GMC ACADIA/ENVOY
Anyone have either one of these ? Id love to have some thoughts and opinions on these two .I know the Acadia is new this year .. Thanks
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Sorry; I have a Trailblazer with 4.2 vortec inline 6,I believe it is best set of wheeles I have ever owned. And 44 years of buying autos I
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Sorry; I have a Trailblazer with 4.2 vortec inline 6,I believe it is best set of wheeles I have ever owned. And 44 years of buying autos I
can say way to Chevy.<1fmj>
The Envoy is the same vehicle..as the Trailblazer. Main diff between Acadia and Envoy is capability. The Envoy has a real 4wd system and is capable of going of road. The Acadia is a crossover, not offroad capable.
You can gett good deals on Envoys right now, as they have been around a while
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Anyone have either one of these ? Id love to have some thoughts and opinions on these two .I know the Acadia is new this year .. Thanks
The Envoy/Trailblazer twins are very good vehicles, truck based with 4WD. They are being discontinued in favor of the new crossovers. The GMC Acadia/Saturn Outlook twins are an excellent new crossover vehicle using the new GM corporate Lamdba design with available AWD. It depends on what you want really.
Here is a part of a review:
"G.M.'s impressive new Saturn Outlook and GMC Acadia reflect this fresh face for the family wagon. They are stylish and well-mannered, with nary a whiff of truck-stop mountain-man aggression. Yet this largely similar pair does maintain one Detroit truck tradition: they are the longest, widest and roomiest vehicles in their class, with three honest-to-goodness rows and seating for seven or eight passengers.
A smooth, high-revving 3.6-liter V-6 pumps out 275 horsepower (270 in the base-model Saturn). It is good for 0-to-60 miles an hour in a reasonable 8.1 seconds. That is a bit slower than some competitors, but your consolation is solid fuel economy: 18 m.p.g. in the city, 26 on the highway with front drive, or 17/24 with all-wheel drive. That equals or improves on ratings for smaller competitors like the Pilot and Highlander.
Despite being larger and substantially heavier than their rivals - with all-wheel drive, they weigh roughly 5,000 pounds - the GMC and Saturn shine on the road with smooth, composed handling and steering that is remarkably accurate for vehicles of this size. The new Ford Edge crossover, by comparison, feels tentative; the G.M. twins are also more spacious and stylish inside.
In most situations, the all-wheel-drive models operate largely in front-drive mode, with 5 percent to 10 percent of the power going to the rear wheels. More thrust is diverted to the back when the front wheels slip.
On a winter drive in the horse country north of New York City, the Acadia breezed down rutted, icy dirt roads. Detouring into some snowbanks, the GMC easily kept its wheels churning through deep drifts. Most drivers would never know that these capable models aren't dedicated off-roaders.
And while the 4,500-pound towing capacity is well shy of the Yukon's rating (7,500 pounds to 8,200 pounds), the Saturn and GMC can outpull their rivals, which are typically limited to 3,500 pounds or less.
The only performance quibble is with the six-speed automatic transmission. As in the Cadillacs where it was introduced, the gearbox is competent but not especially decisive. If you nail the throttle, the transmission hesitates a long beat before executing an upsetting double-whammy downshift.
The Acadia and Outlook are solid accomplishments, the first domestic crossovers that can hang with anything in their class. Being the biggest may be a well-thumbed page in Detroit's playbook; being one of the best has the makings of a long-term plan."
Personally, I would buy the all new GMC Acadia/Saturn Outlook over the old design Envoy/Trailblazer.0 -
We liked the Trailblazer SS bu tthe gas mileage was not too impressive wit hthe Corvette engine im it .. LOL 0
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