Regardless of being around for almost a 10 years, the current-generation GMC Acadia will stay on sale as the Acadia Limited along with the new 2017 Acadia, which goes on sale this spring. A report mentions that both designs will be readily available for sale for a restricted time, which was confirmed by General Motors spokesman Brian Goebel. No schedule was given concerning when the older car will ultimately go out of production.
The 2017 Acadia will be built in GM’s Spring Hill, Tennessee plant while the old vehicle is manufactured in Lansing, Michigan alongside its platform mates, the Buick Encore as well as Chevrolet Traverse. General Motor’s choice to keep producing the old Acadia was to guarantee that the Lansing plant kept a complete production schedule given that the next-generation Traverse and Territory aren’t anticipated to go on sale till 2017 and will be built on a long wheelbase variation of the 2017 Acadia’s platform.
Compared with the old design, the 2017 GMC Acadia is shorter by 7.2 inches in length, 3.5 inches in width, and 3.9 inches in height. The brand-new crossover is also 700 pounds lighter and is offered with seating for approximately seven passengers. 2 engines will be offered, a 2.5-liter I-4 with 194 hp and 190 lb-ft of torque, and a brand-new 3.6-liter V-6 rated at 310 hp and 271 lb-ft of torque. A six-speed automatic transmission is the sole gearbox readily available and the crossover can be had in front- or all-wheel-drive setups.
