2018 GMC Yukon 0-60

The base engine offered on the 2018 GMC Yukon is a 6.2-liter Gas V8 that makes 420 hp @ 5600 rpm and 460 lb.-ft. @ 4100 rpm. It is mated to a 10-Speed Automatic. Equipped with this engine, the 2018 GMC Yukon takes 5.2 seconds to reach 60 mph from a standstill and achieves the quarter-mile in 15.5 seconds.

Another engine available here is a 6.2-liter Gas that makes 420 hp @ 5600 rpm and 460 lb.-ft. @ 4100 rpm. It is mated to a 10 speed Automatic. Powered by this engine, the 2018 GMC Yukon takes only 5.2 seconds to reach 60 mph from a standstill and covers the quarter-mile run in 15.5 seconds.

Another engine available here is a 5.3-liter Gas V8 that makes 355 hp @ 5600 rpm and 383 lb.-ft. @ 4100 rpm. It is mated to a 6-Speed Shiftable Automatic. Powered by this engine, the 2018 GMC Yukon takes only 5.2 seconds to reach 60 mph from a standstill and covers the quarter-mile run in 15.5 seconds.

Finally, the 5.3-liter Gas here is the final engine on offer. Mated to a 6 speed Automatic, this engine generates 355 hp @ 5600 rpm and 383 lb.-ft. @ 4100 rpm. Powered by this engine, the 2018 GMC Yukon achieves a 0-60 time of 5.2 seconds, while maintaining a 15.5 seconds quarter-mile time.

The 2018 GMC Yukon tries its best to outclass the likes of the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the 2018 Dodge Durango, and the 2018 Lincoln Navigator but falls short. Its 0-60 number is respectable for the class and only falls behind the leaders here by only 1.7 seconds.

However, after the initial demonstration of performance, the 2018 GMC Yukon falls behind the class. As far as quarter-mile numbers are concerned, it falls to last place. The 3.5 takes the stage here, with a lead of 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee seconds over the 2018 GMC Yukon.