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If you’re in the market for a three-row SUV, you’ve likely come across the 2020 GMC Yukon and the 2020 Ford Explorer in your research. They both seem like promising options, and you’ve probably seen dozens of each model driving around Crestview. But which of these larger SUVs should you choose? Let’s find out with this comparison.
When you’re driving a car this big, you’ll want a hefty engine to give you plenty of get-up-and go, and the 2020 GMC Yukon does just that. “Sluggish” is not in this car’s vocabulary. With a 355-horsepower 383-pound-feet 5.3-liter V8 engine, there’s no shortage of power in the Yukon. When properly equipped, it can tow up to 8,300 pounds. The Explorer, on the other hand, has a 2.3-liter I4 engine that only manages 300 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque, while only being able to tow up to 5,600 pounds.
Moving inside, you’ll notice a few differences right off the bat. While the Yukon presents a refined, luxurious cabin with plenty of soft-touch surfaces, the Explorer uses lesser materials throughout, leading to a cabin that is far less refined than what’s found in the Yukon. The Yukon also offers eight seats while the Explorer offers only seven. Further, the GMC Yukon is more spacious, giving everyone plenty of room to stretch out. There is more front head room, front leg room, front shoulder room, front hip room, and second shoulder and hip room than in the Explorer.
You’ll also find that the cargo space is bigger in the Yukon than the Explorer. The 2020 Yukon offers 15.3 cubic-feet behind the third row, 51.7 cubic-feet behind the second row, and a whopping 94.7 cubic-feet behind the first row. In comparison, the Explorer has 18.2 cubic-feet behind the third row, 47.9 cubic-feet behind the second row, and only 87.8 cubic-feet behind the first row.
Both the GMC Yukon and the Ford Explorer offer a variety of driver assistance features to help you feel more secure on the road. The Yukon offers daytime running lights, adjustable pedals, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assist, automatic emergency braking, and a Teen Driver function. The Explorer offers automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assist, daytime running lights, blind-spot monitoring with cross-traffic alert. The Teen Driver function allows you to customize which features are available to your student driver when they’re behind the wheel of the Yukon, including limiting infotainment features, stereo volume, and automatically activating certain safety features.
The 2020 GMC Yukon has so much to offer, besting opponents at every turn. If you’re ready to see how the Yukon can make driving around Crestview even better, browse our inventory online at Crestview Buick GMC today. Yukon models don’t stay on the lot for long, so when you’ve found one you like, be sure to contact us and let us know.