The 2024 Chevy Silverado 1500 debuts the sixth model year of the current fourth-generation pickup, introducing a handful of changes and updates over the preceding 2023 model year. One of those updates is the addition of the 3.0L I6 LZ0 turbodiesel Duramax engine to the Chevy Silverado ZR2 powertrain lineup. Previously, the Chevy Silverado ZR2 was available exclusively with the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline engine.
The 3.0L I6 LZ0 turbodiesel Duramax engine is rated at 305 horsepower at 3,750 rpm and 495 pound-feet of torque at 2,750 rpm. Diesel-powered units of the 2024 Chevy Silverado ZR2 will run the GM 10-speed automatic transmission as standard.
“With immense low-end torque (495 pound-feet), this engine is meant for off-roading, which made the addition a natural fit,” Chevrolet states. “Now, customers can experience the off-road prowess and daily drivability of ZR2 with the 3.0L Duramax – and Silverado is the only light-duty off-road truck to offer such a capable diesel engine in its class.”
In addition to the 3.0L I6 LZ0 turbodiesel Duramax engine and naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline engine, the latter of which is rated at 420 horsepower at 5,600 rpm and 460 pound-feet of torque at 4,100 rpm, the 2024 Chevy Silverado 1500 lineup also offers the naturally aspirated 5.3L V8 L84 gasoline engine, rated at 355 horsepower at 5,600 rpm and 383 pound-feet of torque at 4,100 rpm, as well as the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B gasoline engine, rated at 310 horsepower at 5,600 rpm and 430 pound-feet of torque at 3,000 rpm. As GM Authority covered previously, the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B gasoline engine will adopt the TurboMax name for the 2024 model year.
Looking ahead, 2024 Chevy Silverado production is set to kick off in July, per a GM Authority exclusive. Production will take place at the GM Fort Wayne plant in Indiana, the GM Oshawa plant in Canada, and the GM Silao plant in Mexico. Dealer orders will open up in June.
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All for the low low price of $~80,000.
This is how it should have been from the start but good new nonetheless!
Good news. I am glad GM is listening to customers. Now we just need a supercharged 6.2L V8.
While we are at it, let’s call for the 8.1L be brought back.
Or even better. A supercharged train engine. The bigger the better…
I want to be able to brag to my friends about a truck I’ll never own.
And yet, here you are making a tongue in cheek comment about people that want GM to compete with Ford and Dodge, by building a truck that you’ll never own. Kudos.
IMHO, the ZR2 needs an LT4 option.
Great, now they will charge $80k for this truck and people will pay it with a 10 year loan……..UNREAL.
No truck, not even this is worth over $50K! Until people stop paying it, Manufacturers will continue to make huge profits on these trucks.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of unintelligent people when it comes to their personal finances. It is why ~25 million US adults do not have a savings account. It isn’t difficult: If you have $100 in your pocket and spend $101, you are broke. I don’t understand why some people make it so difficult. You would think that basic arithmetic would be common sense.
To each their own.
@ Infamous
Totally agree with you!! The United States credit card debt last month was at $940 billion. So glad have have no credit cards at all!!
I put a $1000 away each month, because I see what is coming and it isn’t good. I like padding my account. Also, I’d rather have a beautiful home (which I built in 2021, instead of a $1000 to $1500 car payment), But like you said, some people would rather drive something new and flashy that depreciates….my new home won’t.
Unfortunately, new vehicles are a terrible expense, you shouldn’t buy more than you need until you are financially secure. But 90% of buyers don’t heed that advice and will be car poor for a long time. Many don’t figure it out until they want to retire and realize they can’t be cause they have no pension or savings and then act surprised when they can’t live on $2000 of SS. Dave Ramsey says not to buy new until you have a million dollars of net worth.
This Gen Xer completely agrees with you! We have been (mostly) following Dave Ramsey’s advice for years, we will be paying cash for our new truck.
Most is good advice except for the buy new part. New is all we buy as interest rates are lower, cars have zero history so we aren’t guessing what the previous owner neglected to do maintenance wise or other shady issues, we have a warranty and we keep them for usually around 10 years and 150k miles. Plus today, used isn’t the big savings it used to be (no pun intended). Buy new, drive it for a long time and take care of it.
Well, and used prices are through the roof. My rule of thumb is
-trucks, cheaper to buy new
-Toyotas, don’t buy used, they’re overrated
-cars, buy used, high mileage/late year modle
-in this economy, buy nothing. Everything is overpriced
Those people you refer to are learning it from the Government. You don’t put a country $32 Trillion in debt making smart decisions.
Hey TNTGMC, I agree with your sentiment (just as I usually did at PUTC). I think the best case scenario is maybe, possibly the prices on these trucks could come down around $10k on the higher trim levels, with the automakers still making some okay profit. After all, the automakers are being forced to develop/market EV’s which are giant money losers for now…with the trucks selling at tremendous profits, that is about all that will sustain the automakers financially until they can at some point turn a profit on the EV’s. I won’t be buying an EV for many years, but I really do want a new truck, so I will soon be paying the ridiculous price ($89k to be exact), because I know that the prices are very unlikely to ever come down except by maybe a few thousand $.
The comments should be about the truck and the ALSOME ENGINE LINE UP NOT a run down of people’s FINANCES !!!!
COMMENT ON THE TRUCK
This truck is far overpriced as is BEFORE adding the diesel engine option! Maybe they’ should be like Cadillac and not make the diesel engine option an extra cost. They’re already making enough profit per vehicle, and even though they’re near the same price, can’t really compete equally with the t-rex nor the raptor. Hopefully, the engineers resolved the “no start” and/or delayed start issues with the previous version of the 3.0 Duramax too! All you need when you’re out on rugged terrain away from civilization, is an $80k plus truck that won’t start.
Great! All you need when you’re out off-roading in the middle of nowhere, is an $80k plus truck that won’t start. Hopefully the engineers resolved that issue from the first 3.0 Duramax.