Remove Engine Remove Standards Remove Yukon
article thumbnail

First natural gas GM half-ton pickups with 5.3L DI engines delivered in Texas

Green Car Congress

liter direct injection engine. The DuraDrive DI system is a completely redesigned system using Tier 1 OEM tested components engineered to accommodate the unique operating characteristics of the direct injection engine. liter engine, AGA Systems has also started shipping the DuraDrive DI for GM’s 6.2 l/100 km) highway.

Texas 259
article thumbnail

2015 Chevrolet and GMC pickups, SUVs to offer eight-speed transmission with EcoTec3 V-8

Green Car Congress

Chevrolet and GMC have confirmed a new eight-speed automatic transmission will be standard on 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra and GMC Yukon Denali/Yukon XL Denali models equipped with the 6.2L The 8L90 also enables numerically lower rear axle ratios, which reduce engine rpm on the highway. EcoTec3 V-8. V-8 and 6.2L

GMC 210
article thumbnail

CleanFUEL USA Expands Propane Engine Products With IMPCO

Green Car Congress

a leading manufacturer of engine components that converts vehicles to operate on cleaner gaseous fuels, such as propane. Partnerships like this make it feasible to address the industry’s distribution, installation and service/support gap for propane engines, broadening the potential for propane to become a widely utilized domestic fleet fuel.

USA 150
article thumbnail

GM offering magnetic ride control on Sierra Denali pickup

Green Car Congress

It is standard on all Sierra Denali half-ton models, whether equipped with the standard 5.3L V-8 (420 hp)—the segment’s most powerful engine. Also new is OnStar with 4G LTE and standard built-in Wi-Fi hotspot, providing a mobile hub for drivers and passengers to stay connected. V-8 (355 hp) or the available 6.2L

Sierra 218
article thumbnail

Ford CEO Jim Farley Teases Explorer Tremor

The Truth About Cars

And while it is a slightly different target market, the combined might of Tahoe/Yukon saw 192,459 takers. twin-turbo V6 found as standard in the ST. That mill cranks out 400/415, plus one can brag about Raptor-adjacent chops since an equal engine (albeit one making 418/440) pop up in the Bronco Raptor.

Ford 96
article thumbnail

Details on GM’s new efficient top-end 8-speed automatic

Green Car Congress

The 8L90, the replacement for the venerable 6L80 six-speed in GM’s lineup, is offered as well as standard on 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra and GMC Yukon Denali/Yukon XL Denali models equipped with the 6.2L gear used with previous six-speed automatic models, engine rpm is reduced by 8% (123 rpm) on the highway at 70 mph.

GM 231
article thumbnail

GMC Revamps Terrain for 2025

The Truth About Cars

It isn’t the wholesale sea-of-change as seen in the most recent evolutions of models like the Acadia and Yukon. inch digital gauge cluster, both of which are standard across the Elevation/AT4/Denali tripartite. Last year’s engine soldiers on, showing up as a 1.5L Inside are far more improvements, such as the enormous 15.0-inch

GMC 104