4.3 V6 gone in 2019?

amxguy1970 · March 29, 2018

Couple of points, the V8 doesn't get the same mpg as the V6, period. Tests, science, common sense and real world tracking show otherwise.

I am trying to figure out what V6 "high performance" car karnut has when there is an option V8, that doesn't make the V6 high performance but rather the economical model...

There is very much a need and use for the V6, most of those crying one isn't needed (looking at you colossus) in many cases have no need for a V8 themselves and it just fills a void of compensation. Some yes tow fairly heavy regularly, others just want to check boxes and that includes engines (which I don't think the V6 is even available in the higher trims), for many the lower initial cost, better mpg, maintenance costs (including financing and insurance) all adds up, plus they can advertise a lower priced truck than if it came with a V8.

Not sure why this is the most popular thread in this section, funny to read some of the comments.

Tyler

Grumpy Bear · March 29, 2018

41 minutes ago, amxguy1970 said:

Couple of points, the V8 doesn't get the same mpg as the V6, period. Tests, science, common sense and real world tracking show otherwise.

I am trying to figure out what V6 "high performance" car karnut has when there is an option V8, that doesn't make the V6 high performance but rather the economical model...

There is very much a need and use for the V6, most of those crying one isn't needed (looking at you colossus) in many cases have no need for a V8 themselves and it just fills a void of compensation. Some yes tow fairly heavy regularly, others just want to check boxes and that includes engines (which I don't think the V6 is even available in the higher trims), for many the lower initial cost, better mpg, maintenance costs (including financing and insurance) all adds up, plus they can advertise a lower priced truck than if it came with a V8.

Not sure why this is the most popular thread in this section, funny to read some of the comments.

Tyler

Thank You Tyler.

I'll add; If cylinder count and displacement haven't any effect on economy then they haven't any on ecology. IF that's the case then we should all be driving trucks with 10 liter V12 makin a thousand horsepower and getting 40 mpg at 100 mph and passing 2025 emission standards. It makes my head hurt to listen to people argue irrational positions.

KARNUT · March 29, 2018

Couple of points, the V8 doesn't get the same mpg as the V6, period. Tests, science, common sense and real world tracking show otherwise.

I am trying to figure out what V6 "high performance" car karnut has when there is an option V8, that doesn't make the V6 high performance but rather the economical model...

There is very much a need and use for the V6, most of those crying one isn't needed (looking at you colossus) in many cases have no need for a V8 themselves and it just fills a void of compensation. Some yes tow fairly heavy regularly, others just want to check boxes and that includes engines (which I don't think the V6 is even available in the higher trims), for many the lower initial cost, better mpg, maintenance costs (including financing and insurance) all adds up, plus they can advertise a lower priced truck than if it came with a V8.

Not sure why this is the most popular thread in this section, funny to read some of the comments.

Tyler

2011 Genesis R Spec Sedan. You don’t know much do you? Comes in 6 or 8. Won a few car of the year awards. We still have bumper to bumper warranty. Wife’s car. If I remember right 0-60 low 5s, 1/4 mile low 13s. 27 mpg on highway, average 22 mpg overall.

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pickmeup · March 29, 2018

Why all the hate on the v-6 ? If you don't want it...don't buy it. It has been around a long time and done a remarkable job .I

Campier · March 29, 2018

17/22 mpg 4.3 l V6

16/22 mpg 5.3 l V8

The highway economy was the same, so I chose a V8 truck. I could tell the difference in acceleration when test driving both of them. After we bought the travel trailer, I was glad we went up. It's only 2800 pounds, but the wind drag saps the power of the engine.

That city mpg was so close that I think of them as equal.

KARNUT · March 29, 2018

I’ll make one more point on this. I like most engines. I even own a high performance 4cylinder, yes Tyler there are some as well as six. In in a Acura type R. It red lines at 8500, and a blast to drive. It’s 18 years old has 30K miles on it, wife’s toy. There’s a place for all. The logic to most people, 800$ savings not much gas savings doesn’t make sense. Most people who own them got discounts over the 800$ to buy them. Or bought them used for deep discounts. I don’t think most people who have V-8s would bang their head on the table and say, damn I could of had a V-6. Over and out.

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DONWT15 · March 29, 2018

1 hour ago, pickmeup said:

Why all the hate on the v-6 ? If you don't want it...don't buy it. It has been around a long time and done a remarkable job .I

This is getting a little silly. The thread started with a couple of guys who are very happy with their V6 trucks and are concerned they won't be available when it's time to replace them. What's wrong with that? They got them because they felt there is an advantage for what they need and have succeeded in happy ownership. Again I ask, what's wrong with that?

Grumpy Bear · March 29, 2018

43 minutes ago, DONWT15 said:

This is getting a little silly. The thread started with a couple of guys who are very happy with their V6 trucks and are concerned they won't be available when it's time to replace them. What's wrong with that? They got them because they felt there is an advantage for what they need and have succeeded in happy ownership. Again I ask, what's wrong with that?

Nothing wrong with that at all. If you paid me to accept the 5.3 I'd still turn in down. You people listen to yourselves? The only motor more hated than the 4.3 Ecotec3 is the Ecotec3 5.3! Thing just wont live without a tune, an AFM delete, a catch can, an air tube, a cat back, a throttle body, a cooler, a.........it's 323 cubic inches for Pete's sake. It ain't all that nor the bag of chips served with it. If you want to find out what it isn't pair off with a twin turbo 3.5 Ford V-6. 365 horse/450 torque. Two stage GDI too. You cry like little girls your 5.3 will hammer the rings out of it if run as designed and cam and lifter failures are a given. What exactly are you fighting for?

Your passing last rites over the 4.3, the 5.3 is a bucket of junk, your offering a mini diesel of unproven design and I can't get the killer 6.2 in a RCSB. GM has marketed itself right out of my future.

DONWT15 · March 29, 2018

1 hour ago, Grumpy Bear said:

You cry like little girls your 5.3 will hammer the rings out of it if run as designed and cam and lifter failures are a given. What exactly are you fighting for?

Your passing last rites over the 4.3, the 5.3 is a bucket of junk, your offering a mini diesel of unproven design and I can't get the killer 6.2 in a RCSB. GM has marketed itself right out of my future.

Follow the logic people. You can't have it both ways.

Donstar · March 30, 2018

21 hours ago, DONWT15 said:

Follow the logic people. You can't have it both ways.

It is a challenge, I'm sure, for auto manufacturers to come up with engine choices that please the largest number of people and achieve the the greatest amount of profit. Limiting choice is a cost effective production strategy but may open more doors for the competition. I'm confident that if GM didn't offer a powerful 6 cylinder in the current generation of trucks, I would be now driving a Ford. I truly believe GM may be trying to give it to us "both ways" in 2019. In theory, DFM on a V8 should appease those of us who don't need a V8 and those people who insist that a V8 is necessary. I believe this strategy has the potential of failing both camps but am optimistic GM knows more than me about marketing!

Imcrazy · March 31, 2018

On 3/29/2018 at 1:42 PM, amxguy1970 said:

Couple of points, the V8 doesn't get the same mpg as the V6, period. Tests, science, common sense and real world tracking show otherwise.

I am trying to figure out what V6 "high performance" car karnut has when there is an option V8, that doesn't make the V6 high performance but rather the economical model...

There is very much a need and use for the V6, most of those crying one isn't needed (looking at you colossus) in many cases have no need for a V8 themselves and it just fills a void of compensation. Some yes tow fairly heavy regularly, others just want to check boxes and that includes engines (which I don't think the V6 is even available in the higher trims), for many the lower initial cost, better mpg, maintenance costs (including financing and insurance) all adds up, plus they can advertise a lower priced truck than if it came with a V8.

Not sure why this is the most popular thread in this section, funny to read some of the comments.

Tyler

1) For all practical purposes the MPG is the same, the EPA wizards may rate 'em differently but, having owned both a 2014 4.3 4x4 3.42 ratio and a 2016 5.3 4x4 3.42 ratio - they get the same MPG... I can't comment on 2wd trucks as I've not owned 'em but, additional evidence when I had the 2014 4.3 my buddy had an identical silverado with a 5.3, we went on a vacation together with our wives and each drove our own trucks the exact same round trip and got the same MPG for the trip...

My point is sure in a test tube the EPA rates 'em differently but, put the trucks on the streets up and down hills etc and they're gonna get the same fuel econ.. If you take fuel economy out of the equation and assume that GM could sell the 5.3L for the same cost as the 4.3L if they dropped the overhead costs of running a second line for the 4.3 then what is the argument for it? Anyone who says they chose a V6 for any reason other than to save $$ on the purchase price and or fuel costs is lying, mostly to themselves lol.. To a man I can't imagine anyone turning down a V8 for a V6 if the operating and initial purchase costs were equal....

4.3 was a decent v6 and a big v6 at that... If they could make it pump out about 325 hp I think it would be sufficient to move the big K2 trucks but, up hill and or with a load / trailer it wasn't powerful enough to suit me, I wouldn't buy one again even if it saved me $2000 but, I drive on the highway a lot and I want to be able to merge at will / pass as needed without wondering if I press the gas harder will the truck move faster....

It's an interesting conversation I suppose, I don't give a flying flip personally if GM makes their 1500 serirs trucks with a 3.6, 4.3 or any other V6 I'd never buy one again but, if it suits the needs of others by offering a lower purchase price I can't blame them for going that route...

Grumpy Bear · March 31, 2018

12 minutes ago, Imcrazy said:

1) For all practical purposes the MPG is the same, the EPA wizards may rate 'em differently but, having owned both a 2014 4.3 4x4 3.42 ratio and a 2016 5.3 4x4 3.42 ratio - they get the same MPG... I can't comment on 2wd trucks as I've not owned 'em but, additional evidence when I had the 2014 4.3 my buddy had an identical silverado with a 5.3, we went on a vacation together with our wives and each drove our own trucks the exact same round trip and got the same MPG for the trip...

My point is sure in a test tube the EPA rates 'em differently but, put the trucks on the streets up and down hills etc and they're gonna get the same fuel econ.. If you take fuel economy out of the equation and assume that GM could sell the 5.3L for the same cost as the 4.3L if they dropped the overhead costs of running a second line for the 4.3 then what is the argument for it? Anyone who says they chose a V6 for any reason other than to save $$ on the purchase price and or fuel costs is lying, mostly to themselves lol.. To a man I can't imagine anyone turning down a V8 for a V6 if the operating and initial purchase costs were equal....

4.3 was a decent v6 and a big v6 at that... If they could make it pump out about 325 hp I think it would be sufficient to move the big K2 trucks but, up hill and or with a load / trailer it wasn't powerful enough to suit me, I wouldn't buy one again even if it saved me $2000 but, I drive on the highway a lot and I want to be able to merge at will / pass as needed without wondering if I press the gas harder will the truck move faster....

It's an interesting conversation I suppose, I don't give a flying flip personally if GM makes their 1500 serirs trucks with a 3.6, 4.3 or any other V6 I'd never buy one again but, if it suits the needs of others by offering a lower purchase price I can't blame them for going that route...

If frogs had wings you could assume they wouldn't bump their a** when they jump. Debate isn't your long suit eh?

I'd be that Anyone your speaking to and calling a liar. Keep your V-8.

So 305 hp isn't enough but 20 hp more is?

"to suit me" and there you have it in a nut shell.............. ME, me, me, me, me.

Donstar · March 31, 2018

17 minutes ago, Imcrazy said:

It's an interesting conversation I suppose, I don't give a flying flip personally if GM makes their 1500 serirs trucks with a 3.6, 4.3 or any other V6 I'd never buy one again but, if it suits the needs of others by offering a lower purchase price I can't blame them for going that route...

I agree that it is an interesting conversation. One of the points I've tried to make is that I believe the 4.3 has ample power for all of my needs and I place no value on additional surplus power. Assuming GM charged the same for their engines all other options would have greater influence on my truck buying decision. I appreciate that this is hard to believe and brings my man card into question but it's true.

j-ten-ner · March 31, 2018

I vote for the V8. But for different reasons. Has to do with my background.

The fuel economy will be pretty much the same when you drive both engines the same way. Same driving style, same load etc.

You're moving around the same mass with the same effort to keep up with whatever it is.

When you use the truck as a tool with all the amenities it comes with, but you're driving it in a confident manner and don't have to be the first on top of the hill, the V6 WILL have better fuel economy. If you can manage to merge onto the highway w/o panicking (because you know how...) then you know what I'm talking about.

Some users say something along the line: "I don't buy a truck to care about fuel economy...". Why not? Why not have a TOOL what gives you everything you need but it can also be cost efficient?

The point has been made before, to each his own. You need constant power because you're afraid that you'll get stuck on a mole hill, then go for the V8.

But if you don't care about who's 5 minutes sooner at the dinner table and you want to watch your ownership cost then go with the V6.

For me it's not what I can afford, it's about what I want to afford.

so long

j-ten-ner

Grumpy Bear · March 31, 2018

1 hour ago, Donstar said:

I appreciate that this is hard to believe and brings my man card into question but it's true.

Anyone that would question your 'man card' for it isn't much of a man.

29 minutes ago, j-ten-ner said:

For me it's not what I can afford, it's about what I want to afford.

Yep.

The waitresses around here tell me the wealthy are the worst tippers. I tell them it's how they got their wealth.

I did a 200 mile round trip today about 60% Interstate and 35% Federal and State Highways and the remaining 5% city. Half into a 20 mph cross wind and half in my favor. 55 mph Interstate. 50 Primary and whatever the posted limits were with city limits. Trip average speed 48 mph. Trip average fuel efficiency 28.0 MPG. 25.9 mpg into the wind and 30.2 mpg with it. Now I could have driven that route 80 mph Interstate 60 primary and the result would have been something around 18 mpg.

Two things I know about my V6 after 58,000 miles I can drive it like a idiot and get an idiots result which will indeed be the same as the 5.3 results on the same run and speed; OR I can drive like I drive and get a result you couldn't get with a 5.3 V-8 if it fell 200 miles off a cliff with the motor off.