GMC Announces All-New 2007 Acadia
Crossover SUV
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Today, GMC
announced the all-new 2007 Acadia. It is GMC’s
first crossover, delivering a smooth, responsive driving experience, athletic
design, a spacious interior and a comprehensive safety package to the
fastest-growing vehicle segment in the United
States.
“
Acadia is a natural extension of the GMC
brand,” said John Larson, Pontiac-GMC general manager. “Its combination of
smooth, responsive ride and handling and SUV versatility embodies GMC’s
professional grade philosophy. Acadia is a
great looking vehicle that will attract customers who’ve never visited a GMC
showroom.”
The Acadia is engineered to
reflect GMC’s professional grade standards on a body-frame integral (BFI)
structure that is reinforced with high-strength steel. It rides on a long
wheelbase with wide tracks – a combination that lowers the center of gravity and
enables agile, stable ride and handling.
Acadia ’s driving reflexes are supported by independent
front and rear suspensions. The front suspension features a MacPherson strut
design, with a direct-acting stabilizer bar and aluminum steering knuckles.
Isolated mounting points help reduce noise and vibration. The rear suspension
uses a compact, state-of-the-art linked “H” design, which has an isolated
mounting system that reduces noise and vibration transmitted to the passenger
compartment.
Acadia features standard
power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering, with variable-effort steering
available. StabiliTrak electronic stability control system with rollover
mitigation technology and traction control is standard on all models.
The available, intelligent all-wheel drive system provides increased
traction on slippery roads and other driving situations – such as freeway ramps
– where increased traction would enhance handling. There is no driver
intervention; the system automatically decides how much torque to apply and
delivers it to the wheels that have the best traction.
“The responsive,
precisely tuned chassis provides the driving experience of a smaller vehicle,”
said Larson. “And
Acadia’s aerodynamic design, efficient V-6 and the new
six-speed automatic work together to provide efficiency.”
