2015 GMC Sierra 2500 / 3500 HD - Car and Driver
There were no pickup trucks in ancient Greece, but had there been, we’d love to know how the speaker of the famous ancient Greek admonition to “know thyself” would respond to the new GMC Sierra HD. “We’ve been doing this for more than a century,... Most people buy a heavy-duty pickup instead of the regular versions—which nowadays are at least as capable as the heavy-duty models of just a decade back—for two reasons. Either they need the hard-core capability of a beefed-up HD model, or they want the look of the hard-core capability of a beefed-up HD model. So first, the raw specs for the new Sierra HD:. Other than the fifth-wheel numbers, these are enough to edge out the equivalent Ford Super Duty trucks and the heavy-duty models from Ram. But then, if you’re the kind of person for whom the puny 18,000-pound trailering capacity of the F-350 just won’t do, you’re probably not looking at a 19,600-pound GMC either. (Or, at least, the 30,000-pound theoretically capable Ram 3500. ). Back here in the land of civilians, GM’s 6. 0-liter V-8 is standard equipment, delivering 360 horsepower in the 2500 and 322 in the six-wheeled 3500. (Sorry, the 420-hp, 6. 2-liter... Torque worshippers will again be able to upgrade their heavy-duty GM truck to a diesel engine. Source: www.caranddriver.com
