General Motors will offer the upcoming Chevy Low Cab Forward 7500XD as a 2023 model year vehicle, with the commercial truck expected to launch later this year.
As GM Authority exclusively reported in September of 2020, GM is plotting a more capable version of the existing Chevy Low Cab Forward 6500XD. The LCF 7500XD will have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 33,000 pounds, making it a Class 7 vehicle. The closely related 6500XD, meanwhile, has a GVWR of 29,500 pounds, relegating it as a Class 6 vehicle.
| Specifications and Capacities | 152-inch Wheelbase | 170-inch Wheelbase | 188-inch Wheelbase | 200-inch Wheelbase | 212-inch Wheelbase | 224-inch Wheelbase | 236-inch Wheelbase | 248-inch Wheelbase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turning diameter, curb-to-curb (ft. / m) | 43.7 / 13.3 | 47.4 / 14.4 | 51.8 / 15.8 | 54.7 / 16.7 | 56.5 / 17.2 | 59.3 / 18.1 | 62.2 / 19.0 | 65.0 / 19.8 |
| Available body length (ft.) | 14-16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| Fuel capacity (U.S. gal / L) | 50.0 / 227 | 50.0 / 227 | 100.0 / 455 | 100.0 / 455 | 100.0 / 455 | 100.0 / 455 | 100.0 / 455 | 100.0 / 455 |
| Curb weight, 6500XD (lbs. / kg) | 10,018 / 4,544 | 10,096 / 4,580 | 10,400 / 4,717 | 10,644 / 4,828 | 10,733 / 4,868 | 10,977 / 4,979 | 11,099 / 5,035 | 11,220 / 5,089 |
| Curb weight, 7500XD (lbs. / kg) | 10,343 / 4,692 | 10,421 / 4,727 | 10,937 / 4,961 | 11,058 / 5,016 | 11,181 / 5,072 | 11,302 / 5,127 | 11,424 / 5,182 | 11,545 / 5,237 |
| Payload, 6500XD (lbs. / kg) | 15,932 / 7,227 | 15,854 / 7,191 | 15,550 / 7,053 | 15,306 / 6,943 | 15,218 / 6,903 | 14,974 / 6,792 | 14,852 / 6,737 | 14,730 / 6,682 |
| Payload, 7500XD (lbs. / kg) | 22,657 / 10,277 | 22,579 / 10,242 | 22,064 / 10,008 | 21,943 / 9,953 | 21,820 / 9,898 | 21,699 / 9,843 | 21,577 / 9,787 | 21,455 / 9,732 |
| Gross Combination Maximum Rating (GCMR), 6500 XD (lbs. / kg) | 30,000 / 13,608 | 30,000 / 13,608 | 30,000 / 13,608 | 30,000 / 13,608 | 30,000 / 13,608 | 30,000 / 13,608 | 30,000 / 13,608 | 30,000 / 13,608 |
| Gross Combination Maximum Rating (GCMR), 7500 XD (lbs. / kg) | 33,000 / 14,969 | 33,000 / 14,969 | 33,000 / 14,969 | 33,000 / 14,969 | 33,000 / 14,969 | 33,000 / 14,969 | 33,000 / 14,969 | 33,000 / 14,969 |
| Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), 6500 XD (lbs. / kg) | 25,950 / 11,771 | 25,950 / 11,771 | 25,950 / 11,771 | 25,950 / 11,771 | 25,950 / 11,771 | 25,950 / 11,771 | 25,950 / 11,771 | 25,950 / 11,771 |
| Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), 7500 XD (lbs. / kg) | 33,000 / 14,969 | 33,000 / 14,969 | 33,000 / 14,969 | 33,000 / 14,969 | 33,000 / 14,969 | 33,000 / 14,969 | 33,000 / 14,969 | 33,000 / 14,969 |
Following feedback from GM fleet customers that the engine in the 6500XD was not quite powerful enough to handle certain demands, the 6500XD ditched its 5.2L 4HK1 diesel I-4 engine developed by Isuzu, which is rated at 215 horsepower at 2,500 rpm and 520 pound-feet of torque at 1,650 rpm, for the 6.7L Cummins six-cylinder engine (RPO code LCB) producing 260 horsepower and 660 pound-feet of torque. The 7500XD will feature the same recently introduced powertrain.
At its core, the Chevy 7500XD will essentially be the same vehicle as the Isuzu FVR – which is the Class 7 variant of the Isuzu F-Series commercial truck on which the Chevy LCF 6500XD truck is based. As such, the Chevy LCF 7500XD will be produced at the same Isuzu Spartan Motors plant in Charlotte, Michigan that builds the Isuzu F-Series trucks, as well as the current Chevy LCF 6500XD.
For those readers that may not be aware, the Chevy LCF product line is part of Chevrolet’s medium-duty truck range. These trucks were born out of an ongoing partnership between GM and Japanese manufacturer Isuzu Motors. In addition to the 6500XD, the LCF lineup also includes 3500 through 5500 models, which are equivalent to offerings in Isuzu’s own F-Series range.
The Chevy Low Cab Forward 7500XD will enter production in the near future, arriving as a 2023 model-year product We’ll have more information as its arrival approaches. In the meantime, be sure to subscribe to GM Authority for more Chevy medium-duty trucks news, Chevrolet news and ongoing GM news coverage.
Comments
Interesting/nice to see GM upgrading the capacity and performance capabilities of the XD Series of their LCF trucks. But an important configuration of the GM LCF truck models, still fail to include the 4 wheel drive train models that Izuzu has produced for many years for sale in their global markets. So why does GM choose not to include such existing production 4WD Izuzu based LCF models in our US domestic LCF market?
Don’t you mean Isuzu upgrading?