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“Bigger is always better.” This is an ideology many Americans believe is very true and justifiable. This ideology is quiet prevalent in the automotive industry – I mean, when the automaker’s board members green light a new car as a replacement for an existing model, the engineers and designers immediately start talking about how their new model is bigger than the one it replaces.
However, there are some automakers like GMC who believe that “bigger is not always better.”
What’s New
When General Motors started the development of the new GMC Acadia, they decided to shrink the three-row crossover instead of super-sizing it. The result of the reduction in size is that the 2017 GMC Acadia is up to 700 pounds lighter than the 2016 model. The dramatic reduction in weight is achieved by expanded usage of press-hardened, high-strength steel, which enabled the engineers to use thinner components in some areas without compromising the crossover’s strength. Compared to the old Acadia, the new Acadia’s wheelbase has been shrunk by 6.4 inches, the overall length has been cut by 7.2 and the width has been narrowed by 3.5 inches. As a result, the interior dimensions have also been reduced when compared to its predecessor. Interestingly, however, the second-row legroom and headroom remain unchanged in models not equipped with a sunroof. Maximum cargo space with the second and ...