Posted by Mark Williams | January 26, 2016

Like clockwork, GMC has just announced the addition of a new special-edition package for the Sierra 1500. Called the All Terrain X, the package includes all the features of the existing off-road All Terrain Package — such as the Z71 suspension, Eaton locker, unique grille and chrome accents, and inclinometer. It also has select GM accessory parts such as larger Goodyear Mud-Terrain tires, 18-inch black aluminum rims, sidesteps, a bed-mounted light bar, a performance exhaust system, body-colored door handles and moldings, unique floormats and LED headlamps.

This GMC special edition enters the full-size truck market just one month after the announcement of a similar Chevrolet Silverado 1500 special edition called Special Ops, which we first saw at the 2015 Specialty Equipment Market Association Show.

Both Chevy and GMC have been adding more special-edition packages to their half-ton and midsize pickup truck lineups. Special editions are generating huge profits for dealers as customers seem to have an endless hunger for pickups with a unique look and personality. Other GM special editions include the Silverado 1500 Realtree Edition, the Trail Boss Edition of the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsizers, the Canyon Denali, the Chevrolet Silverado Midnight Edition and the GMC Sierra 1500 Denali Ultimate Edition .

Coming this spring, the All Terrain X will be available only on crew-cab 4x4 short-box SLT models, but will only offer the 5.3-liter V-8 paired to the eight-speed transmission. Pricing will be released closer to its on-sale date.

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