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Oh good, the 2020 GMC Sierra HD probably isn’t ugly

There's a bit of a problem with that lately.

Andrew Krok Reviews Editor / Cars
Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media director of a small European-focused garage outside of Chicago. From there, he moved to the editorial side, penning several written features in Total 911 Magazine before becoming a full-time auto writer, first for a local Chicago outlet and then for CNET Cars.
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This is promising.

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It's apparently hard to make a heavy-duty truck not look like a piece of commercial HVAC equipment, but somehow, made it work on the soon-to-launch Sierra HD .

GMC threw out a teaser for the forthcoming new generation of its heavy-duty truck in tip-top Denali trim, and things are looking good. The teaser only shows off the headlight and grille, but both look pretty similar to the , itself a handsome truck. When the new Sierra HD debuts, I wager it'll be pretty easy on the eyes.

That's a good thing, considering what sister company did to the latest iteration of heavy-duty Silverado. The 2020 Silverado HD launched in December to a chorus of lamentations regarding its god-awful front end, which looks more like an oven tray or a commercial air conditioner. Then again, the light-duty Silverado isn't exactly a face a mother could love, either.

That said, proved that a heavy-duty truck introduced after 2017 can, in fact, be attractive. The 2019 Ram HD, which debuted at the 2019 Detroit Auto Show , bears more than a passing resemblance to the , which like the Sierra's light-duty variant is also pretty attractive.

Considering there's a teaser out now, it shouldn't be too long before the Sierra HD debuts -- in terms of auto shows, Chicago is the next one in early February. GMC didn't say when it would be unveiled, but the automaker did say it would go on sale in the second half of 2019.

2019 GMC Sierra is ready to go to work

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