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Transient · November 24, 2020

Different strokes for different folks. If that works for you, go with it. I had issues with Android Auto, so I decided the upgrade was worth it. I've been very pleased with it so far. It's also much better than the navigation system used in GM cars over a decade ago. Individual results will vary based on preferences. To get the full affect of the GM navigation system you need pay for the traffic package with Sirius XM. It gives you all the same info Google Maps and Waze do. I even get alerts that I'm in a school zone as a reminder. Google Maps and Waze don't do that.

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Knowah · November 24, 2020

On 9/12/2020 at 1:33 AM, Camstyn said:

The 6.2 is better on fuel than the 5.3, I’ve owneda 2014, 2017 and 2019 6.2’s and a 2018 5.3. Out of these 4 trucks the 5.3 was the worst on fuel. The best was the 2017 6.2 /8spd.

hand calculated on my 2019 is consistently within a couple tenths of what the DIC reports.

here’s my log of my 2019, mix of city/highway. 4x4 High Country standard bed Z71. 6.2/10spd, always running 91 octane. My 18 double cab 4x4 elevation edition 5.3 was around 10% thirstier.

What app is this?

Jav_eee · November 24, 2020

What app is this?

Fuelly

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Knowah · November 24, 2020

4 minutes ago, Jav_eee said:

Fuelly

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I appreciate it

Duramaxsky · November 25, 2020

A while back there was discussion about fuel efficiency and sport mode. With my 6.2 I did a little experimenting. I live 17 miles from work. It's 800 feet lower at work than home. The first half of the trip to work is rural roads. The second half is city. No freeway at all. Going to work very early in the morning there is very little traffic. As I drive a truck for a living I get off at different times. Some days traffic is heavy some not as much. But never as light as the morning. Over the time since that discussion what I have found is going to work in light traffic I get better mileage in normal setting. I get better mileage going home uphill in sport mode. The difference is greater when traffic is not as heavy. When traffic is real heavy it's so close I can't tell which is better. But basically it seem mostly uphill sport mode gives better efficiency and mostly down hill normal is more efficient. That's based on the 25 mile average in the DIC. I have been keeping track of how much fuel I add for 9 fills without resting the trip meter and the average is pretty much exact over that many tanks. Every time the hand calculation over the total distance and total fuel matches the DIC exactly. My 08 and 98 Corvettes are right on too. My 03 Duramax says it get about 25% better mileage than it dose. Your results may vary. The difference is about 2 MPG on the medium traffic uphill direction. It's less than 1/2 MPG in the down hill direction. Almost no difference but I like sport mode better so I think I will just always use it. It takes longer to get the RPMs down to the same point. That seems to be easier on the drive train.

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Steve-2019 · November 25, 2020

Curious, how many miles on your truck and what octane fuel are you using?

Duramaxsky · November 25, 2020

Curious, how many miles on your truck and what octane fuel are you using?

3700 miles. 93 octane

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Tjeli · November 27, 2020

On 11/24/2020 at 2:56 AM, Transient said:

The first part of your post is correct. The second part is false. I looked into this back in August. GM abandoned the upgrade program. It is no longer available. The only way to upgrade to factory navigation now is via aftermarket. I did this with MVi. It ran about $650 after I got my core charge refunded. I went with option #2. Their website is www.gm-navigation.com.

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Not saying you are wrong but GM is still listing this on their 2021 build and price app. This is for an LT Trailboss that you cannot get nav as an option on.

8" diagonal HD color touchscreen¹
Bluetooth^®2 audio streaming for two active devices for compatible phones
Voice recognition
In-vehicle apps³ capable
Cloud⁴ connected personalization for select infotainment and vehicle settings
Apple CarPlay^™ capability for compatible phones⁵
Android Auto^™ capability for compatible phone⁶
Use, control and manage select smartphone apps through the Infotainment system
Dealer upgradeable to embedded navigation⁷
May require additional optional equipment

¹ Functionality varies by model. Full functionality requires compatible Bluetooth^® and smartphone, and USB connectivity for some devices.
² Go to my.chevrolet.com/learnAbout/bluetooth to find out which phones are compatible with the vehicle. Full Bluetooth feature functionality varies by device, model, and software version.
³ Additional data plan rates may apply. Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective third-party owners and used under agreement. Requires plan and paid AT&T vehicle data plan or compatible device with 3G/4G LTE tethering data plan. See onstar.com for details and limitations.
⁴ Requires Connected Access, active connected services or OnStar plan. Services are subject to user terms and limitations and vary by vehicle model. See onstar.com for details.
⁵ Vehicle user interface is a product of Apple and its terms and privacy statements apply. Requires compatible iPhone and data plan rates apply. Apple CarPlay is a trademark of Apple Inc. Siri, iPhone and Apple Music are trademarks for Apple Inc, registered in the U.S. and other countries.
⁶ Vehicle user interface is a product of Google and its terms and privacy statements apply. Requires the Android Auto app on Google Play and an Android compatible smartphone running Android™ 5.0 or higher. Data plan rates apply. Android Auto is a trademark of Google LLC.
⁷ Map coverage available in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.

Transient · November 28, 2020

Not saying you are wrong but GM is still listing this on their 2021 build and price app. This is for an LT Trailboss that you cannot get nav as an option on.

8" diagonal HD color touchscreen¹
Bluetooth^[emoji2400]2 audio streaming for two active devices for compatible phones

Voice recognition

In-vehicle apps³ capable

Cloud⁴ connected personalization for select infotainment and vehicle settings

Apple CarPlay^[emoji769] capability for compatible phones⁵

Android Auto^[emoji769] capability for compatible phone⁶

Use, control and manage select smartphone apps through the Infotainment system

Dealer upgradeable to embedded navigation⁷

May require additional optional equipment

¹ Functionality varies by model. Full functionality requires compatible Bluetooth^[emoji2400] and smartphone, and USB connectivity for some devices.
² Go to my.chevrolet.com/learnAbout/bluetooth to find out which phones are compatible with the vehicle. Full Bluetooth feature functionality varies by device, model, and software version.
³ Additional data plan rates may apply. Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective third-party owners and used under agreement. Requires plan and paid AT&T vehicle data plan or compatible device with 3G/4G LTE tethering data plan. See onstar.com for details and limitations.
⁴ Requires Connected Access, active connected services or OnStar plan. Services are subject to user terms and limitations and vary by vehicle model. See onstar.com for details.
⁵ Vehicle user interface is a product of Apple and its terms and privacy statements apply. Requires compatible iPhone and data plan rates apply. Apple CarPlay is a trademark of Apple Inc. Siri, iPhone and Apple Music are trademarks for Apple Inc, registered in the U.S. and other countries.
⁶ Vehicle user interface is a product of Google and its terms and privacy statements apply. Requires the Android Auto app on Google Play and an Android compatible smartphone running Android[emoji769] 5.0 or higher. Data plan rates apply. Android Auto is a trademark of Google LLC.
⁷ Map coverage available in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.

The parts guys I used to look into this was Hall Chevrolet in Chesapeake, Virginia on Western Branch Blvd. They are sitting on 3 kits to do the upgrade, but called GM in prep to get my truck upgraded and was told by GM that they no longer do the upgrade and abandoned the program. "Abandoned" was the exact word they used when they said they can't do it. That's when I came upon the thread in this forum about MVi and went that route. If anybody has heard differently, it would be nice to hear about it. If GM still has that info on their website then the issue finely should be looked into further to determine what's accurate.

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ChriZ71 · December 3, 2020

I'm at 700 miles on my LT Z71 5.3L 8A. Not a single complaint so far (except for no cup holders in the rear - wtf).

A feature I find super useful is L on the stalk. Perfect for around town running with 45-50mph limits.

Set to L6 and it doesn't bog or have to drop a gear for modest acceleration.

Haven't done any actual testing, but glancing at the instant mpg readout it appears to get better gas mileage than leaving in D tooling at 50mph.

Duramaxsky · December 3, 2020

I'm at 700 miles on my LT Z71 5.3L 8A. Not a single complaint so far (except for no cup holders in the rear - wtf).
A feature I find super useful is L on the stalk. Perfect for around town running with 45-50mph limits.
Set to L6 and it doesn't bog or have to drop a gear for modest acceleration.
Haven't done any actual testing, but glancing at the instant mpg readout it appears to get better gas mileage than leaving in D tooling at 50mph.

If the 8 speed is like the 10 speed all it does is limit how high a gear it can use. I don't like that. It should be full manual selection. Like the paddle shifters on my Vette. That's how the 6 speed Allison trans worked when they came out. At least make it selectable in settings between both ways.

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Jac365 · December 4, 2020

7 hours ago, Duramaxsky said:

If the 8 speed is like the 10 speed all it does is limit how high a gear it can use. I don't like that. It should be full manual selection. Like the paddle shifters on my Vette. That's how the 6 speed Allison trans worked when they came out. At least make it selectable in settings between both ways.

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If you put it into L and start at 1 it is up to the driver to shift to the next gear via the + or down using the -. If you shift into L and use the + to run it up to 7 either before moving or while in motion it will shift on its own up until the highest gear chosen.

Edited December 4, 2020 by Jac365
Typo

Duramaxsky · December 4, 2020

If you put it into L and start at 1 it is up to the driver to shift to the next gear via the + or down using the -. If you shift into L and use the + to run it up to 7 either before moving or while in motion it will shift on its own up until the highest gear chosen.

Yes but I would prefer if it worked like paddle shifters and was full manual. So you could force upshifts or hold a gear near the top of a hill without a downshift. Of course it will only use a gear within the safe parameters. So you can't damage it. Even the Corvette will downshift if it drops below the minimum RPM. But then it will hold that gear. Otherwise it stays in the selected gear. That would make even more sense for a truck.

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RWTJR · December 20, 2020

On 9/12/2020 at 2:33 AM, Camstyn said:

The 6.2 is better on fuel than the 5.3, I’ve owneda 2014, 2017 and 2019 6.2’s and a 2018 5.3. Out of these 4 trucks the 5.3 was the worst on fuel. The best was the 2017 6.2 /8spd.

hand calculated on my 2019 is consistently within a couple tenths of what the DIC reports.

here’s my log of my 2019, mix of city/highway. 4x4 High Country standard bed Z71. 6.2/10spd, always running 91 octane. My 18 double cab 4x4 elevation edition 5.3 was around 10% thirstier.

Not to hijack the thread, (or start an argument), but considering the premium paid for the 6.2L engine and the fact that the national average price of 91 Octane is currently around 28% higher than 87 Octane, the 5.3L at 10% greater consumption seems like a bargain. https://gasprices.aaa.com/

I know there are many other reasons to buy and enjoy a 6.2L truck but I am not sure improved fuel economy is one of them.

JMHO

No expertise implied or expressed

Duramaxsky · December 20, 2020

Not to hijack the thread, (or start an argument), but considering the premium paid for the 6.2L engine and the fact that the national average price of 91 Octane is currently around 28% higher than 87 Octane, the 5.3L at 10% greater consumption seems like a bargain. https://gasprices.aaa.com/

I know there are many other reasons to buy and enjoy a 6.2L truck but I am not sure improved fuel economy is one of them.

JMHO
No expertise implied or expressed

Better fuel mileage had nothing to do with the choice. I would have bought a Ford if they had a more powerful engine that was not a mouse with a supercharger or turbo. I like big old school V8 power. I figured it likely got worse mileage than the 5.3. So that is dosen't is just a nice benefit. But I would have bought an F150 if the 5.3 was the biggest engine GM had. Not enough bigger than the 5.3 to buy the Chevy.

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