Most People Won't Take The 2022 GMC Yukon AT4 Off-Road...But They TOTALLY Should!
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( tfl-studios.com/ ) You can now get an "off-road" version of practically any size truck or SUV these days, including some big three-row options like the GMC Yukon AT4. Most folks wouldn't dare take their SUV off the beaten path, but that doesn't mean this rig can't do it. It's more capable than you might think!
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You guys do what no one else will. These off road tests are the best in the business. They’re REAL.
Thank you for the kind words!
I motion this. They are good.
Wish they would hit some mud as well.
Facts
And they also help the ones who are the 1 percent who does take expensive rides off-road thank you tfl thank you
“Wow it sucks this thing just needs another inch… don’t we all 😂”
Honestly good work and review love to see a modern off-road build vs old style build
But I do just fine because I am small and nimble... lol!!!
Depends on the crevice ;)
I'd change the wheele
Not an off-roader by any measure, but I've watched 90% of the videos this channel produces. Out of all of those videos, maybe my novice is really showing, but I've NEVER heard or saw a vehicle go off-road like this and make it look like I'm doing my routine work out at the gym in 2WD only. This is great!
Keep it up guys!
anything with a rear that locks will do this or better with a solid rear axle
See that Land Rover?! Off road luxury and it didn’t break.
😎
We need to see a comparison between the AT4, Sequoia TRD PRO and the new Jeep Grand Wagoneer offroad. Like road trip, offroad, towing, mpg and overall impressions back to back. New tech from Jeep and GMC vs old school tried and True Toyota. Resulting in the offroad 4x4 full size SUV of the year.
Also, the Expedition Timberline is included as well.
@@paulfeasal6024 Don't be so sure. The Ford will have a manual locking rear diff and the suspension is static at 10.9" of ground clearance. Better than any of these. Plus the EcoBoost paired with the 10-Speed transmission is just epic.
the regular wagoneer has the better offroad package not the grand wagoneer
now thats a vehicle that satisfies my needs. on roading comfortably while not compromising off road wortheyness
@@cantloop9589 Same. And I want one to go smashing through the heavy snow of a canadian winter.
I''m currently still driving a 2011 GMC Terrain V6, and even that does a really good job, but the offroad enhancements of this new Yukon and the upgrade to the differential and such vs older GMCs looks great!
LOVE Nathan doing offroad tests...
He is a great off road driver, and the comedic relief is awesome!
"Man this things so good.. It just needs another inch................... dont we all?" LMAO!
How did he say that with a straight face?
@@NemeanLion- or he's not pervert like you😀
And the comment before "if I was any wider...."
@@08_crown_vic or me
Now the advantages of be small and nimble.... I decay fast
Great video guys! I've been waiting for you all to do an AT4 video and highlight the limited slip differential. I'm super glad now that it comes in the 22 Tahoe as well. There hasn't been much, or trustworthy coverage out there, it's nice to see it on a trail. We know from a channel that we trust. Trust. This was super helpful, only thing missing is if it was the diesel in that, which I know they don't make in the AT4 yet. Keep up the good work guys
Love my GMC Yukon, it gone everywhere it's been pointed!
$80k? That with the $30k dealer markup?
It's really criminal with what they're doing.
lol, 80K is MSRP and then 30K mark ups… and it doesn’t even have adaptive cruise control
I’m wondering who can afford this? And then want to take this off-road.
"Don't we all". You almost made me spit out my lunch! You're hilarious, Nathan! :)
Those control arms are way too low. Not surprised it's scraping.
This is the perfect vehicle for my family of 5 that lives on a rough dirt road in Michigan, and goes back country camping. Unfortunately, my budget disagrees.
Find an older 3/4 ton Suburban or Yukon with the 6.0l gasser as long as the oil's been changed and the transmission has been serviced they'll run 300-400k miles pretty easy and then you just rebuild / replace whatever and keep going. A lot cheaper than 80 grand. I mean you won't have the fancy tech and air ride or lockers but hey with a little bit of money you can outfit older vehicles with that stuff.
I'm glad as of late, reviewers are testing the big GM full size SUV's that display how capable these machines have become. Brilliant!!!!!
Great video! The new Yukon AT4 is a great base to build off of for off roading. We have sold everyone as soon as we finish building them out. I’m really glad to see the new 2022 AT4 available with the 6.2L.. I felt the 5.3 ran decent but with nearly 100 more hp is going to be great. Thank you for sharing this video👍.
3:55 That Yukon is surprisingly well balanced. I have a 4runner and it's almost always the front 2 wheels that stay on the ground while one of the back wheels is in the air.
And in three years your touch screen will stop working just like my 2017 GMC Sierra. You really have to love all the computers and electronic features on these new vehicles.
Pos chevy trash :) dummys
The worst part about this truck is you won't be able to find one on a lot.
Muh chipz
Towards the end of the video when you were going downhill it looks like the AT4 was in a lower suspension height than the highest setting. Hard to tell from the video but it looks to be either normal ride height or even the entry setting at the lowest option. Good video guys, I love my z71 Tahoe with the air ride.
I noticed that too
Honestly. I would go for this for the comfort and light duty offroad, the looks are great in this new body style. I find the bumpers work best in the new body and overall design. And the 6.2 is great!!!
I think that GMC hit the nail on the head with this truck. It will look real good in my parking spot.
AT4 Yukon good towing, great storage, decent offroad, good interior, decent exterior design, good road trip SUV.
Owner #2 will enjoy all the offroad and towing tech.
I picked my 2022 AT4 Yukon XL up this past Friday after trading my 2019 Ram 1500 Limited. Great vehicle so far. My gripes are: 1. Turning the auto high-beams on is a PITA if not impossible. 2. It does not have adaptive cruise control (but has all the functions of ACC, however it is disabled.) 3. There is no handle on the driver side pillar to make getting into the vehicle easier, but there is one on the passenger side. 4. not enough storage compartments. Cant wait to get this up thing up into the mountains.
I have a Ford but this may apply to all vehicles, When my lights are on auto, the auto high beams will be automatically applied at night. I have my lights on at all times for safety. When I put the lights to on instead of on auto, I have to apply the high beams manually. Also when in auto light mode I can turn my high beams on manually but pushing forward on the stalk or can turn it(auto high beams) off completely by pushing the stalk 2 times. So pretty much the GM procedure may be the same way. Hopefully this helps
I agree about the adaptive cruise control. For how much this thing costs it should have that feature
Here’s how the auto high beams work on my Buick. I’m thinking it’s the same in your Yukon because parts bin GM:
There’s a auto high beam button on the turn signal stalk about halfway down. Once you push that button, the auto high beams are always enabled even after you park the car and restart. In the cluster the headlight symbol should have an “A” in it whenever the headlights are on. This means the auto high beams are enabled.
If for some reason you want to manually control the high beams, flick the stalk forward and they’ll come on. The stalk bounces back to the normal position and doesn’t stick forward like a normal car (similar to when you pull it forward to flash). If you want to turn them off flick it forward again or pull towards you.
Hopefully this helps. The Buick auto high beams work better than the ones in my Nissan so I always just let the car do it’s thing.
@@wesshepard It’s a crying shame because GM has one of the best radar cruise control systems on the market but they restrict it to the top trim levels.
They also nerf their lane centering on everything other than a Cadillac. My Buick will negotiate curves then all of a sudden go “Wait! I’m not a Caddy!” and steer out of it’s lane. Lane centering isn’t necessary to me because it tracks so straight but I’m thankful for acc. Could never go back.
Have fun rebuilding it every 20k miles cause the afm dummy. That fact that people buy these trucks still astounds ne
I'm honestly amazed by this vehicle point blank gentlemen thank you for another great video once again too. Thank You and have a Blessed day everyone.
Wow, that's was interesting!
Thanks TFL!
I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for your hard work!
I love the appearance of the GM full sizes plus the 6.2 v8 is so powerful.
"Do you want a Hummer?", a missed opportunity for sarcasm. Great job, surprising outcome in 2wd.
Great review, it's incredible to see what the Yukon can do!
Showing LOVE for the channel thank you and have a Blessed day everyone
I was impressed with the 2WD segment
Was looking at this rig when first came out first off road video I see by u guys the rig is amazing never thought to off-roading with a stock Yukon this is great rig.
Keep up the great work. I love how you first did tests in 2WD.
We took a newer Chevy Truck out and about and man I was impressed with it in the stock form. They do great!.
Well done with the traction control in that axle. Nice to have it from the factory rather than have to modify an already expensive truck.
Great vid! Love the looks and the capability of that GMC. I am a long-time Jeep owner, but I have to admit I have been liking what GMC has been doing in recent years.
The GMC AT4 trucks and SUVs are very good looking.
Agreed. GMC design has found its groove.
I think for the most part, while this vehicle can do some rocks as you did, it was mainly designed more for like mud and light everyday off-roading that you will run into while hunting, working a farm etc, than rock crawling.
I mean really it's for going camping, to the lake, snow, going to the ski resort, maybe driving on a beach although it's heavy so not advised for that lol. I mean it's a traditional SUV meaning Sport Utility Vehicle, so it's a vehicle with utility designed to get you to the area to do sports. No one's really taking this to go hunting or working a ranch I mean you could technically but like they said at 80k dollars that's a little insane when a truck is about half of that.
You don’t get this if you want to go rock crawling, you get this if you want something to go camping with, get into the backwoods, or overlanding…and flattish overlanding not Moab overlanding
@@dedalliance1 I see quite a few people take these hunting. And you wouldn't necessarily use it on a ranch or farm for working but the owner or Foreman may take them out to observe work being done or just to ride around the property.
I would love to see a full size SUV series with the Tahoe, Expedition, Armada, Sequoia and maybe the Durango. Going through Moab or maybe some of your local trails.
OMG my sphincter climb up inside me ! I though I only say that! love these guys!
Nice job Nathan! That is an very good SUV on road and off road.
I've got an old copy of the Charles Wells 4WD guide book to moab trails, and one of the pictures is a tahoe (or maybe suburban) that was strying to get into lockhart basin and was completely hungup on the frame. The caption for the picture was basically "no do this" Not too much has changed - full size SUV's make for terrible off-roaders. I will say that Im very impressed with that rear diff though.
Great video as always
I have checked out the AT4 rear end of a few soccer moms driving by and was really skeptical of the performance, I have to say you guys helped with the doubt. The squeezing through the timber was spectacular and going down slowly was super impressive. Hitting bottom can be a little painful but in the end, the performance was very nice. I can see both Andre and Nathan we also quite satisfied.
As a owner of an 05 yukon 4x4 it is surprisingly capable for non-rock crawling goodness.
That is impressive. Thank you for this video. Fantastic
you two are very funny and entertaining to watch while also being very informative. thank you
Awesome power with 2W ,no need to switch it to 4LO loved it ,best wheel articulation and munuverability
Love the University of Okoboji hat!
Awesome videos guys!
This would be the swiss army knife of large SUVs if they shoehorned the Duramax into it.
I believe you can option it with the Duramax engine...the 3.0 straight 6 duramax engine.
@@damilolaakanni Any version but the AT4, due to the front end redesign. It doesn't fit.
Loved the video. Teeth clinched the entire second half of the video other than when Nate made me laugh with his comments. I am thrilled they put the 6.2 in the AT4 and the Z71. However I am annoyed that they make you get the air suspension with the 6.2 engine and I wish they had true locking front and rear diffs. Nobody is going to go extreme off roading over big rocks in these vehicles, but they will take them to the deer camp and the duck lease where better 4wheel drive systems would be appreciated. Cheers guys!
This was a really good video. Great test. And yeah, I hate those transmission buttons too. I wish it was a rotary shifter with paddles.
My 2007 Denali is lifted and on 35s. Does pretty well in the NW on logging roads and getting up to camp sites, but would love a locker up front sometime.
Let's hope the 6.2 comes with AFM disabled. So many lifter issues with these and the 5.3 with AFM. In fact, just remove AFM from the entire lineup so we don't have buy aftermarket AFM disable modification. I would rather take the fuel economy hit than an engine replacement.
Also stop putting 20in wheels for all off road models (AT4). The first thing people replace is the useless 20in wheel and stock tires. People want 17in or 18in wheels with better A/T tires on their off-road oriented rig (16in if anyone still make them and if it will fit over the brake calipers).
Afm is a pos 6.2 has it always will 6.6 doesnt pos chevy
Lol they are amazed that the fancy clutch pack LSD eventually worked, when the G80 mechanical locker on the previous trucks would go to 100% lock immediately under wheelspin. I had a Tahoe Z71 with the G80 and it was phenomenal. If it could clear the approach and breakover angles that truck would do it.
All that really matters off-road is clearance, 4 wheel drive, lockers, and tires. The rest is fluff at best, or cheaper and designed to fail at worst.
I completely agree! I’m looking at a great deal on a used 2022 Ford Expedition Timberline but am worried about it’s low approach, breakover, and departure angles in comparison to others like this one. What do you think? Thanks @maxon1672
@@brannonbenjamin203 I would absolutely pick the Chevy Z71 / GMC AT4 trucks over the Ford Timberline appearance package. You at least get a V8 and nicer styling with the GM vehicles, as well as some functionality. That being said, none of these current generation GM or Ford SUVs are truly designed with off-roading in mind.
If you look at the rear lower control arms on the Expedition, and now on the current gen GM SUVs you can see they hang just inches off the ground. This presents another significant obstacle clearance issue that can't be mitigated with a lift kit or air springs. The solid axle was so much better, and imo had no negative impact on ride.
With the death of the solid axle on the Chevy and GMC, the only good truck based SUV left is the Sequoia. My only gripe with it is that the only engine option is a turbo V6 hybrid... I'll never understand why there isn't even a V8 option with the new 10 speed. Alas, this is the world we live in!
If you're actually going to be off roading with the thing, I would suggest an older Tahoe/Suburban 4x4 from 2003 up till 2020. There is nothing functionally better about the new ones. You can even get a 2003 with comfy leather heated seats, power folding mirrors, Bose stereo, power adjustable pedals, 4 wheel drive, and 18-20 mpg!
As with everything, newer is not necessarily better, and older is not necessarily worse. I hope you find a truck you can enjoy!
transmition button - is perfect, as for me) over all, looks good in all angle) thanks for the review)
Great test...most of these AT-4 would probably never see past a gravel road much less rock climbing.... 10:08 Nathans little dig on Ryan at Driving Sports TV and his 4runner TRD.....
Wow just wow !love very much this yukon 2022 beautiful colour .someday i will drive one .great videos as always .my husband love your videos .keep up coming with the great videos.from canada,québec
Enjoyed this video. Useful info. Thanks for doing it. A few quick questions: I imagine that with that air suspension you can't add another inch or two to the height if you wanted to, is that correct? Do you know, am I correct in my understanding that other than the approach angle and smaller wheel/larger rubber 20" wheels on the AT4, the partial skid plates I guess too, that the mechanics of how it operates, are basically the same on the Yukon Denali?...
I ask because I like both the Denali and AT4, and though I will take whichever off road to get to a fishing or camping spot or some other destination via a dirt road, I really no longer do classic "off roading". I'm actually more concerned about maximizing safe and effective handling in bad winter weather in ski country, since snow storm days are the best skiing days for powder so I need to be able to get anywhere anytime any kind of weather, but still have a very comfortable highway drive year round. I would of course get dedicated snow tires for Thanksgiving to Easter for whichever vehicles I got.
On a side note, I was planning on likely getting all black on whichever vehicle I purchase, maybe adding a chrome delete job on the Denali after the fact, but I have to say, that dark gray on the vehicle in your video is beautiful looking too, so I am now considering that, at least if I go the AT4 route. I'd also love it if I decide on the Yukon Denali, if I could get those same size 275/60R20 wheels from the AT4 on it as an option, maybe at the dealer level if not the factory, I have to look into that. Just a little concerned about the 22" wheels on the Denali Ultimate, especially if off road or on less well maintained roads. In any case, thanks for input on the two questions up top at least.
Greetings from Europe! Amaizing video 🥳🍾
Love these videos so much. I'd be interested to see how a Mercedes GLE compares since we're talking about vehicles that'll really go off-road. Would be fun.
Why is the rear suspension design so low to the ground? You can see daylight between the trailing arms and the top of the frame.
It’s crazy how low they made the arms. Looks like they would grab everything on the trail. It’s gotta be because of the big air bags above them. Doesn’t really matter though, it’s just a big minivan without sliding doors. Nobody is actually taking this off road.
Even the base Tahoes/Suburbans without air suspension are low. Your right prob needed to make a design to fit air suspension. BUT it’s still a poor design and would love @TFL to ask the engineers why they did this. Other vehicles with IRS and air suspension have cleaner designs (i.e Wagoneer, Range Rover)
This is the only reason I don’t own one of these and it is frustrating. I love the look and the overall design, but the way-too-low rear suspension is a glaring design issue (Ford, Jeep, Nissan, etc can all manage to do better than GM with theirs) which will cause problems on even a moderately rutted road and more serious problems (damage) in rocky situations. I haven’t seen any TH-cam channel address this issue. Those arms create lower ground clearance near the tires than regular cars and minivans. You can see what looks like A-arm contact at 14:29 or so in the video.
@@wp31144 yeah, it’s funny when you pull up behind one of these next to an Armada. Couldn’t be a bigger difference in ground clearance. Seems like a huge oversight on the designers. I think they just expect so few, like less than 1% of people who buy this to actually take it off road. Most of the time they are used just like a minivan. Clearly they went for a ride quality over capability.
it looks identical like the Ford expedition
Just bought this model on Monday!! I got the 22 GMC YUKON XL AT4! Just posted it on my channel but it's not as profesional lol
Lolol navigating on top of a cliff all while your kids are in the back yelling to turn back on cocomelon NOW!!! 🤣🤣🤣 No pressure, this investment is so necessary lol
That 2wd start was impressive. To be honest, I'm surprised such a big, stock SUV did so well, especially with such low profile tires. $80 grand just seems excessive for a GM.
I appreciate the University of Okoboji hat. Nice touch!
I own and old 1994 Yukon Gt with all the offroad parts.
I love the look of the Yukon and Tahoe for the most part. I especially love the removal of AFM. But.. I cant get around how huge it is. Its so wide and kind of round when you look at it from the back. I also wish GM would make a comeback with a 2 door model Tahoe with full flip front passenger seat, bench seat in the back, lifted 4inches from factory with Fox or King shocks, and a Diesel engine. Wishing wishing wishing.
I hear you, but that will NEVER happen! No bench seats in upper models by pretty much ANY manufacturer....
These headlights are EXACTLY what shouldve been on the refresh Sierra.
I have a 2001 Yukon XL and that thing handles everything with no problems.
I'm hoping you guys did this same test with the QX80 too! Sure would like to see that comparison (especially with the same tires)!
QX80 has no rear locker, so that could be an issue.... LOVE the ride in the QX80!
It’s still a soccer mom-mobile family hauler at the end of the day. Nobody who off roads a lot is gonna buy this and build it up. Maybe a few overlanders here and there but you won’t see much of these if any on the trails.
Those are about the least aggressive "off road' tire Goodyear makes.
I wish you guys would take the time to do the same like this to the new 2022 Nissan Frontier too.
"I don't want to pull a Ryan on these trees"... savage :))
Im waiting for an Expedition XLT FX4 test/review and eventually a Timberline edition
Very good looking truck.
I had a 2015 GMC Yukon. Loved the vehicle but hated the 5.3 engine trying to tow a trailer through West Virginia and Virginia mountains. Got rid of it shortly after. Would probably still have it if it had the 6.2. Was used to a Suburban with the 7.4.
Looking to purchase one next year. I take it you suggest the 6.2L over the 5.3L and what other tires would you recommend?
Great Stuff, Thanks.
Um what did I hear about rear independent suspension not having articulation?
Unless you're doing some MAJOR rock crawling it's just fine for off roading.
If you could fit 17 inch wheels with proper offroad tires that thing would be pretty unstoppable.
I’m sure they would fit. The spare looks like a 17”.
The rear diff is pretty impressive. It transferred power much faster than the old G80 would. Out of curiosity, it looks like at the end when going down the steps the air suspension was lower than it was earlier, did its height get reset on accident?
I noticed that as well, it looked lower then it was going up .
Not only does it transfer faster but smoother than the G80.
They might have took it back off of 4wd which would lose that inch.
Please do a comparison between the AT4 and the Timberline when available.
@ 6:45 did anyone notice the traction control system braking the right front wheel that was in the air? Unfortunately GM doesn't advertise it much, nor does TFL or most TH-cam truck reviews channel talk about it. But, gm does use brake torque vectoring. This is the same Tech RAM advertises in the front differential of the TRX, also similar to what Toyota does their trucks. It's why Toyota doesn't feel the need to have a front locker.
So while brake torque vectoring isn't as good as a locker. These GM trucks do have some traction aid in the front differential.
That extra inch comment was hilarious
Seems like very little clearance between differential and ground.
Were you guys testing this in the 'Normal' drive mode or the 'Off-road' drive mode? I wasn't able to pick out if you mentioned that. Off-road mode might have helped reduce the excessive wheel spin.
Very nice Truck!😎👍
Stearns real tight and I like the shocks real big shut Bigfoot shocks really handle a beating you don't really feel it you're smooth coming over the Rocky mountains with these really absorbent
WOW it's amazing how far 4×4's have came since my 1st one in the 80's, you really don't need 4×4 with rear locking differentials traction control etc.
Great job Nathan.
It actually performs better than the pickup bc there's more weight in the rear. Helps the rear tires hook and grip
Will they ever raise the rear a arms ? That thing is so low for off roading
Damn all these electronic gizmos are our future,and are very nice...but nothing beats a real shifter going into 4x4 like my ole XJ Cherokee. Even the push buttons in my Silverado for 4x4 are not my taste...to old school I guess!! Nice Yukon and nice review fellas!!
I'd like some more aggressive tires if i was shelling out all of those extra dollars for the off road package. It would definitely lessen wheel spin. I think that this is an area manufacturers are skimping on many times. When you got an off road package 20 years ago, you always got appropriate tires.
When are you guys going to take the Jeep Grand Wagoneer and Wagoneer off-road. I'd love to see a off road battle with Wagoneer against the Yukon at4
Are you finding that the traction is better for low articulation scenarios with independent suspension ? You would think that would be the case.
Great video! But driving a trail in 2wd does nothing but add additional wear to the path due to wheel spin....
You gave it worst test stop/go stop/go every time you stop AI has to start over again and recalibrate. Tough test this is perfect for my wife. I have AT pickup with BFG AL/T tires. Best rated off road tires. Truck goes thru snow up to head lamps. Pulls out stumps plows fields. 😁🇺🇸