I have 20,000 on my '21 Ascent. I'm going to lay out some points I have noticed. Some will agree, some will bash, but it's my focus group of one. Both good and bad.
I am in Metro Atlanta where the average road speed is 78-80. You will literally get run over at 70 on all sides. The car holds that speed well from a power standpoint, but out of the hole, it doesnt' have enough guts to merge in most cases when getting on the freeway and the fake shifts? Awful.
As I've said before, the mileage gets better the faster I drive. If I drive at 80, I'm consistently getting 24-25. If I drive at 70, I get 23.
I never use cruise because the algorithim keeps it out of overdrive and that raises RPM almost 500rpm which drops mileage by 2mpg--that just P*sses me off because as soon as I disengage and use my foot, it drops the gear down and holds speed just fine, so it's just not necessary.
The steering in this car is terrible. With the tires set at 33 and lane keeping off, I find the steering so sensitive at roadspeed that I am continually running over reflectors on the strips and have trouble staying in my lane. It's the worst car I've ever experienced at this in over 35 years of driving. My wife has the same issue so it's not me. Any little bump or pothole upsets the car on the highway.
The interior has held up well, but the seats are still rock hard and passengers have commented on it. I literally go numb after 60 miles in my left leg. \
The carpet is pretty thin----I am showing signs of the carpet wearing through in some spots on the drivers side, even with the rubber mat options.
I still fumble with the ergonomics after 18 months. The controls to me are just not intuitive (Cruise, environment, the switches for the info screen). I've never had a car that did not become intuitive. As a reference, I rented a Tahoe on business this week and have never driven one or really any Chevy products---I had the controls memoried by day 3.
It's pretty quiet at roadspeed and around town, it's well behaved except on steep hill starts, then the transmission hunts like crazy.
Interior space is good.
Entry and exit is easy, so that's something.
I wish I could give a better report out, but all of those things individually could be dealt with, collectively they add up. What else can I say.
It has multiple personality disorder...some days I really like it other days, it's just a different vehicle.
I am in Metro Atlanta where the average road speed is 78-80. You will literally get run over at 70 on all sides. The car holds that speed well from a power standpoint, but out of the hole, it doesnt' have enough guts to merge in most cases when getting on the freeway and the fake shifts? Awful.
As I've said before, the mileage gets better the faster I drive. If I drive at 80, I'm consistently getting 24-25. If I drive at 70, I get 23.
I never use cruise because the algorithim keeps it out of overdrive and that raises RPM almost 500rpm which drops mileage by 2mpg--that just P*sses me off because as soon as I disengage and use my foot, it drops the gear down and holds speed just fine, so it's just not necessary.
The steering in this car is terrible. With the tires set at 33 and lane keeping off, I find the steering so sensitive at roadspeed that I am continually running over reflectors on the strips and have trouble staying in my lane. It's the worst car I've ever experienced at this in over 35 years of driving. My wife has the same issue so it's not me. Any little bump or pothole upsets the car on the highway.
The interior has held up well, but the seats are still rock hard and passengers have commented on it. I literally go numb after 60 miles in my left leg. \
The carpet is pretty thin----I am showing signs of the carpet wearing through in some spots on the drivers side, even with the rubber mat options.
I still fumble with the ergonomics after 18 months. The controls to me are just not intuitive (Cruise, environment, the switches for the info screen). I've never had a car that did not become intuitive. As a reference, I rented a Tahoe on business this week and have never driven one or really any Chevy products---I had the controls memoried by day 3.
It's pretty quiet at roadspeed and around town, it's well behaved except on steep hill starts, then the transmission hunts like crazy.
Interior space is good.
Entry and exit is easy, so that's something.
I wish I could give a better report out, but all of those things individually could be dealt with, collectively they add up. What else can I say.
It has multiple personality disorder...some days I really like it other days, it's just a different vehicle.