2025 GMC Sierra 2500HD MSRP, Redesign, Release Date
2025 GMC Sierra 2500HD MSRP, Redesign, Release Date – Believe it or not, there are real-world owners who use pickup trucks for more than hauling air or schlepping the kids to soccer. That’s why we chose to spend a week with the 2021 GMC Sierra 2500HD Elevation towing trailers and carrying payload. After all, reporting on its ability to pop out to the shops for a socially distant jug of milk doesn’t truly put the capabilities of a machine like this to the test.
The Sierra 2500HD soldiers on with few changes to its styling or interior, save for a remixing of options packages and the addition of a few new paint choices. The latter shows up in the form of this eye-popping shade of red – a pretty hue that should rank high on the selection list for anyone shopping a Sierra 2500HD in this mid-grade trim.
2025 GMC Sierra 2500HD Redesign and Update Plan
Exterior and Interior
General Motors (GM) did an excellent job of upping the cargo versatility ante in this most recent iteration of the Sierra 2500HD and its twin Chevrolet Silverado. Pushing out the walls of its cargo box has created a notably wider space compared to boxes of the same length bolted to the backs of other half-ton trucks.
This is good news for those of us hauling the likes of loose gravel or dirt, since it can spread out more easily and improve rearward sightlines by reducing the height of the pile. It also proved its worth when that extra width afforded the ability to easily store loading ramps next to a John Deere ride-on mower that usually hogs all the bed space.
Similar touches pop up inside, with storage cubbies built into the rear seatbacks and underneath the front bench seat’s centre cushion. This year the mid-tier Elevation trim now comes with the brand’s multi-function tailgate – an easy-to-use piece of metal origami that truly does help when transporting long items. While it can be folded into a step to assist with climbing into the bed, GM still has the most practical solution for this task in the form of simple steps moulded into the rear bumper corners.
2025 GMC Sierra 2500HD Specs
There’s little technically missing from the Elevation interior – infotainment is present on a decent-sized screen, heated seats are on tap, and a remote start is standard – but its design lags the competition, and irritating material cheapness appears. The driver’s side mirror on our tester vibrated like a paint shaker at any speed over 100km/h, a trait shared with the 2018 Sierra 2500HD your author leased for two years, and the amount of rough plastic edges on this truck’s interior door handles was especially disappointing.
Height-adjustable seat belts vanished during the last redesign, and wireless charging is nowhere to be found at this price point. However, these are creature comforts not welcomed by all stripes of truck owners, and there’s a decent argument to be made that such frivolities won’t be missed. The optional trailer brake controller is a must-have, and the amount of information presented to the driver in the instrument cluster is very helpful for those keeping an eye on vital statistics while towing heavy loads.
Engine and Performance
Give yourself a gold point if the displacement and output look familiar to you. This mill, which has been around for a very long time in several forms, is currently mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission, which shifts more smoothly than the previous six-speed ever could.
However, the engine is down on output compared to V8-powered trucks from Ford and Ram, and it’s notable when accelerating with a trailer or payload – though to its credit, the engine did everything of which it was asked without complaint. Owners will simply have to plan a bit further ahead than their buddies in competing trucks when merging onto a busy highway, for example.
With 3,175 kg (7,000 lb) in tow, or 363 kg (800 lb) of payload in the bed, the V8 may have felt ponderous but never strained; think of it as a weightlifter who slowly raises the barbell overhead instead of whisking them skyward. 2025 GMC Sierra 2500HD MSRP
2025 GMC Sierra 2500HD Fuel Economy
Most of our week with the Sierra 2500HD was spent either towing or hauling significant loads, which provided real-world returns of 15.0 L/100 km calculated at the pump after 680 km of driving. Not bad, but it could be better.
Thanks to supply chain challenges blamed on the global pandemic and a shortage of microchips, GM is building some of its V8-equipped trucks without its cylinder deactivation system. This means the engine always runs on eight cylinders, instead of shutting some down when full power isn’t required.
As such, the official ratings from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) for city and highway driving for our tester are now 17.4 and 11.7 L/100 km, respectively, compared to 15.2 and 11.1 with the deactivation tech. That means an estimated increase of $375 in annual fuel costs. GM’s answer? Provide a $50 rebate on the truck’s window sticker. 2025 GMC Sierra 2500HD MSRP
2025 GMC Sierra 2500HD Safety Features
The GMC Sierra 2500HD receives mostly top marks in crashworthiness, including for roof strength and seat safety. The score on the passenger-side small overlap test is mid-grade. Its headlights are noted by official crash testers as LED reflectors whose low beams provide fair visibility patterns but can create some glare in certain conditions. 2025 GMC Sierra 2500HD MSRP
2025 GMC Sierra 2500HD Price and Release Date
Trucks are always going to be big-ticket (and big-profit) items, and this machine is no exception. Despite occupying one of the lower rungs on the Sierra 2500HD ladder, this lightly optioned Elevation model stickers at a shade more than $60,000. While this is par for the course in this segment, and will likely be tempered with rebates and offers in due course, it remains a very large sum for a rig whose cabin can’t match those of its crosstown rivals. 2025 GMC Sierra 2500HD MSRP
