Opinion: Neat technical details, neat truck, but I don’t know if I could get over virtual headlight controls.

  • dan1101@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    I daily drive a turbo 4 and it’s great, but for a truck I prefer simpler and higher displacement.

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        1 year ago

        Why compare a 1973 engine to a modern one? Chevy isn’t installing 1973 engines since about 1973.

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          1 year ago

          Because you said you prefer a ‘simple V8’ engine. There’s nothing simple about their modern V8s like the LS style engine, so I can’t imagine you’re referring to those.

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      1 year ago

      Tell us you know nothing about engines, without telling us you know nothing about engines.

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        1 year ago

        Explain to the folks at home why a 4 cylinder turbo truck is better than a V8.

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          1 year ago

          Because this isn’t 1984 anymore and turbo technology isn’t some new fangled thing. This particular turbo 4 is extremely robust and has gobs of torque down low. Lower than most V8s which is exactly what you need for towing. Plus when you aren’t carrying a heavy load or deep into the boost, you should see fuel economy that is considerably better than what a larger engine would typically get.

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            1 year ago

            I totally agree that modern turbo 4s can be impressive engines,. But I expect you will need to be in boost a lot more often to move such a large vehicle with big tires. The MPG for this truck is 17 city and 19 highway, which is not great for a midsize. This would indicate to me that the weight and large tires are going to be keeping the engine in boost more often.

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              1 year ago

              Boost is not an on/off switch. The difference between full boost and full power, versus partial boost and far better fuel economy is rather huge. And a vehicle is usually (near) idling along at lower RPMs and only using a fraction of its total torque the vast, vast majority of its time. Takes only roughly 20 HP to main speed on a highway.

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                1 year ago

                And yet this trucks MPG numbers do not reflect any of that. Aside from that what would the advantage of the turbo 4 be?

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                  1 year ago

                  And th3 base version (i.e. not massive tires) of the Colorado gets 20/25 MPG, which is better that the 2023 Toyota Tacoma which has a larger naturally aspirated 3.5L V6 and only makes 278 HP and 265 lb-ft of torque max. The Colorado maxes out at 310 HP and a whopping 430 lb ft of torque.