The light-duty truck market in Canada plays a huge role in the success of an automaker, and General Motors is stepping up its game with the introduction of the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups.
While Ford, its key competitor in the truck market, is responding to consumer demands for more fuel-efficient products with smaller-displacement engines boosted by turbocharging to achieve increased power and better fuel economy, and Ram is challenging with eight-speed transmissions, GM is going down a different road. The automaker is introducing a series of three new all-aluminum EcoTech3 engines — a V6 and two V8s, all normally aspirated, but loaded with fuel-saving technologies — in its 2014 models. The engines will feature direct fuel injection, continuously variable valve timing and seamless cylinder deactivation.