GMC Sierra's Carbon Fiber Bed Comes With High Price Tag, Many Features
GMC finally announced pricing for the CarbonPro Editions of its and AT4 — and adding the newfangled carbon-fiber bed will cost buyers. A lot. CarbonPro Edition AT4s will cost $66,635 and Denalis a cool $70,020 including destination fees. For reference, the starts at $52,295 and the Denali at $56,195. What could possibly make a pickup truck bed — even one made with carbon fiber — cost so much?
Well, for starters, you’re not just getting the bed. The CarbonPro bed is not a stand-alone option — not yet, anyway — and instead comes as part of the CarbonPro Edition option package. For 2019 models, which will have limited availability starting this summer, that means a loaded version of each truck powered by the 420-horsepower, 6.2-liter V-8 and 10-speed automatic transmission. The more widely available 2020 models can be powered by either the 6.2-liter or the .
Additional features abound in both models. Beyond the 6.2-liter and CarbonPro bed, in the Sierra 1500 AT4 buyers will get:
- CarbonPro unique badging
- MultiPro audio system by Kicker, a Bluetooth-enabled speaker built into the MultiPro tailgate
- A head-up display
- An 8-inch driver information center
- Mirror caps
- HD surround vision cameras
- Rear camera mirror
- Forward collision alert
- Lane-keeping assist/lane departure warning
- Forward automatic braking
- Front pedestrian braking
- Automatic high-beam headlights
- Following distance indicator
- Moonroof
- Power side steps
- Trailer tire pressure monitor system
- Bose audio
- Navigation
- Front and rear park assist
- Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac tires
- Black assist steps
- Cat-back performance exhaust
- Universal home remote
The list is similar, but shorter, in the more feature-laden Sierra 1500 Denali:
- CarbonPro unique badging
- MultiPro audio system by Kicker
- A head-up display
- HD surround vision cameras
- Rear camera mirror
- Forward collision alert
- Lane-keeping assist/lane departure warning
- Forward automatic braking
- Front pedestrian braking
- Automatic high-beam headlights
- Following distance indicator
- Moonroof
- Power side steps
- Trailer tire pressure monitor system
- Unique 22-inch wheels
While the pricing may be intimidating, it’s not out of line with loaded half-ton offerings from both Ford and Ram. GMC also says that more than half of its trucks have transaction prices north of $50,000, and it hopes to secure more of the “premium position” among pickup truck manufacturers in the future, so bargain versions of the bed may not be coming anytime soon.
Limited numbers of CarbonPro Edition 2019 Sierra Denalis and AT4s will go on sale later this year, with a greater quantity expected for the 2020 model year.
