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When an opportunity presented itself for Chris Braun to visit his oldest daughter, Jordan, at school in Kelowna, he was happy to get behind the wheel of a 2024 GMC Yukon Denali . He drove himself, wife Cathy and younger daughters Danika and Taylor from Calgary to the Okanagan, B.C.
city to visit during a break in classes. While there, they loaded the seven-seat Yukon with passengers and packages and put it through its paces. During his week in the Yukon Denali, Braun also spent time commuting in Calgary and says the entire experience exceeded his expectations.
“But some of that,” he explains, “was due to this being the top-of-the-line Ultimate model.” Introduced for the 1992 model year, the Yukon was at first a two-door SUV. By 1995, the SUV was available only with four doors and is now in its fifth generation.
The Yukon is based on the Chevy Tahoe/Suburban but offers a slightly more luxurious ride. The latest iteration launched in 2021 with available powertrains, depending on trim level selected, including 5.3-litre and 6.
2L V8s as well as a 3.0L Duramax diesel inline 6-cylinder. All engines are paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission.
Although based on a truck chassis, since ’21.