2024 GMC Sierra EV

2024 GMC Sierra EV - Design Review

Overall Grade = C+
AVERAGE​

Front End: C-
    Good: The hood has got character
    Bad: Oversized bland grille
Rear End: C
    Good: Smoked lights
    Bad: Cheap plastic handle
Side: B
    Good: Clean, powerful, lines
    Bad: Cheap plastic accents
Overall Appeal: B-
    Good: Powerful layout
    Bad: Not enough luxury for a Denali                name​

​Score: 59.15%
Grade: C+
Rating: AVERAGE
AutoLooks Rating: 5.9 out of 10

Front End: 49.09%
Rear End: 53.45%
Side: 68.82%
Overall Appeal: 65.22%

AutoLooks Buy List: WATCH
Recommended Tuner: YES
Trent Setter: NO
Future Classic: POSSIBLE
Stock Value: SAME

       First it was Hummer, then it was Chevrolet.  I guess it is true what they say, as GM did save the best for last.  Too bad, the best was their first attempt, as it seems their last was not what we would expect from the GMC brand.

      GMC has always been the one to go to for luxury, within the truck world.  Too bad for the Sierra EV, as it seems someone at the design table was fast asleep.  It seems that they used all of their luxury on the Hummer and left the Sierra to premium ranks.  Guess it was true that the Hummer nameplate may not be truly back.
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      From front to rear, the new Sierra EV displays what we have come to expect from the brand.  Good hard lines and a powerful image have been kept alive through their transition into the EV world.  But that is where the truth ends, as the Sierra EV and its Denali nameplate have been robbed of their premium and luxury titles.  Sure, they can maintain the identity of being a premium truck compared to the Silverado, but where is are the acres of chrome which usually adorn this nameplate?

      In keeping with their image, GMC has done a great job at utilizing key aspects from there main line.  Oversized lights, running boards and tire and wheel combo, have made a home on this great truck.  But without any chrome accents or an in your face style grille, this Sierra is just another EV truck.

       Utilizing the same platform as the Hummer and Silverado EV, the Sierra in no way tries to hide this.  With a similar profile as both, this product only adds on a new front and rear clip, which help differentiate from its siblings.  Too bad, as we have come to expect some form a differentiation between Chevrolet and GMC.  Guess, the mid-cycle refresh will have to be the win for this head of the game, as the consumer market may become confused between the difference of the Sierra and Silverado.  

      AutoLooks loves to see companies moving into a world of different powertrains.  But let's try to make them look different than your other products.  What do you think this is GM.  The 80's.

Everett J.
#autolooks

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