Hazdaz
06-08-2006, 07:25 PM
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An unshrouded prototype for the upcoming GMC Acadia crossover has finally broken cover, giving us our first comprehensive look at the this Lambda-based cousin to the Saturn Outlook.
Until now, every Acadia prototype we had seen was fully covered in the usual heavy camouflage padding - and frankly we were getting tired of it. There is still some left-over eye-tricking tape on the headlights and taillights, but not enough to keep us from seeing the Acadia 's true styling direction. The resemblance to the Outlook is obvious, but the Acadia gets a completely new front fascia, with a small mesh grille surrounding the GMC badge, and interesting headlights that droop down to bumper level and angle their way up around the fenders. The front bumper gets three small intakes in an odd, but pleasing configuration.
Most of the body-side looks nearly identical to Saturn variant, but the GMC gets a completely different D-pillar design - a body-colored pillar instead of the Outlook's wrap-around rear and side glass. The differences continue around the back, as the Acadia gets different taillights, with more detailed internal "jewelry" with a chrome bezel design that looks more like an aftermarket product than the Saturn Outlook's simple red rear lamps. A new rear bumper completes the external differentiation between the Saturn and GMC versions.
Past photos have also revealed an interior design that is completely unique to its Saturn platform-mate, showing that GM is trying to tone down any whiff of badge-engineering. On that, they haven't succeeded entirely as the general look of these two crossovers is quite similar. But the GMC's new face and tweaked rear-end details are pleasing nonetheless. As more people look to unibody alternatives like the Ford Edge and these handsome offerings from GM, the days of the GMC Envoy seem about to run out. -KGP Photography
I was looking for a pic of the concept Acadia, but I couldn't find any.
http://www.thecarconnection.com/images/gallery/10957_GNZFKBLOFAKLQ.jpg
An unshrouded prototype for the upcoming GMC Acadia crossover has finally broken cover, giving us our first comprehensive look at the this Lambda-based cousin to the Saturn Outlook.
Until now, every Acadia prototype we had seen was fully covered in the usual heavy camouflage padding - and frankly we were getting tired of it. There is still some left-over eye-tricking tape on the headlights and taillights, but not enough to keep us from seeing the Acadia 's true styling direction. The resemblance to the Outlook is obvious, but the Acadia gets a completely new front fascia, with a small mesh grille surrounding the GMC badge, and interesting headlights that droop down to bumper level and angle their way up around the fenders. The front bumper gets three small intakes in an odd, but pleasing configuration.
Most of the body-side looks nearly identical to Saturn variant, but the GMC gets a completely different D-pillar design - a body-colored pillar instead of the Outlook's wrap-around rear and side glass. The differences continue around the back, as the Acadia gets different taillights, with more detailed internal "jewelry" with a chrome bezel design that looks more like an aftermarket product than the Saturn Outlook's simple red rear lamps. A new rear bumper completes the external differentiation between the Saturn and GMC versions.
Past photos have also revealed an interior design that is completely unique to its Saturn platform-mate, showing that GM is trying to tone down any whiff of badge-engineering. On that, they haven't succeeded entirely as the general look of these two crossovers is quite similar. But the GMC's new face and tweaked rear-end details are pleasing nonetheless. As more people look to unibody alternatives like the Ford Edge and these handsome offerings from GM, the days of the GMC Envoy seem about to run out. -KGP Photography
I was looking for a pic of the concept Acadia, but I couldn't find any.