Turtle n Peeps wrote:
gmcman wrote:
I never understood why GM never offered the duramax as a factory option for the suburban...even if it were to be in small numbers, it would have surely sold.
Well, my 8.1 quest is looking gloomy with all the mpg facts. Even though it would be used sparingly...I'm sure we would use it on occasions and the thought of using 80 gallons of fuel to go to the beach is crazy.....lol.
The 8.1 isn't ruled out, but a 2500 Ram 5.9, pre 08 is looking better. I have friends who see 20 MPG easy at 60 MPH, not towing.... regularly.
What does the Ram 2500 need to be outfitted with for a 10K towing capacity?
Because the Allie tranny was the only one to hold up to the torque of the Dmax and the Allie won't fit in the burb. They would have to redesign the whole package and they didn't want to do that for the amount of sales they would have gained.
GM was working on a smaller turbo diesel/trans combo for the Suburban when the bottom fell out in 2008. That shelved the idea and it never came back. I suspect it will return in the future.
