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Old 28-04-2024, 10:52 AM   #32
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Default Re: GMC Yukon for Australia

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Originally Posted by Sprintey View Post
It begins. The success of the US pick up conversions here has led to their wagon body cousins getting the same treatment. Ready for some moar Americana on our roads?

https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-new...stralian-roads

We already have the smaller size Grand Cherokee imported in RHD by Jeep, but the Yukon is that size bigger. It's based on the same GMT T1XX platform as the Silverado.

I know some of you hanker for those old Suburbans...

What could this lead to? Imagine Ford imports the Explorer to compete with the Grand Cherokee (would be very interested in this!) and then similarly brings the Expedition to convert alongside the F150... imagine!

Those inner city Melbourne councils will be going ape at this news.
On topic,
The Yukon is an extension of the already in place Silverado RHD engineering and conversion program.
With relatively low numbers governed by customer demand, it’s pretty much a cottage industry.

I don’t know how much volume this will add to Walkinshaw but most likely feeling the presence
of F150 in the market and looking to a large SUV as a way of offering something different to the
competition, Toyota may have opened the door with the Luke warm response to the new Landcruiser
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