GMC vs Chevy

[Fire It Up]

What do GMC trucks have that Chevy trucks don't? My friend said thaey have better engines...I wasnt sure, and I think some people here might know.  

[giant_mtb]

I don't know for sure, (I'm not much of a truck person) but I think the GMC trucks have better hardware...such as engines and heavier duty towing and what not...I assume this because GMC does only trucks...so they probably are heavier duty and better than the Chevy's as far as "truck duties" go...

[FlatBlackCaddy]

To my knowledge they are pretty much the same(physically). I know parts interchange for just about everything.

[ifcar]

What do GMC trucks have that Chevy trucks don't? My friend said thaey have better engines...I wasnt sure, and I think some people here might know.

You can get better engines on the high-end Denali versions, but the vehicles are identical in their mainstream variants.  

[TBR]

The Sierra/Yukon Denali have a bigger, more powerful engine than their Chevrolet clones as well as AWD instead of 4WD. I believe most models also have more available options but otherwise they are pretty much the same.

[TurboDan]

The only thing I'd really care about  with those vehicles is an upgraded suspension, for the most part.  And don't the Z71 models in the Chevy range cover that?

[giant_mtb]

The only thing I'd really care about  with those vehicles is an upgraded suspension, for the most part.  And don't the Z71 models in the Chevy range cover that?

I would assume so.

[hahn]

The GMCs have a slightly higher standard equipment list and a slightly higher base MSRP.  However, a Chevy can be equipped exactly the same as a GMC, with the engine and AWD differences (Denali) that was noted earlier.


GM's marketing scheme is for the GMCs to be more upscale, and the Chevy to be the everyman's truck.



With options and rebates, the price difference is generally a wash though.


I prefer the styling of the GMC, I've never warmed up to the Avalanche treatment that Chevy does to all their trucks.