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 Pickuptruck.com concludes 2007 Heavy Duty Shootout... who won? |
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May 25, 2009 - 10:20 PM - by GMC Forum
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Filed under: Car Buying, Trucks/Pickups, Commercial Trucks, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, GMC
In Parts 1 and 2 of his 2007 Heavy Duty Shootout, Mike Levine and his cohorts from Pickuptruck.com compared the acceleration of gas three-quarter ton and diesel one-ton pickups from Dodge, Chevy/GMC and Ford on flat surfaces, both unloaded and loaded with 10,500-lb trailers. For the third and final report, however, Levine introduced grades of 7% and 15% to the equation.
The results were surprising, and really had the most influence on Pickuptruck.com's final conclusions. We won't spoil the dramatic tail of each hill climb at Ford's Michigan Proving Grounds, but the 2007 Ford F-250 with its 6.8L Triton V10 was particularly impressive in the gasser category, and as anyone who has driven one would expect, the 2007 Chevy Silverado 3500 and its 6.6L Duramax diesel/6-speed transmission combo proved overly dominant among the oil burners. That said, the conclusions are only half the story, as Pickuptruck.com follows each truck through every gear as they climb their grades. These rigorous tests brought every truck's weakness, which were glaring in some cases, as well as their strengths.
Click the Read link below to read the conclusion to the 2007 Heavy Duty Shootout and learn once and for all what pickup these guys would park in their garage.
[Source: Pickuptruck.com]Pickuptruck.com concludes 2007 Heavy Duty Shootout... who won? originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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GM offering zero-percent financing to move '07 models |
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May 25, 2009 - 10:20 PM - by GMC Forum
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Filed under: Car Buying, Trucks/Pickups, Marketing/Advertising, Chevrolet, GM, GMC
General Motors had a good August, bucking the industry trend with a year over year sales increase. A big part of that success came with zero-percent financing on the Silverado and GMC Sierra, and the General is looking to ride the wave by extending free loans through October first. GM isn't stopping with pickups either. Several 2007 models are getting an additional $1,000 on the hood, including the Yukon, Impala, and G6.
GM has done a pretty good job of staying off incentives through 2007, but the last few months have been brutal. Even some automakers from across the Pacific, who traditionally shy away from cash on the hood, have felt the pinch. GM hasn't announced additional production cuts, but if the incentives don't work, the Detroit-based automaker may have little choice.
[Source: Detroit News]
GM offering zero-percent financing to move '07 models originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Bob Lutz on US Ute: "Odds are it will happen." |
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May 25, 2009 - 10:20 PM - by GMC Forum
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Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, GM, GMC, Pontiac, Australia
click above image to view more pics of the Holden VE Ute
A few weeks ago we wrote about an email exchange between "Maximum" Bob Lutz and a GM Inside News forum member by the name of MonaroSS. In the exchange, Lutz claimed he and his colleagues were behind a move to bring the Australian-built Holden Ute to the U.S., but that "it won't be a Cheverolet." Never one to leave a quote like that hanging, Mike Levine from PickupTruck.com cornered "Maximum" Bob in California and asked if he could expound upon the status of a Stateside Ute, to which Lutz replied, "Odds are it will happen," and "We'd love to do it." Sounds promising.
In reference to his line that a Ute sold in the U.S. would not be badged a Chevrolet, Mr. Lutz added, "The Chevy product portfolio is too full to add this to it. We'd do it as either a Pontiac or GMC." Most have assumed a U.S.-spec Ute would be badged a Pontiac since from the A-pillar forward it would be identical to the forthcoming Pontiac G8 sedan, but Bob thinks a revival of the GMC Caballero might be cool, too.
[Source: Pickuptruck.com]
Gallery: Holden VE Ute
    
Continue reading Bob Lutz on US Ute: "Odds are it will happen."
Bob Lutz on US Ute: "Odds are it will happen." originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It's official: GMC Canyon V8 option confirmed |
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May 25, 2009 - 10:20 PM - by GMC Forum
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Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, GMC
Well, the rumor came true. Mike Levine at Pickuptruck.com noticed that at the website for the '08 GMC Canyon, a V8 engine is listed as an option coming in early 2008. Mike called up the General and got confirmation that yes, a V8 is indeed coming for both 2WD and 4WD versions of the midsize pickup. They wouldn't confirm which V8 the Canyon's getting, but since that platform's already been modified to accommodate the 5.3L unit for the HUMMER H3 Alpha, it's likely to be the same one. Considering that the 5.3 does just fine in the much larger Sierra, it ought to be a hoot in the Canyon. GM hasn't put up a web page for the '08 Chevy Colorado yet, but we have to believe that whatever Canyon gets, Colorado will, too.
[Source: PickupTruck.com]It's official: GMC Canyon V8 option confirmed originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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VIDEO: Maxiumum Bob Lutz answers questions about GM's reliability |
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May 25, 2009 - 10:20 PM - by GMC Forum
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Filed under: Car Buying, Maintenance, Etc., Buick, Cadillac, GM, GMC, Lexus, Pontiac, Saturn
 The General's chief product guru, Bob Lutz, responded to questions regarding GM's reliability in the company's FastLane Blog's most recent video Q&A chapter. According to Lutz, who cites comparisons to company "H" and company "T" as being perpetual reliability yardsticks, GM has aimed at making every component throughout the automaker's brands "bulletproof," including the engines, transmissions and every mechanical part imaginable.
The move began about four or five years ago, and despite high ratings in J.D. Power and Associates initial quality reports, Lutz explains that all the money spent was in an effort to "shoot for infinite life," as opposed to what Lutz calls, "100,000-mile bogies."
Lutz goes on to recount his aim of making Buick the American equivalent of Lexus, which was just confirmed with the recent release of J.D. Power and Associates long-term reliability ratings. Buick sat pretty, right next to Lexus. Mission accomplished Bob. Congrats.
[Source: GM FastLane Blog]Continue reading VIDEO: Maxiumum Bob Lutz answers questions about GM's reliability
VIDEO: Maxiumum Bob Lutz answers questions about GM's reliability originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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