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Diesel Chevy Silverado With Highway Gas Mileage Over 30 MPG

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Chevy’s 2020 Duramax turbodiesel engine may get well over 30 mpg and be the first pickup to do so. Earlier this year, Chevrolet launched a 3.0-l Duramax 6-cylinder turbodiesel engine. We first thought it would come in the 2019 model. However, we now expect it for 2020 instead. EPA approval and testing delayed production. Let’s get a closer look at the Diesel Chevy Silverado.

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What to Expect: Diesel Chevy Silverado

This truck generates 460 lb-ft of torque and 277 horsepower, which beats Ford’s F-150 Power Stroke diesel since it’s only 250 horsepower and 440 lb-ft.

Internal testing proves that the Duramax will average about 30-40 mpg driving at a highway speed of 50 to 65 mph. The automaker performed testing a few weeks ago at the motor speedway in Indianapolis. This testing didn’t have the EPA measures. Still, we see how far they came.

Chevy asked the general public to push their 3.0-L turbodiesel engine and many reported 40 mpg, while others got between 30 and 40 mpg.

We will see what the EPA says about Duramax’s engine mpg. It’s possible that it will get the same type of highway mpg as a mid-size sedan in the future. It may have the best payload and towing and if so the trucks are going to be very popular.

The price will be the downside of the 3.0-L Duramax engine. While this engine will be more affordable than the Ford Power Stroke, it remains relatively the same as the 6.2-L V8 engine. People may want this one though because of the reduced engine noise. 

The 2020 Silverado is slotted for this summer. 

Silverado Fans

Are you a fan of the Silverado trucks? If so, you might be interested to learn about the LEGO Silverado. We haven’t had the chance to see it yet but would love to get our hands on it. Let us know your thoughts on the diesel-powered Silverado.

2020 Chevrolet Blazer Engine Options

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We got the Chevy Blazer back this past year with two engine options. But that wasn’t enough; GM decided to add another powerplant to the lineup. With the 2020 Chevrolet Blazer engine options, you might just be convinced to purchase this midsize crossover utility vehicle.

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New 2020 Chevrolet Blazer Engine Options

The turbocharged 2.0L four-cylinder LSY includes dual overhead camshafts with Variable Valve Timing, automatic engine Stop/Start and Spark Ignited Direct Injection. Output on this engine is 230 horsepower plus it produces 258 lb-ft of torque.

This LSY engine is also available on other GM models including the 2020 Cadillac XT5, 2020 GMC Acadia and the 2020 Cadillac ST4. As far as the Blazer is concerned, this engine is standard with the 2LT and 3LT mid-range trims. Of course, you can choose to upgrade them to the 3.6-liter naturally-aspirated V6 LGX instead.

The remainder of the lineup comes standard with a 2.5-liter four-cylinder LCV or the 3.6-liter LGX. Both of these have a DOHC configuration with VVT, automatic engine Stop/Start and SIDI. The LCV features an output of 193 horsepower plus 188 lb-ft of torque. The LGX, on the other hand, pumps out 308 horsepower with 270 lb-ft of torque.

All three engine options come paired to a brand-new nine-speed automatic transmission.

2020 Chevy Lineup

We’ve been talking a lot about the upcoming Chevy lineup. You can see details of the 2020 Chevrolet Trailblazer as well as the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD. We plan to continue reporting on what the American automaker is releasing for the upcoming year.

In future news, you might want to know that the Chevrolet Camaro might end production soon. While this is sad news to Chevy enthusiasts everywhere, the company has a lot of innovative things in the works.

What most excited you about the Blazer or other upcoming models? We would love to hear your thoughts.

2023 Chevrolet Camaro Might Be The Last

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We’ve got new reports suggesting that GM will quit producing the Camaro after 2023. The truth is, things haven’t looked good for the Chevy Camaro for some time now. It’s currently in third place among the muscle cars. It sits behind the Dodge Challenger and the Ford Mustang. While we have a few more years to enjoy this vehicle, it appears that the 2023 Chevrolet Camaro might be the last.

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What Does the Report Say?

In a report with Muscle Cars & Trucks, GM reportedly stated that it was time to give up on the Camaro. Sales have declined by 25% just from 2017 to 2018 alone. With that in mind, 2019 doesn’t appear much better.

Sources at GM plan to forgo all plans to make the 7th-generation Camaro and instead retire it after 2023. As of now, the 6th-generation Camaro rides on the Alpha platform. This also underpins the Cadillac CTS and ATS. Both of these vehicles will be replaced by the new CT4 and CT5 sedans that ride on an A2XX platform instead. They planned to do the same with the Chevy, but instead, the automaker plans to wave the white flag at Ford and Dodge instead.

We recently boasted about the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 as an affordable option to a supercar. It’s stylish, affordable and offers plenty of power, but not every Chevy enthusiast feels the same way. In fact, GM planned an emergency facelift for the 2020 Camaro.

Goodbye to the 2023 Chevrolet Camaro

Not everyone is happy to hear this report. If this news makes you sad, you need to remember that 2023 is still several years away. GM could change their minds and decide to keep this muscle car in the lineup. It would have to make a dramatic turn in sales.

What are your thoughts on the latest news? Do you feel disappointed by the Camaro?

Unlocking the Potential of the Corvette Driver Mode Selector

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There are few things as exciting as getting behind the wheel of a Corvette.  Anyone that owns one knows the invigoration and thrill that comes the first time the engine revs. Whether you plan to take your car for a spin down the highway or you are racing on a track, it’s imperative you understand the different settings of the Driver Mode Selector.

Your Corvette was designed to adapt to your needs and help you make the most of every mile. Regardless of how you drive or where you go, you’ll find there’s a mode that’s right for you. With the C8 coming out, it seems fitting to review this information now.

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What is the Driver Mode Selector?

Modern vehicles often offer selectable drive modes that have pre-set configurations. It’s also possible on some cars to make changes to the existing settings and save a tailored mode. Overall, the various drive modes change the feel of the car. You can opt to have a comfortable cruiser today and a nimble sports car tomorrow, simply by changing the modes.

The trouble is that very few people understand the differences between the modes or how to use them properly. This leads to them despising the options rather than embracing this technology.

5 Settings on the Corvette Driver Mode Selector

Corvette offers five distinct driver modes unless you drive a ZR1; then, you only get three. The Driver Mode Selector allows you to customize every aspect of the ride based on your preferences and road conditions.

The system alters 12 variables, which includes the throttle control and steering to offer optimal performance. Let’s take a close look at the five modes: Weather, Eco, Tour, Sport and Track.

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Weather Mode

Unless you went to school to become a meteorologist, you probably don’t know exactly when it’s going to rain. If you hit inclement weather, you can count on the Weather Mode of your Corvette to save the day. It responds to weather changes you enter and adjusts accordingly.

This system automatically distributes power to your rear wheels. This gives you impressive throttle progression and advanced traction control. It’s useful in the rain and snow but doesn’t come on the ZR1.

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Eco Mode

Did you know that you can save money and gas with your Corvette? With the Active Fuel management, you conserve fuel and maintain your engine’s health. With optimized efficiency, your engine acts like a four-cylinder even though you have a powerful V8. This is great when you don’t need performance.

This option is the second that’s not available on the ZR1.

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Tour Mode

If you’re using your Corvette as a daily driver, the Tour Mode is ideal for most situations. It’s best for travel and commuting. The innovative, engaged systems relieve intensity from the shock dampening to maximize your comfort. In addition, you gain access to a gauge cluster that you can customize to display your phone, navigation and audio data so you have everything you need behind the wheel.

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Sport Mode

In those moments when only the best sports car will do, you have this mode. It’s the ideal fit to drive like you’re in a Corvette. It provides strength, performance and power. The Magnetic Ride damping becomes stiffer but remains tempered for superior responsiveness.

With this mode, your dashboard gauge displays RPMs plus the sweet throttle sound becomes more noticeable.

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Track Mode

When you take your Corvette to race, you must have this Track Mode. Chevy includes a launch control that helps you get off the line with insane acceleration. This might just be the advantage you need to get ahead of the competition. In addition, steering effort instantly adjusts for extra responsiveness.

Just like with the Sport Mode, the Magnetic Ride damping is automatically adjusted as well. What’s different is the Performance Traction Management is optimized for increased track performance thanks to the throttle progression. The gauge display makes you feel like you are in a race car with the C7.R race-inspired appearance. You even get the impressive shift lights with it.

Final Thoughts

No matter what Driver Mode you use on your Corvette, we recommended that you give them all a try. Once you’ve tested each of them, you’ll have a better understanding of what each of them excels at. Plus, it gives you an excuse to drive more.

2019 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison Now Sold Out

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If you discuss the mid-size truck segment with anyone, they are likely to start talking about the Chevy Colorado. It’s one of the brands that you just rely on, along with Toyota and Nissan. We’ve seen some recent shakeups with Jeep and Ford trying to get in the game as well. But, what truly tops the charts is the 2019 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison.

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Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison

Right now, the Colorado ZR2 consists of 10% of total Colorado sales. In fact, this mid-size pickup earned 134,842 sales in the United States during 2018. But, for those who want the ultimate off-road experience, you opt for the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 Bison. Even though it has an MSRP of $48,045, it hasn’t stopped people from wanting to drive away in one.

Unfortunately, all the 2019 models have been sold. If you waited, you are out of luck. They only produced 2,000 and they sold like hot cakes.

This sudden interest in this higher-priced pickup means there’s still a demand for this type of vehicle. We think it’s likely that many other truck brands are going to take notice and follow in suit.

The truck itself launched at the end of 2018 during a drive event that occurred in Arizona. During that time, Chevy invited the media to test out the trucks for themselves. This was a sure-fire way to get people excited and it paid off big-time for the American company.

More Truck News from Chevy

Of course, the automaker isn’t scared to test the waters and see what works. This year, they’ve already announced the arrival of the Silverado 4500HD, 5500HD and 6500HD. We’ve also seen the release of some other Colorado special editions. The question is, what is the company going to do next? Honestly, we can’t wait to see, but we hope it looks better than the 2019 Chevy Silverado. We just can’t find any enthusiasm with this model, how about you?

Chevy’s Most Reliable Ad Gets Pulled

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If you’ve been watching sporting events over the last couple of weeks, it might have surprised you to see Chevrolet’s Most Reliable Ad. You aren’t the only one that was shocked during the latest installment of Chevy’s ‘Real People’ series.

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Most Reliable Ad

During their series, Chevy brings in car owners to shock them with some recent news. This time around, it was to inform them that Chevrolet is the most reliable car company in America. In fact, they claim to be more reliable than Honda, Ford and Toyota as well.

Surprisingly, they don’t quote JD Power or any other reputable source for the information. All they did was pull the tarps off some cars very loudly, for the effect. All of the real people seem quite ecstatic that their cars offer the highest reliability ratings.

You would think that people wouldn’t be this gullible, but they are. The trouble is, Ford, Honda and Toyota don’t agree.

In the past, Chevrolet’s ads highlighted real accolades from reputable companies such as JD Power. This one, leaves consumers wondering who made the claims.

In fact, the legal teams from Honda, Toyota and Ford all reached out to Chevy to find out where the detail for the most reliable ad came from. They’ve insisted that the automaker provides that information or shuts the ad down completely. In response, Chevrolet shelved the most reliable ad and is focusing on the Silverado in a new ad campaign.

As it turns out, Chevy did use a survey to determine they were the most reliable. Trouble is, it was from 2015 and funded by them. In addition, they used a small sample size and led the respondents to the reliability terminology.

Still, they stand by their decision to run the ad and merely pulled the campaign so they could launch a new one, according to the company. They claim they didn’t make the decision based on the content’s accuracy.

What Do You Think?

If you haven’t seen the ad for yourself, make sure you take a look.

Do you believe that Chevy has the most reliable vehicles on the road? According to Forbes, Chevrolet hit near the bottom of the list regarding reliability. I guess if you can’t produce data that claims your statements are true, it’s now okay to make them up?

2019 Chevy Blazer Price Higher Than Competitors

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It makes sense that Chevrolet would seek to grab some of the midsize crossover segment with their 2019 Blazer, but it turns out, they didn’t price it very well. In fact, the 2019 Chevy Blazer price is higher than a good amount of competitors. We expect it to show up in early January, but we have enough information, for now, to give you a rundown of what to expect.

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2019 Chevy Blazer Price

First, let’s take a look at the varying trim levels of the Chevrolet Blazer. There will be four trims. The first is the L, then you have the LT which is just called Blazer. After that, you can opt for the RS or top-of-the-line Premier instead. The base L trim starts at $29,995. We don’t know the pricing quite yet on the other trims, but obviously, they will be more.

Let’s take a look at what a customer gets with the $29,995 price because it doesn’t appear too far off the mark from the Ford Edge, Jeep Grand Cherokee or Nissan Murano.

Lack of Power

The Ford Edge is also priced at $29,995 for the base model. The difference is that the Edge comes with a turbo 2.0-liter I-4 engine which gives it a 52 horsepower advantage over the 2019 Chevy Blazer’s naturally-aspirated 2.5-liter I-4.

We see the same thing happening with the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Nissan Murano. Both of them have slightly higher starting prices than the Blazer, but they also have V6 engines that produce far more power. While we haven’t see the 2019 Honda Passport pricing yet, we can only assume it will be the same situation.

Price is Too High

Furthermore, the 2019 Chevy Blazer pricing is just too high when you compare it to vehicles that are equivalent. For example, the Hyundai Sante Fe and Kia Sorento are both lower in price. In fact, you can save more than $4,000 for the base model. They also come with comparable feature sets and similar styling designs.

Final Thoughts

With all these factors playing against it, we have trouble believing the 2019 Chevrolet Blazer is going to find success in SUV sales this upcoming year. You can spend the same amount and get far more with a Nissan, Jeep or Ford. On the other hand, you could spend less and end up with a completely comparable model. We don’t know too many people that like paying more than needed.

What do you think about the 2019 Chevy Blazer price? Are you willing to pay more for this SUV? Let us know.

While we are talking about Chevy – did you see that Dale Earnhardt Jr. is driving the Silverado at the 2019 Daytona 500?

2019 Daytona 500: Dale Earnhardt Jr. to Drive Chevrolet Silverado

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Fans of Dale Earnhardt Jr. should be thrilled to hear that he will lead the pack next year during the 2019 Daytona 500. In fact, this two-time winner plans to sit behind the wheel of a new 2019 Chevrolet Silverado pace truck. His job is to lead the racers to the green for the 61st event of The Great American Race.

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2019 Daytona 500

If this seems odd to you, it should! There’s never been a pickup truck pace vehicle in the Daytona 500. Earnhardt Jr. is a personal fan of Chevy trucks which makes this even more exciting for him.

Earnhardt Jr. knows the track well; he won the Daytona 500 in both 2004 and 2014. He also won the July Daytona race twice with four wins under his belt. In the 36 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Daytona, he had four wins, 13 top five finishes plus 19 top tens.

If that’s not enough, he earned the Most Popular Driver title for 15 consecutive years.

His love of the sport, long relationship with Chevy and his passion for trucks make him an excellent candidate for this role. Watching the race on Sunday, February 17th should be exciting.

Chevy Silverado

If you’ve been following the latest Silverado news, you know a lot is going on lately. We just told you how the Silverado 4500, 5500 and 6500 were making their way to dealerships. We’ve also given you a first look at the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD.

Let’s take a closer look at the truck leading this NASCAR event. This Silverado pace truck is the strongest and most advanced to date. This truck features a 6.2-liter V8 engine which is paired with a ten-speed automatic transmission. This produces 420 horsepower plus 460 pound-feet of torque.

You may remember that Chevy paced the Daytona 500 before. Seven times they did it with a Camaro and another five involved a Corvette. Will you be watching in February?

Chevrolet Silverado 4500HD, 5500HD & 6500HD Coming to Dealerships

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Great news for truck fans – the Chevrolet Silverado 4500HD, 5500HD and 6500HD chassis cab pickups are coming to dealerships for the first time ever. That’s right, the Silverado trucks are in production and making their way to dealerships as we speak.

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Chevrolet Silverado 4500HD, 5500HD & 6500HD

We first saw the trucks at the 2018 NTEA Work Truck Show. They are designed to be customer-focused and take on all the major competitors. This medium-duty pickup truck lineup helps GM’s commercial business to set a record year. They expect double-digit year-over-year sales.

This lineup of Chevy pickups is what customers have been waiting for. Fleet managers, technicians, dealers and truck drivers have all been waiting for GM to pull it together. This lineup is simple to upfit, easy to service, fun to drive and available to you!

Upfitters remain especially happy because the straight, clean frame rail contains no rivets, welds or brackets which could get in the way.

Chevrolet Configurations

These trucks come with seven various cab-to-axle lengths, ideal for anyone in the construction, utility or landscaping industry. On top of that, fleets now can use Chevy for all their business needs since they still offer a wide selection of sedans, trucks and crossovers to choose from. This provides a one-stop shop for business account holders.

Of course, this isn’t all that’s happening in Silverado world. We’ve also reported on some of the other models coming to dealerships near you. The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 now has a DuraBed and the best-in-class cargo volume with every bed length. It’s also available with 12 fixed tie-downs.

The Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD and 3500HD both feature new trailering equipment, increased payload capability and an immense amount of increase in towing ability. These Chevy trucks feature the latest technologies and are just what the new truck owner has been looking for.

Corvette Prices Rise While Sales Decline

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Are you in the market for a brand new Corvette this Christmas? You may want to hurry and grab it because we just received word that the Corvette prices are about to jump up for the 2019 models.

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Chevrolet Corvette Prices

Does it seem at all odd to you that the automaker would raise the Corvette pricing when sales of the sports car are currently down? As more people turn to buying SUVs and trucks like the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, the sports car market continues to decline.

Depending on which trim you choose, the price might not be as bad as you would think.

Keep in mind that what we’ve heard so far hasn’t been officially confirmed by Chevrolet. The Corvette lineup pricing for 2019 might change beyond what we know at this point.

Starting off the list, we’ll take a look at the convertibles and Stingray. The Stingray might jump up about $405 while the convertible receives a price bump of $905. You might say this isn’t too bad, and you are right. That’s only a few hundred dollars, and not much to worry about.

The trouble comes in once you opt for one of the higher performing models. For example, if you want to get behind the wheel of the Corvette ZR1, you might be looking at another $2,000 over the 2018 Corvette pricing. These prices don’t even include the gas guzzler tax or the destination fees you would have to pay on both the Z06 and ZR1.

In addition, the eight-speed automatic option adds another $275 to the total. What might surprise you to know is that 80% of new Corvettes sold contain this transmission.

Corvette Sales

Since 2014, Corvette sales have slowly been declining. We know that Chevy only sold around 25,000 Corvettes last year. We are still awaiting fourth quarter numbers on this year’s Corvette sales, we do know that the total was under 15,000 towards the end of September.

GM reported that Corvette sales have been down 27% when compared in the second quarter.

While we might not be a car manufacturer, it seems illogical that the company would raise the Corvette prices now. Why go so high while the sales continue to decline? Hopefully, GM knows about something we don’t yet.

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