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Comparison Essay: GMC Sierra Double Cab

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America’s love affair with pickup trucks is a strong one. During the last recession it looked as if the segment might not recover from its beat down as sales fell to less than half their historic highs. But don’t tell that to the millions of Americans who cannot imagine life without their Fords, Rams, Chevrolets and GMCs as well as their Nissans and their Toyotas. Pickup trucks are the most versatile vehicles on the market, doing triple duty as a family carrier, a truck hauler and as a trailering maven. There are no other vehicles on the market as versatile and when some models are also outfitted with advanced technologies and high-end cabins, there is yet another reason for people to consider one. GMC Sierra Double Cab GM has been shipping a variety of GMC and Chevrolet pickup trucks to me, especially in the past year. I’ve driven the …show more content…

Perhaps the most fascinating matter about the Sierra is that it was dressed entirely in black — including the bumpers, the side mirror cladding, the door handles and the wheels. A sporty look no doubt and quite unusual for a GMC. The upgrades were apparent too, what took the base $30,695 sticker price and added $5,425 worth of options. Those options included replacing the base 4.3-liter V-6 engine with the small-block 5.3-liter V-8 engine ($1,095). Both engines come paired with a six-speed automatic transmission. You have to choose the 6.2-liter V-8 to get the eight-speed automatic. A spray-on bed liner added $475, but it was the Elevation edition ($3,855) that added the special goodies. Such goodies included 20-inch, black painted wheels, halogen projector headlamps, front fog lamps, power heated side mirrors, and all the black cladding spoken about earlier. That blackness extended to the grille and with the LED lights on, they provided a distinctive

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