Is This the Least Expensive All-new Half-ton In America? GMC Sierra 1500 0-60 MPH Review

You asked for it and you got it, you wanted us to check out more work trucks and I found an awesome one that I think could be the unicorn here in Colorado. It's a new 2020 GMC Sierra

1500

Two-Door Long Cab Regular Cab. bed with a base 4.3 liter gasoline v6 you guys have been making us spend a lot of time telling us why you don't take a good look at the base engine in

this

video. I'm going to do exactly that. I will show you all the features. the new truck,

this

might be the most affordable new

half

ton out there which is really cool and also at the end of this video I'm going to show you a 0 to 60 that I did on this truck so you should stay tuned for that first.

Let's take a look at this new work truck. Why am I excited about the two-door? It's because General Motors has launched a new generation, the t1 generation, of the new

half

-ton light trucks with crew cab and then extended crew cab. cab configurations and since then we haven't seen much about the two-door and finally here we have the real work truck, the new two-door long bed, look at the size of that bed, it's designed for work, it's very very affordable. I'll show you the actual price on the sticker very soon, but before I get started and show you all the features, I have to thank our friends at Johnson Auto Plaza here in Brighton Colorado, this wouldn't be possible if it was not for them because I asked General Motors has

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ed a truck like this several times but this truck is available right now at Johnson so use the link below in the description and check it out and of course it could be yours and of course there are many deals available these days during the lockdown or immediately after that lockdown, so let's open the hood and look at this monster.

This engine has eluded us for the last few years. This is the base engine. It is the latest generation of the 4.3 liter. V6, rated power is 285 horsepower, torque is very torquey but 305 pound-feet of torque and it's mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission and this is a two-wheel drive truck so it's a little bit Bass, is there anything special? about this engine, it's actually a relatively high displacement v6, 4.3 liters, it's more than you'll find in most other manufacturers, especially in the v6 configuration, and previous generations of this engine have also been available on other General Motors trucks including some midsize trucks and of course the full size is wrong like this and this is the latest generation they also refer to it as ecotec3 it has the latest technology but it is also very simple and it is an engine that has been around and also the six speed it has been converted to.

It is also a transmission that has been around for some time, so if you own a fleet or want a very simple work truck, you can rest assured that there are many parts for these transmissions and engines, they are relatively easy to maintain and to fix. , here are fuel efficiency numbers 16 city 21 highway 17 combined, you won't get this truck for its stellar efficiency in a crying truck recently. I made the buyer's guide and I lay out how this engine compares to the rest because General Motors has up to seven different powertrain configurations for this particular truck, which is mind-blowing, of course, it doesn't have a lot of thrills, this particular Sierra is very basic white color, it has steel wheels, general grip street tires, it has a bit of chrome on the front including the grill so it has a bit of flair, it's not all black and white, it doesn't have fog lights, but it has these nice premium GMC headlights.

I mean, they're not completely Leedy, but they're still pretty nice to friend, flares. very basic blacked out mirrors, but basically the same size mirror as the one found on the truck, like our Trail Boss, we have the 20 20 truck, let's see the work capacity of this beast according to the door sticker, it has 2251 pounds of maximum payload if If you consider a small truck like this is a really good number, it weighs over a ton and the gross vehicle weight is 6,800 pounds, so this truck weighs about 4,500 pounds, a little more than that. Look at this, yes it is 20/20, but it has been lowered.

Windows yes, how refreshing it is that the rear door is standard and not damped. This is a plastic cover. This bed is not lined so if it is a work truck you may have to do it yourself or you may not need this bed. I'm going to put a rack on it or maybe some other system, maybe drawers, of course, you can get a bed liner and you can still know three adjustment points per corner. Optional tie downs available on the side of the bed and still. the walls are pushed all the way to the end and this long platform is definitely very cavernous.

You can put a lot of things back here. Every vehicle now has to have a rear view camera, so of course this truck does. Let's look inside and see what's in there, you've got a speaker right here in the door, vinyl floors, that's how you know it's a work truck, really durable cloth seats, this is a three-person setup, but the seats The fabric seats are quite nice, they recline, you have an adjustable headrest. There's an adjustment right here for the seat, it's all manual, you can slide the seat forward like this and you can access the tool kit in the back and the extra storage, plus there's a little bit of space, as you can see, very nice guys.

I promised him the right price. This 2 wheel drive regular cab has two options, it has a locking rear differential which is basically a g80 mechanical Locker, like most other GM half ton trucks, it has cruise control which is cool as well which is approximately six hundred more. dollars of options final price after a discount that includes destination charges twenty-nine thousand eight hundred and fifteen dollars, so less than thirty thousand dollars for this truck may seem like a lot, but if you visit the website, I'm sure you can find additional deals available on all trucks and not just here but anywhere you can be sure to get a good work truck for under thirty thousand dollars and have it new now let's start here with the steering wheel the steering wheel is the same shape it has no Any fancy stuff doesn't have some of the features on this side, but this truck does have an optional cruise control system that is very nice to see and welcome.

It is an option. You still have your light and wipers right here on the I left the light control right here, the transmission shifter is a column shift, which I love. Here you get the same infotainment screen that you get in other GM trucks, of course, it doesn't have as many features. This one has full connectivity, Apple Carplay radio and Android Auto is available and you've got a USB port down here, 12 volt tow mode which is great, traction control off, just amazing so you can burn those rear tires and finally , up here, a pretty standard sun visor with a mirror on both sides.

Really good feature for a base truck. I think you know how glad I am to have found this truck. I have been looking for a truck like this with this v6 engine for several months. They are very rare in Colorado, perhaps it is due to the elevation. People don't like to order them here where we live, but I'm so glad I found it because it's an honest truck, easy to maneuver, feels lighter than its sweet rolling feet and let's see how it runs at zero. to sixty. I am very curious about trips at approximately 55 hours. This truck feels so light it's pretty ridiculous. 8.7 four is the zero to sixty time at one mile above sea level, of course, I'm here in Colorado and guys, the warning system, this is not on the specially prepared race track, it's just the real world.

I was merging onto a small highway and I was able to show you exactly how it accelerates from zero to sixty and here at a mile above sea level I can tell this engine is struggling a little. Obviously it a little bit doesn't have the power of a V8, especially the serious power of a 6.2 liter V8, but this truck is affordable, that's what it's for, it's a work truck, it's not a high end Denali or something Well, this particular truck is not. equipped with a tow package you can see there is no hitch here in the back but there are tow hooks so if you need to tie something down or maybe get someone out of trouble you can do that especially since it has a locker rear and this is where your trailer wiring would be appropriate so you can definitely add that if you want a trailer and the maximum towing capacity is seventy nine hundred pounds which is more than any midsize truck out there so if you want to have plus payload of approximately two thousand two hundred and fifty. pounds and more towing than a midsize truck, but for the money of a midsize truck, this could be a good option for your work truck, what do you think of that?

Eight point six or eight point seven, zero to 60 times in a base truck like this which is respectable, especially at a mile above sea level where all trucks are slower and is also comparable to a recent test we did in which the four-wheel-drive, crew-cab Silverado with a 5.3-liter V8 engine got about the same time. I'm quite impressed. and it's also a very honest van that I'm sure is ready to work and the guys come back to TfL van communications from news views and real world work van

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