If you want to silence the advocates in the camps of both Ford and Ram, direct them to this news. Because there are no other half-ton trucks on the market today outside of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 pickups that offer 420 horsepower and a serious 460 pound-feet of torque, courtesy of the all-new 6.2L EcoTec3 V8 engine. The engine will also be found in the 2014 Silverado High Country, and the 2014 Sierra Denali.
Couple that power with the optional Max Trailering Package, and these half-ton trucks are rated to pull 12,000 pounds. That’s 1,800 lbs better than the outgoing 2500 HD trucks with the 6.0L V8, and just 1,000 lbs shy of the Duramax diesel-equipped model. It’s also 1,550 lbs superior to the max tow rating of the Ram 1500, and 700 lbs better than the Ford F-150. With the Max Trailering Package, drivers get:
- Trailering package with seven-pin and four-pin connector
- Enhanced cooling
- Automatic locking rear differential
- Heavy-duty 9.75-inch rear axle with 3.73 ratio
- Increased-capacity rear leaf springs
- Revised shock tuning for increased control
- Integrated trailer brake controller
- Bragging rights
Hopefully your trailer hitch can keep up. Fuel economy numbers for 6.2L-equipped 2014 Silverado and 2014 Sierra pickups have yet to be finalized by the EPA.
Comments
The 6.2 would be great in a single cab! I was honestly expecting a bit more HP but the torque number are great. Great job GM.
People will be killing these numbers! I think the numbers are great !
Plenty of hp and torque
Seriously????12,000lb tow rating.Why would anyone really need a 3/4 ton? May as well just build a 1/2 ton and a 1ton and discontinue the 3/4 ton.
Can we get a power graph? I’d like to know where the torque is available.
Now send it over to Calloway or another high end speed shop for a little engine work, maybe a super charger. That would be nice. Wonder if the High Country will be AWD?
20k for 100 hp I’ll pass not a good deal! But doing it myself would be a real option!
Why would it need awd if there is a 4×4?
the option for the 6.2 is still not available WTD?
Later this year it will be
This is just great and finally pulling power,The question now remains when are we getting the 4500 & 5500 modles.
This is a great powerplant. High torque and high horsepower without the long-term concerns of turbochargers. And all in a reasonably compact package. Now if only this could be had in an up-scale version of the Chevrolet SS!