Made to Reign: The New 2025 GMC Yukon – RV Lifestyle Magazine

A Special Feature from our friends at General Motors Canada

What’s New for 2025 – at a glance…

• Upgraded and up-levelled interior paired with a fresh exterior design
• Advanced tech includes new 16.8-inch-diagonal premium infotainment system, an enhanced suite of safety features, and the introduction of available Night Vision¹ to the GMC portfolio
• First-ever AT4 Ultimate trim introduced

Oshawa, Ontario (August 19, 2024) – Today, GMC revealed the 2025 Yukon, the brand’s flagship nameplate, with major technology upgrades, a bold exterior and thoughtfully refreshed interior design. The 2025 Yukon introduces the first-ever AT4 Ultimate trim, timed to celebrate the fifth anniversary of GMC’s AT4 sub-brand.

“Following the all-new GMC Acadia and next-gen GMC Terrain, the addition of the updated 2025 GMC Yukon completes GMC’s reimagined SUV lineup,” said Duncan Aldred, global vice president, Buick and GMC. “We’re raising the bar on what our customers expect from GMC’s flagship and the addition of the AT4 Ultimate trim fuses ruggedness and capability with craftsmanship and refinement.”

With the available 6.2L V8 engine², the 2025 Yukon offers 420 horsepower and 460 lb.-ft of torque paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission. Also available across the lineup, including on AT4 and AT4 Ultimate for the first time, a 3.0L Duramax Turbo-Diesel engine option offers customers 305 horsepower and 495 lb.-ft of torque.³

Boldly refreshed – inside and out

As the flagship of the brand, the 2025 Yukon sets a new bar for GMC’s distinctive and premium design language. The Yukon’s interior blends a precisely crafted mix of luxury and technology for an exceptional driver and passenger experience, while the elevated exterior design exudes a muscular yet refined character.

The centrepiece of the cabin is a 16.8-inch diagonal Premium GMC Infotainment Center⁴ with a vertical interface, which allows users to customize the integration of maps, audio inputs, vehicle diagnostics and more into a diagonal screen display. The addition of an available 8-inch diagonal rear climate control touchscreen also helps provide a comfortable cabin environment for passengers.

The 2025 GMC Yukon exterior also commands attention with the application of unique grille patterns, liftgate badging, animated headlamps and taillamps, and an available panoramic sunroof, which delivers an open-air cabin experience.

Uniquely ultimate

Representing the ultimate mixture of sophistication and functionality, the 2025 Yukon provides customers with even more design options and upgraded technology on both the Denali Ultimate and first-ever AT4 Ultimate trims, including:

• Denali Ultimate:
  • Exclusive 24-inch 8-spoke machined wheels with laser etching – a first-ever for Yukon
  • 16-way powered heating and ventilated massaging front seats and 2^nd row Executive Seating⁵ featuring luxury captain’s chairs – a first for the GMC lineup⁶
  • New interior wood décor featuring open pore laser etched topographical patterns, chrome accents and leather rim steering wheel accents
  • A Bose Performance Series sound system⁷ delivering a premium, personalized cabin acoustic experience with 18 speakers, including stainless-steel head restraint speakers in the front row (22 speakers with available second-row executive seating)
• AT4 Ultimate:
  • A front skid plate and 20-inch wheels with all-terrain tires
  • Four-corner Air Ride Adaptive Suspension can raise the vehicle up to 2 inches to improve ground clearance when off-road
  • Luxurious Obsidian Rush interior with three rows of full-grain leather seating and Ash Burl wood accents
  • New unique leather seat style, featuring open pore wood décor, and leather rim steering wheel accents

Purposeful advanced technology

The 2025 Yukon delivers an enhanced suite of advanced technology, safety and driver assistance features, including available Night Vision¹ – helping customers to drive more confidently in low-light environments. Thermal object detection helps identify pedestrians and animals by alerting drivers via the head-up display and driver information center.

The 2025 Yukon also features an expansive list of new standard advanced safety features and available driver assistance tech, including¹:

• Front Pedestrian and Bicyclist Braking
• Rear Cross Traffic Braking
• Side Bicyclist Alert
• Intersection Automatic Emergency Braking

Intuitive technologies that just make life easier include an available presence based hands-free liftgate that automatically opens the liftgate in the presence of the key fob. The 2025 Yukon also features available Super Cruise⁸ capability (3-year trial included⁹) — the industry’s first true hands-free advanced driver assistance system with the largest operating domain that is expected to grow to ~1.2 million km of roads in the U.S. and Canada by the end of 2025. Yukon owners with Super Cruise will be able to experience the industry’s first and only hands-free trailering¹⁰ experience.

Next-gen trailering tech

The 2025 Yukon is engineered for effortless towing and offers a variety of available cutting-edge trailering technology¹¹.

Offering a towing capability of up to 8,400 lbs., the suite of available trailering technologies includes:

• Blind Zone Steering Assist¹ can alert drivers and provide a brief, firm turn of the steering wheel when a potential crash is detected with a moving vehicle in a side blind zone that is extended to trailer lengths.
• Transparent Trailer View¹² uses a tailgate-mounted camera and a customer-installed auxiliary camera available on the rear of a compatible trailer to help virtually see through a compatible trailer to view objects or vehicles behind it.
• Trailer Reverse Trajectory¹³ adds rearward guidelines designed to track the path of the trailer when backing up.
• Trailer Tire Health enhances the Trailer Tire Pressure Monitoring System by adding leak detection, tire life monitor and over-speed warning.
• Jackknife Alert¹⁴ is designed to track the position of the compatible trailer in relation to the vehicle to notify the driver if facing a potential jackknife situation.

Coming soon

The 2025 GMC Yukon will be produced at Arlington Assembly in Texas¹⁵ and is expected to be available by the end of 2024.

Additional details, including pricing, will be announced closer to the start of production. More information is available at www.GMCCanada.ca

About GMC

GMC offers a range of premium trucks and SUVs designed and engineered to the highest standard. With vehicles like the compact Terrain and full-size Yukon, all-new Canyon and Sierra light-duty, as well as the world’s first all-electric supertruck the GMC HUMMER EV, our trucks and SUVs deliver GMC’s signature combination of intuitive technologies, precise engineering and premium execution. Built on a strong foundation of manufacturing trucks since 1902, GMC now sells in a dozen countries across the world. Details on all models are available at www.gmccanada.ca, Instagram at @GMCCanada, X at @GMCCanada or at www.facebook.com/GMCCanada.

¹ Safety or driver-assistance features are no substitute for the driver’s responsibility to operate the vehicle in a safe manner.  Read the vehicle Owner’s Manual for more important feature limitations and information. Vehicle interface is a product of GoogleTM and its terms and privacy statements may apply. Requires the Android Auto app on Google Play and a compatible AndroidTM smartphone. Data plan rates apply. You can check which smartphones are compatible at g.co/androidauto/requirements. Android Auto is a trademark of Google LLC.
² 5.3L engine is standard on Elevation and AT4 trims.
³ 3.0L Diesel engine will have late availability.
⁴ Functionality varies by model. Full functionality requires compatible Bluetooth and smartphone, and USB connectivity for some devices. Data plan rates may apply.
⁵ Second Row Executive Seating will have late availability.
⁶ 2nd Row Executive Seating is also available on the 2025 Cadillac Escalade.
⁷ Bose is a registered trademark of the Bose Corporation in the U.S. and other countries.
⁸ Always pay attention while driving and when using Super Cruise. Do not use a hand-held device. See gmcsupercruise.ca for compatible highways and more information. Requires active Super Cruise trial or paid subscription. Services are dependent on compatible wireless networks provided by third-party wireless service providers, working vehicle electrical systems, GPS signal and other factors outside GM control. Changes in technology and wireless networks may limit or prevent the operation of certain services. Services, connectivity, and capabilities are subject to terms and limitations and will vary by model, vehicle configuration, conditions, and geographical and technical restrictions. See onstar.ca for details.
⁹ Trial period for Super Cruise connectivity begins on vehicle delivery date. Paid subscription is required after trial period expires. Conditions apply. See gmcsupercruise.ca for details.
¹⁰ Lane Change On Demand and Automatic Lane Change are not available while trailering. See gmcsupercruise.ca for compatible highways and more information.
¹¹Requires available trailering package. Before you buy a vehicle or use it for trailering, carefully review the Trailering section of the Owner’s Manual. The weight of passengers, cargo and options or accessories may reduce the amount you can tow.
¹² Transparent Trailer View will have late availability.
¹³ Trailer Reverse Trajectory will have late availability.
¹⁴ Jackknife Alert will have late availability.
¹⁵ With domestically and globally sourced parts.

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