2025 GMC Sierra EV Denali 4WD Maximum Range: The Brand’s Fullsize Truck w/a Hands-Free Highway Driving System

Highlight: The EV truck is capable of providing power to your home in a blackout for up to 21 days, according to GM.

Test Vehicle’s MSRP: $101,285 (Base Pro Trim MSRP): $91,995

Seating Capacity: 5 passengers

Standard Safety Features: airbags; ABS; a backup camera; a blind spot collision avoidance assist; rear cross traffic avoidance; a lane keep assist system; a lane following assist system a forward collision alert system; a rear pedestrian alert system; a tire inflation kit; a high beam assist a tire pressure monitoring system

Hands-free driving is activated when the green light on the steering wheel is lit.

Standard Equipment (Denali): 24-inch aluminum wheels; 4WD; power trunk; power hood; a multipro midgate; a multipro tailgate; air ride adaptive suspension; four wheel steer with crabwalk; 16-inch infotainment system; Google built; a navigation system; a hands-free highway driving system; power front seats with lumbar support; a dual zone climate control system; heated and ventilated front seats; a power operated tilt/telescopic steering wheel; heated rear seats; fixed assist steps; a fixed panoramic roof’ LED cargo lighting area; and sprayed in bed liner

Options: Onyx Black; and dual level charge cord

Other Trim:

Denali Extended Range EV

Standard Audio On Test Vehicle: a Bose audio system with AM/FM/HD/SiriusXM

Android/Apple CarPlay: N/A

Bluetooth Connectivity: Standard

USB Connectivity: Standard

Bumper-to-Bumper Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles

Electric Vehicle Battery Warranty: 8 years or 100,000 miles

Standard Motor/Horsepower (Test Vehicle): 2 motors/760-hp

Driving Range: 460

Standard EV Mileage: 70-city/59-hwy (standard range)

Towing: 10,500 lbs (test model)

What’s New: For the 2025 model year, the GMC Sierra, the brand’s luxury work truck is available with more range and a slight boost of horsepower.

Why:

An all-electric truck

Over a 460-mile range

Hands-free driving capabilities

A modern interior layout

760-hp

In power mode, the vehicle goes from 0 to 60 in less than 5 seconds

Car-like ride despite being a truck

Adaptive suspension allows the truck to be lowered or raised by 2 inches

Multi-purpose tailgate

A pass though from the rear seating area to the cargo bed allows an expandable bed with the ability to haul up to 11 ft with still room for 1 rear passenger

Foldable rear seat

A spacious rear seating area

Latest safety driving aids

A DC fast charger

An adapter available to use at Tesla’s supercharging networks

4 Wheel steering for tight turns (and a smaller turning radius)

Diagonal movement of the vehicle at low speeds

An Under hood storage (frunk)

A brake hold feature

Ability to power a house during an outage from a storm or the like

But:

Not enough trims available to make price more affordable and attainable

Add more comfort to the seating

No power sunroof

A fixed rear window (it could be due to the ability to open and close the mid gate)

The infotainment screen is layered with Apps

The high-end audio system doesn’t produce a crystal-clear sound

No power folding side step

No massaging front seats like in non EV trucks

Verdict:  Our pricy fullsize Sierra EV Denali truck is literally the brand’s crown jewel. The exterior styling is reminiscent of the 2013 Chevy Avalanche and Cadillac Escalade EXT except this go around its all-electric. The roomy high-tech, all-electric truck literally gives us a peek into the future of driving.

With the EV Denali, GM literally pushes us into the future. We now know what to expect when we combine electricity and autonomous driving. GMC nailed it with the Sierra EV Denali.

Our optional ‘Max Range’ truck literally eliminated what’s synonymous with many early generation electric vehicles, range anxiety. GMC has answered the question offering a 460-mile driving range slightly more than th3 2024 model. This was more than enough range for us to cruise around the city and backroads of Georgia with its car-like suspension system.

Added to that, GMC pushed the envelope, capping off the electric vehicle with a hands-free highway steering system. Having these two items offered the best of both worlds for those who are ready to embrace the future.

Moreover, being that this in all-electric truck, it brings the power, too. Our high dollar truck effortlessly pushed out a whopping 760-horsepower and was capable of pushing upwards of 11,000 lbs.

Furthermore, the flagship truck offered a number of amenities we didn’t expect such as a folding multipro midgate, which allows access to the bed from the rear passenger compartment. This is great for those who wish to optimize the truck to carry 11-feet cargo. The truck was also available with a crawl walk to which we first witnessed on the Hummer EV. This feature is great for diagonal parking in tight spaces.

And the truck offered a power operated hood also known as a frunk. Unlike traditional trucks, this vehicle offered additional cargo. 

Lastly, while the vehicle moves us into the future, we were surprised the truck lacked a power sunroof and massaging front seats. Conversely, we know the Sierra EV Denali is out of reach for most truck buyers. To counteract the price, the good news is for the 2026 model year, GMC is offering more affordable trims, and less features.

Competition: Ford F-150 Lightning EV