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The GMC Yukon family of full-size SUVs provides the capability, refinement, safety, performance and connectivity discerning customers have come to expect from a GMC. For 2016, Yukon, Yukon XL, Yukon Denali and Yukon XL Denali – now available across showrooms in the Middle East – expand the Enhanced Driver Alert Package and add two 22-inch wheel options, hands-free liftgate for SLT models, two new exterior colors and a capless fuel fill feature. The 2016 lineup also includes an enhanced Security Package that promises liftgate shield and inclination sensor improvements.
The Yukon was all new for the 2015 model year, distinguishing itself with bold exterior styling, a precision-crafted interior and a more standard features designed to broaden the appeal of already one of the industry’s most popular family of full-size SUVs. The Yukon’s distinctive Denali models provide an exclusive collection of design, performance and upscale interior amenities.
Yukon at a glance
Yukon SLE and SLT models are powered by advanced EcoTec3 engines that deliver more horsepower and torque with the segment’s best V-8 fuel economy.
Yukon Denali’s exclusive 6.2L engine makes the most power in the segment – 420 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque. It’s matched to an eight-speed automatic transmission that further enhances efficiency and refinement.
Yukon and Yukon XL share design and powertrain elements. The Yukon XL wheelbase is 3556 millimeters longer (5080 mm longer overall) for greater third-row legroom and more than double the cargo room behind the third-row seat.
For 2016 models, new phone integration technology enhances connectivity and promotes safer driving through Yukon’s next generation IntelliLink system. The new technology allows smartphone users to connect with applications such as navigation, hands-free text messaging, entertainment and news through the IntelliLink display screen.
The Yukon lineup also incorporates technologies to help protect the driver and passengers before, during and after a collision. They include a forward radar system and the segment’s only Front Center Air Bag (models with front bucket seats), which deploys from the inboard side of the driver’s seat and inflates between the driver and front passenger, providing added protection for both front occupants in side impacts.
For 2016, the Enhanced Driver Alert Package on SLT and Denali adds Lane Keep Assist. When activated, it gently steers the vehicle back into its lane when it detects the driver is inadvertently leaving the intended lane of travel. The package also adds IntelliBeam headlamp technology, which automatically turns on and off the vehicle’s high-beam headlamps according to surrounding traffic conditions. The automatic high beams stay on until the system detects an approaching vehicle’s headlamps or follows a vehicle’s taillamps.
Denali Models
The distinctive Denali models are instantly identifiable by their signature chrome grille and unique exterior appointments, including exclusive high-intensity discharge headlamps. Exterior features comprise Illuminated, power-retractable assist steps and twenty-inch wheels (with 22-inch wheels available).
Moreover, Denali models feature active noise cancelation technology to make the interior quieter.
Interior highlights include:
• An 8-inch-diagonal Color Touch radio with navigation
• Bose Centerpoint Surround Sound premium 10-speaker audio system
• A rear-seat entertainment system with Blu-Ray/DVD player, wireless headphones, USB port and SD card slot
• Push-button starting
• Power-adjustable pedals
• Five auxiliary power outlets
• Perforated, leather-trimmed seats (including heated/cooled front bucket seats)
• Heated second-row outboard seats
• Power-folding 60/40-split bench third-row seats
• Heated, leather-wrapped steering wheel
• Wireless phone charging
• An available power-operated sunroof
Denali models also come packed with third-generation Magnetic Ride Control – a real-time damping system that delivers more precise body motion control by “reading” the road every millisecond and changing damping in just five milliseconds.
The 2016 GMC Yukon lineup is now available for sale across showrooms in the Middle East – starting from a $47,300 ($75,000 for Denali) – with a three-year/100,000 kilometers warranty and four years of roadside assistance. — SG
