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GMSV has added $5000 to the cost of its GMC Yukon full-size SUV due in Australia next month amid "ongoing foreign exchange rate volatility and cost increases".
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The 2025 GMC Yukon has been hit with a $5000 price rise in Australia, weeks before the first examples of the American-built full-size V8 SUV are delivered to local customers.
It is a $5000 increase over the initial announcement of $169,990 before on-road costs in November 2024, when Australian specification details for the GMC model – which is converted from left- to right-hand drive locally – were confirmed.
The increase in the price of the SUV – which comes to Australia from a factory in Texas – has been attributed to exchange rate changes and other cost increases.
"Due to ongoing foreign exchange rate volatility and cost increases, we have needed to review our pricing," a GM spokesperson told Drive.
Drive is awaiting confirmation whether the previous price has been protected for GMC Yukon customers who have already placed an order, and if the Chevrolet Silverado and Chevrolet Corvette have received similar cost increases in Australia.
GM Specialty Vehicles has confirmed the first showroom-ready, right-hand-drive GMC Yukon examples were recently completed in Melbourne, with customer deliveries set to commence across Australia in May.
Like the Chevrolet Silverado pick-up – a close relation to the GMC Yukon – the SUV is 'remanufactured' in Melbourne from left- to right-hand drive by Walkinshaw Automotive Group, which also converts the Ram 1500, Ram 2500, Ram 3500 and Toyota Tundra.
Australian buyers are limited to the flagship Yukon Denali specification, with a 313kW/624Nm 6.2-litre petrol V8 matched to a 10-speed automatic transmission – matching the Chevrolet Silverado – and an 'Active Response' four-wheel-drive system with low-range.
Standard equipment includes 24-inch alloy wheels, a 16.8-inch infotainment touchscreen, an 11-inch digital instrument cluster, a 15-inch head-up display, adaptive air suspension, heated and ventilated front seats, a heated steering wheel, and a digital rear-view mirror.
Amenities for second-row seat occupants include dual 12.6-inch high-definition LCD screens, heated outboard seats, USB charging ports, another climate control zone, a dual-pane panoramic sunroof, and power window sunshades.
The Yukon has a braked towing capacity above 3500kg – more than a Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series and Nissan Patrol – with trailer sway control, hitch guidance with a tow bar view, and a blind-spot monitoring system which can account for the added trailer.
The full-size GMC Yukon is a rival to the LandCruiser 300 Series (from $96,991) and Patrol (from $89,260) along with the LandCruiser 300's Lexus LX luxury twin (from $155,976), though it is larger than these models in most dimensions.
Measuring 5338mm long, 2058mm wide and 1941mm tall with a 3071mm wheelbase, the eight-seat Yukon Denali is 358mm longer, 78mm wider and 9mm lower than a seven-seat LandCruiser 300 Series in Sahara trim, with a 221mm longer wheelbase.
However, the Yukon's standard Air Ride Adaptive Suspension allows the vehicle to raise itself by up to two inches (51mm) for increased ground clearance, making it taller than a LandCruiser 300 Sahara in its highest setting.
Customer deliveries of the 2025 GMC Yukon are due to commence in Australia next month.
2025 GMC Yukon price in Australia
Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.
2025 GMC Yukon Denali standard features:
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Jordan is a motoring journalist based in Melbourne with a lifelong passion for cars. He has been surrounded by classic Fords and Holdens, brand-new cars, and everything in between from birth, with his parents’ owning an automotive workshop in regional Victoria. Jordan started writing about cars in 2021, and joined the Drive team in 2024.
