GMC has unveiled the 2025 Yukon, their flagship SUV, featuring major upgrades in technology, a striking new exterior, and a refreshed interior design. This new model also introduces the AT4 Ultimate trim, celebrating the fifth anniversary of GMC’s AT4 sub-brand.
Duncan Aldred, GMC’s global vice president, noted, “With the new GMC Acadia and next-gen GMC Terrain already in place, the updated 2025 Yukon completes our reimagined SUV lineup. We’re setting new standards for our flagship vehicle, and the AT4 Ultimate trim combines rugged capability with top-notch craftsmanship and refinement.”
The 2025 Yukon comes with an option of a powerful 6.2L V8 engine delivering 420 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque, paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission. For the first time, customers can also choose a 3.0L Duramax Turbo-Diesel engine across the lineup, including the AT4 and AT4 Ultimate trims. This diesel option provides 305 horsepower and an impressive 495 lb-ft of torque.
The 2025 Yukon combines sophistication and functionality like never before, offering enhanced design options and upgraded technology in both the Denali Ultimate and the new AT4 Ultimate trims:
Denali Ultimate:
- Exclusive 24-Inch Wheels: The Yukon now features 24-inch, 8-spoke machined wheels with distinctive laser etching, a first for the model.
- Luxurious Seating: Enjoy 16-way powered, heated, and ventilated massaging front seats, along with second-row Executive Seating with luxury captain’s chairs—an innovation for GMC.
- Elegant Interior Details: The interior boasts new wood décor with open pore laser-etched topographical patterns, chrome accents, and leather-trimmed steering wheel accents.
- Premium Sound System: Experience the Bose Performance Series sound system with up to 22 speakers, including stainless-steel head restraint speakers in the front row and an optional second-row executive seating setup for a tailored acoustic experience.
AT4 Ultimate:
- Off-Road Features: Equipped with a front skid plate and 20-inch wheels with all-terrain tires.
- Air Ride Suspension: The four-corner Air Ride Adaptive Suspension can lift the vehicle by up to 2 inches for improved ground clearance on rough terrain.
- Luxurious Interior: The interior is finished in Obsidian Rush with three rows of full-grain leather seating and Ash Burl wood accents.
- Unique Leather Style: Enjoy new leather seat designs featuring open pore wood décor and leather-trimmed steering wheel accents.
As GMC’s flagship model, the 2025 Yukon sets a new standard for the brand’s distinctive and premium design. It combines luxury and technology to deliver an exceptional experience for both drivers and passengers, with an exterior that boasts a powerful yet refined look.
Inside, the centerpiece is a 16.8-inch Premium GMC Infotainment Center with a vertical display. This large screen allows users to easily integrate and customize maps, audio, vehicle diagnostics, and more. To enhance passenger comfort, there’s also an available 8-inch rear climate control touchscreen.
On the outside, the 2025 Yukon makes a strong impression with unique grille patterns, liftgate badging, and animated headlamps and taillamps. An available panoramic sunroof adds an extra touch of openness and light to the cabin, enhancing the overall driving experience.
The 2025 Yukon is designed to make towing effortless, featuring a range of advanced trailering technologies. With a towing capacity of up to 8,400 lbs., it offers several cutting-edge tools to enhance your trailering experience:
- Blind Zone Steering Assist: This system alerts drivers and can briefly steer the vehicle if it detects a potential collision with a moving vehicle in the extended side blind zone, which includes the length of the trailer.
- Transparent Trailer View: Using a tailgate-mounted camera along with an optional auxiliary camera on the back of a compatible trailer, this feature lets you see through the trailer, helping you spot objects or vehicles behind it.
- Trailer Reverse Trajectory: This tool adds guidelines to help you track the trailer’s path while reversing, making maneuvering easier.
- Trailer Tire Health: An upgrade to the Trailer Tire Pressure Monitoring System, it includes leak detection, a tire life monitor, and over-speed warnings to ensure your trailer tires are in top condition.
- Jackknife Alert: This feature monitors the trailer’s position relative to the vehicle and warns the driver if a jackknife situation is imminent.
These technologies work together to provide a safer and more convenient towing experience with the 2025 Yukon.
The 2025 Yukon is packed with an impressive range of advanced technology, safety, and driver assistance features. One standout option is Night Vision, which boosts confidence when driving in low-light conditions. This system uses thermal detection to spot pedestrians and animals, alerting drivers through the head-up display and the driver information center.
The 2025 Yukon also comes with a comprehensive array of standard and available safety features, including:
- Front Pedestrian and Bicyclist Braking
- Rear Cross Traffic Braking
- Side Bicyclist Alert
- Intersection Automatic Emergency Braking
To make life easier, the Yukon offers a hands-free liftgate that automatically opens when it detects the key fob. Additionally, you can opt for Super Cruise, the industry’s first true hands-free advanced driver assistance system. This system will cover approximately 750,000 miles of roads in the U.S. and Canada by the end of 2025. Yukon owners with Super Cruise will also benefit from the industry’s first hands-free trailering technology.
