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GMC’s supersized SUV hits Aussie roads

First right-hand-drive GMC Yukon starts clocking up local development miles ahead of 2025 arrival.

Dylan Campbell by Dylan Campbell
24 April 2024
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GMSV has begun local testing of the 2025 GMC Yukon

One of the largest SUVs on-sale in America will soon officially hit Aussie roads.

The first right-hand-drive GMC Yukon has started development testing in Victoria ahead of first deliveries of the eight-seat SUV to local buyers next year.

READ MORE: GM reveals Australian expansion plan

The supersized Yukon will be imported by General Motors Special Vehicles (GMSV), and converted to right-hand-drive by Walkinshaw-owned Premoso, the modern day successor to Holden Special Vehicles (HSV), the much-loved firm which produced generations of hotted-up V8 sedans for Australian consumption.

Arriving initially in left-hand-drive, each Yukon will be partially disassembled and then rebuilt as a right-hand-drive vehicle in Clayton, Victoria. The vehicles are fully re-engineered and remanufactured for right-hand-drive.
GMSV has confirmed Australia will receive the Yukon in the upper-spec Denali trim, and showed off images of the upcoming 2025 model-year facelift, testing locally in camouflage.

The GMC Yukon is being converted to right-hand drive locally

Similar to how the Ford Everest is built on the ladder-chassis architecture of the Ford Ranger, the Yukon SUV shares its platform with Chevrolet’s Silverado 1500 pick-up truck, but with independent rear suspension. In its home US market, the Yukon is closely related to the Chevrolet Suburban and Cadillac Escalade large SUVs.

The Yukon is 5334cm long, 2057cm wide, 1943cm tall and rides on a 3070cm wheelbase. That’s 420cm longer and with a 170cm longer wheelbase than a Ford Everest.

READ MORE: Is this what Holden could have become in 2024?

In the US, a Yukon “XL” is available at 5720cm – making it one of the largest SUVs on-sale in America.

Two engines are offered in the USA, the 313kW/624Nm 6.2-litre naturally aspired V8 – closely related to those that powered many fast Holden Commodores – and a 207kW/624Nm 3.0-litre turbodiesel inline-six. Both are paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission, while height-adjustable adaptive suspension is available on US models. The Yukon can tow up to 3700kg braked.

GMSV will only offer the V8-powered GMC Yukon initially

GSMV has only confirmed the V8 model for Australian sale so far.

Inside, the current Yukon Denali gets a 10.2-inch infotainment touchscreen, a 12-inch digital instrument cluster and a very large 15-inch head-up display.

GMSV said initial vehicles would reach customers in the first half of next year. Pricing is yet to be confirmed.
In Australia, the Silverado 1500 LTZ Premium – also imported by GMSV and converted to right-hand-drive, and using the same powertrain as the GMC Yukon – starts from $130,500 before on-road costs.

GMSV will also sell the right-hand-drive Yukon in New Zealand.

Dylan Campbell

Dylan Campbell

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A former Editor of Wheels and MOTOR Magazines, Dylan Campbell has reported on the automotive industry since 2006. An experienced road-tester with a passion for performance driving, Dylan has driven racetracks around the world from the Nurburgring to Laguna Seca.

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