Automotive News, Media & Press - Silverado & Sierra - the ONLY 5-star side impact rating

Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra 1500 Series Trucks Only Full-Size Pickups With Top Five-Star Side-Impact Safety Rating

DETROIT, Mich. - The 2008 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 Series pickup trucks have received the federal government's highest side-impact crash rating - five stars - making Silverado and Sierra the industry's only full-size pickups to earn this top rating.

Not only are they the BEST BUILT trucks in the business, but they are also the SAFEST! :hail:

Press Release:
http://media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gmnews/viewmonthlyreleasedetail.do?domain=13&docid=39865

That's cool. BTW, do you know when the 08 silverados/sierras with the 6.2L and A6 come out? 2008 is just around the corner, where are they?

Extensive barrier testing and research dollars at work.

That's cool. BTW, do you know when the 08 silverados/sierras with the 6.2L and A6 come out? 2008 is just around the corner, where are they?
+1 HURRY UP GM! The "baby" V8's need that six speed too!!!

Seems like the 6 speeds have been more trouble than they are worth. GM has had a horrible time finding calibrations/alogrithms for them and they weight in on a planetary scale. heh.

Seems like the 6 speeds have been more trouble than they are worth. GM has had a horrible time finding calibrations/alogrithms for them and they weight in on a planetary scale. heh.

I'll take the extra what, ~50-75 lbs for the two extra ratios any day of the week! Maybe they'll make a midway design 5-speed auto...

My Buddy has one his 07 Denali, that is on smooth tranny.


I can't wait for the Baby Diesel oh yeah!

I'll take the extra what, ~50-75 lbs for the two extra ratios any day of the week! Maybe they'll make a midway design 5-speed auto...
It is 240 wet. My T56 was 135 wet. Obviously cause it is a manual. TH400 was a little more but less rotating mass. Yet this was a race tranny. Don't know about the other ones. Probably on GMPTs site.

If I can find the bulletin I would post it but I can't. Said something about GM having issues with finding what gear to use when. Customers didn't like pauses or when the tranny downshifted too many times causing more power than expected to be delievered. This caused the user to let up and the trans would shift up too much again. I think they have it worked out now but required a major rework of code. Like that is hard for those guys! It is half autocode.


Anywho! Who thinks the improved quality of the Silverado is due to the 33 mill GM dumped into Milford in 2005 including a 10mill rollover test. :usa:

3 mil to upgrade adult crash dummies and to add new infant dummies
8 on in vehicle data aquisition
6 on new accelerators to push vehicle testing to even higher g's
6 on brand new high speed digital camcorders