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2010 gmc terrain

2010 GMC Terrain

Here's the very first shots of the General's upcoming Theta-based crossover that's all about being "Professional Grade" — the 2010 GMC Terrain. The Terrain's showing a big block-like grille peeking through the semi-transparent bra it's wearing. Our spy shooters even indicate they believe the mesh you see surrounding said badge may in fact be indicative of a Denali trim. All we know is the Terrain will be kissing cousins to the Vue, and the next-generation 2010 Chevy Equinox. Also, it looks mind-numbingly boring. But if you're still interested — for god only knows what reason — hit the jump for the full spy report from the quick-to-shoot spy snappers at KGP.

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Spy Photos

5:04 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By Ray Wert
3,840 views, 30 comments

Latest by Acute Gamer: OMG, A new Aztec! more »

transformers

Ratchet, Ironhide Spotted; Transformers 2 Filming In Arizona?

Today's daily Transformers 2 update comes with more spotted Autobots and rumors of a filming location. Photographed in the Culver City, Calif. is this truck loaded up with Ironhide and Ratchet. This is the third Transformer spotting we've seen over the past week. Last Friday we saw twin Barricades, yesterday we caught glimpse of Optimus Prime and now we have Ratchet and Ironhide. My keen eye also noticed that all of the spotted Transformers are being hauled around from seemingly the same truck and trailer. That's one hell of a lucky truck driver.
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4:30 PM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Travis Hudson
4,104 views, 22 comments

Latest by jaimster: @Bento the Wertsmith: No news here, I been on many of Bay's projects and he's screwed many PA's, both male and female...The males get screwed by working on his shoots due to his attitude. more »

down on the street bonus edition

A Quartet Of Chevy Pickups Down On The Denver Street


Since Truck Monday has been a Down On The Street tradition for quite a few weeks, we might as well extend the concept to DOTS Bonus Edition. And who else but Denver's Kitt could go out and find not just one but four cool old Chevy pickups for us? We got what appears to be a '69, a '70, a '72, and a '77, each earning its keep in the 5280. It's a Quadra-Truck-Stravaganza! Make the jump to see four- count 'em, four- additional galleries!

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1:30 PM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Murilee Martin
779 views, 30 comments

Latest by shoeless: Meh, the 60-66's are where it's at. Especially the 60-63 with the wrap-around windshield. more »

a-team

New A-Team Movie Given Green Light, Status Of GMC Van Unknown

A little part of our inner child just leapt for joy as we've just found out the long rumored movie adaptation of a new A-Team movie has been given the official go ahead. The new movie will have a speculative release date sometime in summer of 2009 and the entire cast of colorful characters is completely open for casting. The only things we know for sure are that John Singleton's in the directors chair, and Michael Bandt and Derek Haas have been tasked with the writing. All portend good signs so we're fairly hopeful the result will be something good — or at least better than the horror that was the new Knight Rider made-for-TV movie. Now, the most important question for us is obvious, what heavy hauler gets to snag the role of the raddest hot rod van ever to grace the small screen? More »

8:57 PM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
4,466 views, 100 comments

Latest by Hello_Newman: It's probably going to be an SUV, as vans were cool in the 80's but aren't so much now. I vote a black Lincoln Expedition L model (which is 15 inches longer than the normal "shorty" one. Supercharge it and more »

jalopnik reviews

2008 GMC Yukon Denali, Part Three

Why you should buy this car:
You believe you are, in fact, "Professional Grade." You've got a taste for honeycombed chrome, but not enough to go straight to the level of Cadillac Escalade. Your job requires you to drive around with at least five large men (or women) daily at a time, their various instruments of work with them.

Why you shouldn't:
You are a soccer mom looking for "something with room" or you happen to be anyone else on the face of this earth not included in the description above.

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12:00 PM on Fri Mar 14 2008
By Ray Wert
4,687 views, 63 comments

Latest by banner77amc: @13oostedwgn: Denial yes, and don't forget "Nailed" because if you bought this truck you might've just realized you could've gotten the Caddy. more »

jalopnik reviews

2008 GMC Yukon Denali, Part Two

Exterior Design: ***
The GMC Yukon Denali's front looks kind of like a Chevy Tahoe with the grille lopped off and replaced with a chrome chain-link fence. But don't worry, the back looks exactly like the Yukon's GMT-900 platformed sibling. Maybe it's because they share most of the body panels. And can it get any more chrome accents? Actually, no. Still, it's big and muscular. We like big and muscular. Of course so is the Tahoe.

Interior Design: ****
I feel as though I've seen this interior before — like on the GMC Sierra, the Chevy Silverado and the Chevy Tahoe. But no, that can't be — this interior says "GMC" on it — so it must be different, right? When will automakers learn that platform prostitution fools no one? Still, for the most part it's well-designed. Too bad Chrysler's got the patent on stow-and-go, as this heavy hauler could use the extra cargo space from a stowable flip-n-screw third row.

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12:00 PM on Thu Mar 13 2008
By Ray Wert
2,163 views, 61 comments

Latest by PhoneticLorin: @mytdawg: To my bartender. She'll know what to do with it. more »

jalopnik reviews

2008 GMC Yukon Denali, Part One

I first became acquainted with the 2008 GMC Yukon Denali when I called up the folks at the General in January and said "Hey, we need a mobile command center for the Detroit Auto Show...and oh yeah, it's got to seat six plus gear." GM's media fleet people claimed they had the right vehicle for us. I was skeptical, but from the moment this GMT-900-bodied beast of burden showed up at my front step I found there to be one truism about the Yukon Denali. And that is this — with all the different blank-UV options in the marketplace, very few people need this barge of a full-size SUV. But, if you do need one, you know who you are.

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12:30 PM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Ray Wert
3,012 views, 62 comments

Latest by Turboner: My wife's egomaniac, christofacist cousin says that her 8 year old knows the difference between the bad (poor) families and the good (rich through inheritance, not hers- her husband's) ones who pick up their kids in SUV's. It still kills more »

autorama

1967 GMC Pick Up

Excuse us if we didn't take much time to look into this GMC which was on the stands as a pick for the Ridler award at this years 2008 Detroit Autorama, it just didn't tickle our fancy. Sure it was built well, and everything seemed to have an appropriate level of hot roddery, but was just a little too... meh. Maybe it was the 80's era speedboat level of metal flake in the paint, perhaps the overdone front hinged hood, maybe it was just the clear lens LED tail lights, who knows. Regardless, this was one of those rods we respect for its craftsmanship, but would pass for some of the other offerings. There's just something fundamentally wrong with a truck that has the tailgate welded shut.

3:15 PM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
728 views, 15 comments

Latest by CptSevere: OK, nevermind. It's a shortbed. more »

knight rider

Knight Rider's Not-So-Surprising Climax, Yukon Smash

For those not wanting to sit through the first 108 minutes of the two-hour Ford commercial that was Knight Rider, we've got the less-than-climactic climax (and no, Lesbian surf FBI agent is not involved in said climax). We don't want to give too much away, but needless to say GMC products did not fair well. If you didn't see the exposition, you may wonder how KITT manages to survive such a powerful impact. One word: Nanorobots.

1:00 PM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By Matt Hardigree
4,209 views, 48 comments

Latest by Boter: @MazdaEric: Tape, yeah. No DVR, no digital cable. And I didn't think about it being plopped up on NBC.com to screw over the writers even more. (They still aren't getting a cut of that stuff, are they?) more »

celebrities

Celebs To Arrive At Oscars In Style, Also In GM Eco-Friendly Vehicles

This year's Oscar ceremony is going to highlight environmental responsibility, making it different from previous Oscar ceremonies... somehow. While in previous years celebrities were driven to the red carpet in Prius hybrids, this year they'll arrive in GMC Yukon Hybrids, which get significantly worse gas mileage than the Prius, and Fuel Cell Equinoxes, which rely on an infrastructure still more expensive than The Adventures of Pluto Nash. Is this Hollywood taking a step backwards? Perhaps they're learning from Detroit. Press release below the jump.

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10:45 AM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Matt Hardigree
780 views, 27 comments

Latest by peabody3684: does this offset the carbon footprint of the acceptance speeches?? NAY more »

custom cars

GMC Suburban with 49 Inch Tires Will Stop At Nothing

Most guys into off roading will equip their rig with anything from a set of 33" tires for light duty rock crawling to 44" tires for deep mud bogging. Of course everyone has their preferences and guys usually make tire size decisions based on ego as much as utility. Kristjan Kristjansson of Iceland either has a big purpose, or an enormous ego because he's gone ahead and fitted his GMC Suburban with 49" flotation tires. They make sense for playing in Iceland's frozen wonderlands, but we have to wonder how the tire hum has affected the cabin ambiance.

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8:45 AM on Mon Feb 11 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
3,251 views, 39 comments

Latest by DoctorNine: @TPSreports: It's not that it's that -small-, but it's cold up there in Iceland. He needs a ride that's gonna give him some wood, or he'd never be able to grab it when he needs to take a leak. more »

knight rider

GMCock-Block: Arnett Out As Voice Of KITT, Val Kilmer In

Will Arnett is out as the voice of KITT in NBC's upcoming Knight Rider revival, having been replaced with the Iceman himself, Val Kilmer. Arrested Development star Arnett was forced to pull out due to contractual conflicts; previously he'd done voice over work for GMC. More »

12:22 PM on Thu Feb 7 2008
By Travis Hudson
6,307 views, 70 comments

chicago auto show

2009 GMC Terrain To Debut North American Style In Chicago

You might remember the Theta-based GMC Terrain from the Kuwaiti International Automobile Exhibition. Apparently, GMC decided they wanted a piece of the action and will be bringing the mini-ute to the Chicago Auto Show. Interestingly, some reports say that the new Terrain will be based on the extended wheelbase Theta platform (as opposed to the short wheelbase version of the Middle Eastern Terrain). To compensate for the possible six-inch increase, our expert photoshoppers have stretched the current Terrain by approximately six inches. [Source: Auto News (Sub. Req.)]

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9:45 AM on Mon Feb 4 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,414 views, 13 comments

Latest by tehethan: So it's going to be a LWB Vue... interesting. Why not combine Saturn with P/B/G? more »

chicago auto show

2009 GMC Sierra Hybrid Revealed Ahead of Chicago Auto Show

Good evening and welcome to a new two-mode hybrid pickup from the maker of many a job boss's chosen executive suite on wheels. It's the 2009 GMC Sierra Hybrid, the latest among gas-electric trucks built like a hunk of lithospheric mineraloids, or so sang one gravel-larynx'd Detroiter. The Sierra follows its corporate cousin the Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid into a still-sketchy market for gas-electric work trucks. GM says its hybrid pickups achieve an average mileage boost of 25% over their all-gas counterparts (with a peak of 40% more in the city). That from a combination of GM's hybrid EVT transaxle and 300-volt nickel-metal hydride Energy Storage System (ESS), hooked to a six liter V8 sporting cylinder deactivation gewgaws. We're hoping it means a trickle-down effect of less-expensive plumbers' visits and cheaper home remodeling. But something tells us it won't. More »

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12:01 AM on Sun Feb 3 2008
By Mike Spinelli
2,018 views, 31 comments

Latest by bmrfile: @anatak: It doesn't matter who makes it, either way it's a joke. Toyota can make a hybrid Tundra and it would still be the stupidest marketing campaign to get people to "think green." Trucks are supposed to be tough and do more »

chicago auto show

GMC Denali XT Hybrid Concept Truck: The Caballero Is Back...In Concept

This is it. It's called the GMC Denali XT Hybrid Concept Truck, and this unibody rear-wheel drive Australian professional grade car-truck action set to be unveiled this week at the Chicago Auto Show is making us excited in a way we haven't been since we saw the first episode of My Name Is Earl. And why shouldn't we be? Everyone knows the El Camino had a GMC version called the Sprint Caballero! GM, knowing of our love of all things car with a truck-bed allowed us, along with the fellow lovers of all things El Camino at PickupTruck.com, the opportunity to go behind the scenes in sunny Southern California for an exclusive with the design team and some one-of-a-kind photos of this unique Aussie import. When we accepted the invite to attend (at our own expense of course) we were expecting to see nothing more than a re-badged four-door Holden Crewman updated to the current VE architecture. Cool, but nothing more than what you'd expect from a leader in re-badging. Instead what we got was stunning, jaw-dropping and mind-blowing. So grab a shrimp off the Barbie above and settle in for the full story below the jump, mate!

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5:42 PM on Sat Feb 2 2008
By marnold
13,490 views, 99 comments

Latest by elhigh: @LandofMinos: Just yell at the screen, that's what I do. My office is far removed from all the others, though, so there's that. more »

industry news

Rick Wagoner Cuts Ribbon

GM's Chairman and CEO, Rick Wagoner, took on a new role yesterday, that of Business Model. Wagoner traveled to Gilbert, Arizona to cut the ribbon at Henry Brown, a local dealer that's the first nationwide to finish construction on a new facility that combines the Buick, Pontiac and GMC brands under one roof. During the event Wagoner remarked, "Henry [Brown] has a real passion for our products, and he's one of the best in the business, He does what a lot of other dealers aspire to." It's not known if the Business Model theme song, Like a Rock, was playing at the time. [Source: The Arizona Republic]

11:00 AM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Wes Siler
573 views, 30 comments

Latest by danio3834: Uhh, the local dealer nearest me, Jerome Taylor, has been Pontiac, Buick, GMC for as long as I can remember. Is this a new idea? more »

chicago auto show

Chicago Auto Show: Lutz Confused, GMC's Pickup Truck Concept Coming to Chicago

Despite earlier reports the four-door Zeta-platform GMC concept pickup truck would be coming to the New York Auto Show, we've been told by people in the know it'll be hitting the floor at the Chicago Auto Show. We guess we'll be seeing it much earlier than expected. Maybe "Maximum" Bob Lutz was just having a senior moment of some kind. Our sources also indicate it'll have a drastically different look than anything else out of Australia with a truck bed — including the Holden Crewman ute up top. But it's not just the looks that'll be different. More »

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10:30 AM on Fri Jan 25 2008
By Ray Wert
2,603 views, 19 comments

Latest by tumblingwall: Why are they bringing that boat farther into the desert? more »

el camino

Report: Lutz Confirms Holden Ute-Based GMC Concept At NY Auto Show, Is The Crewamino Nigh?

It looks as though Maximum Bob Lutz has confirmed to Australian website GoAuto that a four door truck concept based on the Zeta platform will be appearing at the New York Auto Show as a GMC. While we can't be sure this is the precursor to the new El Camino we keep asking about, what we're picturing in our head is totally a four-door El Camino. Specifically he said "We will have a ute concept at the NY show, but that is going to be badged GMC... and a very interesting study in that it is a GMC tough-looking four-door ute that could then obviously be badged as a Holden for Australia." A lot of people have taken to thinking this refers to the Holden Crewman, which didn't get updated like the other Utes in Holden's lineup.

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5:45 PM on Tue Jan 22 2008
By Matt Hardigree
2,650 views, 73 comments

Latest by justpete: TEXANIDIOT25, That one tonner would look bitch'n with a set of short stack exhaust pipes wouldnt it? more »