GMC Yukon

GMC's Yukon offers a roomy cabin, impressive cargo-carrying capability, a nice ride, and a choice of modern V8 engines that deliver strong power for towing or tackling steep grades.The Yukon Denali is a luxury version that adds a more luxurious interior, a bigger engine, and all-wheel drive.

Either way, the Yukon is a good size for large families.Built on GM's superb full-size truck platform, the Yukon is the same size and, in many ways, the same vehicle as the Chevy Tahoe and Cadillac Escalade.Yukon is 20 inches shorter than the Chevy Suburban/GMC Yukon XL, making it much easier to park and garage.It is slightly smaller than the Ford Expedition, but longer and wider than the GMC Envoy, Chevy TrailBlazer, and Ford Explorer.

Yukon SLE was completely redesigned for 2000, and the luxurious Yukon Denali was introduced for 2001.For 2002, GMC focused on fine-tuning to enhance safety, reduce emissions, and improve durability and reliability.GMC upgraded the automatic transmissions, designed a more efficient starter, built a more durable steering gear housing, installed new child safety seat anchors, and achieved an ultra-low emissions (ULEV) rating for the Vortec 5300 V8 engine.If you need three rows of seats on a regular basis and a minivan doesn't offer enough cargo room, then this is one of the best vehicles available for the job.And the only reason we say 'one of' is because the Chevrolet Suburban is the other one.Each delivers the same great ability to carry six to nine people and/or a boatload of cargo.And they do it in comfort.

Based on GM's excellent full-size truck platform, the GMC Yukon XL and the Chevy Suburban are in many respects identical, but there are some key differences that go well beyond styling cues.GMC is GM's upscale truck division, so the Yukon XL is available with more luxury, more power, and better handling in adverse conditions than what's available from Chevrolet.At the top of the GMC model line is the Yukon XL Denali, an upscale version of the Yukon XL that comes with a powerful 6.0-liter V8 and all-wheel drive.

Completely re-engineered for the 2000 model year, the Yukon XL was further refined for 2001 and the Denali model was added.For 2002, the transmissions, the steering system, starter motors, child seat anchors, and other parts have been upgraded or redesigned for improved durability or better operation.More low-emissions models are also available.But, for the most part, the Yukon XL is unchanged over last year.