GMC has managed to accommodate tall people so well in front and in back, allowing plenty of headroom and a great view outward. Seats are plush yet supportive front and rear.
The cabin is super-quiet, aided by three things: an active-noise cancellation function for the Bose audio system, additional noise padding underneath compared to GMC’s other models, and acoustic side glass. It adds up to the ambience of a luxury vehicle.
That ambience holds in this Denali version, with fine stitching details in the front perforated seats, patterned speaker grilles, laser-cut wood trim, and a tight fit and finish throughout. We’ll see if these standards hold for the less-expensive versions to come.
2025 GMC Sierra EV Denali
GMC has said that more affordable Sierra EV AT4 and Elevation models are due in 2025, although it hasn’t confirmed whether that will be for the 2025 or 2026 model year. GM also hasn’t given an update on when it plans to ramp up production of these trucks at its Lake Orion, Michigan, plant where it ceased building the Bolt EV nearly a year ago. Until then, output will be limited.
But it’s easy, also, to envision an even more kitted-out version of the Sierra EV with magnetic ride—to quell the hold-on-tight, amusement-park-ride feeling you get in the Sierra EV when accelerating rapidly on imperfect pavement. Perhaps those are the changes that will elevate this platform for the upcoming Cadillac Escalade IQ.
GM has overcome lots of preconceptions—including my own—and shown what a great electric truck it can make. Now it needs to make more of them.
