GM Full Size Trucks In General - 2019 Debuts

[Keef]

I swear the HD variants of the new trucks look beautiful. I'd buy a Sierra 2500 HD in a heartbeat.

http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/first-2015-chevrolet-silverado-2500-hd-z71-to-earn-off-1512397541

The front end actually is a much better design than the Silverado. The front of this HD is composed of a lot of horizontal bars. They key differences between this and the Silverado being that this HD has black bars for the grilles that run uninterupted through both headlights. That actually makes the truck look lower and more elegant than the Silverado which as you can see...

...appears laughably tall and front-heavy. The front end of the Silverado is miserable. The joint between the grille and headlights is highlighted by a thick vertical chrome bar, the gril itlsef has vertical bars in it, the main horizontal bar through the middle is split in two...it's just way too busy, complex, and with too many vertical components which make it look tall and retarded.

The HD is a much better, lower-looking, more composed, more refined design. Much, much better.

As an example I'd like to point out the headlights themselves. The headlights look positively enormous on the silverado but oddly small and aggressive - a good thing in my opinion - on the HD. But hey, they're basically the same headlights. The only difference is that the HD eschews the vertical chrome bar and fills that space with a wider, blacked-out headlight housing. It's all the surrounding elements that make them look good on the HD but terrible on the Silverado.

 

[MHPALA]

Tbh, all HD variants of the GM trucks look better than the 1500 counterparts.

http://www.autonews.com/article/201...-to-invest-60-million-in-engine-joint-venture

Diesel for the Canyon and Colorado in development. "High" chance of there being a diesel engine for the Silverado and Sierra too. Hopefully a direct injection Duramax is in the talks too.

 

[Slash]

Wouldn't surprise me about the diesel. They'd be the only brand that doesn't offer one, especially since Ford is likely to get the V6 diesel in the F-150.

 

[YSSMAN]

Diesel for the Canyon and Colorado in development. "High" chance of there being a diesel engine for the Silverado and Sierra too. Hopefully a direct injection Duramax is in the talks too.

Diesel already confirmed for the smaller ones. Sadly, only available with a six-speed automatic.

My guess is, GM will watch the numbers very carefully on the EcoDiesel Dodge before they do a quarter-ton diesel option on the Silverado/Sierra.

 

[RocZX]

Chevy Reaper at the Chicago Auto Show......

👎

 

[niky]

I see the Cherokee has some competition for design of the year.

Or maybe not. The Cherokee, while ungainly, at least has properly penned lines. This front end is a mess of second-generation 1-series proportions.

 

[BKGlover]

This....is.....real?

 

[Northstar]

It looks worse than the leaked pics.

 

[BKGlover]

It...IT'S NOT ENOUGH!

 

[buickgnx88]

They should have just kept the stock grille, but just took out the center bar, painted the chrome parts black, and placed the bowtie in the middle similar to the trucks from the 70s.

 

[Slash]

 

[Slash]

GM is now following Ford and is rumoured to be releasing an all aluminum bodied truck by 2018.


http://blog.powerblocktv.com/gm-rumored-to-build-full-sized-pickup-truck/

 

[Adamgp]

GM is now following Ford and is rumoured to be releasing an all aluminum bodied truck by 2018.


http://blog.powerblocktv.com/gm-rumored-to-build-full-sized-pickup-truck/

I like the headline:

"GM rumored to build full-sized pickup truck"

 

[Slash]

Yeah ignore that

 

[Badasp5.0]

Chevy Reaper is horrid. WTF. but just think this is the corporation that not only promoted the designer of the Aztek but also assigned him to the Corvette.

 

[YSSMAN]

Chevy Reaper is horrid. WTF. but just think this is the corporation that not only promoted the designer of the Aztek but also assigned him to the Corvette.

The Reaper wasn't done by GM, but by Hennessey Lingenfelter - a brand that normally doesn't have taste.

The one GM wanted to do was based on the Sierra, as I recall, which could have been a very good-looking truck. Here's hoping they do it on the new Colorado, instead.

 

[Badasp5.0]

The Reaper wasn't done by GM, but by Hennessey - a brand that normally doesn't have taste.

The one GM wanted to do was based on the Sierra, as I recall, which could have been a very good-looking truck. Here's hoping they do it on the new Colorado, instead.

Ahhh I stand corrected.

 

[Cale]

It was done by Lingenfelter actually.

 

[RocZX]

The Reaper wasn't done by GM, but by Hennessey Lingenfelter - a brand that normally doesn't have taste.

It was done by Lingenfelter actually.

The performance was done by Lingenfelter but the appearance package/bodykit is done by Southern Comfort Automotive

 

[Slash]

They must be drinking a lot of Southern Comfort to come up with that appearance and then think it looks good.

 

[RocZX]

Chevy may consider RS & SS version of the Tahoe

Turns out, the Tahoe Black may be more than just a concept, and perhaps a preview of things to come from the Tahoe line.

This we determined after a few conversations with Chevy Tahoe engineers and product managers at a recent first drive event of the 2015 Chevy Tahoe and Suburban in Lake Tahoe, California.

No one at Chevy would outright confirm a future performance variant of the Tahoe, but Chevy spokesman Michael Albano did say that they’re looking at “developing variants of existing products that appeal to consumers and build on our performance heritage.” The letters RS were brought up (by one of the Chevy people, not us) as a possible trim level that could wear body mods like those modeled by the Tahoe Black, but without any power upgrades to the Tahoe’s standard 5.3-liter V-8, which admittedly is no slouch with 355 horsepower and 385 lb-ft of torque. Any SS model, of course, would have to have more grunt under the hood. Conveniently, the GMC Yukon already uses a more powerful mill in its high-zoot Denali trim level: a 6.2-liter V-8 that churns out 420 horses and 460 lb-ft of torque.

Car and Driver


I think it kind of cool but also kind of stupid and pointless.

 

[MHPALA]

Don't buy them just yet. Wait for GM to homologate the 8L90. Then enjoy the benefits of 20+ mpg (Why I say this? Look at the durango).

Just offer the 6.2 as an option for the tahoe and ignore this GM (my opinion). L92 and L94 story all over again, I tell you.

All hail the 6l80e successor. May the swaps and bell house conversion kit production commence!!!!!!!

 

[mustang fanatic]

Does GM always have to copy Ford? First the Ranchero, then the Mustang, then the Raptor, and then an aluminum bodied truck.

 

[Tornado]

You know, I can only imagine the GM boardroom when the F-150 announcement happened. I wonder if it was similar to when they fell asleep in 1984 and Chrysler released the Caravan.

Does GM always have to copy Ford? First the Ranchero, then the Mustang, then the Raptor, and then an aluminum bodied truck.

Because after the failure of the Corvair against the Falcon, GM decided that it would let other manufacturers blaze trails and corner the entire market, then they would throw billions of dollars at making a "better" car and have it clog up airport rental fleets. See: Dustbuster minivans. They stopped being a radical company by the end of the 1960s; with an except made for the B-Bodies downsizing in 1977. Even the Citation was plagued with them going only halfway when trying to majorly influence the market.

 

[MHPALA]

I recall Lingenfelter making the Reaper... Not GM. It makes sense to converge to a all aluminum chassis regaurdless of if Ford has done it or not. Its called regulations. You don't see GM reusing the same powertrain.

 

[Slash]

You don't see GM reusing the same powertrain.

What world are you living in?

 

[mustang fanatic]

I recall Lingenfelter making the Reaper... Not GM. It makes sense to converge to a all aluminum chassis regaurdless of if Ford has done it or not. Its called regulations. You don't see GM reusing the same powertrain.

I see your point, but you can't say GM didn't copy the Mustang with the Camaro, and the Ranchero with the El Camino.

 

[Slash]

I see your point, but you can't say GM didn't copy the Mustang with the Camaro, and the Ranchero with the El Camino.

Or many other vehicles/ideas...

 

[MHPALA]

What world are you living in?

Space colony Green Noa 1.

I see your point, but you can't say GM didn't copy the Mustang with the Camaro, and the Ranchero with the El Camino.

I agree with those points, but I was negating the points I deemed false.

 

[YSSMAN]

Don't buy them just yet. Wait for GM to homologate the 8L90. Then enjoy the benefits of 20+ mpg (Why I say this? Look at the durango).

Just offer the 6.2 as an option for the tahoe and ignore this GM (my opinion). L92 and L94 story all over again, I tell you.

Give it two years or so and the 8L90E will proliferate in the same way that the 6L80E did back in 2009. Still, despite that, the Tahoe is getting pretty good fuel economy in the Tahoe/Yukon. I don't expect them to be jumping to update the trucks until they've sold a good number and then add some other reasons to buy new again.

As for the new 6.2L unit, Chevrolet has said that they didn't sell enough of them in the previous generation model to justify making it an option in the new one. If you want it that bad, you can buy a Yukon Denali or an Escalade. That kind of segregation between the models is very necessary, and I believe, a good move on GM's part.

You know, I can only imagine the GM boardroom when the F-150 announcement happened. I wonder if it was similar to when they fell asleep in 1984 and Chrysler released the Caravan.

Worst case scenario, we get a significantly updated Silverado in three years. They made a very safe move with the truck, and I'm not sure if it was on purpose or simply a necessity with the amount of money they had to work with. It isn't as though the truck is bad, but it isn't as innovative as the others - and to some extent, they may be counting on that to keep current buyers who don't want the modern whiz-bangery of the Ford.