Arrrrrg, article was from Moootor Trends ... so should be taken it for what it is and where it comes from.  They actually jumped 3 vehicles, and was driven on snow.

That article annoyed me.  They talked very little about the Acadia.  All I learned was that it was spacious (no kidding), heavy and heavy-feeling (not a surprise), and had a transmission that tended to hunt.  The last was the only thing that I really learned from it.

The CX-9 came off sounding like a very nice vehicle, especially considering the price.

[Blueprint]

The open road is where minivans get an edge in fuel economy : my MPV netted 8.9 l/100km coming back from Ottawa (in the 120 - 140 km/h range) and the Odyssey managed 9.8 l/100 km loaded for a Maine vacation (at a more reasonnable 100 - 120 km/h pace).

A friend of mine has a 2005 Ody EX-L with VCM and he creeps below 8 l/100 km on highway trips !

Mixed urban driving is in the 12 - 15 l/100 km range, depending on season and driving style.

[sirAQUAMAN64]

Finally drove an Acadia. Was marveling at the heads-up display than I thought I'd be! Would use that all the time.

When you took a turn, you knew you were piloting something long, think due to the long wheelbase, but it felt really planted on the road. I was pleasantly surprised. Everything about the drive was smooth, smooth, smooth, including the engine and transmission.

Which brings me to the negative. Engine power. Even with everyone saying it would be underpowered with a load, I expected more. The engine/tranny are smooth and satisfying with normal driving, but when I dug in for more realized there wasn't much of it left. No sense of urgency. But if you're not a power hungry person, it really is an impressive piece with loads of room.

[Ex-airbalancer]

Finally drove an Acadia. Was marveling at the heads-up display than I thought I'd be! Would use that all the time.

No sense of urgency. But if you're not a power hungry person, it really is an impressive piece with loads of room.

Loved HUD in the Grand Prix, why should have it in all the cars

The 95% of the people on the road the power will be just fine, and would not notice it untell someone told them

[safristi]

Hey if it's good enuf fer a Geriatric Racer than nearly totalled Giant Dwarf...I'm ALL FERRET!!!!

[sirAQUAMAN64]

Just noticed too that when you turn on the turn signal, the front DRL on the same side goes off a-la-Chrysler.

[habsfan]

I've seen a lot of negative posts concerning the gas mileage of the Acadia.  I bought mine at the starting of June and have put 7000K on it this summer.  So far I get about 28 Mpg (Imp) when travelling on the 401/400 ( so that's around 120-130 km/h) This is with a full load (6 people, luggage etc) When i just putter around town with hard acceleration, stop and go I still manage 21 Mpg.  Not bad for a vehicle this size.  So far couldn't be happier with the vehicle.

[sirAQUAMAN64]

I've seen a lot of negative posts concerning the gas mileage of the Acadia.  I bought mine at the starting of June and have put 7000K on it this summer.  So far I get about 28 Mpg (Imp) when travelling on the 401/400 ( so that's around 120-130 km/h) This is with a full load (6 people, luggage etc) When i just putter around town with hard acceleration, stop and go I still manage 21 Mpg.  Not bad for a vehicle this size.  So far couldn't be happier with the vehicle.

Welcome, and thanks for the report