Comments on: GM confirms GMC Acadia Denali

By: alsvw

alsvw — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:01:17 +0000

wookyworker–
you seem to be very confused about gm products and their slapping different stickers on a vehicle and calling it a different brand vehicle. the acadia is a nice truck. but making its a gm product that has the same under pinnings as the buick and chevy is how gm is losing so much money. look at pontiac, they basically just added plastic pieces to chevy products and called them pontiacs.

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:29:11 +0000

and ricky… what? SS’s are a whole different philosophy. It’s just a name for a nicer trim level. Like Ford has “Lariat” or the King Ranch trim levels for all of their trucks. SuperSport philosophy is all about power and speed and being the performance champ, it’s much more than a trim level, this isnt. Good for them, they offer a nice consistent higher end trim level across the lineup. What’s wrong with that?

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:25:01 +0000

aggie, I didnt say “and a Cadillac badge”, so they shouldn’t jack it up until that’s stuck on in a couple years.

By: ricky_b

ricky_b — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:48:16 +0000

Ugh! Denali is about as overused on GMC’s as SS on Chevy’s.

By: Yomama Sophat

Yomama Sophat — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:17:43 +0000

They did away with Olds and Pontiac, but still insist on keeping the redundant GMC brand alive. Why?!?!?!

By: aggie531

aggie531 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:10:19 +0000

“or.. they start at $31 grand, they arent going to tack $23k onto the price tag for some leather, wood, and a shiny grille.” — A4

Looking at GM’s past and a few current cars, they just might

By: A4

A4 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:26:31 +0000

Genesis101 – the Denali version is nothing more than leather, wood trim, and a shiny grille.

By: carstuff

carstuff — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:56:41 +0000

FYI to all the misinformers here: no price was given, no powertrain was given. You all just made up stuff to make your biassed points.

alsw, I think most of the vehicles in this class do go 40 mph on the freeway and nobody much cares about diesels or the OEMs would offer them and some folks would be buying them.

By: TL

TL — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:57:43 +0000

Why is this company still standing?

By: woodworker

woodworker — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:31:01 +0000

G.M. has done a good job of differentiating the new products, they no longer just slap a new grill on the same body and call it something else. The Acadia and Enclave couldn’t look more different and appeal to very different buyers. My wife loves the Enclave but hates the Acadia, she believes the Enclave looks more like a luxury make and the Acadia more like a truck. All manufacturers use platform sharing. They do charge too much for higher trim levels but if people only wanted to buy the mechanics of a pickup for example, everyone would buy a work truck version with a few necessary options, but I see dressed up versions of every truck made and I see more of them than the stripped down versions. So a Denali trim line is not surprising at all. While Ford is putting out some nice products, the Mercury line is much more of a continued example of badge engineering than what G.M. is doing with Chevrolet, Buick and Cadillac. I think the GMC and Chevy pickups need more work to differentiate them but hopefully G.M. will take care of this in the next product cycle. I have always thought the Denali line is nicer than the Cadillac versions, more luxury than base models but toned down and have a little more class than the flashier Escalades. I would buy a Denali version to satisfy my more conservative taste for the Acadia but satisfy my wife with a nicer trim level to appeal to her appeal towards the Enclave. I think it is a vehicle we both likely could live with, if it is anything like previous Denali trim lines of GMC vehicles.

By: masteryoda83

masteryoda83 — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:15:26 +0000

I’m okay with it but I think people are right in saying that it’s going to cannibalize enclave sales. I don’t know bout this one GM. I’m sure it will be extremely nice though

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 04:25:03 +0000

Acadia Denali sounds like the name of a high class hooker. That’s only fitting. There will always be those willing to pay a little extra for a better piece of trim.

By: Genesis101

Genesis101 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:23:43 +0000

he was talking about the denali version…..

By: A4

A4 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:55:17 +0000

cor.. they start at $31 grand, they arent going to tack $23k onto the price tag for some leather, wood, and a shiny grille.

By: A.J.

A.J. — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:25:04 +0000

All this hooting and hollering over a TRIM LEVEL.

I see no mention of price or production figures. Don’t say neigh until you have the right information.

By: bauer100

bauer100 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:52:31 +0000

i fail to see where it mentions price.

By: cor1977

cor1977 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:44:20 +0000

I fail to see how a 52-57k Acadia makes sense.

By: iluvamcars

iluvamcars — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:38:57 +0000

I like your thinking aggie.

-iluvamcars

By: aggie531

aggie531 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:47:39 +0000

jake

Day 1

Buick enclave is out in the showroom

Costumer A really likes it

Day 2

Costumer A comes back in to look at it again

Acadia denali is out in showroom

Costumer 1 sees the same thing as the enclave (and doesent realize that they are different cars) and decides to buy it (acadia denali) for 60k.

Gm gets $30k more.

By: aggie531

aggie531 — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 01:41:47 +0000

oh my gosh GM is getting extremely redicoulous

By: eff1Fifty

eff1Fifty — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:14:48 +0000

Yawn

By: DenverGuy217

DenverGuy217 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:10:12 +0000

Seems like a product no one has asked for

By: jackjimturkey

jackjimturkey — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:09:07 +0000

Great!
Let’s cannibalize the Enclave by selling this in the same store!

bd394: “‘Ultra-lux????’ I don’t think we are talking about a Rolls or Bentley here.”

You’re clearly capable of seeing reality.

By: A.J.

A.J. — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:45:19 +0000

The anti-Buick.

I’m not sure how this will fare without a higher-output engine (The 3.6L SIDI V6 is GM’s top-of-the-line V6 engine), but better materials and better content will probably stir up some sales for those who still think the Enclave is an old-man’s car.

By: A4

A4 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:10:03 +0000

Who blew sunshine up your @ss this morning?

By: bauer100

bauer100 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:38:34 +0000

its funny how it only took 4 posts before i lost interest in what people had to think. i dont know if people have no clue to be funny or on purpose. no details where given and denalis are not volume sellers, whats the problem?

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:13:14 +0000

So the answer is if they sell well, they can rebadge it as much as they want.

By: KarLoveBoy88

KarLoveBoy88 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:12:29 +0000

This truck is totally boring and a sea of plastic. There’s nothing luxurious about this thing. But i’m sure the Denali version will be tricked out with lots of chrome and ultra soft leather.

By: JakeK66

JakeK66 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:12:06 +0000

Question – if GM is so hard on not making duplicate models and rebadging product – how are the Enclave and Acadia Denali going to co-exist in the Buick-GMC showroom?

By: alsvw

alsvw — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:03:35 +0000

wow, now this is going to save gm !!!

who f-ing cares if they denali the whole damn gm lineup. have the denali get 40mph on the highway, with a diesel. then the world may care.

By: 2WheeledSpeed

2WheeledSpeed — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:27:08 +0000

Announced on Twitter? WTF?

By: bd394

bd394 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:18:30 +0000

“Ultra-lux”???? I don’t think we are talking about a Rolls or Bentley here.

By: Kid Icarus

Kid Icarus — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:07:57 +0000

Of course! There is a HUGE market for an Acadia Denali

By: idrinorbarsaku

idrinorbarsaku — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:53:44 +0000

Wy give it the DENALI name if you aren’t going to put more power under the hood?? That makes no sense GM!!! The DENALIs of the past came with increased power. I’m sure the increased power was one of the main selling points, but now, it seems kind of useless to carry the DENALI name! I know you got good engines available, just use one of them!!

By: A4

A4 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:45:16 +0000

They know better than to ruin the SS name with an Equinox. They even gave the last one an SS bumper and a power boost and stayed far away from any trim name besides “Sport”