Be sure to check out part 2 of this comprehensive review where I take the Denali Ultimate out on a road trip and put Super Cruise through the paces. I also crunch real-world fuel economy numbers for the 3.0L Duramax diesel engine!🤔 See it here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fMuji8eDu6fVnJs.html

I have bought 4 Denali's. I make plenty of cash. I cant afford one anymore. I have an 18 2500 with 30,000 miles, garaged every day of its life, other than camping or hunting trips. I paid 67,000 for it in 2018. 5 years later they have gone up 30,000???? No thank you. I have bought 4 2500 Denali's, and 2 Yukon Denali's. I am done with GMC.

I just bought one in Downpour Metallic. Thank you for your service!

Reserve package 22 denali here. No cylinder deactivation love it!

Good to see someone who donated so much the GMC share holders...thanks, sir!

Awesome review, Major! Looking forward to seeing your channel grow!

I absolute loooove your review! You explained many things others dont except under the hood. Im a lady andI love this truck, beautiful! Saludos from Puerto Rico!!!

Lol, for those hating on the sticker price of the truck, perhaps you should stick to your 90’s trucks….. If the truck is out of your budget, keep pushing….. lol.

Thx u for your service. Dad did 23 years in the navy

Thank you for your service. Great looking truck. Great, thorough review. $86,000 for a truck seems crazy to me but I hope that you enjoy it for many miles to come.

Beautiful truck. Thanks for sharing. Keep us posted (reliability & longevity).

Thank you for your service! Excellent review! The manual sunroof shade is a major bummer!

Thank you for your service! 🏆

The reason the still put the “80’s antenna” on them is for parking garages. It will let you know if the roof will clear or not.

Thanks for your service.

Awesome video! Can't wait to see more!

Good review thanks for your input Sir.

You are correct, Ram now has “Tungsten” that sits at the top of the trim hierarchy. They trolled *gm* for doing it but everybody else copied them and did the exact same thing and nobody says a word. Lol

I just got a 2023 Denali Duramax white frost tricoat a few months ago and I really enjoy it. Nice video!!

Nice review..looking forward to the accessories to trick it out👍🏼

Great review!

Great review! I was stationed at Keesler many years ago. Awesome area.

great video!

I just purchased a new ‘24 1500 AT4 with the Duramax. May I please have a link to the ‘stubby’ antenna? Thank you.

Good review. Channel has potential. Recommend consulting with those with larger channels as how to grow it as it is very competitive these days and lots of hidden tricks to do it.

Love that truck I just bought a silverado trail boss but this truck is beautiful enjoy.

Good evening Major and sir I want to thank you for your service to this greatest country on Gods earth. I am a brand new subscriber to your new channel and I wish you good luck with your new Denali and channel. Really enjoyed your video and you have me wanting a Denali now wow my wife is gonna kill me lol.😅😅

I take my Ultimate on the beach constantly. I’ve never gotten stuck with the stock tires

Well thought out truck overall. Fan of that sliver metallic color

Very informative.

Nice vid Major. My wife is retired AF, you can’t tell her anything! I know you said you’re not a GMC buff, but I am. I shouldn’t be, but, I am. Ever since my first, a 98 yukon. Since then, I’m on my third gen. I want a truck as well. I hear GMC is supposed to be coming out with a supposedly “affordable “ truck to compete with Fords Maverick. I’m holding out for that🤞🏾.

The switch for your bed lights is on your left knee light switch. You mentiina tinneau cover. Which model are you thinking? Thanks

Please, no offense, I respect your right to own your choice of vehicles. I have the ability to buy almost any vehicle I want, I worked hard my whole life. I absolutely cant bring myself to play the " fool" that all of the auto maker are making out of people by paying absolutely stupid prices for a truck. The more complicated, the more trouble they will be in a very short few years. I choose to drive a well maintained 25 year old f150. Yes, I pay repairs and service cost, but I drive right by the dealerships with a nice truck and no payments or a bank account minus 80,000 dollars.To me to pay that kind of money is a fools game. Enjoyed hearing about your new truck ! Glad I didnt have to buy it. I'll keep puttin in my old Ford, I get there just like all of the people the get caught in the dealerships fools game. Good luck with your extra nice new truck. Excellent video !!!

Awesome truck. I have a 2020 1500 Denali fully loaded. Wish I would have waited a bit longer for the Ultimate. Price of the truck, definitely worth it. Enjoy the truck brother.

Grat video, Major. Thank you for your service. All of your compliments were spot-on to me. I would like to add on. No Tonneau cover. At this price point! One question. How much better do the Ultimate seats feel over the standard Denali? I just drove a Volcanic Red Tint Coat. I'm comparing the Denali against the Ram 1500 Limited. Thanks.

Great. I like this video ❤❤❤

I have the high country love it. The ultimate is beautiful enjoy it

Going to be in the market soon and the Denali will be my choice and it will be that silver colour it's beautiful and easy to take care of...I will be going with the 3.0 Duramax also...I would have gotten the 6.2 but GM has been having way to many issues with their V8's caused by that stupid cyl deactivation crap causing lifter failure...not concerned in the least about any glass roof I never use them nor do I even like them but you're right it should be at least an option for those who do like them for the price of the truck they shouldn't be an extra either...by the way that same truck here in Canada is $105k so don't complain about $86k that's a deal...good review looking forward to your driving test I have friends that have that engine and are getting high 20's to low 30's miles per gallon on the hwy empty of course.

I just bought the '24 SLT. I didn't know about the running boards on the Denali. Those are pretty awesome.

Very nice truck and review! Love a lot of the features it has, but your right about NO light in glove compartment being stupid!🙄 I have that issue with my vehicle. Well guess it’s time for hubby to buy me a newer one!😊

I recently picked up a slightly used, but loaded, 2022 Silverado LTZ with the current refresh. There are a few minor differences between this truck and mine, in favor of the GMC of course... I like how GMC put the A/C vents over the screen whereas the Silverado has the vents on the side, blasting my right hand with frigid air. Other than the trailer brake configuration and start button locations, I don't see any difference. The price difference between this one and mine is well over $30k. A better value than mine, not in any sense of reality, but used vs new isn't apples to apples. If mine were new, the price difference would still be around $15k. At $70k, I think mine is way overpriced, but I guess it's really down to if the buyer can afford it and if the buyer thinks it's worth it. That truck is stunning though. Really great lines and color. The wheels especially.

on 1500s hands down GMC has nicest looking trucks, i am a big fan of square look as well.......Ram has a square back end and bubbly front end, previous gen Rams with the semi looking front end was horrid.....I like the hood to be flat as well.......24 GMC 2500 is best looking 3/4 ton as well have a 23 Silverado High Country 2500HD and dont think ill ever go back to 1500 though, I need bed space and capacity and they ride really nice considering beautiful truck man!

Beautiful Truck! Lets hope reliable.

Overall very nice truck! One draw back to the GM 3.0 Liter diesel is the fact it uses a belt to drive the oil pump, located at the back if the engine and the only way to replace it is to drop,the transmission, cheap and poor design. I am not a hater, I just bought a 2024 Denali Ultimate 2500 today. I got rid of my 2022 RAM 3500 Mega Cab Limited with the HO Cummins, best truck designed for real pulling in my opinion but, due to the 2022 Cummins issues and now the EPA settlement with recall which could result in detuning and loss of value resulting from high trade in reaction or drop in brand value, was not willing to take the longer term risk. The Gen 1 Eco Diesel EPA settlement resulted in a major detune and killed the long term success of the motor. I still have my 2022 Gen 3 Eco Diesel which has been outstanding and has the engine components on the right end of the motor and no internal belts, just chains, unlike the GM. I’ve seen other reviews from GM 3.0 Diesel owners illustrating in the manual the high oil consumption on these motors and how they are overfilled by a quart from the factory. Again, review’s from owners that I’ve seen, not first hand experience. Very nice truck, the motors are very quiet and the gas mileage is excellent so a sincere congratulations and I hope it really serves you dependably. BTW, majority of the time people bash your truck for price or value, they are jealous or can’t afford it. All trucks are expensive today, regardless of brand including the Jap brands. It’s real simple, regardless of brand a person is going to have to pay if they want a new truck and if they claim the price is so much better on another brand it simply doesn’t have the features and nice to haves. If another did, everyone would be buying it. Cheers!

Way too expensive for an actual truck user that will do more than pull a camper or trailer. You’re not throwing lumber, dirt or going to the dump in this 80k luxury truck! Thanks for your service!

I normally prefer darker grey or near black colors. This silver is very nice on this particular truck. I understand the panoramic roof complaint…. But I’ve found I really don’t use the panoramic glass in my F-150 to its full extent but rather more like a traditional moonroof.

Do you know what that 80's antenna is for? its a low clearance feeler gauge for low clearance parking structures. I agree about the the needed light on the Glove Compartment, GM skimp on that. But the bed light, yes bed switch is nice but theres also advantage that it could be controlled in the cabin to monitor your bed belongings during on the fly.

I have a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado RST AND I LOVE IT But the price is paid for it was crazy paid $62,605 like you said pay to play. Before i bought this truck i owned a 2021 ram cummins and had transmission problems as well

I don’t know about that my dad has one. He just bought it three weeks ago and he got 12,000 off here in Las Vegas. he told me that they hadn’t sold a single car or truck in over a week with rates being almost 9% on cars and lease rates being about 7 1/2 8%. I don’t see people running in the door that’s what he told me but they are deals to be hard and believe me you can buy one under invoice if you go to the right dealer on the right day like got plenty of dealer money on these things

That is a beautiful truck. I always wanted a Denali truck for years. Now that i finally make enough, i really dont make enough. 🇺🇸 has priced out the Mid middle class. 😢.

WIsh people would stop asking for the maintenance nightmare pano roofs. Otherwise, I'd like collapsible under seat storage (like F-150), Agree on the bed light switch. The software integration with Google in this truck works amazingly well. I love the rear view camera "mirror" way more than I thought I would. My main gripe - the supposedly upgraded Bose stereo has terrible sound. I have a 12-year old car with a HK sound system that runs circles around it. Good thorough review!

I bought one recently. Mine is pearl white with the LZ0. Sticker on mine was a bit higher than $86k though but I paid around $83k out the door taxes and all. Pearl white was I think $1100 extra. I didn't order it or anything it was what they had and at the time was the only Ultimate within 100 miles. Right after I got it though 2 of the other local GMC dealers got one in both had the 6.2 think they were pearl white too but they tacked on $10-15k over sticker too one of the reasons I didn't even bother going to those other 2 lots. I like this color might have picked this if I had the choice. I do like the pearl white a lot though its just so does the bugs. Have to wash it constantly from flies landing on it and puking or shitting whatever those black specs are they leave everywhere. The price is in line with the Limited Ram or F150. Actually for about $10k more you can get the 3/4 ton which seems like a steal when you consider what the half ton cost lol

Beautiful looking truck. I have been eyeing these for a while now. Torn between the 6.2 and the 3.0 Diesel. Would prefer the gas engine as opposed to dealing with DEF and all that nonsense, but the DFM issues are a major concern, especially for a truck at the price point. One question. I REALLY like the deflector you added up front. Do you have a link for that? It really fits in nice with the silver and vader chrome combination.

Thanks! I've seen some reviews mention how well the diesel performs on the low end, but has some struggles at highway speed with acceleration, especially when towing. Have you noticed that at all? I know you mentioned you don't tow much, but just curious if you have noticed. Good luck on your channel growth!

The bed light switch isn’t in the bed but it is there to the left of the steering column in the cabin. Even my slt has it

I have the blue 23 denali ultimate i love it best truck hands down

I pretty much agree with the glovebox lack of lighting....everything else is nice on mine. Since I dont really buy new or luxury vehicles, Im glad GMC did what they did, but yeah....a bit expensive.

I had a 2018 Sierra Denali 1500 but started having intermittent lifter issues, even with an afm disabler. 5 years old with only 23k miles and started having issues at 15k. I looked hard at a new Tundra but didn't want a 6cyl turbo truck. So I traded for a 24 Denali ultimate. We'll see how this goes but I'm not 100% confident.

You seem really cool!

Any see that paint when he showed the pro step?

From one Major to another, excuse me if I missed it, but I am thinking the vehicle does not have a 12 volt power outlet. Am I correct?

Congratulations on starting you channel. I'm. Ot even a GM fan but the combo of dark chrome with regular chrome seems odd since they know the market demands alot of blacked out finishes. Enjoy the truck though

Its amazing, people will pay anything these days.

Nice beakdown brotha! But....are you ready to play a game show? 😂

Thank you for your service, sir! Love the truck and would be very happy to own one. Shortfalls to me are sunroof, (I disagree with the headroom comment because the F150 and RAM have plenty of headroom with pano sunroof systems.), rear seat fold down and rear portion of the console... just don't look and feel like an "ultimate" and are subpar, doesn't have a true flat floor system and the floor sticks up in the rear, no integrated antenna, are my main shortfall complaints. The interior is better than before but the finishes they use are a bit cheap plastic feeling especially the upper glovebox and when you open it the thing pops up out of control. The RAM interior techs somehow have pulled off the interior pieces masterfully, there isn't one piece within the interior that looks cheap on the Limited version. Having said that, this is the premier truck and if GM fixed those issues this really would be the perfect truck, period. I drove the RAM and F150 and the RAM surprised me the most as it rides the absolute best with the air suspension. I'd like to see how this GMC rides, my past GMC trucks rode very well. As for the engine I'm not a fan of small diesels and they typically dime you to death with maintenance and this particular engine has a strange belt configured system running the oil pump. Thanks for the overview, the truck is absolutely beautiful!

I bought the exact same truck in November, except I went with the 6.2L gas engine.

On my 3rd Denali, 2007-2014-2021. All were great but the current had to get engine replaced at 19,000 miles. Needless to say I was to happy about it, main bearing went out. Not sure what direction I will go next…

Sad not many can afford even a base model.

GMC trucks are great. I have a 2004 SLT with only 149,000 miles. The only thing I have changed so far is a valve cover.

Very nice truck and good review much better than that Dodge

Beautiful truck. But the plastic on the wheel is inexcusable.

I love your video on the Denali pick up. I recently purchased the 2023 Denali SUV 6.2 Liter gasoline engine. Looking at your video and comparing your truck to my suv, there are a lots missing out of the truck that the SUV has. To me personally if they are going to use a standard "Ultimate" platform, then they need to stick with it across the board. Meaning "All" the Denali Ultimate's are the same color on the inside, that should of been an option depending on the exterior. 2. Your truck does not have the speakers in the headrest like the SUV does. 3. A you mentioned, no rear air control in the rear for the rear passengers to use. Maybe because the cab is so small. 4. Your center console is different where the arm rest is. I feel that your super charger should of been in the top of your armrest. I have the option to add a second supercharger to the top of my console. 5. My console also slide backwards with a power switch in the overhead panel. 6. I do love the Ultimate badges that they placed on the inside of your doors and on the left and right side of your hood 👍🏿. 7. My sunroof is fully powered, shade and all. 8. Grab handles inside the front corner of the door. Your pickup have them where they are needed, mine are located over the top of the door 🤔. 9. Storage compartment in your second row seat back. I have captain seats in my second row, why not put a storage compartment in those seats since there is not console back there? Those are some of the things that I feel that should transfer from one "Ultimate" vehicle to another.

I paid 72k for my F150 Tremor but i traded my 2022 GMC Sierra AT4 1500. I hated how it towed and my wife wasn't comfortable in the seat so it had to go. In my opinion what we paid for these trucks is nuts and it isn't justified! All these trucks have issues and at these price points we shouldn't have any.

Are those low profile tires?

80g should come with painted wheel flares standard !!

Agree

in a world where a Raptor R is $115,000, a Denali Ultimate which comes with every option for 86,000 in 2023 sounds like a good deal.

many people don't realize that if you just use a truck for transportation and comfort the 5.3 is available. this eliminates the cost of premium fuel and the costs of diesel and def fluid. i have 200k trouble free miles on my truck using 87 octane

The cargo lights are on a button on the center dash area..My 2018 has the same. After zooming in on your video, I couldn’t find a switch, but maybe there is - somewhere 🙄 Add-On: found it: left side of wheel in the “lighting control”, go figure.😂😂

Beautiful truck for sure. Not sure about your area, but diesel here in Oklahoma is $1.20 a gallon more than E10 87 octane gas. The fuel savings of the diesel would be absorbed by the cost of the fuel.

I have owned 5 Denali 2010, 2016, & 2020 Denali 1500. Now 2022 2500 & 2024 ultimate Denali 2500!! My Current Model 2500 ultimate Denali 2024. 😊😊😊😊😊

"It's crazy that they're asking this kind of price"... and crazy that anyone would pay.

Nice review! The running bords are awesome, wish I had those on my truck. At the price of this truck GM should have included the items you discussed. I'm not interested in GM products until they get the valve train issues sorted out on the gas engines. If it wasn't for the mentioned gas engine issues, I would say the price can be justified for this truck.

Towing. - I tow a utility trailer with a side by side with mine. Total weight 3500lbs. (That’s about half the truck tow capacity). It cuts the mileage in half to 13 and that’s HIGH speed interstate. Still, not bad (my 5.7 Hemi gas used to get 6-7mpg.). What IS surprisingly bad while towing, is the DEF sucks down like a toilet flush. A FULL DEF tank will be empty by 400 to 450 miles. Wow. When NOT Towing, the DEF seems to last 5000-7500 miles. (Oil change every 7500) This is something to be aware of, and prepared for. Finding DEF at a pump is very difficult. A few truck stops have it at the pump, but you can expect a long delay to fill as the Semis also are there for it. Super cruise is the bomb! You must not take your EYES off the road for longer than about 7seconds at a time. It’ll warn you when you do, and violate it twice and you’re locked out of SuperCruise until you shut the truck off and then restart it. (Don’t recommend trying that rolling down the interstate). It looks right through mirrored sunglasses - impressive. For example: driving with SuperCruise engaged, I can turn my head to the side, but keep looking with my EYES at the road and SuperCruise is happy. Likewise , I can have my head facing toward the road, and look out the sides of my eyes for 7seconds before it warns me to watch the road or give up SuperCruise. Anything that blocks the sensor (on top the steering column) from seeing your eyes will start the 7 second limit. Phones, iPads, big gulps, even your arm holding the top of the wheel. For everyone’s safety, please always be ready to take control of the wheel. And that’s all you have to do, steer the vehicle. It will do a pretty good job of keeping the vehicle in the middle of your lane. Now if there’s a big pothole that you’re lining up to hit, just steer around it, then return to the middle of your lane and let SuperCruise continue.

People, stop complaining about how expensive it is. It is not expensive, the problem is that you dont make enough money and can’t afford it. Be creative and have multiple income streams so you dont look at the price tag when you are buying something ✌🏻. BTW, I just bought a new 2024 Toyota Platinum TRD OFF package and it beats this GMC 😂 😎

Trucks haven’t gone up. Your dollar is worth less. Thank your government :)

I was going to buy a Sierra Denali 1500, it sticker’s at $79,500.00, then I test drove and bought a Tundra 1794 with TRD off road package, a more luxurious truck with off road chops , for $8200.00 less, and boy is it powerful.

For $86,000.. GMC definitely could have gave you real chrome rims and not plastic.. they know exactly why they did that lol.. but mannn what a dream of a truck you have there sir… GMC has always performed better for me in my business then any other brand

Your back lights has a switch it’s the cargo switch turns them on and off which works awesome

very beautiful truck but what I love the must is that LZ0 Duramax engine I have a 2023 Silverado 1500 with the same engine

Some other features missing... 1. Panoramic Sun Room (electric) & entire back window slides down (electric as well) 2. Reclining foot/leg rest option for all passenger seats, maybe for driver also during cruise control when truck is driving itself 3. Mood lighting /color changing for interior floors and some mood frangrance built into AC system that sends mist into system from bottles you install, have 5 at a time to choose from. Also, mini electric cooler built into the back seat that slides out or could be drop down into middle part of seat 4. Make bed step wider and drop to ground level, press button and it auto lifts you to level of bed entrance 5. Seat TV's for back passengers & front passenger inside mirror to convert to TV screen and back to mirror with push of button, the mirror could adjust to a larger size when in tv mode, 10-12 inch or so Those engineers aren't stupid, they are consumers like us; they are holding out on all the real Rolls Royce tech. to get sales, they very slowly add a new feature here and there. Hate to mix custom work with such a beautiful truck but hoping to see some of these features added this decade

That's a drop dead gorgeous truck. I don't personally buy GM or Ford products anymore (I don't like unplanned walking). But, man, that's a great looking truck. Good luck with it. Thank you for your service sir!!!

What’s really fucking crazy are the people on FB etc.. who claim that $80K + for a truck is totally justified and a good deal. It’s absolutely mind blowing how out of touch people have become. 10 years ago a truck like this would be $50-60K Max. It is a very nice high end truck but that’s it, it’s just a 4 door regual bed truck with a nice exterior and interior. People have lost their minds.

I have a 2023 Ultimate and after owning it for about 6 months I am not convinced it was worth the money.

Press the unlock button on your Key Fob, and that will turn on both your bed lights. At least, that's what my ZR2 Silverado does.

The switch for cargo area is in truck, left of steering wheel

What about no 12 volt power outlets, larger side mirrors arent auto dimming, no rear mud flaps, during snow in Wisconsin snow packs in between the bumper and the bed. Dont like the open fuel fill dust,dirt salt ect can get in the fuel. After all this I love my 2023 High Country LZ0 Duramax.

I’m pretty sure that ford revolutionized the fold down/ step up tail gate with handle. I have a 2012 f150 fx2 5.0 coyote I’m still sold on the dependability of my truck Audio system & Bluetooth power by Microsoft. The Denali always was an GM upgrade nice truck GM’s draw back for me has always been electrical issues, til this day it’s still a problem…

I don't like the Ultimate so I factory ordered a regular Denali 1500. Everything Vader Chrome or no Vader Chrome. I like the wheels on the regular Denali better also and I'd never use Super Cruise.

Window button is for farts.