Silverado 1500 Diesel - First impressions
Just picked up a new company rig a couple weeks ago. 2023 Chevy half ton Z71 with the 3.0 Duramax. Near as I can tell it doesn’t have the max towing package (only because the brochure says max tow...
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Grit dog wrote:FishOnOne wrote:
It's a shame that GM invested all the money to develop, produce tooling/automation, set up a factory, qualify suppliers and training to produce this engine that probably won't be around for long.
Well they’ve outlasted Frod and Dodge…2 years and counting once the ‘24 models drop
What’s a shame is that in the last, well, forever, no one has built a small light duty American diesel that was really worth a carp. The baby Dmax 3.0 is the most proven one of the bunch so far. Even though Chrysler had a 3.0 for like 15 years.
Remember when GM almost launched the 4.5L Duramax for their 1500 trucks back in 2010. They even had the factory in New York state ready to go, but the poor economy made GM have second thoughts and they pulled the plug on it. It won't be long and they'll pull the plug on the 3.0L because the factory probably will be retooled to produce batteries for EV's.
