Tag Archives: 2011
2011 Sierra HD Trucks With New Duramax 6.6L Turbo Diesel Engines Are B20 Biodiesel-Capable
Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Josh Merva.
GM’s new Duramax 6.6L turbo diesel engine has been substantially revised to include B20 capability, as well as meet strict new emissions standards effective this year. Two versions of the engine are offered – one for pickups and another for chassis cab and box-delete models.
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Vortec 6.0L V-8 And 6L90 Six-Speed Combination Delivers Efficient, Integrated Performance In 2011 GMC Sierra Heavy-Duty Trucks
Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Josh Merva.
The engine is rated at 360 horsepower (268 kW) at 5,400 rpm and 380 lb.-ft. (515 Nm) at 4,200 in Sierra Denali HD, 2500HD and 3500HD pickup models. In chassis cab, box-delete models and pickups with a GVWR greater than 10,000 pounds, it is rated at 322 horsepower (240 kW) at 4,400 rpm and 380 lb.-ft. (515 Nm) at 4,200 rpm.
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2011 Heavy-Duty Trucks Build On Proven Strong Heritage With New Duramax 6.6L Turbo Diesel Engines
Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Josh Merva.
For 2011, that bar has been raised with two new Duramax 6.6L turbo diesel engines, which are offered on the new GMC Sierra Denali HD, 2500HD and 3500HD, as well as commercial chassis cab and box-delete models, launching this summer. There are two versions – one for pickups (engine code LML) and one for chassis cab and box-delete vehicles (engine code LGH).
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New 2011 Heavy Duty Trucks Deliver Best-In-Class Diesel Torque And Horsepower
Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Josh Merva.
Chevrolet’s new 2011 Silverado 2500HD and 3500HD pickups deliver the segment’s best diesel power. Their new, optional 6.6L Duramax turbo-diesel V-8 is rated at 397 horsepower (296 kW) at 3,000 rpm and 765 lb.-ft. of torque (1,037 Nm) at 1,600 rpm – an improvement of 32 horsepower (24 kW) and 105 lb.-ft. of torque (142 Nm) over last year’s engine.
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2011 Silverado HD details and pictures released
Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by Josh Merva.
Class-leading torque, class-leading fuel economy with up to 63-percent lower emissions and quicker acceleration with new 6.6L Duramax diesel mated to new Allison 1000 six-speed automatic transmission
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Pre-production Chevy Volt takes a bath in GM’s universal water chamber
Posted on 25. Aug, 2009 by Zane Merva.
Development on the Chevy Volt continues to progress at neck-break speed and GM has been sharing bits and pieces of the vehicle’s testing and engineering along the way. This new video caught our interest for the sheer fact that it combines the “electric” Volt undergoing leak testing in GM’s Universal Water Chamber.
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Saturn VUE Plug-In Hybrid to be resurrected as a Buick in 2011
Posted on 06. Aug, 2009 by Zane Merva.
From the very first day General Motors announced it would sell off Saturn, much debate and speculation has been floated surrounding the technology behind the highly anticipated, yet now dead Saturn VUE plug-in hybrid. What brand would get the hybrid goods and when? Today it turns out the answer is Buick, 2011.
