Sacramento,
California – I’ve long felt that GMC stands for Giant Massive Car, and the
recently tested 2018 GMC Acadia SLT-1 with the All-Terrain package did little to
knock me off that spot.
Thing is, it
looks big from the outside, but it drives like a midsize in all situations.
Equipped with
willing 3.6-liter V-6 rated at 310 horsepower, my Acadia
scooted right along, dodging city stragglers and moving away from freeway pokes
with gusto.
Simply put, it
was an effortless pleasure to drive.
Beyond that,
it was so loaded with perks that there was plenty of time to enjoy every little
thing.
The exterior
heated mirrors were a bonus, given that my week in the Acadia
coincided with some chill-your-bones cold weather and frost. And the Acadia
heated up quickly; no five-minute wait to feel comfortable in the cold cockpit.
Leather
seating surfaces were comfortable and versatile, with plentiful position and
lumbar options.
The Bose audio
system blasted tunes with perfect pitch, never squawking at high volume
settings.
The
All-Terrain package was a pricey, but generous plate of extras. That included special exterior trim touches,
an advanced all-wheel-drive system, hill-descent control and 20-inch aluminum
wheels.
I also had a
sunroof.
Going off the
paved road never looked so stylish.
All this
brought the bottom line on the sticker to an eyebrow-raising $48,435, but I
really could not complain about that price, given the size of the vehicle and
all it had stuffed into it.
Fuel mileage
was so-so in this class at 17 miles per gallon in the city and 25 mpg on the
open road.
I see this Acadia as an ideal vehicle for the weekend
sportsman/sportswoman … someone who commutes daily to work, looking forward to
hitting the ski slopes on winter weekends, or towing a boat to the nearest lake
in the spring/summer months.
This is the
kind of vehicle you keep for a long time, and my take is that it will easily serve your work and
recreational needs big-time.
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