Another vote for the 6.2 with 10 speed after owning two 5.3 with 6 speeds. My gas mileage experience. There's obviously a sweet spot regarding highway gas mileage. First 500 mileage road trip averaged 18 mpg. I attribute this to driving in mostly rain and averaging 60-70 mph with a slight south tail wind. Second 500 mileage road trip averaged 14 mpg. This time no rain, averaging 75-84 mph with no tail wind to speak of. Around town averaging 13-14 mpg. Ran a tank of 87 octane to see effects. Performance was off but not significantly. However, gas mileage dropped to 11 mpg in town.