If you want the future, you’re going to pay for it. And in the case of the all-new 2019 GMC Sierra and its segment-exclusive carbon fiber composite pickup truck box – the CarbonPro – will likely come at a cost. How much of a cost remains uncertain: GMC has announced that the new box will roll out in limited quantities later this year, but has not yet announced how much it will cost.
What GMC has announced is that it will launch the new CarbonPro box in limited quantities later this year on limited-run models branded as the GMC Sierra CarbonPro Edition. The special edition will be available in conjunction with the 2019 Sierra AT4 1500 and 2019 Sierra Denali 1500. Thereafter, GM will increase availability of the carbon fiber box on both trims for the 2020 GMC Sierra.
The CarbonPro bed delivers various neat improvements that could give GMC justification for charging a hefty premium. Thanks to the lightweight properties of the carbon composite materials, GMC Sierra models equipped with the carbon fiber composite box receive a higher payload rating – 59 pounds more than the Sierra’s roll-formed steel bed. The CarbonPro bed also features a rugged, grained surface that increased its durability and doesn’t need a spray-in bed liner or rear wheel house liners, further saving weight.
The very front of the CarbonPro features three indentations, or cutouts, designed specifically for street motorcycles and dirt bikes. A large center indentation for the wider tire of a street motorcycle tire is flanked by two smaller cutouts for dirt bikes. Two additional tie-down locations accompany the indentations at the front of the bed just under the lip. These help further secure the two-wheeled machines in place.
How much demand the CarbonPro box will enjoy will ultimately come down to price, which remains unknown as of this writing. So, how much do you think GMC will charge for the CarbonPro bed in the Sierra 1500? Take the poll, and sound off in the comments below.
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My bikes are gonna look sweet in the back of this rig. I would drop a cool 2k for this.
The “cool 2K” will morph into 5-10K when GM adds this to the total cost of the 2019 Sierra. Pickup trucks designed for the wealthy and not the blue collar guy/gal that just wants a nice pickup.
GM won’t provide this carbon fiber bed at a reasonable price! Add this cost to an already inflated new pickup cost and unless you’re not in the triple digit plus income range you’re out of luck!
Honda has had a composite box at no charge from the very beginning over 10 years ago.
Not the Same strength or lightweight composite.
Tacoma as well.
I think the prices in the poll are way off.
Split it up all below $5k.
GM can put a huge price on the carbon fiber truck bed, but the buyer is not going to pay. Those high priced trucks will sit on the dealers lots and finally GM will rebate those trucks.
I like how the headline lures you into thinking they are going to tell you the price. And then, the article becomes an ad.
The second line of the article should read “we don’t know”. The End.
I have a better idea…Wait ’til you have an answer, before writing about it. Must be a slow day at the office.
If you think this article is luring you in, then you are an idiot.
The headline is in the form of question. If they did an article that explains the price, then it would probably have the price in the headline.
Stop with your victim mentality you little cry baby and let the big boys have the floor.
Tom – the second line of the article reads as follows:
How much of a cost remains uncertain: GMC has announced that the new box will roll out in limited quantities later this year, but has not yet announced how much it will cost.
So yes, it very clearly says that we do not know. Did you miss this?
Since this has been one of the biggest mysteries about this truck (for the greater part of the past year), it can be fun to speculate, which is what we are doing here. So please spare me the victim mindset. Nobody “lured” you into anything. Hope you don’t get “lured” into reading any other forms of useful information today.
This article is pretty much a reprint of previous articles on this subject. There is all kinds of BS news on the net. I just figured The Authority was above that.
The delay in announcing cost and which dealers will have CarbonPro Edition is more of GM’s effort to maximize profits. One of the elements of GM that makes it hard to be brand loyal is their incessant focus on profit. Don’t get me wrong, I am a capitalist, but they will never compete with Japanese or German carmakers when every ploy is to maximize immediate/quarterly returns. There is no reason why they can’t identify right now which dealers will have the CarbonPro Edition and its cost. Like the fact you will pay 2% more to lease a GMC then a similarly loaded Chevy, it’s all about maximizing GM’s interests, and manipulating the customer. All car manufacturer’s do it, but the Japanese and German car makers play a long game, build trust and loyalty. I will still buy a GMC CarbonPro when I can finally find a dealer who can order me one (won’t lease at 6% interest), but the procurement game is annoying.
In your opinion, how is it that GM is playing more of a short focus than its rivals?
In comparison to a German or Japanese manufacturer, the contrast is GM creates new models and drops them at the drop of a hat. It’s continually rebranding its vehicles vs. refining them over long periods of time. My wife has had an S series Benz for 10 years and was still fashionable when we sold it. She then switched to a 5 series BMW which is now 5 years old and looks like a current model year. GM doesn’t offer consistency in design because they are looking for flash-in-pan excitement for quick sales. Redesign, rename, drop a model… all these tactics greatly diminish the value of a purchase and indicate it was not worth buying originally. These tactics don’t instill loyalty. That to me is the weakness of many American corporations, always trying to make the quarterly profit numbers look good at any cost.