In our 2007 Sport/Utility of the Year competition, we got our first taste of how good the new GMT900 SUV platforms are.
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This segment is all about arriving and driving in style, so the money issue isn't the primary consideration. Still, you can't just charge huge amounts and not have the plush comforts to back it up and the capability to separate itself from the pretenders.
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This is the evolutionary equivalent of the biggest, baddest, meanest carnivore on the planet, but raw numbers is just one way we select winners. We've driven them all and graded them according to capability, function, and style.
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In large-SUV history, the 2009 GMC Yukon 2 Mode Hybrid just might be the single greatest leap forward in powertrain technology.
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General Motors' latest workhorses are all-new for 2009. The Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana 4500 commercial cutaway vans are engineered to support the needs of three primary functions -- school buses, shuttle buses and ambulances.
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13 Months and 19,739 Miles - With over a year of service in our long-term fleet, the utilitarian 2007 GMC Yukon has made plenty
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The engineers at GM's Milford Proving Grounds' Black Lake skidpad suggested we run the GMC Sierra Denali through the test site's twisting slalom.
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11 Months and 17,079 Miles - The Yukon's 15,000-mile service cost a stiff $435.53, but it did include an oil change, full inspec
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11 Months and 17,079 Miles - The Yukon's 15,000-mile service cost a stiff $435.53, but it did include an oil change, full inspec
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GMC introduced the Acadia, a unibody with aspirations of being the most SUV-like crossover on the market. With three rows of seats standard, a functional cargo area, towing capacity of up to 4500 pounds, and plenty of amenities, it's a valid argument.
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14,181 Miles - Our 2007 GMC Yukon has kept our editors satisfied from the get-go, impressing everyone who's spent time in it wit
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Normally, we don't get too involved with Hollywood affairs, but how could we resist after seeing Ironhide, a mean 2007 GMC TopKick? Ironhide started as a GMC C4500 4x4 Crew Cab TopKick before it went to the buildup company responsible for the vehicles for the upcoming movie "Transformers".
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For this final round, the stakes were raised: A 6.0-liter-powered GM with a towing package is the most direct comparison to the Tundra with the 5.7, and we added weight in two forms. Ding, ding! Cue the ring-card girls.
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8,495 Miles - One MT staffer had mentioned possible erratic behavior from our 2007 GMC Yukon SLT's tire-pressure-monitoring syst
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With nearly 4000 miles on the odometer, our Yukon has gobbled cargo and people with aplomb.
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Coming Down the Pipe: We Hurtle a 2007 GMC Yukon Denali into the Alaskan Wilderness. Mention Alaska in the course of any conversation, and most likely you'll hear something about the northern lights.
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Banks Engineering has put together several diesel truck projects to reap the benefits of torque.
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GMC continues to try to map out a unique and separate territory between Chevy and Cadillac. Some have called the Yukon "the Buick of SUVs"; it offers elegant, near-Cadillac luxury at a lower price.
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Here are some of the finest midsize SUVs on the market: Ford's best-selling Explorer, the GMC Envoy (Motor Trend's 2002 SUV of the Year), and the freshly revised Jeep Grand Cherokee, a former version of which took home the North American Truck of the Year award in 1999.
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Moving Mountains: You've got 8500 pounds of boat and trailer behind you and a steep grade ahead. Let's hear it for Rudolph Diesel. Here, we take three megatorque turbodiesels, up hill and down (and up again and down again), and throw every test in the book at them. They come back clattering for more
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Steve Millen has been building everything from sports cars to SUVs for over a decade, and his attention to detail has resulted in many extraordinary vehicles. Such is the case with Stillen's Yukon Denali XL GTS.
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While the all-weather competition may have long since signed partnerships with brand-name outfitters like Eddie Bauer, L.L.Bean, and Orvis, this GMC needs no third-party tie-ins to offer a solid interpretation of an ideal outdoor enthusiast's ride. More than a mere lifestyle accessory, the Envoy pro
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When it came time for GMC to redesign the venerable Yukon and full-size Suburban (now called the Yukon XL todifferentiate it from its Chevy sister vehicle), it had a head startwith its own Sierra pickup. Both new Yukons share front-end sheetmetal,front doors, and some drivetrain components with the
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At the outset of our Death Valley trip, we felt the 2000 GMC Yukon XL wouldn't be the most able 4x4 of the group. In fact, many
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Completely redesigned with some early input from Isuzu, the smaller pickup carries many styling cues from the full-size Silverado.
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