Any Questions: 2011 GMC Sierra 3500 Duramax
 

Alright, next Thursday, I get to drive a brand new 2011 Duramax equiped 3500 Sierra around for a week. Anyone have any questions they would like answerd? If you think of any, post up here.

I wish you had a trailer to test the towing abilitys. My father is in the market for a 2500/3500 truck.

Same with the other guy^^^^

Me too. Id love to be able to tow the third gen to mufflex instead of dealing with AAA

Ummm. can i drive it???

i have a '06 3500 with the duramax, thing tows bad ass and id highly recommend it to anyone looking for a tow rig. The newer ones are even more powerful (i have a PPE tuner on my truck so technically mine has more power, i was just saying stock vs stock).

rent a trailer at uhaul pal and lets duwork

The only thing I dislike about the newer diesels is all the emmision control on them between cats and other things that make the exhaust so intensely hot. The heavy duty trucks I work on each year have something new to meet EPA requirements. Plus many of these new emission devices require special maintnence.

Unfortunately, I don't think you'd be able to write a truly 'complete' review of the 3500 without being able to put it through its paces. You can drive it around empty all you want, but the true purpose for most 1 ton truck owners is to tow or carry a heavy load. Of course, if it sucks empty, it probably sucks loaded down. But that's probably not the case. It would be cool to know how well the new engine braking option works as well.

It would also be cool to know how it would compare to a similarly-equipped f-350 and dodge 3500. Maybe you could include in your writeup how much it would be to get into each truck with similar equipment.

It is true BS. Especially since a diesel will emit less HC and CO than a similarly sized gas engine. I believe these requirements have been the biggest obstacle for auto manufacturers to bring diesel versions of their cars to America from overseas.

Al, can we tow with it with my trailer or is that a no no?

1/4 mile times and 0-60 please

j/k

I'd love to see what it can haul

its 13.0 i heard with a programmer in the 1/4 with over 1000 ft/lbs

As long as the truck has a hitch I should be able use your trailer. Just a matter of hooking it up.

see if it can run on gasoline too!! :)

Will it blend?

newer diesel have more emissions on them yes, but aftermarket manufacturers are already caught up with that, there is plenty of ways to bypass the DPF, CAT, or whatever else you want to. My 2006 is a LBZ duramax, which was the last year before all that crap was put on it.

Will it pull?

How long of a burnout is it capable of?

Hey Al i see you are finally getting some GM test cars!!! where are you getting them from?? my dad gets them from fred mackerodt who handles GM public Relations!

Yep, Mackerodt. I should ask your father who I gotta talk to about expanding my reviews.

see if you can push it back a week and take it to the nats and run that bitch

QFT. I'll talk my brother into bringing his Ram up and we can have a mini diesel showdown. See if the other tow vehicles want to get involved. :D

- Justin

I did ask, but this is the scheudal. I was gunna use it to tow all of the jsfboa vehicles...oh well. The Buick Regal will become the unofficial jsfboa support vehicle.

Truck Trend did a test on it, if I remember correct it went 14.8 @ 93.(Nick correct me if Im wrong!) It was a Reg Cab W/T. Not too shabby! The new Duramax's are pure sex, I would love a 3500 Quad Cab Dually.