{"id":36708,"date":"2026-09-22T12:02:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=36708"},"modified":"2026-09-22T12:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:02:22","slug":"truck-wars-fifth-gen-gmc-sierra-gains-tech-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/truck-wars-fifth-gen-gmc-sierra-gains-tech-power","title":{"rendered":"Truck wars: Fifth-gen GMC Sierra gains tech, power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/09\/22\/PDTN\/91884193007-gmc-sierra-2027-at-4-xwide.jpg?width=660&amp;height=372&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"2027 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X\" width=\"530\" height=\"299\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_pg_img_cap\"><em>2027 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X<\/em><\/div>\n<p><em>Henry Payne, The Detroit News<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Riding record sales through July, Sierra will simplify its 2027 trims to six with all models getting a revised fascia with mid-mounted headlights. The new look freed designers to craft a more expressive, C-clamp-shaped daytime running light. The light signature forms a question mark when the headlight is illuminated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">For 2027, Sierra introduces two segment-exclusive features to Detroit\u2019s truck wars:<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">1) The articulated screen flips up with the push of a button, revealing a hidden compartment behind for storing valuables.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">2) Hands-free Super Cruise while towing on divided highways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">All AT4s and Denalis come standard with the MultiPro tailgate that GMC innovated on the last-gen truck. The 2027 Sierras upgrade the MultiPro tailgate with a ruler and cup holder.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"gnt_atomsnc\" class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_anc\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadAnc\" aria-label=\"Newsletter signup form\">\n<div class=\"label\" hidden=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"message\">\n<div class=\"title\">Get the <span class=\"highlight\">Autos Insider<\/span> newsletter in your inbox.<\/div>\n<p class=\"description\">Bumper to bumper reports on carmaking in Michigan and around the world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"frequency\">Delivery: Daily<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"input-container populated\"><input autocomplete=\"off\" name=\"email\" required=\"\" type=\"email\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"clickable\"><\/div>\n<p><label>Your Email<\/label><\/div>\n<div id=\"bar\">\n<div class=\"highlight\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"progress-primary\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"progress-secondary\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Boasting a new, so-called \u201cmotor cradle\u201d grille, the AT4 arrives standard with 34-inch all-terrain tires while the AT4X gains 35-inch all-terrains, a two-inch lift, three underbody skid plates for more serious dirt-kicking, segment-exclusive underbody cameras, and a new BAJA drive mode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Also standard on AT4\/AT4X are electronic-locking differentials front and rear and Multimatic dampers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/business\/autos\/general-motors\/2026\/09\/22\/gmc-pulls-the-sheets-off-fifth-gen-sierra-whats-new\/91884220007\/\">Read full article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2027 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X Henry Payne, The Detroit News Riding record sales through July, Sierra will simplify its 2027 trims to six with all models getting a revised fascia with mid-mounted headlights. The new look freed designers to craft a more expressive, C-clamp-shaped daytime running light. The light signature forms a question mark when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,87],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36708"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36708"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36709,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36708\/revisions\/36709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}