Anyone own a Yukon and Durango?

[Thomas Hennigan]

I have a 2002 Yukon Denali and a 2016 Durango R/T. I bought the Durango for my wife and took her Denali. We went to see all the top SUVs... Lexus, Benz, Acura, Infiniti. She was in the R/T for 30 seconds, and it was a done deal. The control are easy to reach and it's built to drive. I love it too, its a sports car when in Sport mode. The only drag is the stereo controls aren't on the steering wheel and it has no roof rack.

 

[ajs800]

I have a 2002 Yukon Denali and a 2016 Durango R/T. I bought the Durango for my wife and took her Denali. We went to see all the top SUVs... Lexus, Benz, Acura, Infiniti. She was in the R/T for 30 seconds, and it was a done deal. The control are easy to reach and it's built to drive. I love it too, its a sports car when in Sport mode. The only drag is the stereo controls aren't on the steering wheel and it has no roof rack.

Interesting...I can't believe the radio controls are not on the wheel? The Jeep has had this for years and is one of the best in terms of function. maybe it's and R/T thing.

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[nj16yukon]

The only drag is the stereo controls aren't on the steering wheel and it has no roof rack.

They should be on the back of your steering wheel by the paddle shifters. If I remember correctly, volume is on the right and station toggle is on the left.

 

[Thomas Hennigan]

They should be on the back of your steering wheel by the paddle shifters. If I remember correctly, volume is on the right and station toggle is on the left.

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Ha. Gonna check it. That would be too funny me driving around for 10 months changing the Sirus by the knob lol. and I almost crashed it a couple times looking at the channels.

 

[ajs800]

Ha. Gonna check it. That would be too funny me driving around for 10 months changing the Sirus by the knob lol. and I almost crashed it a couple times looking at the channels.

ha. Yep. push center button and it will change source. My most favorite and simple function is the channel up/down capability using wheel buttons. It's one function that drives me nuts that is missing with GMss setup.

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[unxpctd]

Someone asked about towing with the Durango's.

Here is a thread over on the Durango forums: pics included:

http://www.dodgedurango.net/forums/durango-towing/31825-lets-see-those-durango-towing-pics.html

 

[unxpctd]

And I can confirm that the radio controls are behind the steering wheel on the Durango's...below the paddle shifters.

 

[Shadow17]

Someone asked about towing with the Durango's.

Here is a thread over on the Durango forums: pics included:

http://www.dodgedurango.net/forums/durango-towing/31825-lets-see-those-durango-towing-pics.html

Yeah, some of those pics help convince me that a Durango may not be the best truck to tow a 7000# boat/trailer.

 

[greenhornet]

Keep in mind the current Durango is at the end of it's cycle. It will probably be completely redesigned for a 2018 release (as a 2019).

I had rented a 2016 Durango Limited,3.6 engine. It wasn't bad but a lot of road noise and very touchy throttle. I found the seats a little tight as so did my wife as compared to my Tahoe 2015 in the body shop,i was side swiped down the right side..Power not bad but just seemed tighter to fit in,I am 6'3" 215 lbs. wife is 5'8".I carry 3 hounds and it would be cosey for them in the back.

 

[unxpctd]

Yeah, some of those pics help convince me that a Durango may not be the best truck to tow a 7000# boat/trailer.

I don't tow with my Durango but I would tend to agree with you. Stick with a larger SUV or go with a large 4 door pickup. While I love my Durango, thats pushing the envelope on towing. I used to tow a 22 foot trailer with a 4500lb car on it and had a Dodge 1500 with the Hemi. It did very well. The Durango has the same engine (if you go with the V8) but its a smaller frame.

The 2018 Durango has a new SRT version but thats still 8600lbs max. Good luck!

 

[sickk23]

I have a 2015 GC Overland and new Suburban Premier. While the GC isn't exactly the same (much better looking inside and out IMO) it's served us very well. So well we have had 3 in the past few years. The interior is definitely a step up from the Premier/Denali even though the GM suvs are newer they look and feel older.

Btw, SRT became its own division in 2013 and dropped the "8" from SRT in 2014 so now it's ony SRT. No 8 lol

I personally never liked the Durango but I guess if you absolutely had to have a third row then it would be a decent choice for the price point.

 

[dtom05]

I have had 2 durango's, a 2013 citadel v6 and a 2015 rt. While I think that the rangos are a great value, as they had a lot of the same features as my denali for $30,000 less, the build quality just wasn't there. Had major strange noise issues with the 2013, and a few small issues with the 2015 (both kept for about 35,000 miles). The 2015 I loved for power, transmission, and was simply badass looking (silver w/black appearance) and honestly the only reason I traded for the denali was the fact we had our 4th kid. The Durango just doesn't have enough room! Now, that being said, I do like the denali though feel it is way overpriced. I have a 2013 ram limited that was $45,000 that has more(saddle quality) leather in one seat, and door panel, than the $70,000 denali has in the whole vehicle! I had to have the 6.2 though to satisfy what the Durango could do, which was why I went used, and a denali (2016-14,000 miles, $61,000)

 

[Protect1989]

I own a '15 Overland Grand Cherokee (my fourth GC overall). I have driven the durango on numerous occasions. I find my GC interior to be very nice but a lot of hard plastics everywhere. I view the durango as a lesser version interior of the GC. Ton of molded plastic everywhere.

The SRT in the Durango will be a ton of fun, but I think the Yukon interior is far nicer in terms of materials and especially quietness. The Yukon with the 6.2 would be my choice over a SRT durango.

 

[2015Denali4WD]

I'm getting rid of my 16 Yukon Denali its been giving me problems since day 1 I'm trading it in for an 2018/19 Dodge Durango SRT the hell with GMC I'm Team Dodge now.

 

[Shadow17]

I'm getting rid of my 16 Yukon Denali its been giving me problems since day 1 I'm trading it in for an 2018/19 Dodge Durango SRT the hell. Team Dodge now.

I can't comment on the Durango SRT, but have to say the Cherokee is amazing! I had my Denali for a month after purchasing my '15 SRT and going back and forth was like night and day. The Denali definitely kills it with space.
But the SRT has everything else. I towed our boat with it to the bay over Labor Day. No problems at all. If anything it was better due to the larger brakes and more hp. I also found myself cornering faster with the SRT because it had more stability in tow mode than the Denali. Shocker, I know.
The 6.4 and 8 speed is perfectly matched and make sure you get the Harmon Kardon stereo. Most amazing thing I have ever heard.
(hopefully I won't get banned for just saying all this)

 

[2015Denali4WD]

I can't comment on the Durango SRT, but have to say the Cherokee is amazing! I had my Denali for a month after purchasing my '15 SRT and going back and forth was like night and day. The Denali definitely kills it with space.
But the SRT has everything else. I towed our boat with it to the bay over Labor Day. No problems at all. If anything it was better due to the larger brakes and more hp. I also found myself cornering faster with the SRT because it had more stability in tow mode than the Denali. Shocker, I know.
The 6.4 and 8 speed is perfectly matched and make sure you get the Harmon Kardon stereo. Most amazing thing I have ever heard.
(hopefully I won't get banned for just saying all this)

I can honestly say the room in my Denali definitely supersedes the Durango SRT but SRT has all the creature comforts my Denali has besides 22" factory rims which I'm not concerned with due to the ride. I'm in agreement with you on everything about the SRT. I actually like the BOSE speakers in my Denali to be honest and I've heard the HK stereo in an Dodge Charger which sounds beyond awesome.

That 6.4 with the 8 speed ZF transmission is the sweetest transmission.