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The GMC Acadia (and the similar Buick Enclave and Saturn Outlook) is a crossover SUV. The three vehicles share the new GM Lambda platform. The Acadia went on sale in the United States in December 2006, and in Canada in January, 2007. The Acadia replaces 3 of the 7/8-passenger vehicles on the Pontiac-Buick-GMC dealership network, the mid-size GMC Safari van, the long-wheelbase GMC Envoy XL/XUV, and the Pontiac Montana SV6 minivan. In recent months GM has also announced that the Lambda vehicles will replace the Buick Rainier, and then subsequently the GMC Envoy and Chevrolet Trailblazer, as a Chevrolet variant called the Traverse will go on sale sometime in the next two years.[1] Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 531 pixelsFull resolution (2532 × 1680 pixel, file size: 336 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Suspension and chassis
The 2007 Acadia rides on a 118.9 inch (3020.7 mm) wheelbase and offers wide 67.28 inch (1709 mm) front/rear tracks that will offer a lower ride height. The suspension is independent front and rear, the front featuring a MacPherson strut design, with a direct-acting stabilizer bar and aluminum knuckles. The rear suspension uses a new "H" Linked design that is more compact and should result in a better ride. A simple MacPherson strut suspension on the left front wheel of a rear-wheel drive vehicle. ...
Steering in the Acadia is power-assisted rack-and-pinion on standard models, but an optional variable-effort system will be available as well. Putting power to the ground will be standard 18 inch wheels and tires, with optional 19 inch wheels. As with most modern GM vehicles, four-wheel disc brakes with ABS are standard, and more standard safety features (not specified) are included as well. On automobiles, disc brakes are located within the wheel The disc brake is a device for slowing or stopping the rotation of a wheel. ...
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Engines and transmissions The Acadia uses the same LY7 V6 that is used by Cadillac, Buick and Saturn. In the Acadia, the engine produces 275 hp (205 kW) and 251 lb-ft. of torque (340 Nm). The Acadia also uses the new 6T75 6-speed automatic, offering good city and highway fuel economy match with brisk acceleration when needed. According to GMC, the 6T75 adds up to 8 percent improved performance and up to 4 percent improved fuel economy when compared with current front-wheel drive four-speed automatics offered in various GM models. It has been reported that GM will equip the Acadia with a V8 engine in a Denali version of the Acadia. The 3600 LY7 (and derivative LP1) are members of General Motors new High Feature (or HFV6) engine family of modern DOHC V6s. ...
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Safety Because of the Acadia's car-like build type, it offers a lower center of gravity that will reduce the risk of rollover accidents. Much of the Acadia's structure is reinforced with high-strength steel, including a steel cross-car beam welded across the floor between the B-pillars.
The Acadia has six different airbags equipped in the vehicle; two dual-stage front air bags for the driver and front passenger, two seat-mounted side-impact air bags in the first row and two head curtain side impact air bags that cover all three seating rows. Similar to the Volvo XC90, the Acadia will have a detection system on-board that will deploy various airbags if a rollover is detected. For the Mozilla crash reporting software previously called Airbag, see Breakpad. ...
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Additionally, the Acadia has a standard OnStar system, now in its seventh generation. The new OnStar system now has a feature in which after a crash has been detected, OnStar will be notified so that they can automatically contact necessary emergency services. OnStar is a subscription-based communications, monitoring and tracking service provided by General Motors. ...
Interior The Acadia features available 3-row, 7 or 8-passenger seating. Inside, the Acadia features more contemporary trim than the Outlook, including chrome and satin nickel textures, and a wider variety of two-toned interior colors such as an Ebony and Light Titanium(grey) cloth upholstery, and a choice of either Ebony, Light Titanium(grey)or Brick(brown) leather upholstery. A heads-up display similar to those found in the Cadillac XLR, Pontiac Grand Prix and Chevrolet Corvette is one of the options exclusive to the Acadia thus far. For other meanings of Hud, see this article A Rafale fighter of the FS Charles de Gaulle, seen through the HUD of another Rafale. ...
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Wheels and tires The 2007 Acadia boasts 4 19 inch cast aluminum rims and Goodyear Eagle RS-A M+S P255/60R-19 108H tires with a high-pressure compact spare tire.
Sales The Wall Street Journal noted that the GMC Acadia lagged sales of uplevel rival Acura MDX by only 47 units in February 2007.[2] The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is an international daily newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company in New York City, New York, USA, with Asian and European editions, and a worldwide daily circulation of more than 2 million as of 2006, with 931,000 paying online subscribers. ...
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References - GM Introduces New Crossovers to Lineup. NCBuy. Retrieved on July 13, 2006.
- 2007 GMC Acadia Official announcement on Leftlanenews.com
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Notes - ^ REPORT: Chevy Traverse to join GM's group of Lambda CUVs The Acadia augments GMC with an entry level truck-like SUV and is the first unibody vehicle from the marque. It is also GMC's first front-wheel drive passenger vehicle and GMC's first crossover SUV. The Acadia features seating for eight, generous interior space, and either front or all-wheel drive. With a 4,500 lb (2,042 kg) towing capacity, the Acadia slots between the Yukon and the Envoy. The Acadia is the mid-priced Lambda model between the Outlook and Enclave. GM leads all other automakers in Strategic Vision's Total Quality Index (TQI).<ref> Strategic Vision (2006). [http://autos.msn.com/advice/article.aspx?contentid=4020223 Total Quality Index] ''MSN Autos''</li> <li id="_note-1">'''[[#_ref-1|^]]''' ''Wall Street Journal'' [[March 6]], [[2007]] "Picky Consumers Reward Brands With Strong Records"</li></ol></ref>
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