In 2019, General Motors introduced the Duramax 3.0 diesel engine in its lineup, which could outperform or match its rivals in power and towing capacity. Several years later, in 2023, the inline ...

The latter figure makes the 3.0-liter Duramax the torque champ of the Silverado 1500 range—on the internal-combustion side, anyway. All of that power is delivered in stoic silence too.

“We have a VR38 engine installed in the [Nissan] GT-R,” said Ando, but he admits the technology found in their new 3.0-liter unit is much more advanced. Integrated exhaust manifolds ensure its ...