Final week, Chevy introduced the 2024 Silverado ZR2 will undertake the Duramax diesel 3.0-liter inline-six as its base engine. Now it comes as no shock that GMC is following swimsuit by making the downsized Duramax the brand new customary engine on the 2024 Sierra AT4X.
The oil-burning straight-six generates much less horsepower than the large 6.2-liter V-8 possibility (305 versus 420 hp, respectively), but it surely turns the tide by offering a further 35 pound-feet of torque. The diesel produces 495 pound-feet in contrast with the V-8’s 460 pound-feet.
GM and Duramax up to date the diesel 3.0-liter by including a retuned turbo compressor, new gas injectors, new metal pistons, and improved temperature management options that collectively assist the engine squeeze out the upper torque determine, which was beforehand 460 pound-feet. We’ve not but examined the up to date Duramax possibility, however we cherished how refined and quiet the earlier model was.
As one may count on, a lot of the different modifications made to 2024 fashions of GMC’s half-ton pickup truck mirror these of its Chevy counterpart. The Sierra now affords power-retractable facet steps and an energetic exhaust system accessible on higher trims. Two new wheel choices are additionally added, as are two contemporary paint colours (Downpour metallic and Thunderstorm Grey). The bottom 2.7-liter turbo 4 from the Sierra 1500’s base trims stays the identical mechanically however is now known as the “TurboMax.”
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