2026 GMC Acadia Denali Ultimate First Look: Fancy Name, a Few Fresh Features
The 2026 GMC Acadia Denali Ultimate adds premium features to the Acadia Denali, including a 16-speaker Bose system, 22-inch wheels, Woodland Mahogany leather seats, Paldao wood trim, and unique exterior details like a Vader chrome grille and LED start-up sequence.
This summary was generated by AI using content from this MotorTrend article Read Next
Similar in scope to the Sierra's Denali Ultimate treatment, the Acadia's Ultimate makeover brings a smattering of uprated features and materials to the mix. The standard Bose audio system, for example, sprouts four additional speakers (for a total of 16) versus the regular Acadia Denali, while the wheels grow from 20 inches in diameter to 22.
GMC slathers the seats and door panels in a rich-looking brown Woodland Mahogany leather with contrast stitching and what first appears to be western-style filigree patterns but are actually 'topographical maps' on the seats. Those chairs are heated and ventilated up front, and massaging. This special leather is joined by laser-etched and embossed Paldao wood trim on the dashboard and door panels. Occupants' feet rest on special floor mats, too.
Outside, the Acadia Denali Ultimate is set apart by a Vader chrome grille and trim, along with special Denali Ultimate badges. The LED running lamps can play a special start-up sequence as the Acadia is started, as well.
If this tonier three-row SUV sounds good, prepare to shell out more than GMC charges for the regular Acadia Denali (for 2025, that's $58,090 with all-wheel drive), though how much more specifically will be shared closer to the Acadia Denali Ultimate's rollout date later this year. In some ways, this might be the only way to get a fancy GM three-row that isn't full-sized or electric—Cadillac is expected to axe the XT6, the Acadia's distant relative, and go all-in with the all-electric Vistiq. Otherwise, if you want three rows and gas power, you're looking at either a Yukon or an Escalade.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
29 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Jeep owner Stellantis says has turned corner
Jeep owner Stellantis said Tuesday it sees sales revenue and profitability rebounding in the second half of the year despite taking a 1.5-billion-euro ($1.7-billion) hit from US tariffs. The 15-brand group that also includes Peugeot, Citroen and Fiat, confirmed the preliminary announcement it made last week of a 2.3-billion-euro net loss in the first half of the year, as sales in North America continued to slump on an annual comparison. But Stellantis's new chief executive, Antonio Filosa, said the automaker is beginning to see "gradual improvement" in sales volumes and revenues on a sequential basis "despite intensifying external headwinds". Like some of its rivals, Stellantis had suspended financial guidance due to the uncertainty surrounding US tariffs and regulatory changes, but it said it now sees an increase in revenues in the second half of the year as well as operating profit margin in the low single digits. Under former chief executive Carlos Tavares the company had long targeted a double-digit margin, but it fell to just 0.7 percent. Stellantis also put a figure on the impact of the 25 percent US tariffs on auto imports: 1.5 billion euros for 2025 overall, of which 300 million euros was incurred in the first half of the year. Part of the turnaround was taking a 3.3-billion-euro charge, which Stellantis announced last week, which took into account the costs to adapting to new US regulations. Trump's massive tax and spending legislation, approved earlier this month, removed the penalties for not respecting the so-called CAFE fuel economy targets, meaning automakers can produce and sell more higher polluting cars in the United States. This is allowing Stellantis to bring back a number of models, including pickup trucks and muscle cars, that had been phased out because of their internal combustion engines to meet fuel efficiency targets and pollution limits. Stellantis said this and a "product wave" of 10 new models this year would support future performance. Company veteran Filosa took over as chief executive in June, half a year after Tavares left, in large part to haemorrhaging sales in North America. Filosa has shook up the company's management team and moved swiftly to jettison two billion euros of programmes considered as having poor prospects to quickly turn a profit, such as hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Stellantis shares slumped 3.7 percent in trading on the Paris stock exchange, which was up 0.5 percent overall. Stellantis shares have lost around 37 percent since the start of the year and 70 percent from their peak early last year. tsz/rl/yad Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
29 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Stellantis faces $1.7B hit from US tariffs this year
MILAN (AP) — Stellantis has forecast that U.S. tariffs would cost it 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) this year, five times the hit taken in the first six months of the year when the carmaker tallied losses of 2.3 billion euros ($2.65 billion). The maker of Jeep, Chrysler, Fiat and Peugeot cars said Tuesday that net profits plummeted from 5.6 billion euros ($6.5 billion) in the same period last year as it burned 3.3 billion euros ($3.8 billion) in cash for the cancellation of a hydrogen fuel cell project, changes in the fine regime for U.S. carbon emission regulations, and write-downs on platform investments. U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs cost the company 300 million euros ($346 million) in the first six months of the year, Stellantis said. During the period, U.S. shipments were down by nearly a quarter as the carmaker reduced the importation vehicles produced abroad. Stellantis said it expected net revenues to increase over the next six months compared with the first half, when they dropped 13% to 74.3 billion euros ($85.7 billion). The carmaker also said cash flow would improve. Incoming CEO Antonio Filosa, who was confirmed in the role last month, said the new executive team 'will continue to make the tough decisions needed to re-establish profitable growth and significantly improve results.'' 'My first weeks as CEO have reconfirmed my strong conviction that we will fix what's wrong with Stellantis,'' Filosa said in a statement. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Wall Street Journal
32 minutes ago
- Wall Street Journal
Heard in the Street Monday Recap: Done Deal
President Trump reached a trade deal with the European Union over the weekend. The deal imposes a 15% baseline tariff on products imported from the bloc, including cars. The EU agreed to buy $750 billion of U.S. energy products and invest $600 billion in the U.S., Trump said. Stocks affected by the deal, including chip and auto companies, moved. Semiconductor-equipment manufacturer ASML rose 2.6% after the deal exempted its products from levies. However, carmakers dropped, with BMW down 3.3% and Mercedes falling 3.2% in Europe. Analysts were skeptical that the energy purchase targets would be achievable. Samsung and Tesla stocks rose after the companies reached a chip-supply deal. The multiyear agreement, worth more than $16 billion, involves Samsung making key chips for Tesla's electric cars. Tesla ended the session up 3%.
