2014 Chevy Silverado Teaser...
#17
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Not sure I believe they are really going that route, but it had better be capable of 300+ hp (and mathematically it would be assuming similar specific output to, say, the new LT1), since that is where the Ram and F150 sit with their base V6s.
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I should have mentioned that I was referring to the 5.3. Truck engines are usually tuned for low end torque so it will probably have high 300s hp and tq. The 6.2 will still also be available but it should also have more focus on torque so power should be lower than the LT1.
Ecoboost - 365/420
6.2 Ford - 411/434 (Raptor) 385/405 (Super Duty)
The new GM 6.2 should be competitve with the Ecoboost/Ford 6.2.
Remember that thee 450/450 is a preliminary number. I bet the Corvette comes in higher. The L92 DI test mule made 450 years ago. They have the potential to drop a 450/450 truck version on us.
Heck the current truck 6.2 makes 403/417 and is already competitive with the Ford Ecoboost/6.2
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#22
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I want to see if the Gen V V8 based V6 rumors are true, or if they use the DOHC 3.6L.
#23
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I suspect a 300+ hp V6 would end the need for the 4.8L base V8. My dad Silverado has the 4.8 and its an excellent engine. I don't understand why its not paired with the 6-speed though. If it had the 6-speed I am sure it would get a mpg or two better than the 5.3, seems a no brainer to me.
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I suspect a 300+ hp V6 would end the need for the 4.8L base V8. My dad Silverado has the 4.8 and its an excellent engine. I don't understand why its not paired with the 6-speed though. If it had the 6-speed I am sure it would get a mpg or two better than the 5.3, seems a no brainer to me.
#25
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Found a couple artist renderings and based on the spy pics... I think these could be pretty close. IF this IS what the truck is going to look like... I may finally have a replacement for my '00 Z71. I love the sketches. Best looking GM truck since the 99-02's. Honestly, it looks like a nice Sierra refresh with a Chevy grill, which is kinda what I thought of when I saw all the spy photos, the cab greenhouse looks almost identical to the 07-12 trucks. I'm really glad to see a lower body line again. Truck sides have too much real estate to be one big curve the whole way down (current trucks).
Last edited by Silverado C-10; 11-10-2012 at 09:14 PM.
#26
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Like to see a regular cab, short bed.
And yes, the character line at the bottom makes it look a lot better.
All trucks need one right there to break up the big expanse of sheet metal.
And while the greenhouse shape seems to be the same, it's not. The current truck has wrap-around door frames while the new one has inset door frames.
And yes, the character line at the bottom makes it look a lot better.
All trucks need one right there to break up the big expanse of sheet metal.
And while the greenhouse shape seems to be the same, it's not. The current truck has wrap-around door frames while the new one has inset door frames.
Last edited by HuJass; 11-11-2012 at 08:51 AM.
#27
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Found a couple artist renderings and based on the spy pics... I think these could be pretty close. IF this IS what the truck is going to look like... I may finally have a replacement for my '00 Z71. I love the sketches. Best looking GM truck since the 99-02's. Honestly, it looks like a nice Sierra refresh with a Chevy grill, which is kinda what I thought of when I saw all the spy photos, the cab greenhouse looks almost identical to the 07-12 trucks. I'm really glad to see a lower body line again. Truck sides have too much real estate to be one big curve the whole way down (current trucks).
Saw these last week, and it looks better than I thuoght it would, though I think it is still fairly bland next to a Ram or even F-150.
That said, they looks decent here, but at least in the first (single color) sketch, I would guarantee the aggresiveness of the tires are waaaay overstated, and that really gives the pictures their beefy, meaty look in that sketch. That is going to be lost with real-world tires.
The 2nd (full color) picture has everything in better (more realistic) proportions, and is more what I expect as far as overall feel. Still looks better than I was thinking it would, but again, nothing that is making me say "oh, wow!".
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That's why I said it looks like a "Sierra refresh" with a chevy grill. I've always thought the spy photos of the new truck looked a lot like how the sierra looks now. That could change when GM drops the cloth on the truck... it may look quite a bit different than the sketches.
I hadn't seen the photos in the link below until just now... there's a lot of camo missing on these! The writer even comments on how much it looks like the current truck:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-...photo-5329934/
I hadn't seen the photos in the link below until just now... there's a lot of camo missing on these! The writer even comments on how much it looks like the current truck:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-...photo-5329934/
Last edited by Silverado C-10; 11-12-2012 at 11:13 PM.