THE SPECS GUIDE

2021 GMC Acadia

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Specification	Denali · AWD 1GKKNXLS-M	SLT · AWD 1GKKNULS-M	SLT · FWD 1GKKNMLS-M	SL · FWD 1GKKNJLA-M	SLT 1GJJBNKS-M	SLE · AWD 1GKNNRL4-M	SLT · AWD 1GKKNUL4-M	SLE · FWD 1GKKNKLS-M	Trim not recorded 1GLLNULS-M	Denali · AWD 1GKKNXL5-M	Denali · FWD 1GKKNPL4-M	SLE · FWD 1GKKNKLA-M	SLT · FWD 1GKKNML4-M	Denali · FWD 1GKKNPLS-M	Trim not recorded 3GKKNXLS-M	Trim not recorded 1GKKN4LS-M	Denali · FWD 1GKKN8LS-M	AT4 · AWD 1GKKNLLS-M	SLE · AWD 1GKKNRL4-M	SLE · AWD 1GKKNRLS-M	Denali · AWD 1GKKNXL4-M	Trim not recorded 1GTKNULS-M
Engine	3.6L 6-cyl	3.6L 6-cyl	3.6L 6-cyl	2.5L 4-cyl	6.5L 8-cyl	2L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	3.6L 6-cyl	Not recorded	Not recorded	2L 4-cyl	2.5L 4-cyl	2L 4-cyl	3.6L 6-cyl	Not recorded	Not recorded	3.6L 6-cyl	3.6L 6-cyl	2L 4-cyl	3.6L 6-cyl	2L 4-cyl	6.5L 8-cyl
Drivetrain	All-wheel drive	All-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	All-wheel drive	All-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	All-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Front-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Front-wheel drive	All-wheel drive	All-wheel drive	All-wheel drive	All-wheel drive	Not recorded
Transmission	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Not recorded	Not recorded	Automatic	Automatic	Not recorded	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic	Not recorded
Fuel	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Diesel	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Not recorded	Not recorded	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Not recorded	Not recorded	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Diesel
Body	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Not recorded	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Not recorded
Seats	6	6	6	7	Not recorded	6	6	6	Not recorded	6	6	6	6	6	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	6	6	6	6	Not recorded
Doors	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	4-door	4-door	4-door	4-door	Not recorded
Median asking price	$26,021	$22,349	$20,849	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$21,375	$19,678	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$19,014	$19,902	$25,277	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$23,898	$19,995	$20,491	Not recorded	Not recorded
Price observations	337	279	178	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	37	153	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	183	42	219	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	279	59	229	Not recorded	Not recorded
Price sample updated	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Oct 18, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded

Missing data does not mean a feature is absent. Prices are advertised asking prices for each pattern’s own sample, not completed sale prices or a trim-wide average.

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Grouped by recorded trim, with engine and drive variants underneath. Open a variant to see every source pattern.

2021 Acadia

AT4

1 VIN pattern

3.6L 6-cyl · Gasoline · All-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKNLLS-M → 5,144 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 6 seats

$23,898 median asking price

279 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

2021 Acadia

Denali

6 VIN patterns

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · All-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKNXL4-M → 9 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 6 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKNPL4-M → 3 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 6 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3.6L 6-cyl · Gasoline · All-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKNXLS-M → 8,332 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 6 seats

$26,021 median asking price

337 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

3.6L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKN8LS-M → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3.6L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKNPLS-M → 3,844 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 6 seats

$25,277 median asking price

219 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

Engine not recorded · All-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKNXL5-M → 2 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 6 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2021 Acadia

SL

1 VIN pattern

2.5L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKNJLA-M → 4 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 7 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2021 Acadia

SLE

5 VIN patterns

2.5L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKNKLA-M → 5,379 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 6 seats

$19,014 median asking price

183 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · All-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

1GKNNRL4-M → 1 VINs in our data

6 seats

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · All-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKNRL4-M → 1,338 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 6 seats

$19,995 median asking price

59 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

3.6L 6-cyl · Gasoline · All-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKNRLS-M → 5,160 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 6 seats

$20,491 median asking price

229 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

3.6L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKNKLS-M → 3,564 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 6 seats

$19,678 median asking price

153 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

2021 Acadia

SLT

5 VIN patterns

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · All-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKNUL4-M → 605 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 6 seats

$21,375 median asking price

37 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

2L 4-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKNML4-M → 1,140 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 6 seats

$19,902 median asking price

42 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

3.6L 6-cyl · Gasoline · All-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKNULS-M → 6,104 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 6 seats

$22,349 median asking price

279 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

3.6L 6-cyl · Gasoline · Front-wheel drive · Automatic 1 pattern · View specs

1GKKNMLS-M → 5,541 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV] · 6 seats

$20,849 median asking price

178 price observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026

6.5L 8-cyl · Diesel · 4x2 1 pattern · View specs

1GJJBNKS-M → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

2021 Acadia

Trim not recorded

4 VIN patterns

6.5L 8-cyl · Diesel · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

1GTKNULS-M → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Drive not recorded 3 patterns · View specs

1GLLNULS-M → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

3GKKNXLS-M → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1GKKN4LS-M → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Source: manufacturer specifications decoded through NHTSA vPIC, alongside VIN and listing records in our dataset. Trim groups are for browsing; shared labels do not establish identical equipment. Confirm options on the specific vehicle.

THE MARKET VIEW

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