2014 GMC/Chevy truck

Started by rohan, January 06, 2013, 02:51:06 PM

S204STi

We have one in the flesh here...

CJ

I drove one last week, and it's quite good. Very quit, very refined, good interior. GM hit the nail on th head with this one.

280Z Turbo

Too bad it reminds me of that old pushrod V6.

S204STi

Quote from: 280Z Turbo on June 24, 2013, 02:27:23 PM
Too bad it reminds me of that old pushrod V6.

I haven't looked into it, but how similar are they?

280Z Turbo


S204STi

Right, I realize that... Anything else?

280Z Turbo

It's made by GM.

Certain displacement will foreverially be associated with certain engines.

68_427

The engines kept their displacement but are otherwise all new.
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S204STi

Quote from: 68_427 on June 25, 2013, 09:48:06 AM
The engines kept their displacement but are otherwise all new.

That's what I thought.

S204STi

I got to putz around the lot in one with the 5.3; very very big improvement so far over the existing model.  The interior is vastly better (though the design is questionable, the materials, assembly, and equipment is very good internally); steering effort, feedback, and accuracy are promising; the brake pedal no longer has an inch of free travel before anything occurs; overall a much more car-like experience.  I like it.

68_427

When you get a 6.2L equipped on, fill it with E85 and let us know how it is. 
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S204STi

I don't think I'll get the opportunity to test specific fuels...

giant_mtb


S204STi

Quote from: giant_mtb on June 28, 2013, 08:29:58 AM
People still buy E85?

We have one or two stations that sell it, but it's still not caught on.  Some of the flyover states have it in abundance though, I hear.

r0tor

The chevy has one horrendously ugly interior
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TurboDan

Quote from: S204STi on June 28, 2013, 09:04:16 AM
We have one or two stations that sell it, but it's still not caught on.  Some of the flyover states have it in abundance though, I hear.

The last time I was in Florida a lot of stations were selling it at a discount, I noticed. In New Jersey I've never seen it anywhere.

I also noticed that a lot of other states consider 91 octane premium. Here we (generally) jump from 89 to 93 octane. A few stations here or there sell 91 (and Wawa sells 92, which is odd).

S204STi

Quote from: TurboDan on July 02, 2013, 12:05:41 AM
The last time I was in Florida a lot of stations were selling it at a discount, I noticed. In New Jersey I've never seen it anywhere.

I also noticed that a lot of other states consider 91 octane premium. Here we (generally) jump from 89 to 93 octane. A few stations here or there sell 91 (and Wawa sells 92, which is odd).

I can only get 91 here, unless I go somewhere near a track, which would be in or near Denver.

S204STi

Quote from: r0tor on July 01, 2013, 06:38:55 PM
The chevy has one horrendously ugly interior

It's not so bad, once you're in it.  Really well made.

giant_mtb

Quote from: TurboDan on July 02, 2013, 12:05:41 AM
The last time I was in Florida a lot of stations were selling it at a discount, I noticed. In New Jersey I've never seen it anywhere.

I also noticed that a lot of other states consider 91 octane premium. Here we (generally) jump from 89 to 93 octane. A few stations here or there sell 91 (and Wawa sells 92, which is odd).

91 is pretty much standard for premium in my area. There're a couple places with 93, but I'd rather have ethanol-free 91 than ethanol'd 93.

MrH

93 is standard here for premium :huh:
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S204STi

Quote from: giant_mtb on July 02, 2013, 09:25:27 AM
91 is pretty much standard for premium in my area. There're a couple places with 93, but I'd rather have ethanol-free 91 than ethanol'd 93.

Everything there is up to 10% ethanol anyway.

93JC

Quote from: TurboDan on July 02, 2013, 12:05:41 AM
The last time I was in Florida a lot of stations were selling it at a discount, I noticed. In New Jersey I've never seen it anywhere.

I also noticed that a lot of other states consider 91 octane premium. Here we (generally) jump from 89 to 93 octane. A few stations here or there sell 91 (and Wawa sells 92, which is odd).

It can depend on altitude. In parts of Montana regular is 85.5 octane, mid-grade is 88, and premium is 90. I imagine it's similar in states like Colorado and Wyoming.

S204STi

Quote from: 93JC on July 02, 2013, 02:26:26 PM
It can depend on altitude. In parts of Montana regular is 85.5 octane, mid-grade is 88, and premium is 90. I imagine it's similar in states like Colorado and Wyoming.

In CO it's 85, 89, and 91, usually

Soup DeVille

Quote from: MrH on July 02, 2013, 10:49:33 AM
93 is standard here for premium :huh:

A lot of places out west, its 91.

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68_427



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GoCougs

Yeah, I saw that; and 1/4 mile at 14.1 sec at 99 mph. Jesus - go hunting for the poser class (328i, A4, IS350, C350 etc.)!

Gotta hand it to GM for keeping the P00Prod dream alive - was a good bet - vastly better solution than the Ford Ecoboost V6 - cheaper, more durable, more power/performance, equivalent or better real-world MPG.

hotrodalex

GM seems to have the engineering ability to do whatever they like, really. As long as they're allowed to.

MrH

Quote from: hotrodalex on March 26, 2014, 11:34:09 AM
GM seems to have the engineering ability to do whatever they like, really. As long as they're allowed to.

More about budget than anything else.  GM has some INCREDIBLY talented departments.  What they really lack is all in the budgeting and planning stages.

I think their chassis dynamics and braking groups produce some really solid stuff.  They just have a hard time pulling it all together sometimes.
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hotrodalex

Quote from: MrH on March 26, 2014, 11:37:17 AM
More about budget than anything else.  GM has some INCREDIBLY talented departments.  What they really lack is all in the budgeting and planning stages.

I think their chassis dynamics and braking groups produce some really solid stuff.  They just have a hard time pulling it all together sometimes.

New Z/28 looks pretty amazing.

Soup DeVille

Quote from: hotrodalex on March 26, 2014, 11:34:09 AM
GM seems to have the engineering ability to do whatever they like, really. As long as they're allowed to.

A lot of talent there, and a culture that often stifles that talent.
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