The bold LED headlights that bracket the front end also help, seemingly encapsulating the (admittedly giant) grille - a feature that received an arguably-unnecessary size boost during the Sierra's most recent refresh. Some of that comes down to the (Darth) Vader Chrome treatment that subs in classy darkened metallic trim for what would normally be brightwork - especially when paired with the Titanium Rush Metallic paint as seen here. (Indeed, subtle might be a four-letter word to your average big truck buyer, at least in terms of design.) But the Sierra Denali Ultimate manages to be, at the very least, the most understated of the current batch of overstated luxury rigs. Suffice it to say, no full-size truck on sale today is exactly subtle. Hell, with 420 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque on tap and ready to send to the rear tires, you could burn rubber all day long if you really wanted. Even in spite of the GMC's brick-like countenance, there's always plentiful passing power on the highway and ample get-up-and-go from a stop.
The smallblock, by contrast, is an absolute sweetheart of an engine, especially with the 10-speed automatic GM and Ford co-developed for their pickup truck, SUV and muscle car offerings. ( Also, well, it's not ideal in cold weather.) My test vehicle had the gas-powered eight, and quite frankly, after testing out the Duramax diesel in the similar Yukon Denali SUV, I'd be hard-pressed to see why anyone would choose otherwise the oil burner's tow ratings are similar, and any advantages in efficiency will be negated by the higher price of diesel fuel. The Sierra Denali comes with a pair of engine choices: a 3.0-liter turbodiesel inline-six and the tried-and-true 6.2-liter smallblock V8 – close kin to the engines found in the Camaro SS and Corvette Stingray. Try doing any that in your Prius.Īs with any motor vehicle, the heart of this truck's capabilities is its motor. In increasingly-popular crew cab form, a truck like the Sierra can haul five adults in comfort, crawl up a mountain, carry the equivalent of two horses in its bed or tow the equivalent of a dozen more. Here's the thing about full-size pickup trucks that it seems many of the, for lack of a better term, haters often don't understand: they're good at doing a lot of things. I spent two weeks with the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate to see just how this boss truck stands up to real life - and the competition.
Ford has escalated the top-shelf offering of their F-Series models from Lariat to Western-chic King Ranch to glitzed-up Platinum to city-chic Limited Chevy and GMC have elevated their Silverado and Sierra models up to fancy High Country and Denali trims Toyota, which once capped their Tundra lineup at the Platinum trim level, now offers their own Western-chic 1794 trim and an even fancier Capstone level and perhaps most notably, Ram redefined the lux-truck genre with the most recent generation of the Ram 1500 Limited, which is basically a full-size American luxury car with low-range 4WD and a truck bed.įor 2022, the ball has rolled back to General Motors, which has found a way to yet again up the ante of the Sierra by adding more features, more frippery, and more words to its name. Luckily, in recent years, carmakers have become more than happy to cater to your wants and needs for luxurious pickup trucks.
In other words, we need one of America's best-selling passenger vehicles: a pickup truck. But for many of us, we need something with a bit more flexibility - something with serious four-wheel-drive capability, something that can tow an Airstream or boat without trouble, something that can lug anything from muddy mountain bikes to mulch to our buddy's new couch without concern.
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Quick, potentially hypothetical question: what new car would you buy for $85,000? Not a second car or a weekend plaything, mind you - your main vehicle, a ride you'll use every day for everything you do.įor those of us who prioritize luxury above all else, that price point means you could swing something along the lines of a BMW 5 Series or Mercedes-Benz E-Class - or, if you need luxury and space, something in a fancy SUV.
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