How do you get the best of both the luxury and off-road worlds? You drive the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X. This trim level is a specialized package with hardcore off-road features and dynamic luxury comfort features. How does this GMC truck take you to extreme levels of both? Let’s explore.

Overland adventures made for the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X

“Roads, Where we’re going, we don’t need roads,” as said by Doc Brown in Back to the Future, wasn’t referring to the Sierra AT4X, but it could have. While Doc was talking about his flying time machine, the team at GMC gives us a truck that handles your long drive through the wilderness. Whether you want to cross a desert the same way as the birds, or you’re ready to climb over some mountains and through the valleys, you’ll love this truck.

The AT4X model of this GMC truck offers you the right package of features to make it comfortable and capable on any terrain.

“Roads, Where we’re going, we don’t need roads,”

Doc Brown in Back to the Future

What is the AT4X package?

Adding the X to the end of the name brings you a special items package for this GMC Sierra. Car and Driver tells us this version has an exclusive equipment package including:

• Electronic locking front and rear differentials
• Additional underbody protection
• Longer suspension travel
• MultiMatic spool-valve dampers

These items take the AT4 version and give it that little extra that makes it a more hardcore truck for you to drive.

What’s the difference between the AT4 and AT4X?

The differences are the upgrades for the AT4X trim above what the AT4 model of the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 offers. The AT4 trim gives you a few items that make this truck a great off-roading pickup. Kelley Blue Book tells us the items found in the AT4 model are:

• Standard 4WD
• Off-road suspension
• Hill-descent control
• Skidplates
• Red recovery hooks
• Heated/ventilated front seats
• MultiPro tailgate

This package gives you the starting point for some off-road adventures, but the Sierra 1500 AT4X offers the qualities to turn your powerful truck into an overland adventurer.

Which powertrains are available for the AT4X pickup truck?

Unlike most hardcore off-road trucks, the AT4X version of the GMC Sierra offers the choice of two engines, both of which use the 10-speed automatic transmission. You can have either a 6.2-liter V8 gasoline engine with 420 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque or a 3.0-liter turbocharged diesel six-cylinder engine. The diesel model gives you 277 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque.

How much is the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X?

The off-road Sierra 1500 AT4X comes to you for $77,395. This might sound like a high price, but this GMC truck is one of the most comfortable and capable in the market. The AT4X is only one step below the top Denali AT4X Ultimate, which starts for $82,795.

Are you ready for some extreme off-road adventures in this GMC pickup truck?

Added hardcore off-road features make the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 the overland truck you want in the AT4X trim. If you plan to spend several days in the wilderness crossing some rough country, it’s hard to beat this Sierra.