Dec 21, 2018
Trees in snow

Christmas is almost here, and that’s got us excited about the arrival of jolly ol’ St. Nick, the hardest working man in show business, who brings toys and joy to good boys and girls all around the world.

While we hate to suggest that Blitzen, Comet, Cupid and Rudolph get put out to pasture, we took some time in our letter to Santa this year to suggest that he might consider trading up to the incredible 2019 GMC Yukon XL! Packed with features, it would surely make Kris Kringle’s Christmas Eve less of a chore. We don’t expect to have any magic-powered sleighs on our used lot anytime soon, we gotta try! So read on for our eight favorite reasons why Santa Claus should trade in his nine-reindeer ride for a 2019 GMC Yukon XL!

1) Room For 8 Adults (or a Whole Passel of Elves!): We have it on good authority that once all the hustle and bustle of Christmas Eve is done for another year, Santa loads up his elves and takes a road trip to Vegas to blow off a little steam. That’s hard to do in an open-topped sleigh, but not in the 2019 Yukon XL! The 2019 Yukon XL is a road-tripping machine, with three-row seating and room to comfortably seat 8 human adults or, like, 32 full-grown elves, plus Santa and Mrs. Claus up front.

2) It Comes In Red: Red and White are Santa’s go-to colors, and the 2019 GMC Yukon XL delivers on either front with beautiful Crimson Red Tintcoat, or — if Santa prefers North Pole camo — Summit White, plus eight other beautiful colors. While GMC doesn’t do fancy gold pinstriping like he’s got on his sleigh, that could probably be arranged for the Big Guy.

3) EXTREME Christmas Music from the Premium Bose Centerpoint Surround Sound System: Santa’s got to kick out the Christmas Jams to stay awake and stoked while making his deliveries, and that’s easier than ever with the Bose Centerpoint Surround Sound System, featuring 10 premium speakers for concert quality audio. Whether it’s Chuck Berry singing “Run, Run Rudolph” or Springsteen’s cover of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” Bose Centerpoint sound will make sure it’s an unsilent night.

4) The 6.2-liter EcoTec3 V8: Getting to every house around the world takes some serious muscle, and the 2019 GMC Yukon XL is ready to work, with the awesome power of the 6.2-liter EcoTech V8, featuring cutting-edge Dynamic Fuel Management courtesy of the clever engineering elves at General Motors and a whopping 420 horsepower! We don’t have our horsepower-to-reindeerpower conversion guide handy right now, but it’s a lot!

5) Cold Weather Comfort: Santa works in the cold, and lucky for him, the 2019 GMC Yukon XL is ready to help fend off the chill, with heated driver and front-passenger seats, heated second-row bucket seats, an available heated and leather-wrapped steering wheel, and tri-zone automatic climate controls to keep Santa and his elvish navigators toasty warm even when the cold wind is blowing outside.

6) Keyless Entry and Start: When you’ve got a couple billion stops to make on a single night, the last thing you want to be doing is fumbling for keys in the pocket of your Santa suit every time you make a delivery! Lucky for Santa, the 2019 GMC Yukon XL features keyless entry and push button start. With the key fob to your 2019 GMC Yukon XL safely in your pocket, bag or magic sack, simply press the button on the driver’s side door to enter. Once inside, press the brake and then hit the start button to fire up and head off. It’s just that easy.

7) Incredible Towing: While Santa is famous for getting the job done with eight tiny reindeer plus Rudolph leading the way, Santa’s trusty stable of flying ungulates are no match for the towing power of the 2019 GMC Yukon XL, which features up to 8,100 pounds of maximum towing! That’s over eight tons of baseball gloves, candy, new bikes, dollhouses, or whatever good little boys and girls are asking for this year.

8) Cargo Room That Expands Like Magic!: Santa is famous for his magic bag that can hold everything he needs to deliver in a single night, but the 2019 GMC Yukon XL is kinda magic too when it comes to hauling more stuff. Behind the third-row seat, you’ll find 39.3 cubic feet of space. Lay the third row flat and flip forward the second row Fold n’ Tumble buckets, and ol’ Kris will have a massive 121 cubic feet of weatherproof cargo space, ready to haul anything from Christmas trees to kayaks to that life-sized giant alligator plushy some kid from Baton Rouge just had to have.

While we’re not expecting Santa Clause to take us up on our offer, there’s a plenty of reasons why he’d be much happier driving a 2019 GMC Yukon XL even if we don’t consider the lack of shoveling reindeer poopy. Want to see all the ways the 2019 GMC Yukon XL can make your Christmas jolly, even if you’re aren’t Kris Kringle? Then stop in today for a test drive at McLarty Daniel Buick GMC! With our great selection, ho-ho-hot deals, and service after the sale, we’re sure to have the 2019 GMC Yukon XL that can help make your holiday driving safer, more stylish and more fun. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!