I was just driving redesigned third generation GMC Acadia. Overall, this is a really solid three-row family crossover with a current interior, plenty of space and more aggressive look than its predecessor, especially in the AT4 version. This mid-level trim level (starting at $51,395 including destination) gives you all sorts of off-road goodies outside and underneath, which makes things a little more challenging when the road gets bumpy. Most of them are really useful, like the chassis plate and standard dual-clutch all-wheel drive. However, one feature is definitely not it, and it happens to be my favorite thing about the entire car.
If you don’t look closely you might miss them, but I absolutely love them little amber lights which are integrated with plastic extensions above the wheel arches at all four corners Acadia AT4. No, these are not headlights – Volhey, you are true lights which turn on when the dipped headlights are turned on. Their goal? Look frigid.
That’s right, these lights serve no purpose other than to look neat, and they succeed. There are no regulations saying they have to be there because the Acadia AT4 is less than 80 inches wide (79.95 inches to be exact without mirrors). They just are side marker lights This GMC I decided to quit because customers and designers he said they look frigid and I totally agree.
When the headlights are not on, those little amber lights they turn a slightly gray color and almost completely disappear into the rest of the car body. It’s definitely a neat trick.
Designer w GMC they told me they decided to add this item based on customer feedback. Basically, many buyers felt this way off-road riding their Acadia, they would like to be a little more perceptible and this is where corner lights come into play. I mean, they don’t do much to make the truck more perceptible, but they look terrible and that’s more than good enough for me.
Putting something in your car that you don’t really need just to make it look cooler is a really commendable thing if you ask me, and who knows? Perhaps they will be useful to someone off-road riding at one point their massive three-row family crossover. I mean, probably not, but I don’t see a future.
