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2008 GMC Sierra 1500 SL
Truck (Extended Cab) · 295 hp · 16 mpg combined
Market
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Six trims, $17,590 to $39,060. Tap one to open it.
Bar heights follow the price. The widest step is $7,600, from Work Truck to SL.
The numbers.
Four configurations: rear-wheel or four-wheel drive, 4-speed automatic.
104 standard items.
Four groups, sized by how much is in each.
- Length
- Overall width without mirrors
- Height
- Wheelbase
- Front track
- Rear track
- Bed length
- Turning circle
- Ground clearance
- Angle of approach
- Angle of departure
- Curb weight
- Maximum towing capacity
- Maximum payload
- Gross weight
- Country of final assembly
- Transmission
- Drive type
- Fuel type
- EPA city/highway MPG
- EPA combined MPG
- Range in miles (city/hwy)
- Fuel tank capacity
- front independent suspension
- short and long arm front suspension
- Stabilizer bar stabilizer bar
- solid live axle rear suspension
- chrome steel wheels
- 17 x 7.5 in. wheels
- All season tires
- P245/70R17 tires
- Steel spare wheel
- fullsize non-matching spare tire
- underbody mounted spare tire
- Base engine size
- Cylinders
- Base engine type
- Horsepower
- Torque
- Valves
- Cam type
- tilt-adjustable steering wheel
- Cruise controls on steering wheel
- power steering
- cruise control
- front and rear cupholders
- front and rear door pockets
- retained accessory power
- Single zone front air conditioning
- rear ventilation ducts
- Passenger vanity mirror
- Rear floor mats
- cargo area light
- front and rear reading lights
- tachometer
- clock
- low fuel level warning
- Rear head room
- Rear leg room
- Rear shoulder room
- Rear hip room
- Split-folding rear seatback
- folding center armrest
- Front head room
- Front leg room
- Front shoulder room
- Front hip room
- cloth
- 40-20-40 split bench front seats
- 4-way manual driver seat adjustments
- Driver seat with manual adjustable lumbar support
- 4-way manual passenger seat adjustment
- 1 one-touch power windows
- remote keyless power door locks
- Power mirrors
- Heated mirrors
- post-collision safety system
- Passenger airbag occupant sensing deactivation
- stability control
- child seat anchors
- Rear door child safety locks
- 4-wheel ABS
- Ventilated front disc / rear drum brakes
- electronic brakeforce distribution
- tire pressure monitoring
- dusk sensing headlamps
- auto delay off headlamps
- daytime running lights
- 2 front headrests
- Front height adjustable headrests
- 2 rear headrests
- Rear height adjustable headrests
- Front center lap belt
- Rear center 3-point belt
- front seatbelt pretensioners
- remote anti-theft alarm system
- engine immobilizer
- AM/FM stereo
- 6 total speakers
- auxiliary audio input
- satellite radio satellite radio
- radio data system
- adjustable speed sensitive volume control
- mast antenna
1 interior
- Dark Titanium
Cloth.
8 factory paints
- Steel Gray Metallic
- Dark Crimson Metallic
- Summit White
- Fire Red
- Onyx Black
- Silver Birch Metallic
- Stealth Gray Metallic
- Deep Blue Metallic
Safety and recalls
2 recall campaigns on file.
Recalls are settled per car, not per model. Check the one you are buying.
NHTSA has not published ratings for the 2008 Sierra 1500. A model year is often unrated for a year or more after it goes on sale.
NHTSA NCAP · checked Oct 2026
Factory coverage.
It runs from the first sale date, not the model year.
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Other years of the Sierra 1500 SL.
2009 Sierra 1500 SL
$28,020$2,830 more11 colors · starting MSRP
2007 Sierra 1500 SL
$27,595$2,405 more9 colors · starting MSRP
2010 Sierra 1500 SL
$28,340$3,150 more10 colors · starting MSRPPictures show this year's car in another paint. Starting MSRP is before destination, taxes and dealer fees.