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    What can the 3.0L engine/transmission take with regard to hard launching?

    Glad to hear that! Since this happened, I've driven this one slightly harder than I had been whenever possible, and it is pretty impressive for the size and weight!
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    What can the 3.0L engine/transmission take with regard to hard launching?

    Well, the main reason I ask is that I don't consider this SUV to be remotely on the same level as a Silverado or Sierra with a 6.6L Duramax, in regard to being capable and designed for being used and abused, pulling incredibly heavy loads, etc. To me they do seem more dainty--there is lots more...
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    What can the 3.0L engine/transmission take with regard to hard launching?

    Thanks for that! Helpful to hear from you, as I know you have been in these SUVs a while--before buying, I read through a lot of your posts/replies. I have always heard the same from my friends who have GM 6.6L and Ford 7.3L/6.7L/6.0L Diesel trucks, but I always wonder about this little 3.0L...
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    What can the 3.0L engine/transmission take with regard to hard launching?

    I drive my 2024 GMC Yukon XL Denali super easy--I always start slow, accelerate smoothly, brake with pad/rotor heat in mind, and I don't ever, and will never tow anything. It's my most expensive vehicle currently and I put a lot of thought and patience into ordering it, so I want it to last a...
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    Long Haul with boat

    I don't tow and likely won't, but it seems to me that the additional DEF usage others have indicated is nowhere near what you are already prepared for. With a full DEF tank and a spare 2.5 gallon container, it seems like you should be perfectly fine outside of a malfuntion like an incorrect...
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    It's finally here! 2024 Yukon XL 3.0L 4WD in Sterling Metallic with Dark Walnut

    Thanks! I have been trying to get this exact spec since last year at this time...At one point I had three different orders at one time with three different dealers, but ultimately Leith GMC in Wendell was the only one who would honor my request of not trying to add any aftermarket items...
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    It's finally here! 2024 Yukon XL 3.0L 4WD in Sterling Metallic with Dark Walnut

    Just posted pics of the interior in reply to the post above, and there was a tray some have talked about on Amazon I was looking at (I think it was this one?)
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    It's finally here! 2024 Yukon XL 3.0L 4WD in Sterling Metallic with Dark Walnut

    Thanks! I just took some interior pictures and posted them. I'm going to keep the exterior fairly stock in appearance, and likely won't change the wheels since I really like the Bright Machined ones--or "MACHINEDED" as they are indicated on window stickers since no one has ever corrected the...
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    It's finally here! 2024 Yukon XL 3.0L 4WD in Sterling Metallic with Dark Walnut

    After all my previous attempts of orders, chasing allocations, and working with dealers who wouldn't do exactly as I asked, this finally arrived yesterday. It was completed untouched just as I requested except for mandatory inspection--not even a wash since they would have used a brush, and I...
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    2025 yukon debut and predictions

    I hope to answer that question as well. I just called the dealer that I have my fourth attempt at a 2024 Yukon XL Denali Duramax ordered through, and requested that mine be changed to a 2025 model whenever that is possible. At this point, I have waited so long that I'd be kind of annoyed to be...
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    2024 GMC Yukon XL Denali 3.0L Diesel ORDER

    My guess is that it should arrive within 4-7 weeks from now at the very most, based on my experience and all I have read. I am currently on my fourth try from three different dealers of obtaining a 2024 Yukon XL Denali with 3.0L in Sterling Silver / Very Dark Ash, and you can read about my...
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    2024 diesel allocation?

    My experience with the last one that I didn't end up buying was that allocation/order acceptance occured around December 21st, production was sometime in the third or fourth week of January, shipment from the factory began in early February, and delivery to the dealership was on or around...
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    2024 diesel allocation?

    Thanks! Admittedly, a lot of my decision to walk away was out of principle just as much as it was from annoyance over how absurdly low-quality dealer-installed "upgrades" are...the standards are in fact not even close to those of even worst aftermarket shops I have seen around here. But the...
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    New Build! 2024 High Country Blackout

    I'm not well-versed on the Tahoe packages, but am somewhat of an expert at Yukons, having now ordered four different identically-optioned Yukon XL Denali Duramaxes since last year. Two never got allocations, the third was perfect until some cretin at the dealer slapped their tint and door edge...
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    New Build! 2024 High Country Blackout

    I have worked with several major name brands of vinyl over the years, and would always recommend obtaining the actual trim pieces in the color/finish you want, regardless of cost if it's not a big issue. Vinyl, especially black, will have a shorter lifespan and no matter who installs it, or how...
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