2017 GMC Acadia Slims Down For Detroit – Offers Potential Captiva Successor

General Motors has used the Detroit Auto Show to introduce the 2017 GMC Acadia, a three-row SUV designed to face off against the Toyota Kluger and Nissan Pathfinder.

In the process the Acadia makes the move from GM’s hulking Lambda platform, which endowed the previous Acadia with an eight-seat interior and a 5101 mm overall length, to the D2XX platform that also underpins the new Chevrolet Cruze and Opel Astra.

The new flexible platform may be slightly more compact, but the new Acadia still goes toe-to-toe with Kluger for size, however seating capacity has been reduced to seven, but weight has been reduced by 318kg in the base model.