Filed under: Truck, Work, GMC, Luxury
Big Diesel Power With A Touch Of Class
We're not exactly sure when it happened, but pickup trucks have long since elevated themselves beyond mere tools of the trade. Once bare-bones, utilitarian hardware with more capability than comfort, the truck has evolved into a status symbol. Move out of any urban center and into the surrounding sprawl, and lifted, diesel-chugging, three-quarter-ton pickups are fairly commonplace nowadays. And we're not just talking about rides parked outside work sites, mind you. These days, you're every bit as likely to see them parked outside the local Panera.
As you might expect, automakers are happily feeding the fire, offering a range of trucks that few will use to farm or do backbreaking labor, despite monikers that suggest otherwise. Names like King Ranch and Laramie have fed buyers a line of very profitable trucks loaded with leather-swaddled cabins and every imaginable creature comfort. General Motors is no stranger to this approach, as its GMC Denali line now extends to its monster-sized pickups. We slid behind the wheel of the 2011 GMC Sierra Denali 2500 4WD Crew Cab to see just how the big gilded beast fits into America's pickup truck landscape.
Continue reading 2011 GMC Sierra Denali 2500
2011 GMC Sierra Denali 2500 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | Email this | CommentsSource: http://www.autoblog.com/2011/08/25/2011-gmc-sierra-denali-2500-review/
Mike Harris Mika Häkkinen Brett Hudson Reed Sorenson Gator com Chevrolet 3M Ford Michael Byrne
No comments:
Post a Comment