How's that 6.6 gas working for you?

And with the diesel, an auto feed little slip tank is an easy upgrade for range.

Thank you all for your input. I'm thinking now about ordering the little Diesel.

Sjm9911 wrote:
Ill agree ,had similar experience with my 1500, and stopping for gas with it was really a trip killer. Thats why I asked how far do you tow . It matters.

Every trip is different and a couple hundred miles between fill ups isn't all that bad but I'm leaning towards the 3.0 Duramax now and that should extend things a bit I hope.

Ill agree ,had similar experience with my 1500, and stopping for gas with it was really a trip killer. Thats why I asked how far do you tow . It matters.

Iv had a 2015 GMC 1500 6.2 eight speed with NHT package pulling a Keystone Bullet 30 ft. At around 6500 lbs. using a Equilizer 4 point hitch. Nice truck hated pulling trailer with it. Lots of power and plenty of payload. Trailer did not sway but could never drive without 2 hands on the steering wheel and would porpoise a little on bridges . Part of the problem was with that package came 2O inch wheels that are P rated with short sidewalls.
I currently have a Grand Design 30 foot TT weighs 7000 lbs and a GMC 2500 Duramax same hitch. Absolutely love this truck see signature.
Have towed over 20,000 miles with this setup. Rain wind mountains doesn’t matter. Been from Ohio to the Rockies 3 times and would not change a thing. 36 gallon tank gets me a range of 400 to 450 miles before I needed to fuel up. Most times I would just fuel up when stoping for the night. With the 6.2 gas1500 small tank it was every 200 miles hated that.
I would not change a thing !!
Jeff

How many miles per year overall do you expect? Here are my recommendations:

Less than 8k per year -> 2500 6.6L gas
8>15k per year -> 1500 5.3 or 6.2L
>15k per year -> 1500 baby D-max

I thought I had heard that they were going to the 10 speed in 2023? Maybe I was just WANTING to hear that.

ksss wrote:
My brother just got his '22 GMC 3500 Denali with the 6.6 gas last week. It was ordered in July. Personally, I would have waited for the 10 speed and the new interior, but sometimes things don't work out like you would like sometimes. I am anxious to hear what he thinks of it. He is the only person I know that has one.

So far there has been no indication that GM will be putting the 10 speed up to the 6.6 gas anytime soon. Makes no sense

My brother just got his '22 GMC 3500 Denali with the 6.6 gas last week. It was ordered in July. Personally, I would have waited for the 10 speed and the new interior, but sometimes things don't work out like you would like sometimes. I am anxious to hear what he thinks of it. He is the only person I know that has one.

KD4UPL wrote:
Ordering a truck is crazy right now. I just ordered a new work truck yesterday; a 2022 GMC 3500 cab & chassis. The dealer had 4 allocations for Chevys but they couldn't be work trucks. He had one allocation for a GMC and it could be a work truck and so, my new one will be a GMC.
Further, he said my order was going in ahead of 5 other customers who had wanted certain options that weren't available. He showed me the list. one of the not available features was the 6.6L gas engine. I had been debating on getting the gas but decided to go with the diesel. "So, if I had wanted the gas it wouldn't have been ordered?" I asked him. "That's right." he said. "They won't take any orders for gas engines right now."

What a weird way to have to run a business.

My dealer didn't express any problems ordering a 3.0 diesel but it wouldn't let him build a truck with the 5.3.