GMC Yukon confirmed for Australia! Flagship full-size SUV to arrive in 2025 

Long-established Motors Particular Autos (GMSV) has confirmed it would possibly per chance well be introducing the GMC Yukon into the Australian market in early 2025.

The beefy-dimension SUV, which dwarfs ragged good SUVs a lot just like the Toyota Prado, would possibly per chance well be sold in an eight-seat configuration within the extremely specified Denali grade.

The Yukon will endure remanufacturing in Melbourne, with pattern of the left-  to-appropriate-hand-power conversion dilemma to take role in 2024. Pricing and specs for the Yukon would possibly per chance well be announced shortly sooner than the model arrives in showrooms.

It comes as GMSV celebrates a fundamental milestone with its 8000th remanufactured Chevrolet Silverado rolling off its manufacturing line in Dandenong, Victoria.

The Silverado alongside with the Corvette were key wins for the local importer, with plans to broaden this offered within the arriving years with the arrival of the hybrid-powered Corvette E-Ray and upgrades to the Silverado 1500 and HD lineup.

GMSV director Greg Rowe emphasised that the success of this stuff has laid the groundwork for the Yukon to arrive in Australia.

“GMSV has made a proper impact within the local market and, ensuing from of this success, we’ve

been in a keep to fabricate a ambitious industry case for added items and this latest arrival is

testament to these achievements,” he stated.

What is the GMC Yukon?

As a GMC product, the Yukon effectively straddles the center ground between the extra practical Chevrolet Tahoe and the beefy-elephantine luxurious Cadillac Escalade within the GM lineup.

Readily available in a ragged and ‘XL’ long wheelbase option, the Yukon is sold within the SLE & SLT entry-stage grades, adopted by the AT4 as properly as the Denali and Denali Last.

Australia is identified to acquire the fashioned wheelbase model, which restful measures 5.33m metres long,  over two metres huge and 1.94 metres mighty, with a wheelbase of over three metres.

What is the towing capacity of the Yukon?

The towing capacity of the Yukon Denali is formally rated at as a lot as 3719kg (8200lb) within the US, it’s likely this would possibly per chance occasionally be rounded the total scheme down to 3700kg for our market.

What does the Yukon Denali encompass?

While the proper specification that arrives in local Australian showrooms is frequently weird from the American market thru which it’s miles derived, the 2 versions are anticipated to be broadly equivalent.

The fashioned engine within the Yuki Denali is the 6.2L naturally-aspirated V8 making 313kW of energy and 623Nm of torque. Additionally on hand is a 206kW/623Nm 3.0L turbo-diesel straight-six, with every paired with a 10-tempo computerized transmission.

When it comes to other aspects on hand on the Denali encompass:

• Adaptive air suspension
• Heated and ventilated entrance seats
• Heated steering wheel
• Picket panelling inserts across the cabin
• Wheels stretching from 17 to 22-inches in dimension
• LED headlights and tail lights
• Panoramic sunroof
• A energy-sliding centre console within the second row

Readily available on the Denali Last are upgrades a lot just like the Bose 18-speaker sound system and complete-grain leather-based mostly interior neat.

It remains to be seen if GM’s hands-free adaptive cruise back watch over will manufacture it to the Australian market, or if it will poke into any seemingly concerns with local regulations.