Yukon (had Supercruise)
Pros:
1. Early resale increased. High demand vehicle with the 3.0. I put 7k miles on it and traded it in for $200 more than I paid for it new. Reminded me of the COVID years.
2. Supercruise was great.
3. Legit got 28+mpg easily.
4. Animated lighting was a nice touch.
5. I enjoyed the column shifter.
6. Air suspension was great.
Cons: (this is applicable to both Tahoe and Yukon)
1. Seats are terribly uncomfortable. Too stiff, no give. Limited adjustments.
2. Materials are a lesser “soft touch” compared to the Expedition. Overall, materials in the Yukon & Tahoe at different trim levels felt a lot cheaper. There were more rattles.
3. The premium smooth non-air suspension in the Tahoe is far more bumpy and stiff. I’d imagine this would feel identical in a non-air ride Yukon.
4. A number of early dealer visits in both. I view most of my dealer trips as acute vs likely wide spread so I won’t get into the details unless you’d want them.
5. The bench seat options are limited and locked to certain trims and configurations in Tahoe/Yukon/Escalade in almost hilarious ways while you can get a bench in any configuration with the Expedition.
6. The def refuel came up 3 times in 7k miles. Not a huge deal, but my last Duramax took 6k-7k to see it the first time. Given our miles on the Yukon were mostly highway, not sure why this would be.
7. Audio system is noticeably bad compared to the B&O. Lacks bass and the biggest issue being clarity of vocals at higher levels.
8. Another grief attributable to both vehicles. Neither feel “next gen” on the inside and both give off feelings of vehicles 20+ years older after a while.
9. Second row seat tumblers are a bad design element that continues into 2026.
10. This is applicable to both vehicles although specific to our Tahoe we had the bench and oddly in both middle seats there are no headrests. A weird omission.
11. No phone as key. Keycards are now available for MY26 but the digital key is the way of the future and my preference.
12. The hood sits up much higher than on the Expedition which results in more difficult to visualize parking moments. In the Ford when the sensors come on the front view camera immediately pops up. In the GMs it will show you sensor position but you need to physically tap the camera button to see the front camera which I think should come on the same way as the Ford.
I could probably rattle off a bunch of more details. These are some easy ones. By and large the Expy is both subjectively and objectively better in every way sans potentially resale although I feel with the Tremor that may be lessened a bit.
