- Yukon Denali is the largest and courageous SUV that GMC releases in Australia.
- Despite its massive frame, GMC Yukon Denali feels smooth enough for the city.
- Price at $ 174,990, you get some serious bang for your buck.
It's longer than a land cruiser, wider than a Ranger Raptor, and takes more tarmac than your average café strip car park. But that did not prevent General Motors from sending the largest, brave, most -Brazen SUV to the coast of Australia.
GMC Yukon Denali arrives in Australia
Identify GMC Yukon Denalia rolling statement of excess American with no patience. It sits on eight, drinks like a sailor (courtesy of a 6.3-liter V8 Bioturbo-Biofuel-Biotech-something-o-other), and has stuffed with every feature that opens, shuts, folds, cool or connective.
The interior will not be the same as anything you will see on our roads. This is aspen lodge more than the Aussie SUV. It makes everything wood. Apple Carplay. Android auto. Large cup owners for a route 44. Not much vehicle as it is a mobile first-class lounge with plate numbers.
But what really surprised me (beyond the thin existence of the thing) was the tech. The Yukon Denali completely dripped on the screens. So many glasses and digital real estate inside, you almost need a co-pilot just to take it. A 16.8-inch middle display, a 15-inch head-up unit, twin 12.6-inches recreation screens on the rear, like someone who decided to put some wheels in their cinema at home … for passengers, of course.
And yet, despite all the tech, it is not too much. It is not trying to be a spaceship or a dream fever of the Silicon Valley. Unlike many EVs that flooded the market, GMC Yukon Denali still feels a right car;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; A powerful, scratched-guzzling, having a road that doesn't forget what really is driving. All the gadgets were there, but they were thought to be included. They support the experience rather than interfere with it. It's refreshing, really.
Then there are rims: 24-inches monsters that fills the tire arches as they are born there. No awkward gaps, no unique proportion. Large, beautiful balanced tires that give the yukon almost concept-car. It just looks right, especially if it parked outside our office throughout the week.
Air suspension also helps. A faucet and it rises like flying. Tap again and sink it back to his hulking, road-hugging pose. This is the kind of detail that makes it a head-turner even when it stands. There is a real presence here.
The Yukon Denali: largest SUV on the market?
Oh, and did we mention that this is an eight-seater? Not one of the “technically eight if the back row is all children and yoga mat” type of deals. This is a valid, Hollywood SUV eight-seater. The kind you get chauffeured on the way to a red carpet.
Throughout the rows of adult-friendly sitting, with a third row that really fits growing people, spacious, plush, and unique democratic. Each seat looks like a nice seat. If you tried to shove three adults behind a European SUV and failed, this is your redemption vehicle.
With Fashion Week that is about to go down to Sydney, the real question is: How many models can you really fit in this matter? Dare I say, comfortable over eight. But that would be illegal, so of course we wouldn't do that. But we can.
However, the GMC Yukon Denali is not just a car; It was an experience, a statement, and a rolling VIP suite that turns every head on Oxford Street. Too big for Australia? Probably not. It is only big enough to remind us that sometimes, more indeed Ay More.
I brought the Yukon to Bondi, half expecting to stop and stare as I wanted to roll over a spaceship. But that's the thing: it's not a Corvette. It's not a few wild stylish, look-and-me machine. Despite its size and existence, Denali carries itself with surprising restraint. Sure, it gets a grille the size of a royal size and a GMC badge that can double as gym equipment, which I both love (yes, I'm superficial), but it doesn't scream for attention. It just gets it.
It is the balance that makes the yukon interesting. It is large enough for the country, smooth and refined enough for the city, and brave without a lairy. No neon underglow, no cartoonish bodywork, a well-executed luxury SUV that owns its space without trying too hard.
Another one. When you first walk up to Yukon Denali and see it head-on, there is an urgent feeling of existence. That squared-off front end, the tall grille, the thin vertical of it all … It gives a kind of quiet intimidation. Not aggressive, but not unapologetically.
Get this 8-seater SUV for a test drive
If you are the kind of person who wants a car that is big, easy to get in and out, and bring this a little badass vibe, for you. It is bold without embarrassing, luxurious, and there is no effort to hide what it is: a valid SUV built for people who want most of all.
All that matters, the price: $ 174,990 including on-road costs. Not exactly changing the pocket, but stack it against something like a BMW X7, and suddenly Denali begins to look serious. You get eight real chairs, a massive V8, wind suspension, tech for days, and enough road to make a traffic part like the Red Sea.
Dare as I say, it's completely worth a test drive. If you are even vaguely in the market for a full size of luxury SUV, this thing deserves your attention. Just warn, once you see 24-inch rims in the flesh, it's hard to walk away.
