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

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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 EcoTec3 V-8 (L86) ( earlier post ). The 8L90 also enables numerically lower rear axle ratios, which reduce engine rpm on the highway.

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Driving Chevrolet’s 2015 Impala Bi-Fuel sedan

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Chevrolet offers the 2015 Impala full-size sedan as an all-new bi-fuel model—the only manufacturer-produced full-size sedan in North America that can run on both compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasoline. A light on the instrument panel indicates when CNG is being used and there is no interruption in the vehicle’s performance.

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Ford provides some performance specs for its new 2.7L twin-turbo EcoBoost for the MY2015 F-150

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The MY 2015 Ford F-150 will offer a new high-output, twin-turbo 2.7-liter Due to the extensive lightweighting in the new F-150 ( earlier post ), this will improve the power-to-weight ratio of the 2015 truck by 15% over the 2014 5.0-liter liter V6 EcoDiesel and Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3-liter Ford testing shows the 2.7-liter

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Abandoned History: The 2014 VIA VTRUX Pickup, a Forgotten Silverado

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VTRUX trucks (Silverados) were claimed to manage 25 miles per gallon combined. In 2014 the truck was launched on the new Silverado 2500 platform which utilized a 4.3-liter The company was more focused on the Silverado variant, and offered it in two- and four-wheel drive, and single and extended cab variants.

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Review: Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD with bi-fuel CNG option

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View of the CNG tank in the bed of a Silverado 2500HD with bi-fuel option. Silverado 2500HD engine options. If you have a 3,600 psi rated tank—as does the Silverado—and you refuel at a 3,000 psi pump, you only get a partial fill. Refueling the Silverado at a 3,600 psi pump, indicated by the yellow handle.

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