TCC: New Acadia Spy Pics!

[El Scorcho]

Spy Shots: 2008 GMC Acadia

An unshrouded prototype for the upcoming GMC Acadia crossover has finally broken cover, giving us our first comprehensive look at the this Lambda-based cousin to the Saturn Outlook. And you can see more of the first non-truck GMC inside TheCarConnection today:

http://www.thecarconnection.com/Enthusiast...178.A10501.html

Pictures:

[Ur_pimp]

Very nice! not what i was expecting at all! I hate those rims so much though...

However i really like how that D pillar makes a huge difference in how the trio look from the side i just really hope those headlights are big enough, and not small and understated like the saturns...

p.s. those tailights are described as looking like they were aftermarket lights ... they look very very nice if i do say so myself

[Dsuupr]

The back end treatment makes it not look as long as the Saturn or Buick models.

[Sixty8panther]

Somehere out there a shotgun wedding between a Cadillac

SRX & Acura MDX is going to be happeinng soon

[4gm]

Not really what I was expecting. In fact it looks fairly generic. Maybe I'll change my mind when I see it completely undisguised.

[pow]

It's nice, if a bit too much like the Outlook. At least it's PROFESSIONAL GRADE!

I hope the tailgate is not final... hell, it even has a mount for the Saturn logo.

[ToniCipriani]

They'll probably replace it with a straight body-coloured piece like the new Yukon.

But still... it looks a bit too close to the Outlook.

[jbartley]

Very nice! not what i was expecting at all! I hate those rims so much though...

However i really like how that D pillar makes a huge difference in how the trio look from the side  i just really hope those headlights are big enough, and not small and understated like the saturns...

p.s. those tailights are described as looking like they were aftermarket lights ... they look very very nice if i do say  so myself

Yeah the D-pillar makes a huge difference and makes it look a little more SUV vs crossover.

I'm liking how GMC is doing the aftermarket style lights on the Yukon and Acadia, maybe it'll continue on the Sierra or Denali version.

That chrome bar should be replaced with a body colored one tho, and the GMC logo should be placed on it. Not down on the side like the Yukon; cuz that's just sad!

[CSpec]

This isn't at all what i was expecting. It's just an Outlook with a different grill and painted pillars. I guess this is the consequence of the GMC being added to the program very late in the game.

[BuddyP]

I hope the final product has painted rockers and lower front facia.

That is one thing I don't like about the Outlook is the black rockers and lower facia.

Edited June 7, 2006 by BuddyP

[SingleStylish]

Are you sure this was ID'd right??? This looks more like a theta based Equinox refresh. Really, I was thinking Equinox when I first saw it. The interior doesn't even look like the GMC, after all it is missing the three chrome bezled vents in the center stack.

[regfootball]

this really isn't 'butch' enough for a GMC.....the headlights have no Yukon/Envoy similarity...........honestly I could see this morphing into the chevy version as it looks quite Equinox.

Don't get me wrong, its conservative enough and bland enough to battle the Pilot and stuff, but its not the superior GMC styling I was expecting that would outright say 'professional grade'.

Why would you choose this over an Enclave if they are both in the same showroom? The Acadia really needs to have a rugged tough look, like the Yukon or Envoy.

Honestly, this is too urban pu$$ified for a GMC badge.......We DON'T NEED NO RIDGELINES

Edited June 7, 2006 by regfootball

[boblutzfan]

I predict we will see the real deal this fall at the LAIAS. I want a Acadia Denali with a V8 in black please.

[thedriver]

and they messed up in that this isn't GMC's first non truck. Everyone forgets the Sprint and Caballero. . .

[G. David Felt]

This looks like a test mule to me, I think there is still plenty of change to come.

At least I hope so as this is generic and just a clone stamp job otherwise.

[Cadillacfan]

The headlights and grille look very much like they would fit perfectly on a Honda Pilot yet it's very similar to the Outlook too.

[loki]

do the enclave or outlook also have 6lug wheels?

looks a little smaller than envoy

hope there is a surprise under that camo.....

[boblutzfan]

do the enclave or outlook also have 6lug wheels?

looks a little smaller than envoy

hope there is a surprise under that camo.....

All Lambda's have six lug wheels.

[jbartley]

Are you sure this was ID'd right???  This looks more like a theta based Equinox refresh. Really, I was thinking Equinox when I first saw it.  The interior doesn't even look like the GMC, after all it is missing the three chrome bezled vents in the center stack.

Look at the size of the "Acadia" relative to the Tahoe sitting next to it. It's def not a theta...

And you can't see the centre stack at all in these pics?

Edited June 7, 2006 by jbartley

[jbartley]

This isn't at all what i was expecting. It's just an Outlook with a different grill and painted pillars. I guess this is the consequence of the GMC being added to the program very late in the game.

It's not just "painted D pillars" - On the outlook the rear glass wraps around and over the pillars. On the Acadia the pillars on the exterior and body colored.

Also the C-D pillar window is a diffrent shape.

[sciguy_0504]

Too Outlook-y for me and definately not GMC material. I hope all of the exterior black plastic is body-colored, too, by the launch comes around.

[ponchoman49]

Looks too similar to the Saturn but at least it looks a lot better than the weak, generic Ford Edge or any of Japans latest offerings.

[pow]

I know! Add body cladding!

(It worked surprisingly well for the GMT800 Denali.)

And I think this is the reason why the Outlook isn't offered in black. Black is such a "professional grade" color.

[sciguy_0504]

Looks too similar to the Saturn but at least it looks a lot better than the weak, generic Ford Edge or any of Japans latest offerings.

"Generic" Ford Edge?

[red]

Plain Jane! Kind of a waste...looks too much like the Outlook and even more generic, save for the stepped headlights...but that's it!

GMC never capitalized on the "Terra" design or philosophy, nor does it seem to care about the brilliant Simon Cox concept, Graphyte. This derivative, plain design could've gotten by a few years ago, when GM could afford such a product. But everything from here on out needs to be a hit, and I can't see this baby going outside the infield.

Additionally, it makes no sense to have this product in the realligned sales channels. Most likely, GM fiefdoms argued that the GMC would go after the the "tough" male-skewed set with lower price targets and lifestyles than the Buick. Unfortunately, the looks of this truck are not tough, professional grade. Only if this resembled the Graphyte would this vehicle make sense, and even then it would be clogging the channel with too many overlapping product.

I'll reserve final judgement when the thign is released...but this ain't off to a good start.

[Enzora]

Somehere out there a shotgun wedding between a Cadillac

SRX & Acura MDX is going to be happeinng soon

You may be insane, but you are definitely a master of metaphor, lol.

[Ur_pimp]

Actually it resembles the graphyte concept from the front end so far, notice the headlights

[bowtie_dude]

The Yukon would have looked SO much better with the Graphyte's front end.

[FUTURE_OF_GM]

Why can GNC not have one individualized product?!?!?! The Envoy did it and worked well, yet the Acadia has to be an Outlook knock off, except more bland???

One day we get an article about how "GMC's differentation worked well and will continue to be a goal" then the next we get this junk.

[Mule Bakersdozen LS]

Better change this forum to GMC Trucks and Car. I don't understand the point of the Acadia-it looks just like the Outlook, and its a front-wheel-drive car underneath-why must GMC and Jeep's lifelong truck reputation be destroyed by these? Ship it over to Chevy and never mention it again!

[Matt276]

I'm a bit disappointed by the Lambdas, too bland and this one looks like an Envoy, I prefer the Ford Edge. I expected something more futuristic.

[cavalier36]

this was probably supposed to be a Pontiac originally.. but then it was changed to GMC after it was decided Pontiac will no longer have any Suv's or minivans after the torrent goes out of production.. this isnt a bad looking crossover.. looks a million times better than the vehicle it sort of replaces.. the aztec... these pictures show that this prototype already has the GM badge on the doors..

[KenSatrun]

this was probably supposed to be a Pontiac originally.. but then it was changed to GMC after it was decided Pontiac will no longer have any Suv's or minivans after the torrent goes out of production

Not sure whether to laugh or cry........revisit the interior pics again and see what they make you think of....

[roopull]

What's with the name? Acadia? Isn't that a French speaking area of Canada? WTF? Is THAT supposed to excite me? Barf!

One possible reason for this thing's existence (and I know I'm stretching, here) don't GMC dealerships better set-up for fleet sales & maintainance? I'm guessing on that... Perhaps these will be intended for fleet sales? I can imagine ORKIN being printed across the side of one.

[dford]

Looks too similar to the Ford Freestyle, same style grill/side profile, but taller.

[jbartley]

The Yukon would have looked SO much better with the Graphyte's front end.

And soon it will...

[Cadillacfan]

I highly doubt that. How could GM already be giving a new look to the Yukon? It just came out. A revision of the front end would cost a lot of money. Something GM is in dire need of.

Edited June 10, 2006 by Cadillacfan

[Croc]

GM planned Yukon to have an Envoy-like front for 2 years, then get an Acadia front.