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2019 GMC Model Year Changes
  
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Acadia

2019 GMC Acadia Black Edition

A new Black Edition available on SLT includes 20-inch machined aluminum wheels with black accents, black grille insert and black surround, black headlamp and taillamp details, and black mirror caps, roof rails and additional exterior accents.

Canyon

2019 GMC Canyon

The 6-speed manual transmission has been axed. Previously only available with the 4-cylinder and 2-wheel drive, the stick is off of the order sheets. Must have been a last minute change since it is still reported on the EPA web site.

Updated Infotainment systems are easier to use and can be updated over the air. SLE, All Terrain, SLT and Denali models get a second microphone to help improve voice recognition. NSA reports, "much easier to hear perp's confessions."

Rear Park Assist sonar is now offered on all Canyons except SL. Its standard on SLT and Denali. The Canyon SLE, All Terrain, SLT and Denali now have a high-definition back-up camera. Canyon and Canyon SL still have the standard-definition camera, standard.

SLE, All Terrain, SLT and Denali get a new 6-way power driver's seat to replace the still standard 4-way.

Heated steering wheel is now optional on All Terrain and SLE, standard on SLT. It is still standard on Denali.

Savana

2019 GMC Savana

Optional Forward Collision Warning and Lane Departure Warning are new. To prevent accidentally shutting off the engine, the ignition key must be pressed in first. A new theft alarm is optional.

Sierra

2019 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab AT4

A full redesign and re-engineering leaves the Sierra 1500 with new sheet metal, a longer wheelbase, more rear legroom in Crew Cab models, a stronger frame and sophisticated fuel-saving measures.

A first: a turbocharged 2.7-liter 4-cylinder is optional. With 310 horsepower and 348 pound-feet of torque, its more powerful than the standard 4.3 V6. Curiously fuel mileage with the new engine peaks at only 20 city and 23 highway.

All of the engines have the ability to shut of cylinders to save fuel, while the 5.3 and 6.2 V8s can run on as few as two cylinders. SLE and higher trims have automatic start/stop to save fuel at traffic lights.

A 3.0-liter turbocharged diesel inline 6-cylinder will also be offered, with the potential to claim the fuel mileage crown and offer high towing weights.

The diesel engine and the 6.2 V8 both come with a ten-speed automatic transmission. The 2.7-liter 4-cylinder turbo and the 5.3 V8 offer 8-speed automatics. The 5.3 V8 comes standard with a 6-speed and it is the only transmission offered on the base 4.3 V6.

Maximum towing will be as high as 12,200 pounds.

2019 GMC Sierra Denali multipro tailgate

The story within the story is the new MultiPro tailgate. Standard on SLT, Denali and the new AT4, it has a unique center section that folds independently and then has a third folding section that acts as a step. Shown here with an upcoming tailgate stereo accessory, it can act as a desk, a cutout to make reaching into the bed easier, a cargo stop and more.

Other available new features: heads-up display puts speed, navigation directions and other information on the windshield in full color; carbon-fiber composite cargo box brags of higher strength than steel and lighter weight than aluminum; Lane Change Alert; and Surround Vision in High Definition.

Sierra HD

2019 GMC Sierra HD

The heavy duty version of the GMC pickup line is not redesigned...yet. Their redesign will come next model year: 2020. For 2019 a Regular Cab is not offered. The Serra 3500 only comes in a Crew Cab; no Double Cab.

In the meantime, power windows are now standard on all models.

Sierra Limited

The previous generation Sierra, first released as a 2014 model isn't that old, especially when compared to the traditional pickup life-cycle. As a brand new GMC Sierra is being built for the 2019 model year, the previous Sierra will continue in a Limited form. The Sierra Limited will be available with one engine, the 355-horsepower 5.3 V8; one transmission, the 6-speed automatic; and one body style, a Double Cab.

Available in two-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive, the Sierra Limited will be offered as a base work truck or the SLE. SLT and Denali trims are gone, transferred to the new truck.

The EZ-Lift and Lower Tailgate is now standard.

Terrain

2019 GMC Terrain Black Edition

New Black Edition. Offered on SLE and SLT trims, includes 19-inch gloss black aluminum wheels, darkened grille insert and black surround, black mirror caps, roof rails and additional exterior accents, and black exterior model and trim badging.

New Chrome Package. Available on SLT, it includes: 19-inch machined aluminum wheels with gray-painted accents, unique chrome grille with chrome surround, chrome mirror caps, body-color door handles with chrome surround and bright side rails. 19-inch wheels were previously only available on Denali.

A high-definition backup camera is now offered. Denali's optional surround view camera is now high-definition. Standard-def backup camera remains standard.

Adaptive Cruise Control is now offered, part of the Driver Confidence Package II on Denali and SLT. Front Pedestrian Detection has also been added to this package, enhancing the Low Speed Automatic Braking function.

Yukon

2019 GMC Yukon XL

The heads-up display is now offered on SLT; still standard on Denali. A new trim: "SLT Standard Edition" splits the difference between SLE and SLT, using mostly equipment of the SLE and appearance of the SLT.

A new Graphite Performance Edition gets a lot of the previously exclusive Denali equipment: 6.2 V8, 420 horsepower, heads-up display.

New color: satin steel metallic.

 
 

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