GM has announced that the 2019 Silverado will have some new engine options, one being a 2.7 Liter turbocharged/intercooled inline four, and another option being a 3 Liter inline six turbodiesel. From what I'm seeing online, this 3 liter straight six turbodiesel is being referred to as the Baby Duramax. Further, I'm reading that the Tahoe and Yukon are based off of GM's Silverado line of pickup trucks, and options implemented there may find their way into Yukons/Tahoes/Suburbans.
What I'm curious about is if anyone else would be interested in having a Yukon/Tahoe with that straight six turbodiesel.
Myself, I was hoping an engine like this would make it into something like the Trailblazer that they currently sell overseas and that GM would start selling that here in the US, but from what I understand, GM doesn't want to cut into their crossover SUV sales with something like that. Since GM doesn't want to sell me the current traiblazer here in North America, the next best thing I can hope for is a Yukon/Tahoe with the baby duramax.
In my head, it'd offer reasonable full economy for a daily driver and for the occasional long road trip. Body on frame construction is what I'm looking for because of towing capability and the occasional trip into the boonies (western US in the Rockies), the missus has nixed getting a pickup truck since we need to haul kids and cargo around on a more frequent basis than I need to haul things in a bed, and need the occasional extra seating for when we take guests+kids or grandparents+kids somewhere. In my own opinion, the 3 row SUV with a utility trailer offers greater flexibility than a pickup for my own use at this point in time. The utility trailer has a wider usable bed (no wheel wells) and has a rear gate that also functions as a loading ramp. Roll or carry your cargo straight into the bed, you're good to go. The aussie version of the current traiblazer offers a snorkel option, which I thought was a cool option, but when I mentioned it to the missus she just laughed at me. When the zombie apocalypse happens, we'll see who's sorry when we can't ford that stream that isn't over six feet in depth at all points.
I've been trawling the news sites to see if the baby duramax will make it into this vehicle line but so far, no news.....
What I'm curious about is if anyone else would be interested in having a Yukon/Tahoe with that straight six turbodiesel.
Myself, I was hoping an engine like this would make it into something like the Trailblazer that they currently sell overseas and that GM would start selling that here in the US, but from what I understand, GM doesn't want to cut into their crossover SUV sales with something like that. Since GM doesn't want to sell me the current traiblazer here in North America, the next best thing I can hope for is a Yukon/Tahoe with the baby duramax.
In my head, it'd offer reasonable full economy for a daily driver and for the occasional long road trip. Body on frame construction is what I'm looking for because of towing capability and the occasional trip into the boonies (western US in the Rockies), the missus has nixed getting a pickup truck since we need to haul kids and cargo around on a more frequent basis than I need to haul things in a bed, and need the occasional extra seating for when we take guests+kids or grandparents+kids somewhere. In my own opinion, the 3 row SUV with a utility trailer offers greater flexibility than a pickup for my own use at this point in time. The utility trailer has a wider usable bed (no wheel wells) and has a rear gate that also functions as a loading ramp. Roll or carry your cargo straight into the bed, you're good to go. The aussie version of the current traiblazer offers a snorkel option, which I thought was a cool option, but when I mentioned it to the missus she just laughed at me. When the zombie apocalypse happens, we'll see who's sorry when we can't ford that stream that isn't over six feet in depth at all points.
I've been trawling the news sites to see if the baby duramax will make it into this vehicle line but so far, no news.....
