![]() The Denali and its large standard engine are amazing companions. Example? The seat heaters and seat cooler settings are a little button right at the outer base of the center stack - easy. It is familiar but everything is just that little bit easier to reach, operate and appreciate. But once seated, the biggest sense of cool and calm wafts over you in the Denali. The Range Rovers have a lower sill and what feels like an overall lower floor height than the Denali. The floor is still a bit higher than most other SUVs these days, notably the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. The Denali is easier to get into thanks to those quick power-folding running boards outside, which I found myself using. The power-folding rear seats are awesome! Check out this video demo of the 2015 Tahoe’s power-folding seats - shot with one hand, pls forgive the learning curve trying to get headrests down! Both trucks are huge as ever, and feel good inside right away. The two available brown shades of cabin are really wonderful – both are a quick way to shortcut the brain into a premium mindset versus the standard black leather - which is easier to confuse with Tahoe-type materials. The overall standard of the leather and dash-wrap feels just a click or two higher-quality - everything is low-sheen and soft-touch. But how does this work when you consider that the Tahoe LTZ is so vastly superior to the old models in every way: comfort, quietness, materials and tech!? The Denali still brings meaningful improvements on the theme. INTERIOR The Denali badge has always pulled alot of its weight and price premium on the insides of the trucks as well as the outside. Exterior options besides this are only wheel locks and various trailer packages - all money well-spent. This test model wears the standard silver finish. Silver, chrome or silver with dark internals are offered on the 22-inch rims, with the dark insert being my clear preference. The chunky seven-spoke setup is very handsome on the truck, matching its tough-but-glamorous appeal nicely. The other key exterior choices are minimal - with 22-inch rims available for the same $3,000 premium as they are for all Sierra’s, Silverado’s and indeed the Tahoe and Suburban. It is not a favorite, despite being very interesting in its light-reflectivity. The newest is this rich Iridium paint color – a dark metallic titanium in cloudy or night-time scenes, but relatively bright plum in the sunlight. The choices outside include nine rich color shades, animated below. For all intents and purposes, the Denali is equipped and finished from the Escalade toolkit much more than the regular Yukon and Tahoe. The lover sills grab body-color paints in the Denali, and the quality of the metallic shades also appears to be a bit higher than the Tahoe as well. The paints are also much richer than the Tahoe, and there is more painted surface overall. The Denali is loaded outside right from the $63,000 2WD base price – with 20-inch rims and power-operated running boards that the Tahoe does not offer. It is a far more exclusive and expensive appearance than the Tahoe LTZ tested in Atlanta last month, despite sharing pricing that is darn close. Let’s dive in with the usual categories: Exterior, Interior, Driving Experience and Summary.ĮXTERIOR The new Denali is quite a handsome truck. I deeply enjoyed the Denali’s plush leather and interior mood, while relishing the benefits both the Tahoe and Yukon bring to the table for 2015. Some seat time only confirmed my strong desire for the Denali as the sweet-spot of the Tahoe/Suburban/Escalade line-up. I went from auto writer to fan-boy: creating color turn-tables, pouring over the equipment lists, and generally fawning over the machine. The GMC Yukon Denali has been a pet project of mine since the trio of next-gen GM SUVs debuted in September of 2013.
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