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What’s new for 2024?
New gen
Competitors
Ford Explorer
GMC Acadia
Toyota Grand Highlander
Engine
2.5T
328 hp
326 lbft
21 mpg comb
27.1 mpg LL (Z71)
derived from the 2.7 from the trucks
Drivetrain
8 speed auto
Weight/dynamics
The RS is the best handler but…
What’s the Z71 bring?
Offroad-ish one
Special wheels
AT tires
Twin clutch AWD
Red recovery hooks
Skid plate look
Hill descent
Styling
iridescent pearl tricoat - 995$
Gloss black grille
22 in wheels
Grille similar to Z71 but without skid and recovery hooks
All blacked out accents on RS
Full LEDS std
split headlight
Longer than GH
thing is big asf
Clean profile with abrupt C pillar
Clean rear design
taillights
quad tips
Trunk
Power liftgate
Doesnt open super high
3rd row power fold
But only if just so
Manual folding in Z71 - annoying
Bigger than GH
23 cuft
Underfloor storage
58cuft
98 cuft
Towing
Up to 5000 lbs
Third row
technically less than GH but with more headroom
window is small
chargers
vents in ceiling
Rear seats
v spacious - more than GH
bench or cap chairs unlike Acadia
seats move child seat friendly
Heated
Third climate zone
Pano roof
No sunroof in this Z71
Does feel pretty dark
Front seats
Heated and cooled seats
Heated steering wheel
No memory seats in Z71
No passenger powered seat in Z71
Interior
Black but nice
Red accents go a long way
climate mostly in screen but some physical buttons
gloss black
Ambient lighting is dope
Nice, but not Palisade nice
Tech
Baby HUD
Full digital cluster std
Phone projection
17.7 in center screen
Bigger than Acadia - also not vertical
Google built in
Wireless ACP & AA
360 cameras
Wireless charger
Auto park assist
Safety suite
Adaptive cruise std
Super Cruise option
Standard features
Adaptive cruise
Adaptive cruise std
Lane keep std
360 camera std
Odds & Ends
10 speaker BOSE
Glare off the center console is blinding
No ambient light
Buckle to drive
Teen driver
Price
Cheaper than grand highlander….by a lot
38995 starting w/ destination
5k less than GH
REALLY good value
54900 as tested