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'Vette-powered Escalade or XT5 - Which Is the Future?

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Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
9/11/2015
Has Cadillac lost its way? Today, Automotive News reports that Cadillac's Chief Marketing Officer Uwe Ellinghaus said the company's goal with its newest vehicle, the XT5 "... is to gain the attention of fashionistas, rather than cater to car buffs and auto journalists. Because in his view, younger customers are less interested in the technical details of cars, and don't read car magazines as often as they used to." We're not sure anyone reads any "magazines" anymore, but Mr. Ellinghaus at least seems to have a direction for the struggling luxury automaker to head in. Except that Cadillac is not heading that way according to Motor Trend's Jonny Lieberman, who reports that the next car-buff Cadillac will be an Escalade powered by the same engine as the Corvette. This follows the new CTS-V, which is targeted at car buffs and is powered by an engine like the one in the Corvette.
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2016 Silverado Is First To Offer HID Headlights Standard

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Zane Merva
Executive Editor, GM-Trucks.com
9/25/15

When Chevrolet spilled the beans on the 2016 Silverado yesterday at the State Fair of Texas, a curious detail stood out to us. Silverado is saying goodbye to the halogen headlamp. Even base WT models will now come standard with HID headlights.
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- September 25, 2015
Is The Dash On Your GM Truck Cracked? New Lawsuit News. 1 2 3 4 7

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John Goreham
Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
9/9/2015
A newly filed lawsuit in Wisconsin says that GM knew it had a problem with cracking dashboards. ABC News has reported that the suit alleges GM tried to find a cause other than its manufacturing and materials to blame the problem on. GM is also not covering the repairs of trucks out of warranty since this is not a safety hazard. However, there are reports that GM dealerships are offering to pay half of the cost of repairs. We do not have that from GM directly.
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GM Trucks dominate new J.D. Power Dependability study

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Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com

2/19/2015

GM Trucks top this year's J.D. Power Benchmark Dependability study for 2015. The GMC Sierra LD and Chevrolet Silverado LD finished one and two in the Large Light Duty Pickup segment. The Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD took first and second in the Large Heavy Duty Pickup segment. In the large SUV segment the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, and the GMC Yukon all finished in the top three spots.
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- February 25, 2015
Buick Avista or Lexus LC 500 - Your Choice?

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Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
1/11/2016
The two coolest cars form the Detroit Auto Show may well be the Buick Avista Concept and the 2017 Lexus LC 500. If the Avista becomes a production car, it will go head to head with the new Lexus luxury performance coupe. We'd like to know which would be your choice and why.
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'Vette-powered Escalade or XT5 - Which Is the Future?

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John Goreham
Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
9/11/2015
Has Cadillac lost its way? Today, Automotive News reports that Cadillac's Chief Marketing Officer Uwe Ellinghaus said the company's goal with its newest vehicle, the XT5 "... is to gain the attention of fashionistas, rather than cater to car buffs and auto journalists. Because in his view, younger customers are less interested in the technical details of cars, and don't read car magazines as often as they used to." We're not sure anyone reads any "magazines" anymore, but Mr. Ellinghaus at least seems to have a direction for the struggling luxury automaker to head in. Except that Cadillac is not heading that way according to Motor Trend's Jonny Lieberman, who reports that the next car-buff Cadillac will be an Escalade powered by the same engine as the Corvette. This follows the new CTS-V, which is targeted at car buffs and is powered by an engine like the one in the Corvette.
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- September 11, 2015
2016 Silverado Is First To Offer HID Headlights Standard

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Zane Merva
Executive Editor, GM-Trucks.com
9/25/15

When Chevrolet spilled the beans on the 2016 Silverado yesterday at the State Fair of Texas, a curious detail stood out to us. Silverado is saying goodbye to the halogen headlamp. Even base WT models will now come standard with HID headlights.
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- September 25, 2015
Is The Dash On Your GM Truck Cracked? New Lawsuit News. 1 2 3 4 7

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John Goreham
Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
9/9/2015
A newly filed lawsuit in Wisconsin says that GM knew it had a problem with cracking dashboards. ABC News has reported that the suit alleges GM tried to find a cause other than its manufacturing and materials to blame the problem on. GM is also not covering the repairs of trucks out of warranty since this is not a safety hazard. However, there are reports that GM dealerships are offering to pay half of the cost of repairs. We do not have that from GM directly.
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GM Trucks dominate new J.D. Power Dependability study

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John Goreham

Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com

2/19/2015

GM Trucks top this year's J.D. Power Benchmark Dependability study for 2015. The GMC Sierra LD and Chevrolet Silverado LD finished one and two in the Large Light Duty Pickup segment. The Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD took first and second in the Large Heavy Duty Pickup segment. In the large SUV segment the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, and the GMC Yukon all finished in the top three spots.
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- February 25, 2015
Buick Avista or Lexus LC 500 - Your Choice?

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John Goreham
Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
1/11/2016
The two coolest cars form the Detroit Auto Show may well be the Buick Avista Concept and the 2017 Lexus LC 500. If the Avista becomes a production car, it will go head to head with the new Lexus luxury performance coupe. We'd like to know which would be your choice and why.
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- January 11, 2016

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'Vette-powered Escalade or XT5 - Which Is the Future?

Teaser Paragraph:
John Goreham
Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
9/11/2015
Has Cadillac lost its way? Today, Automotive News reports that Cadillac's Chief Marketing Officer Uwe Ellinghaus said the company's goal with its newest vehicle, the XT5 "... is to gain the attention of fashionistas, rather than cater to car buffs and auto journalists. Because in his view, younger customers are less interested in the technical details of cars, and don't read car magazines as often as they used to." We're not sure anyone reads any "magazines" anymore, but Mr. Ellinghaus at least seems to have a direction for the struggling luxury automaker to head in. Except that Cadillac is not heading that way according to Motor Trend's Jonny Lieberman, who reports that the next car-buff Cadillac will be an Escalade powered by the same engine as the Corvette. This follows the new CTS-V, which is targeted at car buffs and is powered by an engine like the one in the Corvette.
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- September 11, 2015
2016 Silverado Is First To Offer HID Headlights Standard

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Zane Merva
Executive Editor, GM-Trucks.com
9/25/15

When Chevrolet spilled the beans on the 2016 Silverado yesterday at the State Fair of Texas, a curious detail stood out to us. Silverado is saying goodbye to the halogen headlamp. Even base WT models will now come standard with HID headlights.
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- September 25, 2015
Is The Dash On Your GM Truck Cracked? New Lawsuit News. 1 2 3 4 7

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John Goreham
Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
9/9/2015
A newly filed lawsuit in Wisconsin says that GM knew it had a problem with cracking dashboards. ABC News has reported that the suit alleges GM tried to find a cause other than its manufacturing and materials to blame the problem on. GM is also not covering the repairs of trucks out of warranty since this is not a safety hazard. However, there are reports that GM dealerships are offering to pay half of the cost of repairs. We do not have that from GM directly.
By Gorehamj, September 9, 2015
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- 96 comments
- 113,797 views
- Added by Gorehamj
- September 9, 2015
GM Trucks dominate new J.D. Power Dependability study

Teaser Paragraph:
John Goreham

Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com

2/19/2015

GM Trucks top this year's J.D. Power Benchmark Dependability study for 2015. The GMC Sierra LD and Chevrolet Silverado LD finished one and two in the Large Light Duty Pickup segment. The Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD took first and second in the Large Heavy Duty Pickup segment. In the large SUV segment the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, and the GMC Yukon all finished in the top three spots.
By Gorehamj, February 25, 2015
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- February 25, 2015
Buick Avista or Lexus LC 500 - Your Choice?

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John Goreham
Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
1/11/2016
The two coolest cars form the Detroit Auto Show may well be the Buick Avista Concept and the 2017 Lexus LC 500. If the Avista becomes a production car, it will go head to head with the new Lexus luxury performance coupe. We'd like to know which would be your choice and why.
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Meet Chevy's Most Powerful Small-Block 350, the ZZ6

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October 2, 2015

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Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
10/2/2015
Chevy's new small block 350 crate engine produces 405 hp and 405 lb-ft of torque. Chevy points out that is more power than any production 350 small block ever installed in a production vehicle. Jim Campbell, GM U.S. vice president of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports commented on the ZZ6, saying, “After more than six decades, our powertrain engineers continue to refine and update the classic Small Block architecture, adapting new technologies to advance the legacy of the industry’s most adaptable V-8 engine and giving customers new choices from the company that pioneered the concept of high-performance crate engines.”

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The ZZ6 includes high-flow, fast-burn style aluminum cylinder heads with large intake runners. High-rpm beehive-style tapered valve springs with smaller valve spring retainers have reduced mass. There is much more to this engine than that. Learn more at Chevy's link.

Chevy will announce availability of the new engine at SEMA in November (members of GM-trucks.com plan to attend). Chevy will introduce base versions and also a turn-key version of the ZZ6 including a carburetor, an air cleaner that matches the unique valve covers, the starter, distributor, alternator and additional accessories such as the air conditioning compressor and front-end accessory drive system.

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grampadirt 148

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Nice Good HP & TQ,wonder what it costs?Afraid to ask.

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Much better than the 150hp model in my 1990.

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People still use those?

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00Silverado4x4 515

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Dang I want one...who still owes me a birthday gift??

My old '76 just may get a new engine after all....

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barry G 134

Posted October 3, 2015

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large lift, big valves, small block..

wow.

so rare.

GM seems to be the only one that has not built it.

I built one by accident once.

true story.. I was handed a cam with unknown profile. Shook a mobile home park.

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Doug_Scott 359

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I always wonder why companies like GM (or Ford, or Dodge, or any of them) do not have someone review what they are going to publish for obvious mistakes. The graph they provide is incorrect at the most basic level. I understand it is only a representation of the dyno run (actually I assume that is what they are telling us), but torque and horsepower numbers will always cross at 5252. That happens to be halfway between the 5000 and 5500 lines on this graph, not at the 80% point.

Some will say "so what, you are just being picky", and yes I am. If they don't care enough to get something so easy to make right, what do they do about the stuff that is hard to get right?

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