General Motors has unveiled the new GMC Arcadia revealing the fact that it’ll be the first crossover to get the Denali treatment. Denali badge for GMC cars means extra luxury and exclusivity through more standard equipments and unique styling cues. The car will go on sale in the third quarter of 2010 as a 2011 model.
GMC Arcadia is powered by a 3.6 liter V6 engine with 288 hp. This engine is equipped with VVT system which optimizes performance and fuel economy, so it returns 17 / 24 mpg (FWD) and 16 / 23 mpg (AWD) – city/highway. The car also has a sophisticated suspension, rare for an American car! It’s consists of coil-over strut; direct acting stabilizer bar; full perimeter isolated cradle at front and linked H-arm independent suspension; coil springs with twin-tube shock absorbers mounted on isolated sub-frame on the rear axle.
The new Arcadia which can be had in both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive formats and seven or eight passenger configuration features refined styling. It comes with mono-color exterior and chrome honeycomb grille, as well as Unique lower front and rear fascias High-intensity discharge headlamps, Body-color lower cladding and rocker moldings, Body-color rear fascia and fender flares, Unique body-side moldings with chrome accents and Denali badges, Dual chrome exhaust tips and 20-inch, two-tone chrome-clad six-spoke wheels.
There’s also five exclusive color for the exterior: Quicksilver Metallic, Summit White, Carbon Black, Red Jewel Tintcoat and White Diamond Tricoat.
This being a Denali, means that it comes with a long list of standard and optional features. Here’s that long list:
Premium acoustics – laminated glass, triple door seals, and liquid applied sound deadeners
Perforated leather seats with matching leather door panel trim
Heated and cooled driver and passenger seats
Leather-wrapped steering wheel with mahogany wood inserts
Complementary wood grain finish on the instrument panel and center stack
Enhanced accent lighting in the footwells
Chrome, lighted sill plates with the Denali logo
Dual SkyScape sunroof system, with sliding front sunroof and fixed rear section
Head-up display (HUD)
Additional content includes:
Tri-zone automatic climate control
Navigation system including XM NavTraffic (available)
Bluetooth connectivity
OnStar
Rear-seat DVD entertainment system, with roof-mounted flip-down screen (available)
Premium audio system with USB port and Bose 10-speaker sound system
XM Satellite Radio
Rearview camera system
Eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat with memory
Remote vehicle start
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