American Expedition Automobiles (AEV) is answering the decision of the wild with their new GMC Sierra Grande Idea.

Set to debut on the SEMA Present, the Sierra Grande is predicated on a 2024 GMC Sierra 2500 HD with a daily cab and an extended mattress. Whereas that’s a comparatively plain configuration, AEV set to work and remodeled the truck right into a rugged off-roader.

Its function is straight away clear after wanting on the entrance finish, which sports activities a stamped metal entrance bumper sourced from the Sierra HD AT4X AEV Version. The beefy bumper is joined by auxiliary lights, a prototype brush guard, and a 12,500 lbs (5,670 kg) GM Efficiency/ComeUp winch.

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Greater adjustments happen additional again because the truck has been geared up with an AEV snorkel, HighMark fender flares, and an 8-foot aluminum tray mattress. Eyes can even be drawn to the AEV Salta XD wheels which might be wrapped in large 40-inch BFGoodrich tires.

A customized rear bumper resides out again and is accompanied by a 9,500 lbs (4,309 kg) ComeUp winch. Different highlights embrace an ARB on-board air system and an AEV vertical tire mount within the mattress.

The upgrades aren’t simply pores and skin deep because the truck has been geared up with skid plates sourced from the Sierra HD AT4X AEV Version. The corporate additionally labored with the GMC engineering crew to “incorporate a wide range of Sierra HD AT4X parts, reminiscent of management arms, steering knuckles, rear suspension, and Multimatic DSSV dampers” into the construct. Because of this effort, the truck has a 1.5-inch (38 mm) raise that guarantees to ship “improved off-road efficiency and flexibility, with out sacrificing consolation or sturdiness.”

Energy is offered by a 6.6-liter Duramax diesel engine that produces 445 hp (332 kW) and 910 lb-ft (1,234 Nm) of torque. It’s related to a ten-speed automated transmission and, we assume, a four-wheel drive system.