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2015 Denali Acadia: Nothing much better.
John Metya, 02/24/2016
2015 GMC Acadia Denali 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
48 of 50 people found this review helpful
The Pros: Build quality, engine and transmission are reliable and well balanced, ride, cabin comfort, seat configuration (dropping seats and re-erecting them for cargo space configuration is superbly easy), handling, super quiet cabin, predictable handling, lack of roll or sway, great towing, superb acceleration, great a/c (a must in south Florida), HUD display (it's amazing how much we've come to love it), the lighting is great, the backup camera is superb, the lumbar support and overall seat design is as good it can be, seat belts are easy to use and comfortable, cooled seats are really great, navigation is very good. The Cons: Unless you bought a badly designed and built car, this stuff only becomes obvious over time. The 20" tires are supposed to be maintained at 35 psi, they lose pressure (all four of them) constantly, and not over months, but over days. Put in 35 psi (measured by a good handheld pressure and the you'll be down to 34 the next day, and down 31 or 32 pounds in 7-10 days. We own a 1994 Mercedes SL500 in mint condition, and I only add air once a year. To be sure, this isn't a deal breaker, but it is a hassle and it will cause my tires to wear down faster. The dealer is aware of the problem and has no solution. I wish they would have spent a buck more and used real chrome on the exterior where they have used chrome looking plastic. This is a $52,500 car. How much would chrome add to the cost? The Envoy had an air pump built into the car. They should have left it in the Denali. The instrument panel controls, and far worse, the navigation controls are NOT accessible (meaning, you can't enter an address, ask for the location of the nearest Best Buy, etc.) once the car is in Drive and moving. You can just hear the committee of lawyers deciding it's too dangerous to have these controls active while the car is moving. So, now we have to stop on an Interstate (cars flying by at 85 mph) so we can enter an address. Does that sound safer? Or, we've have to enter the address into a tiny screen in our phones. Is that any safer? NO. NO. NO. The solution is simple. There is a pressure sensor in the passenger seat ANYWAY, so when there is someone sitting there, allow the controls in the navigation system to be active. Stop doing dumb things - stop trying to mommy us. If it's a lawsuit you're worried about, well, I just laid out the plaintiff's wining case. The sunroof is too small, and awfully noisy even at 40 mph. On the plus side, the wire mesh sun screen is unbelievably effective. The windshield wipers are noisier than they should be. It's no a deal breaker, but noise is noise, and it is somewhat bothersome. The backup camera gets wet and uselessly blurry in rain. My wife always points out that the second row should have drop down (from the back of the front seats) trays. I am sure this must be a lawyer overruled issue, as well. But, I am sure they can design a break-apart tray in case of accident. But, she's absolutely right. You need a tray for the people (read, kids) to eat and play while they sit back there. This is the third GMC SUV we've owned. We owned two Envoy (4X4) in the first decade of the 21st century, and this is our fist GMC (2X4) Acadia Denali. We liked the Envoy, but the Denali is a game changer. It's a large SUV (but, not a huge SUV like a Yukon), and will provide you with all the space you need. Our Denali has four captains seats and a bench third row. The interior is amazingly roomy, even for third row passengers. But, those sitting in the first two rows, the spaciousness and comfort is like sitting in an airliners first class cabin. This SUV is luxury car that's a pleasure to own and drive.
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Smooth, quiet, and spacious ride!
Noah G, 12/27/2020
2015 GMC Acadia SLE-1 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
This is a reliable, smooth ride! This has the most head and legroom in the midsize class. Great body style similar to a Durango or Explorer but bigger. Makes the Jeep Grand Cherokee look small and a bit cheap. The interior is made with quality parts. Even shutting the door you can hear the sturdiness off this vehicle. True ride quality. It could use a few more horsepower if you have more people in the car but I pass V8s often in this crossover. Truly a car like ride. I’ve had it almost two years and no problems minus a blown tire. You sit high with great safety ratings and lots of visibility. Even the low trims look great with leather dash and stitching. Awesome back up camera with sensors and trajectory. I enjoy just cruising in this and the acceleration is good! The newer Acadias are small now. If you need a new SUV this big go with the traverse or Yukon. The little things help too...automatic on and off lights with pretty LED headlamps. I have the SLE 1 but would be worth a few more thousand for the leather seats and chrome of the SLT. Slight hesitation in the transmission turning low speeds sometimes but it’s just a quirk from reviews I’ve read. GMC got this vehicle right!
Great car with zero maintenance costs
Steve B., 11/11/2017
2015 GMC Acadia Denali 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
While this vehicle has it short-comings, i.e., transmission sometimes hesitates when corning, acceleration is lacking when trying to merge with traffic, it still was a wonderful car to own, especially the maintenance costs: ZERO. I have never owned a car that did not need some kind of adjustment, repair, or attention. Not this one.
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Best driving SUV ever
Pete, 08/10/2018
2015 GMC Acadia SLT-1 4dr SUV (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Enjoyed driving this vehicle, best ride. No hesitation on shifting to more power, very smooth. I would have been an Acadia driver for life, except GMC took 2.5 inches out of the driver's seat for fuel economy. They saved 1 mile, good fjob GMC. The Nav and Bluetooth were problematic. Nav didn't understand my words. Bluetooth kept unpairing. The dash design is nice, but cheap material covering it. Leather seats won't wear well. The outside paint is good, not like Dodge, scratches at a mire touch. Fuel economy diminished after a few years.
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Disappointed in the 2015 GMC Acadia Denali
Aaron S, 06/06/2016
2015 GMC Acadia Denali 4dr SUV AWD (3.6L 6cyl 6A)
15 of 17 people found this review helpful
My wife loves how it looks, loves the space, and loves not having to drive a minivan but after 15K miles, the alignment is out, the chrome trimming is falling off and has to be replaced, and the entertainment system is glitchy and is starting to squeal when it spins a DVD. The engine on the Acadia is WAY under powered, the navigation is cumbersome and difficult to use, the various other controls are antiquated, the collusion alert and lane departure are too sensitive and provide a lot of false alerts, but, the heads-up display and the a/c chairs are pretty cool. Our 2012 Acadia LT was much better. For as much as this cost it is a big let down. Nice job screwing this one up GMC! Last time I'm buying domestic.
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