Based on appearence alone, do you consider this a luxury SUV?

[Anonymous]

My sister-in-law just got this SUV. It is called a GMC Yukon Denali. I was shocked when they told me they paid just over $80,000 for it. I know little about cars but it looks like a Tahoe to me. It was comfortable but that seems super expensive for a truck I personally would never assume costs that much and lacks luxury cachet.

[Anonymous]

They got a really good deal if they only paid 80k for it. Denalis are 70k before you even start to add options let alone delivery/dealer markups

[Anonymous]

Aesthetically, its not my personal taste, but I do think in spite the fact that its not a luxury brand, the car carries some cache. I see a lot of them in wealthy neighborhoods. A nice alternative to a minivan if you are carting around a lot of kids and kid stuff.

If I had a third kid and a bigger budget, I'd consider it even if its not a particularly nice looking car.

[Anonymous]

You sound out of touch. $80k isn’t a luxury SUV price point anymore. A Tahoe with leather seats is gonna be $75+

[Anonymous]

Cars (in this case, SUVs), are more expensive than they used to be.

But yeah, $80k sounds right to buy new. Denali is the “high end” package. The base Yukon is about $55k new.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You sound out of touch. $80k isn’t a luxury SUV price point anymore. A Tahoe with leather seats is gonna be $75+

An X5 with leather starts at 62k, and X7 starts at 78k. A Tahoe is a luxury SUV aimed at buyers who prefer to purchase from American manufactures and they are priced similarly to other luxury SUVs.

[Anonymous]

Trucks are expensive. But not all expensive things are luxury items. SIL SUV looks expensive but not luxurious

[Anonymous]

That's as big as a minivan. A clanky minivan with a big SUV aesthetic. On looks alone, it does not look luxury. Too clanky.

[Anonymous]

I happen to know those are expensive, so I'd look at the name and wouldn't be surprised at the price.

But when I think luxury I generally think nice-looking and this looks ugly AF to me. There is no accounting for taste, of course, so maybe I'm the weirdo.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it's a luxury SUV. GMC vehicles don't come cheap, especially the fully loaded Denali's. If I was a multi-millionaire, and money was no object, this type of SUV would be the type of vehicle that I would buy. I like to sit high up and see the road ahead of me. No low down Ferrari's or Lamborghini's for me.

[Anonymous]

'I don't consider that a luxury SUV.

[Anonymous]

“I know little about cars” is an understatement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aesthetically, its not my personal taste, but I do think in spite the fact that its not a luxury brand, the car carries some cache. I see a lot of them in wealthy neighborhoods. A nice alternative to a minivan if you are carting around a lot of kids and kid stuff.

If I had a third kid and a bigger budget, I'd consider it even if its not a particularly nice looking car.

I could see this SUV in white color and in Fla neighborhoods. That front grille is a bit much, of course some might like that look.

[Anonymous]

This looks utilitarian and unnecessarily gas-guzzling to me; I'm not impressed at all and do not get a "luxury" vibe.

[Anonymous]

I cannot relate to some people's valuation of cars. These are all so ugly. The bigger, the uglier.

I just spent that much on my child's instrument, so I'm not poor. But a car would have to be much more streamlined and elegant for me to pay such a sum.