The 2027 GMC Acadia is a three-row mid-size SUV that starts at $43,600, makes 328 horsepower from a single 2.5L Turbo four-cylinder, and tows up to 5,000 lbs with a Trailering Package that is standard equipment rather than a line on the order sheet. That last detail is the one that matters most around Garland County: the same family that ran out of seats last summer is usually the family with a boat sitting on a trailer eleven months of the year, and the Acadia answers both without moving up a size class.

Allen Tillery Buick GMC has sold GMCs from 4573 Central Ave since 1967, and the Acadia is the truck-brand answer for buyers who need a third row and still want to park in a normal garage. Below: the powertrain, all four trims and what each one starts at, the technology, the cabin, cargo and seating, the AT4's off-road hardware, the safety equipment, and which configuration fits which buyer.

2027 GMC Acadia Engines and Powertrain Options

One engine runs the entire lineup, which makes the powertrain decision the shortest one you will make.

2.5L Turbo Four-Cylinder

The 2.5L Turbo is rated at 328 horsepower and 326 lb-ft of torque, paired with an 8-speed automatic and running on regular unleaded. It is the same output on the $43,600 Elevation as on the $63,400 Denali Ultimate, so no trim is quicker than another and nobody has to buy up the ladder to get the power. Front-wheel drive is standard on Elevation, Denali and Denali Ultimate, and all-wheel drive is a $2,000 option on each. The AT4 is all-wheel drive only.

Traction Select and All-Wheel Drive

The Traction Select system offers up to six drive modes: Normal, Sport, Snow/Ice, Off-Road, AWD and Tow/Haul. Ice, not snow, is what closes roads in this part of the state, and it arrives on bridges and shaded grades before it touches open pavement. All-wheel drive at $2,000 gives you traction on exactly those mornings, and the Snow/Ice mode is set up for them. Tow/Haul earns its place on the same trailer runs the standard Trailering Package was built for.

2027 GMC Acadia Trim Lineup and Pricing

Four trims, all sharing one powertrain and one 5,000-lb tow rating. Every price below excludes the $1,995 destination freight charge, and all-wheel drive adds $2,000 to the three trims that do not include it. See which trims are on the lot right now.

Elevation: from $43,600

The volume trim, and the only Acadia that seats eight. It arrives with the Bose Premium 12-speaker audio system, the 15-inch infotainment screen, over 19 standard safety and driver assistance technologies, remote start and 18-inch Grazen Metallic painted aluminum wheels. The Elevation Premium Package adds seven-passenger CoreTec seating, a six-way power passenger seat, 20-inch wheels, front LED fog lamps and an auto-dimming mirror for $2,535. Browse Elevation inventory.

AT4: from $52,400

The only trim with all-wheel drive as standard equipment, and the only one with the hardware to go with it: Active Torque Control all-wheel drive, an off-road tuned suspension, a lifted ride height, steel skid plates, red recovery hooks and 18-inch dark machined aluminum wheels on all-terrain tires. Inside it gets the Forest Storm interior with Mahogany accents and Night Rider chrome. It seats seven. Browse AT4 inventory.

Denali: from $58,900

The trim where the daily drive changes. Super Cruise hands-free driver assistance is standard for 2027 with a three-year OnStar One plan, along with leather-appointed first and second-row seats, a configurable 8-inch Head-Up Display, power-folding third-row seats, one-touch folding second-row seats and 20-inch machined aluminum wheels in a Pearl Nickel finish. Browse Denali inventory.

Denali Ultimate: from $63,400

The top of the lineup. Heated and ventilated Woodland Mahogany full-leather massaging front seats, full-leather second-row seats, a panoramic sunroof, the Bose 16-Speaker Performance Series system and 22-inch machined aluminum wheels in an After Midnight Metallic finish. It adds Enhanced Automatic Parking Assist and Driver Attention Assist to the standard safety list.

Technology and Connectivity

Every 2027 Acadia carries the same 15-inch diagonal Premium GMC Infotainment System with Google built-in and Google Gemini, plus an 11-inch diagonal Driver Information Center in front of the driver. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are standard, as is Google Voice Assistant.

The Bose Premium 12-speaker audio system is standard from the Elevation up, which is unusual at this price and is worth hearing before you decide a higher trim is necessary. Denali and Denali Ultimate add the 8-inch Head-Up Display, and the Denali Ultimate steps up to the Bose 16-Speaker Performance Series.

Super Cruise is the feature that separates this GMC from most of what a shopper in Benton or Bryant will cross-shop. It is standard on Denali and Denali Ultimate with a three-year OnStar One plan and available on Elevation and AT4 as a $3,670 package, and it works hands-free on over 600,000 miles of compatible roads, which is the sort of equipment you notice on the Interstate 30 run to Little Rock and not at all on a trip across town.

Interior and Comfort

Three rows are standard on every trim, and the seat count moves in the direction most shoppers do not expect: the entry Elevation seats up to eight on a second-row bench, while AT4, Denali and Denali Ultimate seat up to seven with captain's chairs. If eight seats is the requirement, the least expensive Acadia is the answer, and seven-passenger seating is a $495 option on the Elevation for buyers who would rather have the walk-through.

The Elevation uses After Dark cloth or available CoreTec seating. Denali brings leather-appointed heated and ventilated front seats and leather-appointed second-row seats. The Denali Ultimate goes to full leather in both front rows with massaging front seats and the panoramic roof. Heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, heated mirrors and remote start are standard across the lineup.

Denali and Denali Ultimate get power-folding third-row seats and one-touch folding second-row seats, which is the feature that decides whether a child loads themselves in a school pickup line or an adult gets out of the car in the rain.

Cargo, Seating and Towing Capability

Cargo volume runs 23.00 cu ft behind the third row, 57.30 cu ft behind the second and 97.51 cu ft behind the first with both rows folded. The behind-the-third-row figure is the honest one for a family that keeps all three rows up: a grocery run for six, two rolling carry-ons stood upright, a folded stroller. Drop the third row and it takes two large suitcases plus carry-ons for four, or a full weekend of lake gear.

Towing is 5,000 lbs on every trim, and the Trailering Package that achieves it is standard rather than optional. Lake-season weekends put boat traffic on two-lane highways for months at a time, and 5,000 lbs covers most bass boats, a pontoon, a pair of PWCs on a double trailer or a small camper. An available AutoSense power liftgate opens hands-free when your hands are full of the rest of it. Full detail is on the Acadia towing page.

Off-Road Capability

The AT4 is the only Acadia built for surfaces that change. Active Torque Control all-wheel drive is standard and exclusive to it, and it adds an off-road tuned suspension, a lifted ride height, steel skid plates and red recovery hooks on 18-inch dark machined wheels wearing all-terrain tires. Ground clearance runs 7.75 inches on the AT4 against 6.77 on the Elevation and 7.30 on the Denali trims. Spring thunderstorms turn the red-clay forest roads west of the lakes to grease inside an hour, and the same afternoon a launch ramp can be slick enough to spin a tire on the way back up. That is the AT4's case in one sentence.

Safety and Driver Assistance

Over 19 safety and driver assistance technologies are standard on all four trims. The list includes Enhanced Automatic Emergency Braking, Front Pedestrian and Bicyclist Braking, Blind Zone Steering Assist, Forward Collision Alert, Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning, HD Surround Vision, Rear Cross Traffic Braking, Intersection Automatic Emergency Braking, Reverse Automatic Braking, Traffic Sign Recognition, IntelliBeam, Rear Camera Mirror and Teen Driver.

Up to 10 camera views are available across the lineup, with nine on the Elevation — useful backing a trailer down a ramp and more useful in a downtown parking deck. Denali Ultimate adds Enhanced Automatic Parking Assist and Driver Attention Assist.

Which 2027 GMC Acadia Is Right for You?

Four trims, one engine, and a clear split by what you actually carry:

• You need eight seats. The Elevation is the only Acadia that seats eight, and it starts at $43,600. See Elevation inventory.
• You have been caught out on an iced bridge or a wet ramp. Elevation with all-wheel drive, $2,000 over the front-drive car, with the Snow/Ice and AWD drive modes that come with it.
• Your road turns to gravel before your driveway does. The AT4 at $52,400, for the skid plates, the lift and the all-terrain tires from the factory instead of from a tire shop. See AT4 inventory.
• You drive a long highway leg every week. The Denali at $58,900, where Super Cruise is standard for 2027 rather than a $3,670 package. See Denali inventory.
• You are coming out of a loaded luxury sedan. The Denali Ultimate at $63,400, for the massaging front seats, full leather, the panoramic roof and the 16-speaker Bose.

The well-equipped pick to quote: an Elevation with all-wheel drive and the Elevation Premium Package — $43,600 plus $2,000 plus $2,535 before the $1,995 destination charge. That car carries the seven-passenger CoreTec seating, the power passenger seat, the 20-inch wheels and the fog lamps most shoppers assume are standard, and it lands well under an AT4. Get pre-approved before you drive it and the numbers are settled before the test drive is.

Why Buy the 2027 GMC Acadia at Allen Tillery in Hot Springs

Allen Tillery Buick GMC has been family-owned since 1967 and sells GMC and Buick from one store at 4573 Central Ave, which is roughly an hour from Benton, Bryant and Malvern and a straight run down Highway 70 from most of the county. Buyers come from Hope, Arkadelphia and as far as Texarkana because the drive is worth it on a truck-brand SUV that a smaller store cannot stock in depth.

Every new Acadia carries GMC's 3-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper and 5-year/60,000-mile powertrain coverage, 6-year/100,000-mile rust-through protection, and a covered first maintenance visit in the first twelve months that includes an oil change, a multi-point inspection and a four-tire rotation. The Acadia is assembled at GM's Lansing Delta Township plant in Michigan.

Call (501) 881-4160, schedule a test drive, or get a number on your trade. Everything else about this model lives on the 2027 Acadia research hub.

2027 GMC Acadia Frequently Asked Questions

How much is a 2027 GMC Acadia?

The 2027 GMC Acadia starts at $43,600 for the Elevation, $52,400 for the AT4, $58,900 for the Denali and $63,400 for the Denali Ultimate, each excluding a $1,995 destination freight charge. All-wheel drive adds $2,000 on the Elevation, Denali and Denali Ultimate; the AT4 includes it.

What engine is in the 2027 GMC Acadia?

A 2.5L Turbo four-cylinder rated at 328 horsepower and 326 lb-ft of torque, paired with an 8-speed automatic and running on regular unleaded. It is the same engine on all four trims.

How many seats does the 2027 GMC Acadia have?

The Elevation seats up to eight passengers including the driver. The AT4, Denali and Denali Ultimate seat up to seven. Three rows are standard on every trim.

Which 2027 GMC Acadia has all-wheel drive?

The AT4 comes with Active Torque Control all-wheel drive as standard and is offered no other way. The Elevation, Denali and Denali Ultimate are front-wheel drive with all-wheel drive available for $2,000.

What changed on the 2027 GMC Acadia?

Super Cruise hands-free driver assistance became standard equipment on the Denali as well as the Denali Ultimate, with a three-year OnStar One plan. It remains available on the Elevation and AT4 as a $3,670 package.

Which 2027 GMC Acadia trim is the best value?

The Elevation. It carries the 15-inch screen, the Bose Premium 12-speaker audio system and the full standard safety suite at $43,600, and it is the only Acadia that seats eight. An Elevation with all-wheel drive and the Elevation Premium Package comes to $48,135 before destination.

Does every 2027 GMC Acadia have a third row?

Yes. Three rows of seating are standard on all four trims. The Denali and Denali Ultimate add power-folding third-row seats and one-touch folding second-row seats.

Where can I see a 2027 GMC Acadia near Hot Springs?

At Allen Tillery Buick GMC, 4573 Central Ave in Hot Springs. Call (501) 881-4160 or schedule a test drive and we will have the trim you want to compare pulled up front.

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