Gmc Won't Stop Adding Words To Luxe Up Its Suvs, Reveals New Acadia Denali Ultimate

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The 2026 GMC Acadia will now subordinate nan Sierra 1500 and Sierra HD and the Yukon full-size SUV successful earning nan Denali Ultimate distinction, positioned supra nan existing Denali. GMC calls nan Ultimate upgrade an "ultra-premium" option, and it does so adhd galore snazzy extras to nan mid-size hauler. In announcing nan news, GMC didn't opportunity thing astir pricing, but we'll estimate successful a moment. Denali Ultimate aspirants won't person to hold long, arsenic nan afloat luxed-out Acadia hits dealerships astatine nan extremity of nan year.

GMC vehicles inhabit an absorbing position successful nan General Motors divisional firmament: nicer than Chevys, and benignant of tougher yet slicker looking; arsenic premium arsenic Buicks but without nan AARP associations; a notch beneath Cadillac but pinch a portfolio of pickups. And don't hide that GMC is location to nan resuscitated and electrified Hummer nameplate. It mightiness really beryllium nan coolest section successful nan full company, moreover if location is abundant level sharing pinch Chevy.

GM has really worked nan imaginable here, first pinch nan Denali trim level, introduced 25 years ago, and much precocious nan Ultimates. It's existent Ka-ching! stuff: nan Yukon Denali Ultimate adds astir $20,000 to nan SUVs simply Denali-fied sticker. A akin summation ought to use to nan Acadia, truthful let's conjecture that nan AWD Denali I'd bid astatine $57,595 goes to almost 80 expansive for nan Denali Ultimate.

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Might beryllium worthy it. I've driven a batch of GMC Denalis and liked them all. Yes, it's amusing that GMC adds an other connection to a vehicle's sanction and tacks connected tens of thousands to nan value tag. GM historians will callback antiquated examples of nan practice: "Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham d'Elegance" anyone? But it's besides bully business to consolidate options successful these packages and make it easier for customers to propulsion nan trigger.

If you spell for nan Acadia Denali Ultimate, you'll get nan menacing Vader Chrome grille, LED moving lights, Ultimate badging, and aluminum 22-inch wheels successful After Midnight Metallic — immoderate benignant of J.J. Cale reference? You besides get Super Cruise, GM's hands-free Level 2 automated driving system, a 16-speaker Bose audio option, a panoramic sunroof, and an upgraded suspension.

The interior is really wherever you'll brushwood immoderate legitimately luxurious improvements, specified arsenic Woodland Mahogany leather seats pinch massagers and plaited opposition stitching" arsenic good arsenic Paldao wood trim pinch laser-etched accents and embossed topographical maps. Oh, and typical level mats, of course! Honestly, these are each bully things and successful my experience, GMC executes well, creating a luxury vibe successful vehicles that aren't typically successful that segment. The appointments entreaty to superior SUV buyers who don't mind rewarding themselves pinch a fewer fancy comforts.

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Nothing changes pinch nan powertrain. All 2026 GMC Acadias get a turbocharged 2.5-liter inline-4 making 328 horsepower and 326 pound-feet of torque. The powerfulness is piped into an 8-speed automatic. All good and dandy, but you do person to postgraduate to nan Yukon to get a acold much potent V8.

With GMC pickups and nan full- and mid-size SUVs each getting nan Denali Ultimate treatment, is it safe to presume that nan compact Terrain is next? Why not? Then again, pinch Denali now commonplace and GMC needing to up its crippled pinch Ultimate, what caller words mightiness GMC tack connected arsenic it crams much luxury into a marque that was agelong agone known for utilitarianism? Acadia Denali Ultimate Ultra? Acadia Denali Ultimate Limited? Acadia Denali Ultimate Double Awesome? 

Kidding! Truth is, I for illustration to spot GMC offering ascending trims arsenic an replacement to sifting done a paper of options. Yes, this believe does alteration GMC to cluster nan goodies and complaint a premium, astir apt assuming that well-heeled buyers will beryllium financing anyhow and mightiness spot moreover a pricier Acadia arsenic a amended woody than what due luxury brands are selling. That was ever my takeaway from GMC Denalis erstwhile I sampled them successful nan past. There's a batch to for illustration astir these vehicles, and GMC is intelligibly leaning into a thus-far successful strategy.