2024 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate
Wait, isn’t “Denali” the nicest version of a given GMC you can buy? It was, until the Denali Ultimate trim level arrived for 2022 on the Sierra 1500 pickup. This new trim level includes everything—and we mean everything—offered on the Denali, except the Denali’s lower-output 5.3-liter V-8 option. That leaves buyers with the choice of GM’s smooth and efficient 3.0-liter turbodiesel I-6 or a 420-hp 6.2-liter V-8 (for an additional $1,005), and their desired paint color.
Inside, the Ultimate gets the same unique dashboard as the regular Denali, with air vents across the top of (not flanking, as on lesser Sierras) a central 13.4-inch touchscreen with Google Built-In assistant and mapping. Alpine Umber leather slathers the seats and armrests, and wood trim adorns the dash. There is a power sunroof, head-up display, Bose audio system, power-folding steps, and 22-inch wheels. Prices start at $83,495.
- Price: $83,495
- Engines: 6.2L 420-hp/460 lb-ft V-8; 3.0L 305-hp/495 lb-ft turbodiesel I-6
- Max towing capacity: 8,900 lb
ew GMC Sierra EV is coming, and though it shares its Ultium electric platform and batteries with the Hummer EV Pickup, it’s all packaged in a much more conventional truck form. Oh, and with only two electric motors, the first-out-of-the-gate Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 will deliver “only” 754 hp and 785 lb-ft of torque—far less than the 1,000-hp Hummer. That said, it’s claimed to return 440 miles (!) of driving range, a huge figure among today’s electric trucks.
With “Denali” in its name, you can probably guess that the Sierra EV Denali Edition 1 is nicer than your average Sierra EV. There’s an appropriate amount of digital real estate, some dark wood-like trim, a massive panoramic sunroof, and a Bose audio system. Like its Silverado EV sibling, the Sierra EV’s cabin isn’t as overtly “nice” as the internal-combustion Sierra 1500’s, but the luxuries are as much embedded in the hardware as in the stuff you see and touch—remember that huge range figure? That should ensure the GMC can not only go far per charge, but possibly go farther per charge than other electric trucks when towing or hauling, activities we’ve found seriously dent the range of other rigs. Should that occur here, the Sierra’s starting with a much higher number…
- Price: $99,495
- Motors: 1 front permanent-magnet electric motor, 1 rear permanent-magnet electric motor; 754-hp/785 lb-ft comb
- Max towing capacity: 10,000 lb
