Late last month, GM Authority published an exclusive report on the new Chevy 7500XD, the up-and-coming range-topping model in the Chevy Low Cab Forward truck line. Now, we’re back to spill the beans with fresh, exclusive details on the 7500XD’s specs.
The big news is that the upcoming Chevy Low Cab Forward 7500XD will come with a 33,000-pound gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), making it a Class 7 vehicle. Providing motivation will be the 5.2L four-cylinder diesel powerplant, also known as the 4H diesel, producing 215 horsepower, the same power rating as the Chevy 6500XD.
We originally speculated that the 7500XD would come with the 6HK1 turbo-diesel engine, which is available as either a four-cylinder, or a six-cylinder. Now, however, GM Authority has learned that that is not the case.
At its core, the Chevy 7500XD will essentially be the same vehicle as the Isuzu FVR.
By comparison, the current range-topper in the Chevy Cab Forward line, the Chevy 6500XD LCF, is essentially the same truck as the Isuzu FTR, and comes with a 25,950 GVWR, making it a Class 6 vehicle.
When it finally starts rolling off the line, the new Chevy Low Cab Forward 7500XD will be produced at the Isuzu Spartan Motors plant in Charlotte, Michigan, the same facility that produces the current Class 6 Chevy 6500XD LCF.
As a reminder, the Chevy Low Cab Forward line is part of Chevrolet’s medium duty truck range, and is produced via a partnership with Isuzu Motors, with 3500 through 5500 models equivalent to Isuzu’s NPR range. The up-and-coming Chevy Low Cab Forward 7500XD will provide greater capability than the current 6500XD.
We’ll have more to share on the new Chevy Low Cab Forward 7500XD in the near future, so stay tuned. In the meantime, subscribe to GM Authority for more Chevrolet Low Cab Forward news, Chevrolet news, and ongoing General Motors news coverage.
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That’s a pretty huge GVWR. Isuzu is a solid product and it’s made in the US so I don’t mind the rebadge.
This will be a great truck for public utilities and municipalities that need a high GVW truck for local use. Good to see expansion of the Chevy commercial truck lineup, if they could get a class 7 conventional they would have Ford completely covered model-for-model along with an extensive line of LCF’s Ford does not even offer.
Just another isuzu gm cross bred pile of junk
We have a number of Isuzu 5500s at work and they’re fantastic. A little under powered for some of the hills. We also have need for slightly larger trucks and have had to purchase freightliners, and kenworth single axle.
I think the 7500 should really have a larger motor, I’m surprised the 5.2l can even move the truck. We do have a couple of 20 year old gmc 7500 cabovers and they have Cat 3126 7.2l with 300hp, and they are just right. Certainly not power houses, but not underpowered.