I have been looking at a new Silverado 1500 4x4 with the 2.7 GTDI I-4. The torque and MPG are both really appealing.
Does anyone here have one?
Does anyone here have one?
I don't understand. Most half tons are being used just for that purpose. Yesteryear's station wagon, only higher off the ground, with an open bed, more towing capacity & mpg, optional 4WD and a lot more safety features.Great for the soccer moms and dads... PASS
I see the horsepower and torque numbers at 5600rpm. Whats the number comparison at say 2500-2800 where you are towing in top gear?Looking at the specs, it appears that it would feel much like transplanting a Ford 2.3 from the Mustang (3,600 lbs.) into a 4,900 lb. truck, as a reference. What most people probably won't consider is that this is all they really need to do what I always see them doing....slugging back and forth to work, and picking up the kids from school. Much like most Mustang fans, there's going to be the "trucks gots ta have a V-8" crowd. I'll be interested to see the take rate on this engine.
I looked on Fuelly, about 1mpg difference. ~17mpg vs ~16mpg. About what my 5.7 Ram gets.How does the fuel mileage compare to the 5.3 V8?
I currently own a 2018 Silverado-and the mpg figures that can be obtained by that motor (on the highway)are really quite good-and best almost all other trucks.I have zero idea how they are/how they’ll do longterm, but I’ve driven one. Pretty peppy. I owned a 2018 Silverado with the 5.3 AFM...that had good power and believe it or not, I averaged 25 mpg in that thing when I owned it (52,000 miles). I’m talking averaged, not once in a while on the highway. Now, my commute was a lot of highway, easy driving, no towing, no city, no stop and go. Lot of backroads and highway doing 68-70 mpg, but I thought 25 mpg was fantastic. And I swear I could have averaged 26 if I didn’t have to drive through cold freezing weather five months out of the year. The cold weather always hurt my mileage.
Gratuitously stolen from TFL. Or google for a different one.I see the horsepower and torque numbers at 5600rpm. Whats the number comparison at say 2500-2800 where you are towing in top gear?
I dunno. Didn't we all say the same thing when Ford came out with the 3.5 EB? And then wrung our hands twice more with the 2.7's?With equivalent fuel economy, I'd still opt for the 5.3 just to avoid the complexity and potential problems of a turbo (rebuild, heat/coking, etc). The small block Chevy is a great engine and will last nearly forever with basic care. Sorry to say that I doubt a 4-cylinder turbo will last so long with so few problems. Newer is usually better but not always. My brain wonders what is the difference in emissions between the two.