2025 GMC Yukon Denali Ultimate - The new flagship american full-size SUV.
The refreshed SUV has a bigger touchscreen, more diesel power, and a new AT4 Ultimate trim level, among other things.
The full-size SUV gets a mid-cycle refresh that brings small changes to the face, larger updates inside, and a bit more diesel power under the hood.
As for the exterior styling, the changes are subtle. A bit of GMC Sierra EV in the face; new stacked headlights are bracketed by larger c-shaped running lights, all flanking a big grille that's unique to each trim.
Inside the biggest difference.Thanks to a new portrait-oriented 16.8-inch center touchscreen. It's large enough to allow user customization for things like maps, audio functions, and more. The new screen is standard, and if it's not enough digital real estate for you, an optional 8.0-inch landscape screen for second-row passengers is available to handle climate settings.
The screen is a radical departure from the 2024 Yukon, and as such, it required a reworking of the dash. It's entirely new with vertically oriented vents on either side of the screen. The digital driver display is set in a Y-shaped enclosure, but despite the changes. There are row of buttons at the base of the big screen for common-use features.
New GMC Yukon have more standard driver-assist systems like rear cross-traffic braking, side bicyclist alert, front pedestrian and bicyclist braking, and intersection auto emergency braking. Super Cruise hands-free driving is optional, as is Night Vision with thermal detection.
Under the hood are the turbocharged 3.0-liter Duramax inline-six diesel is available across all trim levels, including AT4, for the first time. It's more powerful, developing 305 horsepower and 495 pound-feet of torque—up from 277 hp and 420 lb-ft in the outgoing tune. The Yukon's maximum towing capacity is unchanged at 8,400 pounds.
The newbie in the Yukon lineup is the AT4 Ultimate. As the name suggests, it's the "ultimate" version of the rugged AT4, with luxury add-ons like exclusive leather seats and wood trim. Denali Ultimate retains the flagship title for the family, checking in with massive 24-inch wheels, a banging 22-speaker Bose stereo, wood and chrome trim throughout the interior, and 16-way massaging front seats.
Pricing for the 2025 GMC Yukon will be announced later this year, but a starting MSRP in the low $60,000 range is likely. As for the most-expensive model, the 2024 Yukon Denali Ultimate already starts around $105,000. Expect the 2025 model to cost even more.
