After many years of leaving the design essentially unchanged, GM has introduced several updates to the 2024 GMC Savana Cargo van variant, including making it no longer available to order with the naturally aspirated 6.6L V8 L8T gasoline engine.
The Savana Passenger and Savana Cutaway variants of the 2024 GMC Savana can still be ordered with the L8T engine, according to information on the matter obtained by GM Authority.
The 2024 GMC Savana introduces relatively few major changes compared to earlier model years of the commercial van, but the alteration of the L8T engine’s availability is one of a few elements The General has opted to switch up for the upcoming model year.
Along with altering the engine lineup for the 2024 GMC Savana Cargo configuration, Big Red has also updated the transmissions paired with those engines. Specifically, the 8-speed automatic transmission tagged with RPO code MTH will replace the 8-speed automatic transmission tagged with RPO code M5U used with the V6 LV1 engine up to this point.
At the same time, the V8 L8T gets the updated the 8-speed heavy-duty automatic transmission (RPO code N8X) in place of the 6-speed heavy-duty automatic transmission (RPO code MYD) used in conjunction with this powerplant choice in the 2023 GMC Savana and earlier model years.
GM Authority has also uncovered details of the pricing structure used for the many available variants and configurations of the 2024 GMC Savana. MSRP has been boosted across the board for all Savana versions, rising by anywhere from $1,600 to $2,900. The majority of price increases fall at the top end of the range, usually amounting to $2,700 to $2,900,
As for motivation, powerplant options include the naturally aspirated 4.3L V6 LV1 gasoline engine rated at 276 horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 298 pound-feet of torque at 3,900 rpm, along with the L8T V8 engine no longer available on the 2024 GMC Savana Cargo, develops 401 horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 464 pound-feet of torque at 4,000 rpm. The 2.8L I4 LWN turbodiesel Duramax engine offered previously was dropped for the 2023 model year, as GM Authority covered earlier.
Under the skin, the 2024 GMC Savana rides on the GMT 610 platform. Production of the 2023 Savana is scheduled to end on September 1st, 2023, while the start of regular production (SORP) for the 2024 GMC Savana van is currently scheduled for September 5th, 2023 at the GM Wentzville plant in Missouri. Notably, the Savana Cutaway is also produced by Navistar at a separate facility in Ohio.
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Bad decision as we discussed yesterday.
GMC needs to hurry up on there passenger vans there staying so far behind or shape up and get out
Does anyone know why GM made this decision? Were fleets not ordering the V8? To me it seems like GM just removed its biggest advantage over its competition.
I am a fleet director who services on of GMs larger clients. there is definitely a demand for the 6.6 V8
Would have made more sense to drop the V6 and have the 6.6L V8 as the sole engine in all of the vans. I thought the old 4.3L was long gone at least in pickups.
I kept on hoping when they scrapped the 2.8L Diesel it was going to be announced in ’24 that they were going to be having the Babymax 3.0 as an option.. I am left disappointed
Wow… great engine – got one a couple of months ago. It was not easy to find. – getting over 20 mpg right now on a trip from Salt Lake City to Boise. Tons of power. What a shame
They have there head up there A
It’s another way to kill off one more V8 engine. One more step to triple zero!
Thanks Mary, yet, another poor decision….
Remember. The Big M is in charge. Obey or you will be outsourced or re balanced in the next employee reduction. Hee he he. It’s not the big M that loses. It’s the poor remaining employees.
The big engine haven’t been available in the vans for quite some time and were only available for a short time. They may have been happy with the way the V-6’s were selling and decided to go with them and concentrate the V-8’s in the heavy duty trucks. Too bad. Vans are always the lowest priority.
I’m amused at the hairy palmed set with their thick skulls, sexist comments, and complete lack of accepting reality, making most of the comments here. The reality is that the monster V8 of yesterday is going away. There are smaller displacement engines available that can duplicate the job in most cases and where there may not be, we need to get over it. Europe has managed from the beginning and continues to do so.
Ok,Cranky where is the replacement then? Ya great idea ,build a one ton van and put a anemic 6 cyclinder in it. Im willing to bet the 6.6 gets close to the same MPG as the 6 cylinder. Makes no sense.
This is all related to the coming weakening of America. Small little V-6’s ain’t worth a darn for towing. All has to to do with the “greening” of America by the jealous weakling all wanting to come under Klaun Schwab’s great reset to do away with the powerhouse of America. I wanted that V-8 and even that diesel I-6. I can’t imagine ordering that van with a puny V-6.
Like I said, I thought they were trying to phase out that 4.3L so just having the 6.6L V8 across the board would have made the most logical sense. However, that V6 produces 276 HP. I have been driving vans of all sizes in the last 38 years at work. My first work van was an ‘85 CHEVROLET C30 with a 350 V8 that I don’t think had more than 200 HP. So I think that V6 should be more than ample.
Unless you’re towing I agree. The 4.8l worked just fine for me for years.
Just build a new body style with a diesel and forget about the old that’s in the passenger van and don’t waste another year or our fleet will switch to a sprinter
Well I’ve owned many one ton cutaways and always had v8 engines. I guess if you’re delivering chips in a cutaway you’ll be ok. But no way a v6 will handle my work load. Another stupid move on GM. And electric work vans??? Come on!! Charging stations are where? And who has time to find them and work.
I’ll bet a loaded v6 will not only be gutless but use more gas that a v8 doing so!
Wake up gm on your passenger vans ur staying far behind like always and don’t start with the electric van first bc ad decision
The new 6.6 gas motor. Is actually a small block not a big black motor. They were having problems with the engine having oil consumption problems. they need to get that Fixed Asap if that’s the case. It’s still a good motor trans combo for the van. Not that I have any issue with the 6.0 very good motor when maintained properly. just like anything else.
At 11k – 6 K towing a 6-7 K trailer – far so good with my 6.6L. No sign of increased oil consumption. My only concern is what seems like a kind of sloppy idle sound – a big of chugging there – which I have not gotten checked out. Very happy with it so far.