Chevy's I4 2.7 turbo engine
My son is looking at getting a 2019 Silverado 1500 truck. A lot of them on the lots have Chevy's new 2.7 turbo engine. This engine replaces the 4.3 V6. He won't be towing a camper with it. He is wonde...
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Dadoffourgirls wrote:Grit dog wrote:
...So what is the advantage? Not better fuel economy, not lower purchase price, not lower maint/repair cost (supposition on my part but likely true) and you can't even open the hood and brag about your engine cause it looks like a little rice grinder!
Not meant to disparage the OP's purchase, just don't see the advantage of it.
The 2.7 is $1395 cheaper.
So, lower purchase price.
That makes sense. However, I've been comparing those trucks recently and, thinking the same thing, it didn't appear that discount was making it to the bottom line. I could always find a 5.3 same options for the same or lesser price, but there's also orders of magnitude more 5.3s for sale currently than 2.7s. At least out west.
That said, it's a seriously impressive power to displacement/cylinder ratio. Cool stuff.
