2015 GMC Yukon Denali 4WD - Car and Driver (blog)
Ready for all-season school runs and toy towing, the handsome Yukon is a capable and comfortable SUV. Those looking for exclusivity should upgrade to the Yukon Denali. the 355-hp V-8 doesn’t have enough power to motivate the Yukon with alacrity. Instrumented Test – 2015 GMC Yukon Denali 4WD What do you get for that outlay. How about a quarter-mile time that’d be competitive with a 21-year-old Camaro Z28. This Denali, equipped with the 6. 2-liter V-8 not offered on GM’s lesser SUVs, blew through the traps in 14. 2 seconds at 99 mph. And if the Denali is not the deal of this century, it at least performs in a straight line—60 mph came up in 5. 5 seconds, or exactly the same time it took the Porsche Cayenne GTS. As soon as the road curves, though, forget about it. The GMC exhibits a mere 0. 77 g of lateral grip and the feel isn’t dissimilar to that of a 21-year-old K1500 Blazer. The bigger Yukon XL Denali in our long-term fleet is faring better (17 mpg) so far but doing more of its miles in highway-cruise mode. Source: www.caranddriver.com
