Hoovey689

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GM confirms discontinued Saturn Outlook parts used in refreshed GMC Acadia

Yesterday, Car and Driver called out GM in a snarky blog post for repurposing parts from the discontinued Saturn Outlook to refresh the GMC Acadia. GM didn't confirm C/D's suspicions at the time, but after we called and asked politely, GMC PR did answer our request.

According to spokesman Joe LaMuraglia, the 2013 Acadia liftgate glass, spoiler, rear quarter panel and rear side glass are all sourced from the Outlook. The hatch is also the same as the Saturn, but that's always been the case, as the old Acadia used the same part.

Now before you rush to judgment here, we suggest you take a good hard look at the new Acadia and tell us you don't think it looks better than the old model. We've always thought the Saturn Outlook was the more attractive of the siblings, so we don't have any issues with GM's parts-sharing tactic, especially considering all these parts are in the rear of the vehicle rather than up front in the all-important "face."

Considering that GM is likely to still be producing service parts for the thousands of Outlooks on the road, this is actually a really good move. Needless spending to refresh the Acadia when this suitable alternative already exists is the kind of smart decision that we hope GM continues to make.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/02/10/g...-in-refreshed/

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Aesthetics aside, this pretty much sums it up. Why not, a great way to save money. I am in no means a GM supporter (all know I'm a Ford guy) but in this case all the "old GM" crap talk needs to stop

LexFather

I miss Pontiac

Hoovey689

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just when things were looking good

Fizzboy7

The risk a car company takes by using old parts is it makes their cars look.... old. The whole idea of a refresh or facelift is to give it a new look that people haven't seen before to create excitement. Old parts do not do this. It's risky business and very much the old GM leaking through, as subtle as it may be.