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RIGHT CROSSOVER; GMC punches into growing segment with Acadia.(News)
Byline: BOB GRITZINGER
A few years back, when customers were clamoring for every Lexus RX 300 and Acura MDX the Japanese companies could produce, General Motors answered with its own crossovers.
Today GM execs acknowledge that early offerings like the minivan-based Pontiac Aztek and Buick Rendezvous weren't ideal. But GM says its latest round of crossovers, the GMC Acadia, Buick Enclave and Saturn Outlook, will make up for any past miscues.
"We've not only gotten up to speed, we've gotten ahead,'' asserts Peter Nico, vehicle line director for the GMC Acadia.
Look no further than the ample rear cargo room and Smart Slide second-row seating for examples of how GM is trying to out-crossover the competition. Even with the third row in use, Acadia still offers nearly 20 cubic feet of cargo room behind the third row-enough for several suitcases or a load of soft bags (MDX provides 14.8 cubic feet behind the third row; RX 330 doesn't offer third-row seating). Thanks to Acadia's wide rear doors and convenient Smart Slide second row (which folds out of the way for access to the rear seat, and slides fore and ...
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