It has a little more room behind the rear seat than my Rendezvous, I love the wheels, and the lines way more than the semi-boring Ranier or Terraza...kinda creating a delima...I want a Camaro, my wife wants to trade up her Rendezvous for an Enclave...

 

buy both...

 

I'm iffy on the exterior styling - it's something that'll probably grow on me after I get used to it, but the interior is flat out gorgeous, especially compared to the old one that was still using many components that were used in the 98-02 Accord.

But I got to drive one around town a few days ago as my buddy brought his TL in for routine maintenance and the dealership loaned that to him for the day - I used to always let him try out my Lexus loaners, so he returned the favor for me. It handled amazingly well for an SUV, yet still had great ride quality. Top notch interior, as mentioned - the only complaint I have is that the "300 hp 3.7L V6" doesn't feel like 300hp at all... not at any RPM. It feels strong at casual rpm but when you floor it... well, it'll get out of the way but it doesn't really hit you like 300hp should, probably due to excessive weight from the AWD system, 7 row seating, etc. Oh and on top of that they seemed to have tuned the exhaust to try and sound like a sports car when near redline, which just makes the fact that it's not accelerating very fast even more obvious.

 

Yeah it is. That third row lost alot in translation to a production model. It pretty much looks just like the GMC/Saturn versions

 

my interior pic:

 

Only thing it needs is a V8.

Nice vehicle all the way around.

 

a northstar/6sd combo would be nice.

 

Agreed. If these could easily tow 5,000lbs, ie my boat, I would trade the tahoe in tommorow for one.

 

Give it a year.

 

5.3? or northstar? i heard the 5.3 but they should put the N* in it.

 

They do 4500lbs. That probably has more to do with the suspension setup than the V6. How heavy is your boat?

I've heard rumors of both the 5.3L (when talked about the Acadia) and Northstar (Buick). I doubt GM will use two different V8s though. My guess is the 5.3L because it is cheaper and more powerful.

 

they should put the 5.3 in the GMC and the N* in the buick. makes the most sense.

 

Rumor has been the Ultra V8 since a year before the Lambdas were released.

 

I heard the same. Apparently The people designing the Ultra V8 wanted more overhang on the lambda's for clearance. Lutz told them no, and to design their way around it.

 

I think this one is a hit. It's to my eyes the most attractive of the Lambdas and carries out brand destinctiveness better than any GM of late - you can tell it's Buick without cheesy retro cliches.