TrueAt1stLight
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The whole process only took 2.5 months and here’s how it looks! That’s my 22 Denali short wheelbase on the right, which I traded in, and my XL AT4 on the left.A few immediate things that stand out:
-WOW, does the XL ever ride truly sublime (this one has magnetic ride and adaptive air suspension just like my Denali did). What’s interesting is there’s no more terrible cowl shake/front end jitters that I constantly experienced with my Denali. I’m not sure if that’s just because it’s an XL or if they stiffened up the engine bay/front frame area on the 24’.
-GM hasn’t figured out how to paint an $85k SUV to save their lives, even two years later. My Denali had bad paint imperfections and this AT4 XL is no different. There’s a few large black specks under the clear coat on the hood. Ugh: straight to the body shop it’s going.
Some little differences I’ve noticed:
-The turn signal sound is different from 22 to 24
-The infotainment seems like it’s faster and less “laggy” in the 24
-I could swear they subtly redesigned the turn signal stalk
-The transmission seems to shift more crisp in the 24 vs my 22. Perhaps that’s an adaptive learning thing and time will tell.
-Oh, that glorious XL space! Even the under cargo area storage is huge compared to the short wheelbase.
-Programming the home link was lightening fast on the 24 vs what I recall was an ordeal on my 22
-No more owners manual! Instead you get a tiny book titled “Essential Operating and Safety information” with a QR code on the back to download the manual.
My buying experience was great and I was able to find a Twin Cities dealer to accept employee family plan discounting. That, coupled with about as good of financing as I could get these days, and tremendous positive equity I had in my Denali resulted in me hardly even increasing the original loan balance left on the 22.
More to follow: check back often!
-Front tint just like my 22 as seen in the photo for comparison
-Full clear bra, door edges, mirrors and a strip across the back bumper where my GSP likes to claw jumping up into the rear cargo area.
-My black winter rim and tire setup has been swapped over to the 24 but once spring rolls around, I think I’m going to ditch the factory GY Wranglers for some BFG AT KO2’s in 285/60/20 which is bigger in both width and height. I may downsize to some 18 inch rims and meaty sidewall tires but not 100% sure there yet.
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