The second-gen Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia are both built on the Chi platform, but the new Traverse is bigger, here’s how they differ.
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Acadia
The second generation Traverse and Acadia are related, but unlike the first generation models, the Traverse sits on a long wheelbase (120.9 inch / 3,071mm), while the Acadia sits on a short wheelbase (112.5 inch / 2,858mm).
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Acadia
The Traverse is clearly a longer vehicle (204.3 inch / 5,189mm), and the Acadia is a lot shorter (193.6 inch / 4,917mm), with smaller rear doors.
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The rear end design is similar, but different.
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Acadia
The two cars have completely different dashboard designs, but they're based on the same architecture.
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The Traverse is also wider (78.6 inch / 1,996mm) and taller (70.7 inch / 1,795) than Acadia which is narrower (75.4 / 1915) and shorter (66 inch / 1,676mm).
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Acadia
Although the Traverse interior here seats seven, it can be optioned with eight seats in a 2+3+3 configuration. The Acadia is available with a maximum of seven seats.
