2025 GMC Yukon Denali

Big, bold, beautiful: 2025 GMC Yukon Denali luxury flagship brings power and prestige to Australia and New Zealand

The 2025 GMC Yukon Denali has arrived in Australia, with the V8-petrol powered premium full-sized luxury SUV delivering spacious seating for eight and an impressive 3628kg braked towing capacity.

2025-05-12


Powered by GM’s 6.2-litre EcoTec3 V8 petrol engine, the GMC Yukon Denali offers up a unique combination of capabilities, including potent performance, commanding road presence, outstanding towing and high-end comfort.

GMC — an all-new brand for Australia and New Zealand through General Motors Specialty Vehicles will offer the Yukon Denali filling a gap in the market for V8 power, best-in-class (SUV) towing and seating for eight. The Denali line for GMC, is synonymous with luxury, featuring high-end materials, advanced technology, and elevated design. GMSV will introduce the Yukon in one tier-topping premium Denali specification only, combining the highest quality materials, design, technology and safety systems.

For those who need to tow big while taking along a full suite of passengers and cargo, the GMC Yukon Denali delivers like no other vehicle on the Australian market.

This is a flagship product in the truest sense of the term — an eight-seat family vehicle unrivalled in terms performance and practicality, said Jess Bala, Managing Director, General Motors Australia and New Zealand.
There’s no better vehicle to launch the GMC brand in our market, with the Yukon Denali’s combination of potent performance, towing confidence and luxury in every seat delivering a truly unique proposition in the upper-large SUV space.

The Yukon Denali is powered by GM’s acclaimed 6.2-litre V8 producing 313kW of power and 624Nm of torque, paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission and selectable 4WD.

The flagship Denali delivers an elevated travel experience in every way, from its 24-inch Pearl Nickel wheels – the largest fitted to any factory production car in Australia and New Zealand – to its distinctive, high-intensity IntelliBeam LED headlights either side of the signature Denali chrome grille.

2025 GMC Yukon Denali

Premium ride comfort is delivered by an Air Ride Adaptive four-corner suspension system which provides both selectable and automatic ride height options, allowing a ride height lift of up to 50mm when extra ground clearance is required, and using the “Easy Entry/Exit” functionality, lowering for ease of passenger entry and egress.

 2025 GMC Yukon Denali

Cabin occupants are cosseted in premium perforated leather seating, cooled by Tri-Zone automatic climate control, while overhead, the huge, panoramic dual-pane sunroof has a power sunshade.

A 16.8-inch vertical touch-screen tablet, with its intuitive interface and ability to run multiple apps simultaneously, is situated between driver and passenger, with separate screens for rear-seat passengers. The 14-speaker Bose® surround sound system and integrated Apple Car Play and Android Auto complete the infotainment experience.

 2025 GMC Yukon Denali

Engineered for serious towing with effortless comfort and style, the GMC Yukon Denali comes standard with a towbar with a fully integrated 12-pin wiring harness as well as Tow/Haul Mode, an Integrated Trailer Brake Controller, Hitch Guidance with Hitch View and Trailer Sway Control.

Safety is not compromised in the GMC Yukon Denali, which is equipped with a suite of advanced safety systems including Enhanced Automatic Emergency Park Assist, Front Pedestrian and Cyclist Braking, Rear Cross Traffic Braking, Rear Pedestrian Alert, Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning and Reverse Automatic Braking. An advanced on-board camera system offers 11 viewing angles for enhanced visibility and confidence behind the wheel.

The GMC Yukon Denali is built at GM’s state-of-the-art plant in Arlington, Texas and is expertly re-engineered to right-hand drive by GMSV’s trusted re-manufacturing partner, at the GMSV stand-alone facility in Dandenong, Victoria — the same team behind the Silverado’s local re-manufacturing.

The GMC Yukon Denali is priced at AUD $174,990 or NZD $184, 990 RRP, with deliveries to begin in May 2025.

2025 GMC Yukon Denali: Price and features

  • $174,990 AUD RRP1
  • $184,990 NZD RRP

1Pricing includes GST and LCT, but excludes dealer delivery, government charges, on-road costs, and optional extras.

Grade walk and specifications:

PERFORMANCE & CAPABILITY

  • 6.2L EcoTec3 V8 with Dynamic Fuel Management
  • Maximum Power 313kW
  • Maximum Torque 624Nm
  • 10 Speed Automatic Transmission
  • Electronic Precision Shift
  • Automatic Stop/Start with disabled switch
  • Fuel Tank - 91L
  • Capless Fuel Filler
  • 2 Speed Transfer Case with Push Button Controls
  • (4-button control 2WD HI, 4WD Auto, 4WD HI, 4WD LO)
  • 3.23 rear axle ratio
  • 4-wheel Antilock Disc Brakes with Brake Pad Wear Indicator
  • Active Response 4WD System with electronic limited-slip differential
  • Air Ride Adaptive Suspension
  • Dual system exhaust with polished stainless-steel tips
  • Hill Start Assistv
  • Magnetic Ride Control
  • StabiliTrak® Electronic Stability Control System

SAFETY TECHNOLOGY

  • 360 Degree HD Camera w/ up to 11 Camera views
  • Adaptive Cruise Control – Camera
  • Electrical theft-deterrent system
  • Following Distance Indicator
  • Forward Collision Alert
  • Front & Rear Park Assist
  • Front Pedestrian Braking
  • Head-Up Display
  • Hill Start Assist
  • Hitch Guidance with Hitch View
  • IntelliBeam High Beam Assist
  • Lane Change Alert with Side Blind Alert
  • Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning
  • LED Daytime Running Lamps
  • Rear Camera Mirror
  • Rear Cross Traffic Alert
  • Rear Pedestrian Alert
  • Safety Alert Seat
  • StabiliTrak® Electronic Stability Control System w/ Traction Control
  • Trailer Sway Control
  • Tyre Pressure Monitoring System w/ Tyre Fill Alert (does not monitor spare tyre)

EXTERIOR

  • 24” Selective Machined and Painted Pearl Nickel Wheelsv
  • 24" All-season, blackwall tyres
  • Acoustic laminated glass
  • Badging - Denali
  • Bodyside moldings - Chrome
  • Deep tinted glass (rear windows)
  • Door handles - Chrome with body-colour strip
  • Mudflaps, Rear
  • Galvano chrome bodyside moldings
  • Hands-free power liftgate
  • Heated power outside mirrors – body-colour
  • LED headlamps, DRLs, fog lamps and tail lamps
  • Mirror Caps – body-colour
  • Panoramic power sunroof
  • Power-retractable assist steps
  • Rainsense automatic wipers
  • Rear Camera Mirror Washer
  • Rear intermittent wiper
  • Roof-mounted side rails (bright)
  • Upper active aero shutters in front fascia

INTERIOR

  • Adjustable Steering Column - Power Tilt/Telescoping
  • Apple CarPlay & Android Auto - Wireless
  • Assist Handles
  • Bluetooth Connectivity
  • Bose® 14-speaker surround with CenterPoint® audio system
  • Carpeted Floor Covering
  • Carpeted Floor Mats
  • Child Seat Anchor Points - 3
  • Driver and front passenger visors with illuminated mirrors
  • Driver Seat Memory
  • Driver’s Instrument Cluster Display - 11” Diagonal Digital Driver Information Centre with high contrast display
  • Dual-zone Automatic Climate Control
  • Front & Rear USB Ports
  • Front Bucket Seats
  • GMC Premium Infotainment System - 16.8" Diagonal Colour Touchscreen
  • Head-Up Display - 15" Diagonal multicolour
  • Heated Leather Steering Wheel
  • Heated and Ventilated Seats – Front
  • Heated Seats - Rear
  • Keyless Open & Start
  • Power Driver and Passenger Seat Adjustment - 12-Way
  • Panoramic Power Sunroof, dual-pane, tilt-sliding, with express open/close and power sunshade
  • Power Windows with driver express-up/-down and front passenger and rear windows express-down
  • Rain-sensing Wipers
  • Rear Air Vents
  • Rear Camera Mirror
  • Rear Seats - 60/40 split-folding rear bench seat with Storage Package
  • Rear Seat Media System - Dual 12.6" diagonal colour-touch LCD HD rear screens
  • Bright front and rear sill plates with Denali logo
  • Steering Wheel Mounted Controls
  • Wireless Phone Charging

ENGINE & MECHANICAL

  • 6.2L EcoTech3 V8 w/ Dynamic Fuel Management, 313kW and 624Nm
  • 10sp automatic transmission
  • Four-wheel Disc with ABS; vented front and rear Duralife rotors
  • Air Ride Adaptive 4-corner Suspension
  • Towing: 3628kg Maximum Braked Towing Capacity (using Weight Distribution Hitch – 70mm Ball)
  • Overall width w/o mirrors - 2058mm
  • Overall height - 1943mm
  • Overall length - 5338mm
  • Wheelbase - 3071mm

Safety or driver assistance features are no substitute for the driver's responsibility to operate the vehicle in a safe manner. The driver should remain attentive to traffic, surroundings, and road conditions at all times. Visibility, weather, and road conditions may affect feature performance. Read the vehicle's owner's manual for more important feature limitations and information.

 2025 GMC Yukon Denali

2025 GMC Yukon Denali: Luxury in every seat

The Yukon Denali 4WD will be offered to Australian customers in GM’s premium, feature-packed, eight-seat Professional Grade specification at a list price of $174,990 plus on-road costs and dealer delivery.

The Denali is the standard-bearer of the GMC Yukon SUV range, with the Professional Grade at its peak.

Driver comfort and convenience begins with an 11-inch digital, high-contrast driver display cluster coupled to a 15-inch colour Head-Up Display, linked to steering wheel controls for optimised functionality.

The combination of 12-way electrically adjustable front seats, paired to an electrically adjustable tilting, telescoping, heated steering wheel, ensures a perfect position and comfort for all drivers.

The perforated leather seating offers heating and ventilation for front seat passengers, and heating for the rear seats.

The fully integrated Tri-Zone climate control system has adjustable overhead vents to all rows of seating, with an additional 8.0-inch rear climate control display. The Yukon Denali is family-friendly, too, with three child seat anchor points provided.

Inside the high-tech cabin, the centrally located GMC Premium Infotainment System sits between the front driver and passenger seats and is controlled via a portrait-style 16.8-inch touch screen with split screen capability, organisable icons, smart phone-like intuition and seamless connectivity options.

It runs multiple apps simultaneously, such as the standard wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, while also allowing viewing of up to 11 camera views via a 360-degree HD camera system. 

Wireless phone charging is provided up front, along with four USB ports, while premium quality sound is assured courtesy of a Bose® 14-speaker high fidelity system.

All Yukon Denali occupants travel first class. The rear-seat passengers have separate 12.6-inch colour high-definition touch screens, each with HDMI input for viewing their preferred entertainment, while overhead, a panoramic dual-pane power sunroof with powered sliding sunshade provides a serene sense of cabin spaciousness and a luxurious ambience.

Acoustic laminated glass all round, tinted for rear seat passengers, delivers outstanding noise reduction and there are eight cupholders located throughout the cabin.

To assist occupant entry and egress, power-operated retracting side steps are standard equipment.

The extensive Yukon Denali safety suite includes six airbags, Enhanced Automatic Emergency Park Assist, Front Pedestrian and Cyclist Braking, Safety Alert Seat,

Rear Cross Traffic Braking, Intersection Automatic Emergency Braking, Rear Pedestrian Alert, Adaptive Cruise Control, Side Cyclist Alert, Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning, Reverse Automatic Braking and more.

2025 GMC Yukon Denali: Bold, beautiful

The Denali Yukon SUV 4WD has a bold and unmistakable road presence, riding exclusively on 24-inch machined and painted Nickel Pearl wheels – the largest offered on a production car sold in Australia and New Zealand – with 285/40 series all-weather tyres.

The sculpted bodywork delivers a powerful visual statement, tempered by strong attention to design detail.

As chief exterior designer Holt Ware described “when you tick the Denali box, you get it all”.

The nose has a bold, Denali-exclusive polished satin-chrome grille, matched with satin chrome bodyside mouldings and door handles with a body-colour strip. The heated exterior mirrors are in body colour. Galvano chrome accents line the window openings, are used for the bodyside mouldings, and stretch across the power-operated tailgate.

The four rear exhaust exits are chrome-tipped to match.

The Denali is equipped with all-LED lighting front and rear, with GM’s signature C-shaped Daytime Running Lights wrapping around the vertical jewel-like headlights incorporating GM’s Intellibeam system, which monitors exterior lighting conditions, turning the high beams on and off as needed, depending on vehicle speed.

Yukon Denali customers can choose from seven body colours including Onyx Black, Downpour Metallic Blue, Volcanic Red Tintcoat, Titanium Rush metallic, Sterling Metallic and White Frost Tricoat.

The premium look and feel of the Yukon’s interior are enhanced by Denali-exclusive Fractal stitching on the seats, which are heated and ventilated for the driver and front passenger, with heating for the second row of seats.

The panoramic sunroof is a dual-pane, tilt-slide, with an express open/close capability and a full-length power sunshade.

High-quality materials are used throughout, including authentic wood detailing and an innovative pivoting door for the cup-holder console. Eight cupholders are provided.

The cabin is designed for both comfort and versatility. When extra or awkward loads are carried, in addition to its huge rear cargo space, the second and third rows of seats fold completely flat, with the rear seats split-folded to generate a huge volume of useable interior room.

Access to the cargo area by the power-operated rear tailgate can be done one of four ways, either from a button inside the cabin, on the tailgate itself, by using the key fob or remotely via the activatable AutoSense Power Liftgate feature that can automatically open the liftgate when it senses the key fob at the rear of the vehicle for several seconds.

The four side doors open wide for easy cabin access, triggering the power-activated side steps and revealing bright sill plates embossed with the Denali logo.

 2025 GMC Yukon Denali

2025 GMC Yukon Denali: Go anywhere, do anything.

Based on the proven, rugged platform of the GMC Silverado pick-up truck, the Yukon Denali is engineered to perform in all weather and across all types of challenging road surfaces.

The Autotrac four-mode 4WD/2WD system can be switched between high/low ratio on the move, with the required ride height selectable from the Air Adaptive four-wheel suspension, which monitors the road ahead in milliseconds.

The V8 petrol engine is paired with a smooth-shifting 10-speed Electronic Precision Shift automatic transmission coupled to an on-demand Active Response 4WD system, two-speed transfer case and electronic limited slip differential to optimise traction on slippery road surfaces.

A sizeable, safe and stable towing capability is integral to the Yukon Denali engineering package.

With a heavy-hauling 624Nm of engine torque to call on and a best-in-class 3628kg effortless tow capacity, the Yukon Denali arrives standard with a towbar with an integrated 12-pin wiring harness as well as Tow/Haul Mode and an Integrated Trailer Brake Controller.

To enhance towing safety even further, the Yukon Denali has a 360-degree HD camera offering up to 11 camera views including hitch guidance with hitch view as well as Trailer Sway Control.

All the rear seats flip and fold to transport long and/or bulky items and drop flat to generate a huge 3480 litres of maximum load space fully protected from the elements.

2025 GMC Yukon Denali: Power that moves you.

Power is delivered by GM’s potent and proven L87 small block 6.2-litre V8 engine previously voted one of the world’s 10 best engines by Ward’s International.

The EcoTec3 V8 which produces 313kW of power and 624Nm of torque, paired with the 10-speed Electronic Precision Shift automatic transmission, delivers its prodigious power with refinement and efficiency, the latter through direct injection, cylinder deactivation and continuously variable valve timing.

Under light loads and conditions, the EcoTec3’s Dynamic Fuel Management system can deactivate four cylinders, markedly reducing fuel use and increasing total range.

The Yukon is equipped with an Active Response 4WD System with electronic limited-slip differential and a two-speed transfer case with 2WD HI, 4WD Auto, 4WD HI and 4WD LOW for enhanced off-road capabilities.

GM’s active aero shutter technology is used on the Yukon Denali to optimise fuel efficiency. Operating flaps in the upper front fascia, this tech uses a proprietary algorithm that monitors several variables in real time – including engine load, vehicle speeds and ambient temperature – to determine if and when the shutters should be opened or closed to reduce aerodynamic drag.

2025 GMC Yukon Denali: Technology designed for you.

The GMC Yukon Denali is equipped with more than 42 inches of high-quality screens, delivering infotainment and driver information where you need it, when you need it.

Taking pride of place in the centre console is the GMC Premium Infotainment System, a 16.8-inch touch screen, with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and which pairs with a Bose® 14-speaker surround with CenterPoint® audio system.

An 11-inch Digital Driver Information Centre with high-contrast display provides all driving and vehicle data, while a 15-inch multicolour head-up display ensures their eyes never have to stray from the road ahead.

Completing this technological tour de force is the rear-seat entertainment system, with dual 12.6”-inch diagonal colour-touch LCD HD rear screens for second-row passengers.

The premium ride quality expected of a luxury SUV is delivered with GM’s third generation Air Ride Adaptive Suspension which works using a centrally located air pump. The adaptive suspension is combined with Magnetic Ride Control shock absorbers filled magnetorheological fluid.

Each MRC damper contains a piston with two electromagnetic coils and two small fluid passages through the piston. The electromagnets can create a variable magnetic field across the fluid passages, changing viscosity of the internal fluid to stiffen or soften the suspension as required. An ECU coordinates the system functionality.

Magnetic Ride Control is so precise that it reads road conditions every five milliseconds, responding and reacting to each corner or bump in the road and automatically adjusting shock absorbers 10 times faster than the blink of an eye.

2025 GMC Yukon Denali: What’s in a name?

The Denali nameplate is derived from the native Athabascan language, meaning “the high one” or “the great one”. It is also the Indigenous name for Mt McKinley, the highest peak in North America, located in Alaska. In the context of GMC vehicles, Denali represents the pinnacle of luxury and performance.

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