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2021 GMC Yukon Spied Testing In SLT Trim

This has been one big week for GM SUVs. First, The General revealed the all-new 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe and 2021 Suburban on Tuesday. The following day, we caught the all-new GMC Yukon Denali undergoing testing in body-hugging checkered wrap for the very first time, as opposed to the heavy camo in which we’ve seen it before. And now, we have the very first spy shots of the 2021 GMC Yukon in the same wrap. But unlike the range-topping Denali model spied earlier this week, this one wears the SLT trim level.

Up front, this 2021 GMC Yukon SLT features the trim-specific SLT grille with less “bling” than the Denali. A set of all-LED headlights with the brand’s C-shaped design lights the road ahead.

The side profile reveals a fixed running board (step), which is notably different from the deployable step seen on the Denali model. The SLT also features a smaller diameter wheel with more rubber sidewall. Incidentally, the Yukon appears to have an identical design as the Suburban between the C and D pillars.

Out back, the 2021 GMC Yukon SLT features tucked-under exhaust, which is also in stark contrast to the quad exhaust tips of the Denali model seen earlier this week. Even so, the Independent Rear Suspension can be clearly seen on this model. The all-new Tahoe and Suburban feature an all-new Independent Rear Suspension in order to deliver dramatically improved driving dynamics. The independent rear can be paired with the optional Magnetic Ride Control and Air Ride Adaptive Suspension, which offers load leveling at all four corners of the vehicle and up to 4 inches (102 mm) of ride-height adjustment.

The 2021 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL will debut this coming January. Expect a slightly different design than its corporate cousins – the Tahoe/Suburban cousins, but most of the same mechanical bits. However, the Yukon is expected to add a new AT4 trim level that will be similar to the Tahoe Z71.

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Editor’s note: an earlier version of this article incorrectly referred to the vehicle in question as a Yukon XL. However, this is the regular-length Yukon in SLT trimmings.

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  1. Oh $hit, it might look way better than the Escalade; in the front.

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    1. I definitely think it looks the best of the three, from what we’ve seen, but I really like the Escalade front.

      The REAL comparison will be inside – the Escalade looked fantastic, I can’t wait to see what the interior of the Yukon looks like. Supposedly very different then both the Tahoe and Escalade.

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      1. The only reason people think it will be different is because Mark Reuss said it was.

        Why would the Yukon be different but the Sierra is the same?

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        1. mhmm he was speaking in terms of the Trucks vers the Pickups. Of course the interiors will be different between the two types of vehicles. Between the sister full sized SUVs, maybe not….

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      2. It looks way better then the Tahoe in the back and the front

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  2. I believe the spy shots you have showing is a for an regular Yukon slt because the rear door has a cut in it on the cladded ones and the suburban the rear door is a full one.

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  3. This is not the XL, this is clearly the Yukon SLT. You can clearly see this with the side view.

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    1. Will reserve judgement until the “wraps” come completely off.
      I personally like the Chevy’s facia.
      I’m sure the GMC’s face will be a notch above. That’s always been the case…subjectively?

      The Slade? Low-res pics might not do it justice. Having said that, I think it will be fine. Even if it looks like the XT6’s big brother. It’s the “B” pillar that is identical and weak ( IMO) to the others. A lazy non- attempt, and very non-Slade-like. Too frail looking?

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  4. Waiting on the GMC AT4 Diesel, Will be a great over-landing rig. Look forward to adding a roof rack and accessories for a tent.

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  5. The newly stretched Yukon/Tahoe wheelbase is fooling people. The Tahoe/Yukon are the perfect size now.

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    1. It was that black camo on the C-pillar that threw me off. Fixed 🙂

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  6. Good looking, with the distinctive GMC identity.

    I’m wondering if the SLE/SLT will come with chrome trim around the front grill, as we have seen on the new Sierra pickups?
    My guess is that the Denali will come with color matched grill trim. I hope buyers will have a choice to go color matched for all non Denali models as well.
    I like both the chrome and the color matched trim rings, but that depends on which color you select.

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  7. When are we gonna see the AT4 version…

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