Gm's Next Generation Truck Platform To Drop "gmt" Design

[Zane]

A small bit of information I've recently picked up is that the decades long "GMT" designation General Motors has been using for it's trucks aka GMT-400, GMT-800, GMT-900 has come to the end of its life. The next gen trucks, currently under development have taken a new platform name.

 

That new platform will simply be called "K2", I've learned from someone inside the truck engineering program.

 

Thoughts?

[amtz.zero]

A small bit of information I've recently picked up is that the decades long "GMT" designation General Motors has been using for it's trucks aka GMT-400, GMT-800, GMT-900 has come to the end of its life. The next gen trucks, currently under development have taken a new platform name.

 

That new platform will simply be called "K2", I've learned from someone inside the truck engineering program.

 

Thoughts?

 

 

I'm cool with that. As long as the trucks themselves don't change names. I like the name "Silverado", and I like the name "Sierra".

[bigredmariner]

I'm good with that too, as long as they leave Silverado and Sierra alone all will be good in my book.

[Zembonez]

Doesn't make any difference to me. Before the GMT900 we hadn't heard of GMT900. No difference as long as they don't call it an F149.

[Nick The Great]

Interesting . . .

 

I always wondered what'd come next. GMT-1000 just didn't seem right!

[ColoradoSkiCountry]

I'd be just fine with them doing away with the Sierra and Silverado names too. Why do you need to name a truck? They got by just fine for many years by referring to them as 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, and 1-ton. K1500 or C/K 1500. To me it's just like naming a fish. Pointless.

[kawtoy_77]

I say fine as long as they keep the SIERRA, and SILVERADO designations

[Luvbelly]

I'd be just fine with them doing away with the Sierra and Silverado names too. Why do you need to name a truck? They got by just fine for many years by referring to them as 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, and 1-ton. K1500 or C/K 1500. To me it's just like naming a fish. Pointless.

 

X2 Not concerned what they call the platform or name the next generation truck. I buy (or drool over) trucks based on what they can do and how they look.

[asilverblazer]

If the next generation was desingated GMT-1000, I'd have special badge made and put it on the door in place of "SILVERADO".

[C. Charles Hahn]

A small bit of information I've recently picked up is that the decades long "GMT" designation General Motors has been using for it's trucks aka GMT-400, GMT-800, GMT-900 has come to the end of its life. The next gen trucks, currently under development have taken a new platform name.

 

That new platform will simply be called "K2", I've learned from someone inside the truck engineering program.

 

Thoughts?

 

K2? I thought the next-gen half tons were being called C3XX?

 

Doesn't bother me any, as long as no lazy forum idiots call them "NNNBS" instead of just calling them what they are.

[ColoradoSkiCountry]

What happens when they get to K-5? We already had a K-5 Blazer

[truckofwinandawesome]

If the next generation was desingated GMT-1000, I'd have special badge made and put it on the door in place of "SILVERADO".

 

I wonder how that would look like in the current Lettering font?

[kawtoy_77]

A small bit of information I've recently picked up is that the decades long "GMT" designation General Motors has been using for it's trucks aka GMT-400, GMT-800, GMT-900 has come to the end of its life. The next gen trucks, currently under development have taken a new platform name.

 

That new platform will simply be called "K2", I've learned from someone inside the truck engineering program.

 

Thoughts?

 

K2? I thought the next-gen half tons were being called C3XX?

 

Doesn't bother me any, as long as no lazy forum idiots call them "NNNBS" instead of just calling them what they are.

 

Let it go already.... The horse is dead, there is no more reason to keep beating it. What are you 12 and holding a grudge?

[KMGZ400]

A small bit of information I've recently picked up is that the decades long "GMT" designation General Motors has been using for it's trucks aka GMT-400, GMT-800, GMT-900 has come to the end of its life. The next gen trucks, currently under development have taken a new platform name.

 

That new platform will simply be called "K2", I've learned from someone inside the truck engineering program.

 

Thoughts?

 

K2? I thought the next-gen half tons were being called C3XX?

 

Doesn't bother me any, as long as no lazy forum idiots call them "NNNBS" instead of just calling them what they are.

 

 

hahah " new new new body style"

[C. Charles Hahn]

Let it go already.... The horse is dead, there is no more reason to keep beating it. What are you 12 and holding a grudge?

 

 

You're the one not letting it go and assuming I was attacking you personally... yet I'm the 12 year old holding a grudge?

 

Funny stuff.