Sentences with phrase «baby duramax»

In addition, international - market models can be optioned with a 3.2 L turbo - diesel motor, but is currently unclear whether a Ranger diesel will be available to fight the Chevrolet Colorado Diesel and GMC Canyon Diesel, which are powered by GM's 2.8 L «baby Duramax» four - cylinder turbo - diesel (RPO code LWN), which makes 181 horsepower (135.0 kW) @ 3400 rpm and 369 lb - ft of torque (500 N - m) @ 2000 rpm while mated to a six - speed auto.

Backing up the baby Duramax is a new transmission to the Colorado, GM's Hydra - Matic 6L50 six - speed automatic.

I had hopes for the Chevy being my favorite, since I'm a big fan of diesels, but the baby Duramax has some serious turbo lag, which makes driving everywhere but in steady - speed highway cruising painful.

And I suppose if a baby Duramax comes in the new midsize GM pickups, it will be saddled with one as well.

It is possible that, like most diesel trucks, the baby Duramax has a throttle that is tuned for smooth getaways while towing, not burnouts.

The baby Duramax is an engine GM promised right off the bat with the new Colorado and Canyon trucks, though it wouldn't become available until the 2016 model year.

There is still no word on what GM will charge to upgrade from the 3.6 - liter V - 6 to the baby Duramax.

The baby Duramax, as it's been lovingly coined by industry analysts, uses a water - cooled, variable - geometry turbocharger and a high - pressure, common - rail fuel system pushing diesel at 29,000 psi.

First announced in 2014 ahead of the 2015 Colorado and Canyon's debut in the market, the «baby Duramax» has led headlines for the mid-sized twins.

Gm 2.5 l and 2.8 l 4 cylinder baby duramax turbo diesel engines gm.

Not exact matches

The new «Baby» Duramax four - cylinder makes 181 horsepower and an impressive 369 pound - feet of torque.

With the introduction of the «baby» Duramax, customers demanding higher towing, payload, and fuel efficiency numbers can opt for the new engine.