Chevy’s turbo Silverado will hit the market before the end of the year. 
The new 2.7L Turbo, according to Chevy, tops comparable Ram and Ford engines. 
How will the new turbo hold up in a product line long dominated by 5.3 and 6.2 V8 engines" 

While the 6.2 V8 is the biggest and baddest rooster in the Silverado barnyard, Chevy is showcasing a new spring chicken for their 2019 1500 lineup. It’s hard to imagine General Motors – with the mighty 6.2 and evergreen 5.3 – going smaller. And turbo. But alas, as Garfield once observed, the times are always changing.
Meet the new 2.7L Turbo four-cylinder for the 2019 Chevy Silverado.
By The Numbers
When the 2019 Silverado debuted, new engine technologies, advanced manufacturing, and “mixed material strategies” were the core of the discussion. Earlier this year, we received further insight into how the new Silverado came together, after sitting down with Scott Damman, Lead Development Engineer for the 2019 Silverado. ?The engineering team was actually tasked with going and looking at every single part for weight savings,? he explained. ?To do that we actually went to our suppliers and our supply base to begin pulling on new technology, which included new processes for building things.?
A 2019 Chevy Silverado with the 2.7L Turbo is 380 lbs. lighter than a current model with the 4.3L V6. As a bonus, the turbo Silverado is still lighter, despite increased interior and cargo space. Standard...