GMC SIERRA LINEUP
The Sierra 1500 range includes regular cab and two four-door cabs – the double cab and crew cab – body styles, all offered with 4WD. Models and trim levels the base model, SLE, SLT and Denali – with regular cab offered only in standard and SLE trims and Denali offered exclusive as a crew cab. Elevation Edition and All Terrain packages are available.
Regular cab models are offered with a 6’6” box or an 8’ box. Double cab models are available exclusively with the 6’6” box, while crew cabs are available with a 5’8” box or the 6’6” box.
The entire lineup is available with a number of features engineered for serious towing, including the available NHT max trailering package, which features a 9.76-inch rear axle, heavy-duty rear springs, unique shock tuning, enhanced cooling and an integrated trailer brake controller to optimize capability and comfort when trailering.
And along with configurations to suit just about every need, Sierra can be tailored to the way customers use full-size pickups, providing the power, efficiency, refinement and dependability:
ECOTEC 3 POWERTRAINS
The Sierra’s trio of EcoTec3 engines – a 4.3L V6, 5.3L V8 and 6.2L V8 – is designed to balance confident performance with efficiency. Each features direct injection, Active Fuel Management (cylinder deactivation) and continuously variable valve timing to make the most of power, torque and efficiency across a broad range of operating conditions:
At the heart of the EcoTec3 engine family is an advanced combustion system that maximizes the potential of the direct fuel injection system, cylinder deactivation, continuously variable valve timing and other technologies. The ability to more precisely control combustion also enables the engines to run with a higher compression ratio – 11.0:1 for the versions with regular fuel recommended. Higher compression is one of the best ways to simultaneously boost power and efficiency.
The Hydra-Matic 6L80 six-speed automatic transmission is matched with the 4.3L and, in base and SLE models, the 5.3L V8. Sierra SLT and Sierra Denali models with the 5.3L and all models with the 6.2L engine are matched with the 8L90 eight-speed automatic.
The GM-developed Hydra-Matic 8L90 is roughly the same size and weight as the 6L80 six-speed automatic. Its 7.0 overall gear ratio spread is wider than GM’s six-speed automatic transmissions. That provides a numerically higher first gear ratio, helping drivers start off more confidently with a heavy load or when trailering. The 8L90 also enables numerically lower rear axle ratios, which reduce engine rpm on the highway.
CAPABILITY AND CONTROL
The Sierra 1500 is engineered to deliver great capability with great refinement, with a quiet, controlled ride, great steering and braking feel – attributes that provide driving confidence when using the truck’s capability to its fullest.
A fully boxed frame with the main rails and major cross members formed from high-strength steel provides a rigid base for maximum hauling capability, great noise and vibration isolation and excellent crashworthiness. The stiff chassis enables more precise tuning of the front and rear suspensions, for a more responsive feel with smoother performance and less vibration and shake, particularly on harsh terrain.
All Sierra 1500 models – 2WD and 4WD – feature a coil-over-shock independent front suspension design. A Hotchkiss-type axle/rear suspension design delivers the load-sharing strength and flexibility that truck owners have relied on for decades. A lineup of more robust axles is used with two-stage, semi-elliptical multi-leaf springs, complementing the higher-torque powertrains to deliver maximum strength under load. It includes:
Additional standard and available chassis and suspension features:
The Max Trailering Package is available on 2WD and 4WD V8 crew cab and double cab models and includes a 9.76-inch rear axle, heavy-duty rear springs, revised shock tuning for increased control, enhanced cooling and an integrated trailer brake controller. Also included is the G80 locking rear differential, a trailer hitch and bumper-mounted four- and seven-pin connectors.
EXTERIOR FEATURES
Sierra’s exterior design is bold and refined, with features that help reduce wind noise in the cabin. Inlaid doors, for example, fit into body sides rather than wrapping over the roof and combine with triple door seals to reduce wind noise and turbulence, helping quiet the cab. Also, the front of the truck is carefully sealed to provide efficient cooling with minimal aerodynamic drag. An aluminium hood with twin power domes also enhances efficiency with lower weight than a steel hood.
The Sierra’s signature bold appearance is distinguished with the segment’s only standard HID projector-beam headlamps and LED signature lighting. High-performance LED headlamps are standard on Sierra Denali and available on SLT. LED taillamps are included on SLT, All Terrain and Sierra Denali.
All models have chrome grille surrounds and premium black wheel arch mouldings, while the All Terrain and Elevation packages feature painted grille surrounds. Different trim levels feature chrome belt mouldings, mirror caps and door handles, as well as unique wheel designs and grille details. Chrome bumpers are included on standard, SLE and SLT trims, and body-colour bumpers are included on All Terrain, Elevation and Sierra Denali.
When it comes to ergonomics, Sierra’s wide rear crew cab doors make it easier to get in and out of the truck, while the pickup box’s two-tier loading design, CornerStep rear bumper and ergonomically shaped handholds built into new box rail protectors make it easier to load and retrieve items.
Sierra’s design also includes a smart pickup box that’s strong and durable – and offers greater cargo flexibility. It features a two-tier loading design that allows customers to insert a platform to separate items during hauling or conceal valuables below, such as power tools.
The EZ Lift-and-Lower tailgate makes it easier to access the box. An internal torsion bar reduces the effort to raise and lower it, while a rotary damper allows for a controlled and more gradual lowering motion when opening it. The tailgate is also easily removable without tools. It is standard on regular cab SLE models, double cab and crew cab models with SLE or SLT trim, and Sierra Denali.
To ensure loaded items remain in place while the vehicle is in motion, four integrated cargo tie-down provisions are built into the lower corners of the Sierra’s pickup box and adjustable upper tie-down hooks are available. The patented upper hooks – each rated at 250 pounds – can be placed in several locations around the upper bed rails, providing flexibility for securing loads of all shapes and sizes. Four of the hooks are included with the optional package, with additional hooks available as accessories from GMC dealers.
A box light is standard and mounted above the rear window, while available under-rail LED lights enhance illumination and turn on with the standard overhead box lamp. They are standard on SLE, SLT and Denali.
Heated, power-adjustable trailering mirrors are also offered on SLE and SLT, featuring segment-first LED rear guidance lamps.
INTERIOR DESIGN
The Sierra’s interior is crafted, quiet and functional, complementing the truck’s capability with a high standard of comfort.
Crafted details such as a soft-touch instrument panel, contrasting stitching and real aluminium trim reinforce GMC’s premium presence, while additional features, including an available heated steering wheel, heated and vented seats, dual-density seat foam and even Magnetic Ride Control (Sierra Denali), contribute to its comfort.
Front seating configurations across the range include:
Sierra’s quietness and refinement are rooted in a strong cab structure. Nearly two-thirds of the cab is made of high-strength steel, while shear-style body mounts are used to tune out both up-and-down and side-to-side movement for a quiet, comfortable ride. Double and crew cab models have a set of hydraulic body mounts to further isolate the cabs, while Active Noise Cancellation is employed on models with the 6.2L engine.
And because Sierra builds on a 112-year legacy of building uncompromising trucks, its cabin is as functional as it is comfortable and quiet. The instrument panel, for example, has an intuitive six-gauge cluster. Standard models include a 3.5-inch driver information centre display in the middle of the instrument cluster, with a 4.2-inch colour driver information centre display, for vehicle and infotainment data, standard on SLE and SLT – and an 8-inch-diagonal customisable driver display in Sierra Denali. Ambient lighting highlights all functional areas, such as the “4x4” and headlamp switches, as well as the radio, for easier viewing at night.
All models have extensive interior storage, tailored to the way customers use their trucks. The centre console – available on vehicles with front bucket seats – offers nearly 1 cubic foot (24.5 litres) of combined storage space, with the depth and width to conceal a laptop computer. Additionally, the locking console accommodates hanging files for owners who use their truck as a rolling office, as well as controls for overhead ambient lighting, map pockets along the side, cup holders and reconfigurable compartments. It also includes four USB ports, two 12-volt power points, a 110-volt outlet and a cord management system, allowing owners to leave their phone charger plugged in for quicker access when it’s needed, but remains concealed and without a dangling cord when it’s not. Plus, there’s a location on the console designed specifically for cell phone storage.
The fold-down centre armrest on standard models and other models equipped with the 40/20/40-split bench seat offers covered storage and connectivity, with two USB ports and two 12-volt power points.
New wireless phone charging is available on SLE and SLT double cab and crew cab models with available bucket seats and is standard on Sierra Denali.
Additionally, several equipment packages are available across the model range, bundling popular features:
ELEVATION EDITION
The new Elevation Edition is offered on the base-model double cab (later availability) and combines popular appearance, convenience and capability features in a distinctively trimmed package. Highlights include:
OFF-ROAD CAPABLE ALL-TERRAIN
The Sierra All-Terrain package blends capability with unique style to make a statement on or off road. It is available on 4WD double cab and crew cab models with SLE or SLT trims.
Additional content includes:
An All Terrain SLT Premium Package is available on SLT models and adds 20 x 9-inch aluminium wheels, Front and Rear Park Assist, a heated steering wheel, a power sliding rear window with defogger and 6-inch rectangular assist steps.
SIERRA DENALI
The distinctive Sierra Denali delivers GMC capability with unique design cues and exclusive features. On the exterior, it wears a signature Denali chrome grille, unique 20-inch wheels, 6-inch chrome assist steps – with new, power-articulating assist steps available – body-colour bumpers, chrome exhaust tip unique interior decorative trim, a polished stainless steel exhaust outlet and body-colour front and rear bumpers and a factory-installed spray-on bed liner with a three-dimensional Denali logo.
It also wears new-for-2016 LED headlamps with GMC signature LED daytime running lights, thin-profile LED fog lamps and LED taillamps.
Sierra Denali’s high-tech interior features an exclusive 8-inch-diagonal Customisable Driver Display – with unique Denali-themed screen graphics at start-up – that can show relevant settings, audio and navigation information in the instrument panel. Sierra Denali’s standard eight-inch-diagonal colour Touch navigation radio with IntelliLink, located above the centre console, serves as the main hub for Bluetooth-connected phones and portable devices connected through four standard USB ports.
Additional Denali-specific interior details include script on the bright door sills and embossed into the front seats and real aluminium trim, new wireless charging, a Bose audio system, heated and vented leather front bucket seats, a heated steering wheel, front and rear park assist and a power sliding rear window with defogger.
Sierra Denali’s standard, third-generation magnetic ride control delivers more precise body motion control. Its sensors “read” the road every millisecond, triggering damping changes in as little as five milliseconds in electronically controlled shock absorbers that replace conventional mechanical-valve shocks. They’re filled with a magneto-rheological fluid containing minute iron particles and under the presence of a magnetic charge, the iron particles align to provide damping resistance. Changes in the magnetic charge alter the damping rate of the shocks, with changes occurring almost instantly.
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