2021 GMC Yukon Pricing Revealed; More Space Needn't Come at a Premium

General Motors is offering plenty of opportunity to drop mountains of cash on a next-generation GMC Yukon, but if frills are something you don’t need, easing into a 2021 Yukon can be a fairly painless process.

The longer and more spacious full-sizer carries a base price just $100 higher than 2020’s entry-level trim, though moving up the ladder will obviously see GM take home extra. There’s now an extra rung on that ladder, too.

The incomplete pricing comes by way of Car and Driver. Sadly, there’s no word yet on the markup assigned to the optional 3.0-liter Duramax straight-six diesel. Conventional, gas-powered offerings are an open book, however.

A base, rear-drive, regular-wheelbase SLE carries a starting price of $51,995 after destination, with four-wheel-drive asking an extra $3,000. That ask applies to all Yukons. A better outfitted SLT starts at $59,095, with a normal-length, rear-drive Denali bringing the minimum outlay to a lofty $69,695.

In Denali guise, the standard 5.3-liter V8 gives way to GM’s superb 6.2-liter mill. A 10-speed automatic is standard across the board. The new-for-2021 AT4 model, positioned as a more rugged lux SUV second from the top, carries standard 4WD and a two-inch lift, but relegates the 6.2L to the options list. Starting price is $66,095.

While the standard body size offers significantly expanded passenger and cargo volume, some will want to upgrade to an XL. The markup depends on trim. In base SLE guise, moving to an XL will add $3,500 to the vehicle’s price, or a grand more than the current base XL. SLT? $2,600. An upsized Denali asks $2,700 more, and same goes for a lengthened AT4.

The 2021 Yukon and Yukon XL hits dealers later this year.

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