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Holden has finally been given some good news by its parent company, General Motors has told its Australian bosses they are allowed to raid the candy store.

Now that Holden exclusively imports its model line-up from overseas, the Aussie firm has been granted full access to General Motors' vehicle divisions including Buick, Chevrolet and Cadillac.

The LT is the entry grade into the Holden Acadia range and lists for $43,990 for the front-wheel drive version with all-wheel drive costing $4000 more.The LT comes with a mountain of standard features, including an 8.0-inch touchscreen with sat nav, reversing camera, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, three-zone climate control, rear parking sensors, proximity key, rear privacy glass and 18-inch alloy wheels.All Aussie Acadias are powered by a 231kW/367Nm V6 petrol. Shifting gears is a nine-speed automatic transmission.The Acadia has yet to be given an ANCAP crash rating, but the level of advanced safety equipment is outstanding. All grades come with AEB (on the LT and LTZ it's a city speed version, while the LTZ has higher speed AEB), there's blind spot warning, rear cross traffic alert, lane keeping assistance and lane departure warning, plus lateral impact avoidance which will swerve to avoid a vehicle that drifts into your lane.

The Acadia is made in Tennessee in the USA but wears a Holden badge - so does the American newcomer do anything the other great seven seat SUVs can't?

The LTZ-V sits at the top of the Acadia range with the list price for the front-wheel drive version being $63,490 while the all-wheel drive is $4000 more.The LTZ-V comes with an 8.0-inch touchscreen with sat nav, reversing camera, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, leather seats, power adjustable and heated/ventilated front seats, wireless charging for phones, power tailgate, three-zone climate control, front and rear parking sensors, proximity key, rear privacy glass, eight-speaker Bose sound system, dual-pane sunroof, adaptive suspension and 20-inch alloy wheels.All Aussie Acadias are powered by a 231kW/367Nm V6 petrol. Shifting gears is a nine-speed automatic transmission.The Acadia has yet to be given an ANCAP crash rating, but the level of advanced safety equipment is outstanding. All grades come with AEB (but the LTZ-V's version operates at higher speeds to the other grades) there's blind spot warning, rear cross traffic alert, lane keeping assistance and lane departure warning, plus lateral impact avoidance which will swerve to avoid a vehicle that drifts into your lane.

Holden has officially released the American-built Acadia large SUV in Australia, with a drive-away pricing structure confirmed from launch kicking off with the $42,990 entry-level LT grade.

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