BY BRETT EVANS
Factory Fresh PHOTOS COURTESY OF GM- TRUCKIN.COM [1 8 ] NOVEMBER 2019 -
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Engine
Layout,
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Features
Duramax I-
Deep Dive: 2020 General Motors 3 .0L
G
eneral Motors will soon begin to market a 3.0L Dura-
max I-6 turbodiesel in its light-duty pickup offerings,
the Chevrolet Silverado 150 0 and the GMC Sierra
150 0. And although we were a bit disappointed to
learn the engine would be delayed until the ’20 model year, for
fans of oil-burning powertrains, it might be worth the wait.
Helping ease the sting of the delay is the relative low cost of
the Duramax I-6. In the ’20 Silverado 1500, the diesel will demand
the same premium as the 6.2L V-8, $2,495 more than the 5.3L V-
and $3,890 more than the 2.7L turbocharged I-4. For the ’20, the
Duramax will be offered in LT, RST, LTZ, and High Country trims.
Using ’19 prices as an estimate, one could potentially get a two-
wheel-drive, diesel-powered Silverado RST for about $47,0 00 or a
four-wheel drive for $50,0 00 —the caveat being that exact pricing
for the ’20 has yet to be revealed.GM’s first inline-six
turbodiesel will arrive later
this year in the ’20 Chevrolet
Silverado 1500 and GMC
Sierra 1500. It will be
available in a variety of trims,
and although official pricing
hasn’t been announced, we
expect it to start at around
$40,000 for base models.The Duramax uses
modern powertrain
technologies found
in GM’s other new
powerplants, like
the 2.7L Turbo I-4’s
Active Thermal
Management
system to
optimize
operating
efficiency by
keeping key engine
components at the
right temperature.