The 2.0T making an entrance in the MCE? I wonder what kind of MPG improvement it would get while still providing the grunt.

Thats a pretty low fascia design now. Cruze Eco coming to fruit on the Lambdas?

 

Since it's fwd based it will be in the 300-308hp range.

 

The Enclave grill seems larger - almost terminating just above the bumper - with thicker and wider spaced teeth. The previous generation's grill was too small and gave the Enclave a top-heavy look from the front. The lower facia has a larger air intake and the fog lights are now lower - on the same plane as the lower intake. Similar look to the LaCross.

 

They went to a lot of trouble camouflaging sheet metal that probably wasn't changed.

 

It's so nice to see GM products getting refreshed in a timely manner. Now, let's get that new Impala.

 

It's so nice to see GM products getting refreshed in a timely manner. Now, let's get that new Impala.

Done.
http://www.autoblog.com/2011/12/14/2013-chevrolet-impala-caught-testing/

The Enclave grill seems larger

That was my first thought too. Frankly, it looks like it might be enormous.

 

Really? A 2.0T in a 5,000 pig?

Does that Acadia have the Saturn Outlook taillights?

 

Explorer has the 2.0T EcoBoost as an option and fairs decently in performance. I'm sure the new 2.0T Ecotec from GM will have similar if not better output than the EcoBoost counterpart.

 

I want to see what the Chevrolet Traverse ends up offering. I just might get one, But I am very mad like marvin the martian, because they will not sell to us the trail blazer.

Needless to say, I would not consider a 4 banger even a diesel 4 banger in this class of vehicle. Only V6 would do.

 

I'm really a fan the lamba vehicles and I've test driven both the Acadia and Enclave and loved them. But a few months ago I was at the dealership and they had a 2010 Acadia probably off lease, I think it only had about 30k or less on it. But when I sat in the interior and starting poking around I noticed that the centre console was loose and coming off. I'm not sure what the problem with the part was but it just gave me the impression of the interior being very cheaply made especially a car that cost that much and with relatively low km's. So I really hope that GM vastly improves the interior.

 

I wouldn't judge an interior based on one used vehicle, you don't know how it was used (or abused in this case). My Enclave is 3.5 years old, with 23K miles and the interior is perfect, nothing loose or broken or worn, all about how someone takes care of their vehicle. If I saw interior parts broken on a used vehicle of this age (mine, or the one you talk about) I would walk away, there's no telling how the rest of it was handled, or maintained.

As for the spy shots, I like what I see on the Enclave. Still hard to tell on the tail lights, but they appear to be smaller and have an arc-like shape to them....kind of like two eyebrows. Would be interesting to see at night.

Rumor has it that these two 2013 Lambdas will be at the Chicago auto show? Is this true, or myth? If it is true, can't wait to see both of the updated vehicles...and really interested to see what they do with the dashes, I can't imagine how they can improve on the Enclave's design, but just look at the Lacrosse.....I'm sure we won't be disappointed.

 

The Acadia taillights look different. I don't see their trademark round LEDs. I liked that aspect of our Acadia. These almost look like the old Outlook taillights (under that camo).

 

The LED tail lights are a great selling point. I show the safety aspect of them. I hope they dont cheapen up the acadia in typical gm fashion.

 

I am hoping the Enclave still looks good.
I hope it looks nothing like the unnecessary, blatant, disgusting, rebadge Encore abomination!!!


Time will tell.

I hope the Acadia still looks nice.

The Traverse can be dropped for all I care.

!!!!

 

Perhaps you should ask GM which brand sales the most before dumping the Chevy.

 

Also, please tell me the Acadia isn't losing its super-cool chromed double exhaust tips in favor of that tester's cheesy turned down aluminum junk.

 

Both the chamber pattern and housing design appear to be nearly identical to the Outlook's tail light. I'm not saying it's the same unit, but the setup (outboard section with 2 lighted chambers separated by a thick, horizontal divider, inboard section unlit [Outlook's only had a reflector and reverse light here) matches up perfectly). Will be interesting to see.

Keep in mind, the liftgate is one of the most expensive exterior areas to alter on a utility during an MCE due to the large number of fixed points.

 

It does appear, if you look real close, that there are LEDs. Could they put LEDs in an old Outlook housing? Man, I really hope they don't have these tallights! Keep the after-burner round ones! As always, we'll probably all be surprised at the Chicago show where an Acadia will appear with much nicer taillights than what appear to be on it in these photos (fingers crossed).

 

I don't know how Motor Trend or anybody else can see ANYTHING about the Acadia model. The Enclave, on the other hand, clearly has a much larger grille. I do hope the interior's are much improved and get rid of that Truck steering wheel!

 

At least they are not going to let it rot on the vine. It's encouraging to see them putting in the work.

 

LOVE the front end lines on that Enclave. Very long and rolling, old school luxury look. The GMC looks Durango-ish which isn't a bad thing

 

These are mules, I would not go Marvin Martian until I see the real deal

 

I don't want to see the 2.0T. It will perform worse than the 3.6 in this application

 

When do we get to see these updates anyways, NSAP?

 

So these things will remain overweight, bloated, ugly, and over priced.

Why would we think that these vehicles would become fuel efficient, reasonably priced, and attractive?

When given a chance to innovate, Government Motors just does a tepid refresh at a time in the product's life that would result in a total remake if it were some other automaker.

This is still GM - but it now has less than half the mess to screw up but can do that with taxpayer money.

 

It needs to lose some weight if they want to improve the mileage significantly. I wonder if adding the partial hybrid that other GM cars are getting will help. I have Enclave and it's still a nice vehicle, just underpowered or overweight depending on how you look at it. I do not know why folks bitch about the interiors, it seems nice to me. Bluetooth would have been nice but mine is a 2008 model. If you need a power folding rear seat then maybe you need to get to the gym. I mean how many options do you want to stuff in this thing without pricing it out of the market or weigh even more? I also do not know where they will reduce the weight because the whole front sheetmetal is a composite. Maybe if they got rid of the full length moon roof, that might save some weight.

 

Good points. Sorry you don't have the DI engine, mine is a 2009 and I have that, and it has plenty of power. Actually a little too much, for a FWD vehicle, which is what mine is. (AWD might help that, but then there's that added weight issue). I have a hard time not breaking the tires loose when starting from a stop, dry or wet roads, under moderate acceleration. Another thing, the transmissions have a learning curve, and if you drive them very conservative when new, they will learn those patterns and won't feel very peppy. I have a heavy foot, so that wasn't a problem.

I totally agree with you on the added options people all want, at what cost? The Enclave already is in the low $50K's fully loaded, how much higher will it go?

(BTW, yes....the Bluetooth should have been in the 08's, I love it on mine.

 

Are they ever going to give the Acadia Denali a bump in HP? It never should have the same engine/power as a base Traverse!!!!

 

Technically it doesn't. The base Traverse has 281 HP, and the Acadia Denali has 288 HP. But I do agree that it should have a special HP increase.

 

NSAP, what's the chance these will receive GM's updated 8 speed transmission?

 

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Oh my, if it does... I'll flame GM to death for that! Do you work at the LDT plant?

 

If it does have the Outlook lights, I feel it would be ok if they are full LED. I mean, they DO match the Acadia with the chrome trim and the double halo thing is done on Dodge vehicles too.

Still, I wonder if its an evolution of the lights.