The 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 debuts several updates and changes over the 2023 model year, including new branding for the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B gasoline engine. As GM Authority covered previously, the 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 will incorporate the TurboMax branding for models equipped with the turbo four-cylinder engine. Now, GM Authority has learned that the new branding will coincide with new badging as well.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 will be outfitted with a new TurboMax badge starting with Q2 production. The inclusion of the TurboMax badge makes the L3B the fourth Sierra 1500 engine to include a powertrain-specific badge, with the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline engine and 3.0L I6 LM2 turbodiesel Duramax engine both including unique badging as well. The new 3.0L I6 LZ0 turbodiesel Duramax engine, which replaces the LM2 in the Sierra 1500 powertrain lineup, also includes unique badging.
The new TurboMax badge equipped by 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 models cradling the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B gasoline engine will be located on what GMC refers to as the fender vent. As such, GMC is calling this small styling bit a “fender vent badge.”
To note, the 2024 Chevy Silverado 1500 will also incorporate a new TurboMax badge, as covered previously.
The turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B gasoline engine adopted the TurboMax branding for the GMC Sierra 1500 in conjunction with the latest 2024 model year, per previous GM Authority coverage. Engine output is rated at 310 horsepower at 5,600 rpm and 430 pound-feet of torque at 3,000 rpm. The 2024 model-year lineup also includes the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline engine and the 3.0L I6 LZ0 turbodiesel Duramax engine, as well as the naturally aspirated 5.3L V8 L84 gasoline engine.
With regard to availability, the turbocharged 2.7L I4 L3B is equipped as standard by the 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 Pro, SLE, and Elevation trim levels. The four-cylinder is not offered for SLT, AT4, AT4X, Denali, or Denali Ultimate trims.
Under the skin, the GMC Sierra 1500 rides on the GM T1 platform. Production takes place at the GM Fort Wayne plant in Indiana and the GM Silao plant in Mexico.
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No comments? I guess I’ll have to say it: Badges, we don’t need no stink’n badges!
Seriously, this seems really stupid, since it’s not anything special. But GM is odd about badges. For the second generation Colorado they had a tailgate badge for the very common V6 but not the Duramax. The latter would have been good advertising.
Translation…..Don buy this hunk of junk engine
Can’t be worse than their V8s
If a 4 cylinder can pull a truck with its trailer, then all the cars and crossovers can be fitted with 4 cylinder engine.
Gas prices are at $3.455 / gallon even before the spring start.
Small 4 cylinder turbocharged engines need larger gas tanks when pulling a travel trailer due to the rich fuel mix under boost. So maybe with a 30+ gallon tank it would be okay. It’s not okay with the Ranger’s tank, which is something like 18 gallons. You’d be stopping very frequently for fuel.
Reluctant-
10mpg seems to be the proven rule when towing regardless of (gas) motor. That millage has already been reported by some.
That’s hardly a reliable way to get information. Fast Lane Truck used to have MPG tests towing smaller trailers (not travel trailers), and they varied a lot (although based on the reported display number, not a fill up). Science is science.
Renaults do it all the time with 1.4L engines….. and they get rebuilt every 60,000KM. It’s less about the ability to do it, but to do it day in, day out, 110% effort, with no downtime for decades on end. This is why the small block is supreme. It has done this for over half a decade flawlessly. Maybe this engine will too, but it’s only got 5 years under its belt, and many predecessors have failed doing this exact same combination, not to mention will this engine still be relevant when the 6th gen V8 is released???
Of your bottom line is dependent on the vehicle you drive, it’s a V8 for you. That’s the reason the 6.0 was still in HD’s 20 years after its introduction. Customers loved its reputation above its gas guzzling, anemic demeanor.
Steven-
It was developed solely as a truck motor. If you watch any videos on it-it’s impressive.
Don’t need the badge to tell what’s in it. You can tell by the Hyundai like sound.
Great burn.
I’ve watched those videos. Not impressed.
Large journals to take the boost? That’s a prerequisite, not a feature.
Steel inserts in the pistons? That’s required on an over stretched engine, and not an advantage over V8’s, which are more than capable of a million miles with plain aluminum pistons.
Oil priority to the turbo? Great, we won’t be replacing turbos every 60K miles, but takes away oil from the timing chain and journals, which tend to be the weak point of a DOHC engine anyways.
I’m convinced it’s more reliable than the ecoturds, but that’s not a high bar to beat. GM has made some great 4’s in the past, the Iron duke being one, the first gen ecotech being another. Neither of those hold a torch to the small block family, and all crapped out when flogged as hard as a V8. I’d recommend this engine for a run about, but that’s about it. I wouldn’t buy a 4L version upsized for HD/vocational applications. I wouldn’t count on it running as long as the GM V8’s as well. The ecotech line was known for needing timing chains in high mileage models. This engine also has a turbo, which will fail with 90% certainty somewhere between 150-200K. Then there’s the electric water pump, of which failure would put you on the side of the road. Verdict? If downtime is critical to your business, get the V8. You a suburbanite who takes an occasional weekend trip and want to save some money up front? Go ahead and know yourself out. It’s not a lemon of a motor, it just won’t age well, and you’ll eat it on the resale side.
Product leaders had to have been warned by marketing, that it would take off like a lead balloon. Turbo whine, not the heartbeat of America.
Go buy yourself one of those “better ideas” as Ford said back in the 1980’s. When the engine blows up at less than 100K, see if GM will stand behind it.
My 1968 Cadillac DeVille has a 7.7 Liter (472 cubi inch) engine with a 3 speed “Automatic Turbo Hydramatic” that will outpull any of those GM trucks with that 2.7 engine.
The badge should have a crack in it as well.
No one wants that engine and you cannot blame them. It is just too complicated and expensive to fix in the long run.
GM will probably raise the price of the vehicle by $500 after adding that badge that cost $5.00 including labor and materials.
Couldn’t agree with you more!
No one? Sales have determined that is a lie. Just because you don’t doesn’t mean you speak for everyone. That engine was one of the most difficult to kill in durability testing, it was built like a diesel, it will last and has had very few news worthy problems or issues on the forums. But you go ahead and keep spreading false information to feel better…
Don’t let sales and facts get in to the way of testosterone!
I just do not trust anything that is “new and improved”. It has to have a track record before I purchase it. The ole 5.3L and 4.3L were great engines for the most part.
They should call it the grenade, because that’s what it will do. Explode in spectacular fashion.
Care to point out where these are grenading with some relevant sources?
There not!
At least with that lovely badging on it, you will easily be able to distinguish what trucks you do not want to look at on the lot rather easily!
I wonder if people actually want to advertise that their truck is a 4 cylinder like that?
Quick recap to all the comments I’ve read at this point – I sell GM in Canada where my region sees winter 6-7 months of the year and am rural. I am in the urban centre for 7 hour drive each direction. We are most definitely a truck town.
I sell a lot of these 2.7s and people love them! Big part is the power you get but it IS quiet for a daily driver and glides on the highway like it isn’t there. Yes, most of my customers are buying trucks, but not every truck buyer here uses trucks for work. Most truck buyers have them as their daily where the can occasionally haul a load or tow a trailer/small fishing boat. For most people, this engine satisfies their needs. Those who are willing to take it for a test drive usually come back with a smile on their face and positive reviews when I follow up in their ownership.
Don’t get me wrong though, I ask the right questions. The 5.3L is still the most common engine and I always make sure the truck matches the customers needs. I also love the sound of the V8. But what I’m saying is that for many people (and a lot don’t even know about it), this 2.7L Turbomax is certainly one worth consideration if it fits in your lifestyle.
…And again, that is for most people in a “truck town”.
I guess what you’re saying is, there’s an @ss for every set.
Pretty much! I They’re in the market because there is space for them. People who cry out about a 4-cylinder in a truck here, I quickly remind them that Ford has successfully done it for years in their F150. Seems to settle them and then they go and enjoy a drive.
That is an old “car buziness” saying that is old as the hill. Remember my uncle who sold a few used cars on the side saying it.
What is your point Rabbi? For the most part, it’s true. However, a good salesperson will talk to you and listen, and help you find the best vehicle for you and one you are happy with. A poor salesperson will try to force you either A) into a mould of their preferences, or B) something with a big spiff so they can make the most money.
Me? I prefer repeat business and being recommended. And for a number of my customers, that was the Turbomax engine. That’s all I’m trying to say.
But for my need to tow a travel trailer long distances without a lot of fill-ups, I’d be interested in the engine. Although with that need the F-150 Hybrid and upcoming Ram Hybrid have more interest, due to their ability to provide campsite power.
Get the 3.0 diesel
I just test drove a new Turbomax today. There is nothing wrong about the acceleration
The torque numbers are better than the 5.3 at the mid range rpms and it really moves!