Michael Levine over at the site all about the
PickupTrucks snagged himself some new news on the next platform for pickup trucks from the General. As we told you on Friday, it's code-named "
C3XX," and it'll be put into heavy and light-duty rotation beginning in 2012 as a replacement for the GMT-900 pickups. Well, using the mystical and magical powers of a little web search site called Google, Levine found himself all sorts of fun facts — such as the news the next platform's powertrain options will include:
...a new 'Gen V' 6.2-liter dual overhead cam (DOHC) V8 engine - a major departure from GM's traditional overhead valve (OHV) pushrod engine design used in its trucks, like the 'Gen IV' 403-horsepower / 417 lb-feet L92 6.2-liter V8 under the hood of the GMC Sierra Denali. The only DOHC V8 GM currently offers is Cadillac's 320-hp / 310 lb-ft 4.6-liter Northstar engine.
But wait, there's more — head on over to
PickupTruck for the rest of the hot engine action. [via
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