Tests and Features

First Drives2021 GMC Yukon Denali: A Masterpiece in Its Own Right4.5/5
Large SUVs are not made for everybody. They take up a lot of place and they can be extremely tough to park. And yet they are very popular at the moment despite environmental and economic pressures. At General Motors, these highly profitable modern-day mastodons are called Chevrolet Tahoe /Suburban, GMC …
Test Drives2017 GMC Yukon Denali: Escalade Lite3.5/5
If you’re in the market for a Cadillac Escalade, but cannot quite muster up the $90,000+ for a reasonably-equipped model, then you may have better luck with the GMC Yukon Denali which starts at $78,840. I characterize the Denali as an Escalade Lite, but as one of my auto journalist …
Test Drives2016 GMC Yukon Denali: The Escalade For The Rest Of Us4.5/5
In the world of luxury yachts, the perennial race between billionaires is to see who can build the bigger boat. It's not unheard of for oligarchs and oil barons to tear up the decks on their almost-completed flagships in order to add a dozen additional metres in overall length and …
First DrivesFirst Drive: 2015 GMC Yukon XL Denali
There are vehicles out there that make statements, and then there are those that recite entire passages on the pavement. The 2015 GMC Yukon XL Denali is one such vehicle. It's huge, luxurious, and doesn't care much about trivial things like fitting in parking spaces or burning an extra litre …
Test DrivesGMC Yukon Hybrid: Better Living Through Technology4.5/5
It starts with a jolt; the result of a simple twist of the wrist. Six litre’s worth of exploding petroleum product echoes down the exhaust with a hearty burbling bass line as the massive momentum of the V8’s rotating assembly carries itself through the motor mounts, carrying up into the …
Test DrivesGMC Yukon Hybrid: Best of both modes, best of both worlds!
Fresh out of a Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid that left me greatly disappointed due to the inefficiency of its system, I stepped right into the new Yukon Hybrid 2-mode. I knew that this utility vehicle’s integrated technology was much more impressive, but the proof is in the pudding. Let’s end the …
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