GMC Sierra 3500 HD

Are you someone that does a lot of towing and hauling? Do you need a truck that can perform beyond average? You may be looking for a heavy-duty truck option. GMC has a great heavy-duty truck option in the GMC Sierra 3500 HD. This truck can offer you an incredible performance with amazing towing and hauling capabilities. You also have a ton of trailering features and technologies to make you more successful and effective. This truck also has a great interior and some amazing technology. Take a look at everything this truck has to offer you below in the model review. Reach out to us at Tim’s Truck Capital with any questions you may have.

Performance and Engine Options

Heavy-duty trucks mean business when it comes to towing and hauling. The GMC Sierra 3500 HD is for someone that does a lot of towing and hauling, whether it is for work or for leisure. This vehicle definitely has some great capabilities in terms of engine options, performance features, and more. Check it out below.

• 6.6-liter V8 gasoline engine – Your base engine option in the GMC Sierra 3500 is a gasoline engine. This 6.6-liter V8 engine gives you about 401-horsepower and 464 pound-feet of torque. This engine is commonly paired with a six-speed automatic transmission.
• 6.6-liter turbodiesel V8 engine – Your available engine option is a 6.6-liter turbodiesel V8 engine. This engine gives you 445-horsepower and 910 pound-feet of torque. This engine is paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission.

As you can imagine, this heavy-duty truck offers you quite the towing capacity. You can tow up to 36,00 pounds when your GMC Sierra 3500 HD is properly equipped. This towing capacity is found with the 6.6-liter turbodiesel engine, the max trailering package, and a gooseneck hitch. You can also get a max payload capacity of around 6,600 pounds, but that is with the gasoline engine, crew cab, and long box.

This truck also offers you plenty of great features related to helping you have the performance you need for towing, hauling, and more. For example, you have up to 15 available camera views in your truck to give you a great view of your trailer and your truck’s surroundings when you are towing and hauling; there is also a mobile app with trailering features. You also have an available auto electric parking brake that automatically applies your electric parking brake and helps you avoid unintentionally rolling with your heavy loads. There is also available digital variable steering assist, which helps to make your steering efforts easier when maneuvering your loads at low speed or with uneven roads.

You also have an available traction select system that has a tow/haul mode and an off-road mode; this helps you optimize your performance for exactly what you need. With the GMC Sierra HD, you can also find an off-road package that gives you an off-road suspension, underbody skid plates, off-road shocks, and a locking rear differential.

Exterior

The exterior of the GMC Sierra 3500 HD looks rugged, tough, and durable. It has a powerful look for you, but it also has some great exterior features. This vehicle has LED lighting to help you see and be seen. There are also trailering mirrors that extend and retract to give you the right view of what you are towing. The trailering mirrors can include LED turn signal indicators, heating capabilities, and an auto-dimming feature. The exterior of this vehicle can also be found with front recovery hooks, and 20-inch aluminum wheels.

When it comes to your high-strength steel cargo bed, you have a few different sizes with your GMC Sierra 3500. There is a standard bed that gives you 69.5 cubic feet of cargo volume or a long bed that gives you 83.5 cubic feet of cargo volume. Your bed can have up to 12 cargo tie-downs and LED lighting inside your cargo bed. You also have features like a side bed step or a cornerstep rear bumper to give you easier access to that cargo box. There is also a six-function MultiPro tailgate that gives you six different configurations for loading, unloading, stopping cargo, and more.

Interior

When it comes to your interior space, you have three different cab options. This vehicle comes standard with a Regular Cab that has one row of seating for up to three people. There is also a Double Cab and Crew Cab; both of these options have seating for five people, but the Crew Cab offers you more overall passenger head room and leg room. The Crew Cab model offers you the most interior space with 43 inches of front head room and 44.5 inches of leg room.

Your GMC Sierra 3500 HD interior can offer you some great comfort features like a heated steering wheel, heated seats, ventilated seats, leather seats, dual-zone automatic climate control, a 10-way power-adjustable driver’s seat with power lumbar, and keyless open and start.

This vehicle also has some innovative cargo space like a rear seatback storage space for stowing some of your smaller items, as well as a rear-folding split bench with under seat storage. You also have your center console, an upper glove box, and a lockable lower glove box in this truck.

Technology Features

Next, let’s look at the technology that can be found in this heavy-duty truck. Just because this is a hard-working vehicle, doesn’t mean it isn’t a tech-savvy one.

• Infotainment system – This vehicle can be found with an 8-inch premium infotainment system that allows you easy access to entertainment, essential information, and more.
• Wireless device charging – You can also get the peace of mind of a fully charged phone with an available wireless device charging pad in your Sierra 3500 HD.
• Wi-Fi hotspot – Get internet access on the go with the available Wi-Fi hotspot in your Sierra 3500. This makes your vehicle even more capable of doing work and more on the go.
• Premium audio system – Love listening to music, audiobooks, and podcasts while driving? The premium Bose audio system will help you enjoy that even more.
• Apple CarPlay and Android Auto – With features like Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, you have the ability to make calls hands-free, listen to music, get maps from your phone, and so much more.
• Amazon Alexa – You also have available built-in Amazon Alexa. This allows you to get hands-free access to weather, news, directions, and so much more.
• Head-up display – This truck also has an available 15-inch head-up display that projects important vehicle information directly on the windshield in your line of sight. It gives you information like speed, navigation, cruise control, and other essential information.
• Rearview camera – You also have a rearview camera with up to 15 different camera views to help you keep eyes on your trailer and your surroundings. This camera has views like transparent trailer, hitch view, front top-down view, rear side view, surround view, and more.
• myGMC Mobile App – As mentioned above, there is a mobile app that has plenty of trailering features to help your performance. This app has features like a pre-departure checklist, trailer load calculator, trailering health, and more.

Those technology features help you stay entertained, and they can help you get the job done well.

Safety

This truck is built with solid construction to give you a durable and safe vehicle. However, it also has some active safety technologies to help prevent or lessen the impact of collisions. These smart features can help you stay safer on the road.

When it comes to safety technology, this vehicle offers you features like lane departure warning, front and rear park assist, rear cross traffic alert, automatic emergency braking, lane change alert, a safety alert seat, IntelliBeam headlights, and Teen Driver technology. Learn more about these features below.

• Teen Driver – This feature helps to keep your young driver’s in mind by automatically applying certain safety features and allowing parents to set certain speed and geographic restrictions.
• IntelliBeam headlights – IntelliBeam will provide you with automatic high-beam headlights that turn on or off depending on your surroundings.
• Lane departure warning – This feature will alert you if you are unintentionally drifting out of your lane, so that you can make some steering corrections to stay in your lane.
• Safety alert seat – This safety feature will have driver seat vibration pulses on either the left or right side of your seat to identify a potential crash so that the driver can take action to try to avoid a crash.
• Front and rear park assist – This feature alerts you of other vehicles or objects in your path. It can help to make it easier to safely park when it can be hard to see your surroundings.

As you can see, there are safety technologies to look out for you and your passengers as you are driving. This can help you stay safer on the road.

Overall, there is a lot to love about the GMC Sierra 3500 HD. This truck has a performance that can truly help you get the job done. If you have questions about this truck of the different trim options, you can reach out to us at Tim’s Truck Capital.

Pre-Owned GMC Sierra 3500HD