Compare the2025 GMC AcadiaVS 2025 Lincoln Aviator

The Acadia has a standard front seat center airbag, which deploys between the driver and front passenger, protecting them from injuries caused by striking each other in serious side impacts. The Aviator doesn’t offer front seat center airbags.

Both the Acadia and the Aviator have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors, rear cross-path warning, available all wheel drive, front parking sensors and driver alert monitors.

The Acadia’s corrosion warranty is 1 year longer than the Aviator’s (6 vs. 5 years).

There are over 3 times as many GMC dealers as there are Lincoln dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Acadia’s warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that GMC vehicles are better in initial quality than Lincoln vehicles. With 23 fewer problems per 100 vehicles, JD Power ranks GMC higher than Lincoln.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that GMC vehicles are more reliable than Lincoln With 45 fewer problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, J.D. Power ranks GMC higher than Lincoln.

On the EPA test cycle the Acadia gets better mileage than the Aviator:

To lower fuel costs and make buying fuel easier, the GMC Acadia uses regular unleaded gasoline. The Aviator requires premium for maximum efficiency, which can cost on average about 84.9 cents more per gallon.

The Acadia AWD’s standard fuel tank has 1.5 gallons more fuel capacity than the Aviator (21.7 vs. 20.2 gallons).

The GMC Acadia’s wheels have 6 lugs for longer wheel bearing life, less chance of rotor warping and greater strength. The Lincoln Aviator only has 5 wheel lugs per wheel.

The Acadia has a standard easy tire fill system. When inflating the tires, the vehicle’s integrated tire pressure sensors keep track of the pressure as the tires fill and tell the driver when the tires are inflated to the proper pressure. The Aviator doesn’t offer vehicle monitored tire inflation.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Acadia’s wheelbase is 1.8 inches longer than on the Aviator (120.9 inches vs. 119.1 inches).

The GMC Acadia may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 150 to 250 pounds less than the Lincoln Aviator.

The Acadia offers optional seating for 8 passengers; the Aviator can only carry up to 7.

The Acadia has 1.1 inches more front headroom, 1.3 inches more front legroom, .7 inches more front hip room, .5 inches more front shoulder room, .3 inches more rear headroom, 2.5 inches more rear legroom, .1 inches more rear hip room, .7 inches more rear shoulder room, 1.3 inches more third row headroom, 2.9 inches more third row legroom, 7.7 inches more third row hip room and 3.9 inches more third row shoulder room than the Aviator.

The Acadia’s cargo area provides more volume than the Aviator.

To make loading groceries and cargo easier when your hands are full, the Acadia’s liftgate can be opened just by waiting momentarily behind the back bumper, leaving your hands completely free. The Aviator doesn’t offer a hands-free gesture to open its liftgate, forcing you to put cargo down if your hands are full.

The Acadia’s instruments include an oil pressure gauge and a temperature gauge - which could save your engine! Often ‘idiot lights’ don’t warn you until damage has been done. The Aviator does not have an oil pressure gauge.

The GMC Acadia outsold the Lincoln Aviator by over four to one during 2023.