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Show V 24 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, March 20, 2008 Hie Sixth Gear: 2008 GMC Sierra Deiiali ; Daniel Souza STAFF WRITER :.The 2008 GMC Sierra Denali pickup is loaded with impressive amounts of luxury and power. It is the fanciest, most extroverted extro-verted pickup in the GMC lineup, and it is based on the noteworthy, modern full-size truck platform that was introduced by GM in 2007. This platform plat-form is shared with the Sierra's identical twin, the Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The Denali is only available in a crew cab " 1 i- - - ii 'HI - 'JLdP-"' - V: V ' " 'r S'hllif!'!' Hlliil Ira -Ji jteBiK J" " If I 4ll SALE PRICE fc 11 f II short bed configuration. Available options are fairly few in number, yet this seems to be the case because GMC equips the . Denali with almost every imaginable comfort and upgrade. To start off, the Denali gets an exclusive engine all to itself, the Vortec high-output 6.2-liter V8 with Variable Valve Timing. Tim-ing. This gas engine produces pro-duces 403 horsepower and 417 lb.-ft. of torque. All this power meets the pavement via a heavy duty, electronically-controlled six-speed automatic auto-matic transmission with towhaul mode. Not surprisingly, sur-prisingly, the Denali has an EPA estimated fuel economy of 12 mpg city, 18 mpg highway (19 mpg highway for two-wheel-drive models), which should yield a maximum cruising range of just under 500 miles with the standard 26-gallon fuel tank. The Sierra Denali is a true pickup, and is available avail-able in two-wheel-drive or electronic, automatic all-wheel-drive. The rear axle has a 3.42 gear ratio and a heavy duty locking differential for additional traction. GMC's high-performance high-performance suspension package which consists of a. stiff er front stabilizer stabi-lizer bar is also standard equipment. The Denali rolls off the show room floor with the tow package pack-age included, along with an auxiliary heavy duty external transmission cooler. Maximum towing is 8,600 lbs. for the two-wheel-drive, and 8,400 lbs. for the all-wheel-drive. Maximum payload is 1,618 lbs. If you desire to take your Denali off road, it comes standard with frame-mounted recovery re-covery hooks and a skid plate package that protects pro-tects the oil pan, differential differen-tial case, and the transfer case. Due to the fact that this is a full-size, crew cab pickup wTith five seat belts, it is no surprise that interior space is abundant abun-dant for the Denali's pas- and other parts for 3 year36,000 miles. Base Price - $31,255 Price as tested - $42,850 BEST.';: DODYSHOP PUACTICCS rorucssi 574 N State St Orem, 840S7 m) 2:4-5311 HOURS tffi-AV fjtfMi S AM -6 :00 PM tiOVO 355 E. 900 S. Provo, 84606 (01) 277 1221 HOURS v.t-v ft" r-,-,y 7:30 AM -5:30 PM x9:00-12:00 Sunday Closed Credit Cards Accepted r - hi i mum ii - i-i -nwnii iimmiii wmrw ''nut ) 1 V Mbb d sengers. The front row consists of two wide 12-way power-adjusting leather bucket seats that have every imaginable comfort feature, except the ability to eject at the sigi. of danger., The center cen-ter console provides versatile ver-satile storage, rear cup holders, rear floor lighting, light-ing, and HVAC air ducts. The rear seat is a 6040 folding bench, and it includes in-cludes child seat top tether teth-er anchors. Upgrades abound throughout the interior. The expected is all there: power windows, power door locks, keyless entry en-try with remote start, air. conditioning, cruise control, con-trol, tilt wheel, etc. Also there, are power-adjustable pedals, rear parking assist, a leather-wrapped steering wheel with all controls, a Bose Premium Speaker System with a subwoofer mounted in the center console, a 6-disc 6-disc CD changer, and numerous entertainment system and audio options. On the outside this truck is gorgeous. Fog lamps, and paint-matching bumpers, bum-pers, mirrors and front air dam and are factory equipment. The power side mirrors are a marvel mar-vel themselves. The grill, door handles, and body molding are all chromed. Buyers and chose from a variety of very flashy, shiny wheeltire combinations. combina-tions. Factory-tinted windows win-dows are another nice touch. Safety has been addressed ad-dressed as well. Dual front airbags and side head-curtain airbags for front and rear passengers are standard. The brakes are four-wheel disc and anti-lock. , Daytime running run-ning lights are standard. One free year of OnStar is included, as well as the Stabilitrak Stability Control Con-trol System that adjusts engine speed and brake pressure to reduce the risk of rolling over. 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