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I race into Denver Auto Show Week this morning aboard the redesigned 2015 GMC Yukon.

Few SUVs compare with the plush comfort and cavernous interior of the Yukon. A prominent rear spoiler which houses a relocated rear wiper dominates a more upright back end for the SUV.

The new Yukon’s 5.3-liter V-8 engine, which through cylinder deactivation will cruise the highway and coast in town on four cylinders, received a 10 percent boost to 355 horsepower. It is mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission.

The ’15 Yukon will be among attractions at the Denver Auto Show, which opens at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Colorado Convention Center. More than 500 cars and trucks of 2014 and 2015 model years and some concepts will be on display.

Show hours are 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, noon to 10 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids ages 6 through 12; those younger than 6 are admitted free. Active and retired military personnel with appropriate military ID will be admitted free Wednesday evening. Thursday is senior day; those 65 and older will be admitted for $5.

A private-party kickoff and fashion presentation, the sixth annual Charity Preview, is planned for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the convention center.

A prelude today will be the Green Car Parade of hybrids, clean diesels, electrics and natural-gas vehicles at 1 p.m. at the State Capitol Circle Drive. The 20 vehicles will participate in a parade drive to the convention center at 3 p.m. today.

Among the Yukon’s highlights is its next-generation, touch-screen IntelliLink infotainment system with navigation, Bose sound with nine speakers, satellite radio, five USB ports and rear-seat entertainment setup.

The navigation system was consulted as Jan and I, in a 5 p.m. rush hour near DIA, sought a convenient route to an address in Broomfield. As we keyed in the address, the system kept reverting to other Broomfield locations. “Try the voice command,” suggested Jan, and I pushed the voice button, stated very clearly the destination and within 15 seconds the screen lit up with directions.

Safety innovations for the GMC are forward-collision alert, land-departure warning and blind-spot detection which lights up as a tiny car and a star in the side mirrors.

The truck-based Yukon carries outstanding towing credentials, as well as wide cargo space; folding the third row of seats flat into the floor opens 51 cubic feet of space. Both the second and third rows can be power-folded into the floor.

Adding sunroof, 20-inch wheels, trailering package and two-speed transfer case to all the other amenities raised the Yukon SLT’s sticker price to $64,520; that’s right up there with the high-end Denali model.

The Yukon’s EPA fuel-mileage estimate is 16/22; it averaged 19.3 miles per gallon in overall driving.