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Once the diesel rolls out for the 2020 Silverado, it will take the title of most fuel efficient full-size truck on the market with an EPA rating of 23 City / 33 Highway / 27 Combined. The 3.0 liter inline six-cylinder diesel generates 277 hp and 460 lb-ft of torque. The diesel is mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission and also features a start stop system. In the Silverado, the price of the diesel engine is the same as upgrading to the 6.2 liter gasoline V8. It adds, $2,495 to the price of an LTZ or High Country model, or $3,890 to the cost of an LT or RST. Naturally, the engine will be available in the GMC Sierra as well. For those counting, this means the Sierra diesel is more efficient than the 4-cylinder diesel in the Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon. It is also a less costly upgrade than on the two smaller trucks, there costing $5,745 on an LT GM is likely to hold the MPG title for a while as Ford's F-150 diesel was just released for 2019 and is rated for 22 City / 30 Highway / 25 Combined. Ram hasn't sold their 3.0 V6 Ecodiesel since 2017, but it was rated at 20 City / 27 highway / 23 combined. Honda does not field a full size truck. Nissan does, but does not offer a diesel in their standard duty models. Toyota does not offer a diesel at all, though it is rumored that the next Tundra will be coming with a twin-turbo V6 hybrid. The Silverado Diesel arrives in dealerships this fall. View full article

Be cool if they do a Hybrid Sport as well as their current normal one. Have two different programmings so you can choose spirited driving or ultimate efficiency.

I like the Sport.

ENORMOUS tire scrub would wear the tires worse than burning out hard. Re the turn, it would be encountered far less than one would think, IMO. It was done on a car of the 30’s but there never seemed to be any call for it.

That's what Kia and Hyundai are for.

Wonder how that would work on asphalt- going to guess not nearly as easily as it looked on loose dirt. I would guess it'll be used primarily as a 'look it this!' parlor trick rather than in actual need. - - - - - Not sure what's going on here ~

Saw a convoy going the other way on the highway about a mile from my house; 7-8 cars, at least 4 Lamborghinis, an audi R8, I believe a McLaren or a ferrari (black tho- is that allowed??). Lead Lambo was festooned with stickers. Hard to get clear view- there was 3 lanes of heavy traffic between them & me. Not my cup of ethylene.

At least it finally looks good.

I never understood why they killed the first Pacifica. It might have been a little ahead of it's time for a crossover that size. The Aspen was just ugly.

Probably never. It is likely too long to be mounded in there. I don't see how they'd fit another two cylinders in there. I gotta say, for the little amount they are charging for the upgrade to diesel. As long as you're not looking for raw speed, the diesel might be the best choice of engine for this truck. 460 lb-ft of torque plus a 10-speed should still hustle it along pretty good.

27 combined sounds awesome, even if you don’t tow; MPG & longevity. A 1500 3.0TD CC would be my top choice by far.

No spark needed for these trucks

Still more profits than Diamler... ? I didn't know they sold retail. I thought they were a rental car company, exclusively.

Miss miss the Caravan though....still like the style!!!

That’s what I thought. I get the Chrysler strategy behind this but abandoning the Caravan seems like a harbinger of things to come for Dodge. Absolutely no new product in the pipeline outside of just talk from FCA. That’s damn near criminal.

'yuppies' were an '80s-90s thing...don't the hip kids today aspire to Teslas and prefer Uber to driving?

3-series lost it's 'ultimate sports sedan' title- didn't you hear?

The Dodge Caravan is one of the vehicles that helped saved Chrysler Corporation in the 1980s. Introduced in November 1983, the Caravan, along with the Plymouth Voyager, was based on the K-Car platform championed by Lee Iaccoca. Chrysler recently re-introduced the Voyager under the Chrysler brand as the low cost entry into the minivan market. The Voyager is a low cost version of the Chrysler Pacifica Minivan that was introduced in 2016. Dodge continued production of the Grand Caravan as the low-cost model while the Pacifica aims for higher end customers. The Voyager, starting at $26,958, will come in three trims, L, LX, and LXi, the last one reserved for fleet buyers. Chrysler has previously taken this two-prong approach of Voyager being the value option and Town & Country being the premium offering during the 2001 - 2007 time frame. Voyager production begins in August 2019 at Chrysler's Windsor Ontario plant and will run alongside the Grand Caravan for now. If you're looking for a Grand Caravan, you have some time left. The Grand Caravan is scheduled to go out of production in May 2020. View full article

If the Dodge brand is still around in 5 years, it will just be the Charger and Challenger I suspect.

Sometimes I feel that Fiat knows less about American market product than Daimler did. Daimler at least flooded the product pipeline and was very forward looking with crossovers and new concepts - maybe they were a little too early. Daimler's problem was that they thought American product ought to be done as cheaply as possible - damn styling and interior quality. Fiat on the other hand will put a lot of capital in just a few products - but their brand strategy is very confusing and diluted. In either scenario, I'm not sure the guys at Auburn Hills ever have much say. 93-99 was really the golden era and will never return.

The next generation Durango is going to be a Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer.