OVERKILL
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In the US for a few weeks and we have two rental vehicles:
- 2024 GMC Yukon Denali
- 2024 Expedition Limited
I'll be reviewing the Expedition later this week.
We've had both for approximately a week, the Yukon has just under 8,000 miles on it at present.
Exterior pics:
Exterior impressions:
Sharp looking SUV. The grille is a bit over-the-top huge, but it's not bad looking. Headlights look good and work even better. Exhaust has a nice note to it and the quad pipes out the rear provide a nice balanced look.
Performance:
For 420HP, it feels a bit lethargic. The transmission programming is typical of what I've observed with GM in the past, which is pulling power for gear changes and noticeable roll-in bringing that power back. Not sure if the Expedition shares the same transmission, but the 3.5L EcoBoost feels considerably more powerful and is more eager to motivate something of this size. The Ford transmission programming also results in a more eager personality that makes shifts more "crisp" an overall feeling of it being less lazy.
The engine randomly vibrates/stumbles when at idle periodically, often when coming to a stop, which is a bit surprising for something at this price point.
Ride quality is excellent and handling feels quite competent, despite the size.
Infotainment:
Really impressed with the digital cluster and screen combo. The menus are well laid out and the screen is nice and responsive. CarPlay worked perfectly and the cluster is quite attractive:
Was a little surprised to see some lazy LED's on the climate control digital numeric displays. For example, if it's set to 72, the LED that makes up the front of the "2" starts off dimmer than the others and then warms up to match the others. This was observed by my coworker and pointed out to me and is visible in the above photo.
Wireless phone charging works well.
The stereo is reasonably good, though not of the calibre of the HK one in my SRT or the McIntosh offering in the higher end Stellantis products.
The heads-up display is of course welcome, as I'm a big fan of those.
Interior:
GM calls this "premium perforated leather seating", I think that's misleading. Most of the material does not look or feel like leather, it's more reminiscent of something like MB tex. Only a couple of surfaces really look or feel like leather, the insides of the bolsters and the the perforated middle. The rest is almost assuredly vinyl:
The wood grain trim looks great, and I think GM did a good job with it. Unfortunately the plastic fitment around the glove box was a bit off:
Criticisms:
There were a few visible QC issues which detracted from what was otherwise a decidedly decent interior:
Overall, I don't find it as nicely appointed as the Wagoneer, and the Expedition does not have similar QC issues and performs better.
That said, it seems to be a solid SUV and I understand why these, and their Chevrolet sibling are popular, though I do find the random engine roughness disconcerting.
- 2024 GMC Yukon Denali
- 2024 Expedition Limited
I'll be reviewing the Expedition later this week.
We've had both for approximately a week, the Yukon has just under 8,000 miles on it at present.
Exterior pics:
Exterior impressions:
Sharp looking SUV. The grille is a bit over-the-top huge, but it's not bad looking. Headlights look good and work even better. Exhaust has a nice note to it and the quad pipes out the rear provide a nice balanced look.
Performance:
For 420HP, it feels a bit lethargic. The transmission programming is typical of what I've observed with GM in the past, which is pulling power for gear changes and noticeable roll-in bringing that power back. Not sure if the Expedition shares the same transmission, but the 3.5L EcoBoost feels considerably more powerful and is more eager to motivate something of this size. The Ford transmission programming also results in a more eager personality that makes shifts more "crisp" an overall feeling of it being less lazy.
The engine randomly vibrates/stumbles when at idle periodically, often when coming to a stop, which is a bit surprising for something at this price point.
Ride quality is excellent and handling feels quite competent, despite the size.
Infotainment:
Really impressed with the digital cluster and screen combo. The menus are well laid out and the screen is nice and responsive. CarPlay worked perfectly and the cluster is quite attractive:
Was a little surprised to see some lazy LED's on the climate control digital numeric displays. For example, if it's set to 72, the LED that makes up the front of the "2" starts off dimmer than the others and then warms up to match the others. This was observed by my coworker and pointed out to me and is visible in the above photo.
Wireless phone charging works well.
The stereo is reasonably good, though not of the calibre of the HK one in my SRT or the McIntosh offering in the higher end Stellantis products.
The heads-up display is of course welcome, as I'm a big fan of those.
Interior:
GM calls this "premium perforated leather seating", I think that's misleading. Most of the material does not look or feel like leather, it's more reminiscent of something like MB tex. Only a couple of surfaces really look or feel like leather, the insides of the bolsters and the the perforated middle. The rest is almost assuredly vinyl:
The wood grain trim looks great, and I think GM did a good job with it. Unfortunately the plastic fitment around the glove box was a bit off:
Criticisms:
There were a few visible QC issues which detracted from what was otherwise a decidedly decent interior:
Overall, I don't find it as nicely appointed as the Wagoneer, and the Expedition does not have similar QC issues and performs better.
That said, it seems to be a solid SUV and I understand why these, and their Chevrolet sibling are popular, though I do find the random engine roughness disconcerting.
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