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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Grit dog wrote:
I've been looking at new 1/2 ton Chebbys recently as I may need to buy a new 1/2 ton.
Bottom line, they're not popular. Local Chevy dealer that has the "deals" on pickups, has, just checked, about 80 Silverado 1500s listed on their website and exactly 1 - 4 banger turbo.
Reports are the mileage isn't stellar and who want's a screaming Tyota Corolla engine in a full size pickup?
Unless the deal is literally too good to pass up, which is unlikely because there are 1000s of 2019 Silverados for $10-15k off sticker everywhere, it's not worth it.
JMO
Grit Dog, if by a screaming Toyota Corolla engine you mean that there will be a lot of unwanted sound from the engine in the cab, it was pretty quite in the cab. We test drove 2 different ones Saturday and when my son mashed the pedal it stayed quiet in the cab. Now you could hear the turbo but it wasn't bad at all.
