Standard SLE features include 18-inch alloy wheels, foglights, side steps, roof rails, front and rear parking sensors, automatic wipers and a trailer hitch receiver with a wiring harness. Rear-wheel drive is standard four-wheel drive is optional. The SLE base trim starts with a 5.3-liter V8 engine (355 horsepower, 383 pound-feet of torque) paired to a six-speed automatic transmission. That said, the Yukon XL's size, power and style will undoubtedly hit the mark for a very specific buyer. Finally, the price premium attached to GMC vehicles is a little hard to justify given that the related Suburban has nearly all of the same features at a lower price. Nor is the Yukon a picture of efficiency with an EPA-rated 18 mpg combined for a base four-wheel-drive version. The truck-based suspension can't deliver the carlike ride comfort of a crossover. There's also no escaping the Yukon XL's roots. But navigating tight parking lots and city streets requires caution, calculation and some amount of faith in the space around the vehicle. Sure, for a big SUV, we've found it easy to drive - as long as you're going straight.
If towing is your thing, the Yukon XL can lug up to 8,300 pounds.Īll of this makes the Yukon XL a fairly mission-specific vehicle. Fold down the second and third rows, and you've got a whopping 121 cubic feet of maximum cargo space at your disposal. Even with the third-row seats deployed, it has 39.3 cubic feet of cargo space available. You expect as much in an SUV of this size.