I wanted to clarify about the first point in the video, I am not pulling out of the driveway and putting the pedal to the metal. I’m not exceeding 2000 rpm when it is cold. The truck still even when babying it while cold, has acted in a way none of my other turbocharged vehicles have in the past under the same conditions. The transmission wants to confuse itself and stay in the gear it’s in and get to a higher than normal rev for the first couple gears until it gets rolling. This was something that never happened to the 6-speed in my 2014 F-150 EcoBoost under the same conditions, so I thought it was something good to note. Thank you for watching!

If ya ever owned a big piston single cylinder motorcycle you know the simplicity of this design and the “world won’t end because it’s not a v8”. It’s about damn time we’re seeing these in the market. This thing has more hp and torque than most 4 liter v6’s.

On my 2023 Chevy Colorado 2.7 Turbo Plus, I usually do a cold start and let the idle RPMs come down ensuring the initial oil circulation before pulling out of my driveway. I consider this a good routine for me.

Oil temp is critical for turbos. And airplane engines. We warm them up slowly until the oil temp is up then we can operate normally. The turbo engine needs similar treatment. The turbo wont operate until it gets proper oil temp and flow so you get no boost on a cold engine. I warm up every vehicle before driving it even for a minute to let the oil do its' thing. Even my lawn tractor gets a minute or two on a chilly day.

I have a 2023 crew cab with the 2.7, and I had a 2020 with a 5.3 before this. The 2.7 feels much quicker and I absolutely love it. It is also slightly better on fuel. It tows just aswell as the 5.3 although mpgs go down quite a bit. I don’t tow that much with it (maybe 6-8 times a year) so it doesn’t bother me. The only thing I miss from the 5.3 is the exhaust, sounded pretty mean even stock. Although the turbo spool of the 2.7 sounds pretty cool too

What a well done review by one of us regular Joes. Good job!

I’ll be purchasing one soon. I’m going from a 3500 Duramax to a 1500 TurboMax. I’m selling a business and no longer have the need. This seems like such a smart engine. The only trouble it seems to pose is for those egos that cannot get past the idea and see the genius in it.

Great video. Had mine for a year now and am loving it!! Interior redesign is really nice hope to see another video with higher mileage

Trans shifts hard when cold on purpose, it creates higher friction shifts warming the trans up quicker

As someone who likes owning a vehicle for a long time and having ZERO payments, I just can't believe these will hold together.

Nice video. Great editing. I would look for more content from you.

The interior trim on my company GMC 2500 6.2 Crew Cab rubbed off at 20k, and I was so grateful I didn't have to pay for the gas, but I logged 350 miles a day and I kept my foot in it.

GM does reimburse. I had my truck towed to the dealer and wasn’t aware that towing was included in my warranty. I gave them a copy of the receipt and they also wanted my hotel receipts. They reimbursed me for both.

Every time I get my hopes up about buying a GM truck, I watch a KZfaq video and it never fails, within a short amount of time and low miles the trucks start having issues.

I wish you good luck on those Kelly Tires. In my experience with those exact tires the wet traction is not up to par. Also, in my experience running commercial vans and pickup trucks, the all-terrain tires don't cost you in fuel economy and actually make the tires last longer due to increased tread depth. I have had very good luck with Firestone Destination X/T, Goodyear Wrangler Trailrunner's, and Cooper Discoverer AT3. Be safe!

I have the exact same truck only a 2019 GMC with 42,000 miles. I know exactly what you’re referring to on cold starts. Occasional you’ll have a hard shift first time you fire it up in the morning. It only happens once and then it’s fine. I thought it was a transmission issue. I took it to the dealer and was told it was a glitch in the computer program dealing with the brakes. I was told they “reprogrammed” the computer module. Whatever they did helped a lot but occasionally it still occurs. But not very often. Not a deal breaker for me. Otherwise love the truck. I did have the wiring harness burn out with only 600 miles on the truck. That was a two week fix because they had to get a replacement from Detroit. Might be similar issue to your problem at 32,000 miles. I’ve had both the 5.3 and now the 2.7 turbo. This truck I’ll give to my son in law next year and replace it with another 2.7L turbo. That’s how much I like this engine.

Thank you for letting us know about this, I had feelings about turbo trucks. No turbo for me.

Great video and great review! I don’t understand all the hate toward it only having 4 cylinders and a turbo. Seems like people forget that most semis going down the road weighing 80,000lbs, many of which with a million or more miles on the odometer have an engine with “only” 6 cylinders AND a turbo. Jason with Engineering Explained did a great video on this 2.7 after talking with GM engineers and their thought processes behind the engine and turbo, highly recommend that video of you haven’t given it a watch already. The number of cylinders shouldn’t matter. What matters is how the engine was designed. This 2.7 was designed from the ground up with a turbo in mind, just like heavy duty diesel engines. The whole point of putting a turbo on a smaller engine or deactivating half the cylinders on a larger engine is to improve MPGs, the majority of your time driving you don’t need all the power your engine is capable of. If this 2.7 Turbo can truly replace the 5.3, not just in power like it already has, but also in reliability then I’m all for it, only time will tell. If they want to replace the 6.2, I’d love to see them develop an inline 6 based off this 2.7, making it a 4.0 or 4.1. Just going off the numbers the 2.7 puts out would put the inline 6 around 450hp and 650tq, sounds pretty great to me if it could do it reliably!

I'm not really a truck guy but we bought a 2020 Honda ridgeline because we didn't really need a big truck and don't do anything truckish other then go to the dump, the odd moving furniture or garden centre trips but it's most helpful for our camping trips. It's nice to see a practical review about a truck with an engine that isn't a big V8 since many (but some do) don't really need it anyway.

Right to the point, thank you very much.

Great review, thanks

Thanks for a very informative video! What a beautiful truck. What made you go from ford to Chevy when deciding to get a new truck?

Tks for the video. Even my 2023 with the diesel had the same radio issue. Wild. Did it once, and I hope that’s it. But yea it gets loud and the only way to bring it down was to shut off the truck. Took many attempts before it stopped. Really odd. When I get a chance I’ll bring it to the deal but I don’t have a lot of hope on electronics and dealerships. Any dealerships. Tks

Glad you like it. To each his own. 👍

I had a 2015 Silverado with the 5.3. Had issues with transmission, had it rebuilt and still had issues. I think it was really a computer problem. Have 2022 Silverado 4x4 with 2.7 now. Runs great, mileage about the same as my 2015. I was surprised/disappointed that it doesn’t have 4WD low.

I can’t believe those old Ford rangers and S-10 are still running around with four cylinder. It’s crazy how a four-cylinder might hold up.

Have 50,000 miles on my 2022, no problems, but it’s run rough on cold start for the first time through gears

Great review! Thanks.

Its cool to see that the 2.7L is a decent motor. I've got a 17' Silverado 1500 High Country with the 6.2L and I wouldn't want any other engine. My only wish is that I had the 10 spd transmission instead of the clunky 8 spd. I've got about 110,000 Km's or about 68,000 Miles on mine and the only issue i had was the active front shutters in the grille failed and cost me 1k to fix in the 6 years I've had the truck. Lifetime fuel economy is at about 12L/100Kms or 19 MPG. On the highway i get an easy 21 MPG (11L/100 Kms) and my record is like 33/34 MPG on one trip.

I one a 2.7 2022 Silverado. I had the radio go full blast like that before. I have the new all digital big info center, and speedometer. When truck is cold it seems to shift out of or into second hard. It revs up high then shifts. It only does this once and it’s fine the rest of the time driving. Your truck is the only one I’ve seen with the same wheels as I have.

I have 23 with 2.7, Im praying its a reliable engine cause I love it. You supposed to let turbos warm up and even cool down from what I heard.

owned chevy/gmc since 1999....had same radio volume issues with my 2014 & 2018...additional random radio issue were whatever was playing sounded like the chimp munks...dealer never believed so I started recording it on my cell to prove them I was not making it up..!!! GM has to know about it....I now own a 2023 5.3v8 and this radio has issues so far---slow loading or just freezing...have to either turn off the truck or change input/station...frustrating the least...!!!...the best mileage I got on my 2014 & 2018 was 35.5/mpg (highway of course)...on my 2023 so far I got 26.7 mpg...these are all 5.3 V8 engines...I do take really good care and change the oil at 7k miles when it was new, then once I hit 60k miles I changed the oil every 5k miles....dont trust the dealer with their recommendation of 10k miles oil change!!!...last oil change on my 2018 77k miles) after 5k miles, oil so very dark(brown)....

The leather wrap on my steering wheel unraveled two months in. Took dealer two weeks to replace. 2017 1500. Third starter in five years. Wiper control gone every two years. BTW. To fix that issue, you need to replace the fuse box, under the hood. Now NAV system wonky. Needs antenna repairs.

Trucks and turbos go together like peanut butter and jelly. I drive a 2018 F150 STX Super Crew 4x4. Mine has the 2.7L ecoboost. I will never go back to naturally aspirated V8. They leave to much efficiency on the table. If I were a Chevy person, the 2.7L engine would be the only engine I would consider when specking out my truck.

Did you have an issue with your driver side mirror shaking at highway speed? they’ve replaced my mirror twice so far on a new 2024 and it still is wobbly at 60+ mph

At least American car owners are honest about problems that arise with there car purchases.

the throttle body going out is crazy, but outside of that and the radio everything else is just truck stuff. For the mpg, i tow 6k lb's every day and i get 13mpg regularly. Compared to the 8mpg i was getting to the v8, thats a giant improvement. On cold starts, i gotta let it warm up for maybe 30 seconds before driving and then it feels fine

I was surprised some came with a 4.3l I had no clue until just recently.

Good video. Interesting little engine for sure. How is the cylinder deactivation system? Mpgs? Thank you.

I have a 5.3 with 180,000 miles. Original throttle body. Minor issues so far and general maintenance.

Vehicles that come off the lot always have a special type of tire. It is stickier for test drives and wears out very soon. This is across the board. OEM tires are well known to be garbage. Neat little trick they pull on you.

I need a truck, but I’ve been hesitant to pull the trigger on a truck with an engine this small. My mustang is a 3.7l naturally aspirated V6 with 114,000 miles and zero issues.

I've owned pickups since the 70s. My 2019 3.5 Ecoboost is rated to tow over 11K pounds. It's the most powerful pickup I've ever owned. Tows much like a diesel. Gets very good MPGs in every day driving, however the MPGs do drop when towing. Some people bring up turbos as a failure point, tell that to every big rig owner on the road! The 5.3 isn't without its issues...related to cylinder deactivation. Every truck has its idiosyncrasies. If you like what your driving....change the oil every 5K miles with full synthetic along with the other fluids when recommended and you'll be fine.

The cam phasing is similar to Hondas VTEC which requires the engine to be warm to make the switch.

Just did a lifter/cam/pushrod job on my 2010 5.3 at 111k miles. Shop did recommend a full engine swap. GM isn’t making engines that outlive initial manufacture of a mid-70’s V8 engine? That’s a disservice to customers. How about optioning engines with the AFM/DOD already deleted….takes two engines to get where a Vortec died. That’s a step back.

How is the transmission holding up for you. I’m seriously contemplating getting one of these in a few months but the 8 speed worries me a little based on the issues gm has had with these over the recent years.

I think the 5.3 guys like the V8 simply because they can fix it themselves very easily especially after 100k miles or more. Parts availability & DIY for the 5.3 is by far better because it’s been around forever at this point.

GM's 2.7 computer is monitoring everything - should have a blue light in the cluster to let the driver know it's too cold. Subaru has been doing it about 10 years. Thinner synthetic fluids, a cold turbo prop, timing (tests and adjustments) all need time to "get their legs" so it's better to give her at least 20 seconds of idle on any Ohio June day. Add another 20 seconds in February. Some of these oils are crazy thin - 0W10 acts like whiskey swirling 'round in a shot glass. I've got two 5.3's - always let them warm as a smile.

Having a GMC 2023 Canyon as of the spring of this year, I can say no problems so far. Having owned a 2019 GMC Sierra, Elevation before my current Truck, I can say go with the GMC next time and you shouldn't have any trim issues as GMC upgrades there trim compared to Chevys.

Plenty of short term reviews but very few long term reviews such as this one. Have you had any oil leaks so far?

It might be better than 5.3 in terms of "performance" but its no where near as reliable in the long run. Fact of the matter is turbos and forced induction systems are failure points. Ones that cost thousands to replace when (not if), but when it goes out. I see the argument for both sides though and one has to think about the application of use for the vehicle. If your gonna tow very frequently, and I mean weekly you have a trailer to your truck. You will want the 5.3, that turbo 4 is gonna be under such strain always hauling that it WILL fail quickly in comparison. That being said, if you live in the cities and rarely haul anything and mainly just commute in it then the 2.7 is great. Good torque for getting out of its own way, good mileage cause it's a 4 banger. One must ask, "what will I use it for" when choosing a power-train. I just got a new 23 Silverado with the 5.3. Reason being is I know for sure I will be towing with it frequently and want to minimize failure points. If I didn't I probably would have gotten the 2.7 and saved a little money. Application, application, application.

Please do another review on this truck at 150000 miles

I got a 2.7 because i was doing to do a long commute to school and a little gas mileage wouldn’t hurt. Well i finished and around town it gets the same mpg that a 5.3 would get while missing half the cylinders and not sounding as cool. Im patiently waiting for the day it blows up so i can throw in a cammed 5.3 with a whipple

I’ve run a couple truck with that same screen in the dash and the volume would mess up on them too sometimes.

My issue with the new design trucks,including the GMC and GM in general. The got rid of the classic "tilt wheel".

I have the same truck and the paint on my door handles is peeling. I also notice the lag when cold.

I had a 2019 Silverado and the radio would occasionally freeze the screen. Nothing would work. Not even the On Star button. It would keep playing the station it was on, but nothing would work. No volume, couldn't change anything on the screen at all. This happened probably about 5 or 6 times during my lease.

Had the radio volume thing happen to me on my 2022 Silverado 2.7 turbo. It seems like since it happened the radio sound quality is not as good as it was before.

Nice truck! I love all those hooks in the bed

Try rev-x for cold start stuff is awesome

What’s the vibration like? I have a 5.3 from 2016 and one of the biggest issues is vibration also known as the Chevy shake.

What kind of fuel economy are you getting in mixed driving. They rate this EPA to be the same as the 5.3v8 so why choose a smaller engine other then original sticker price?

The seats are garbage, hard as a rock. My 18 was WAY more comfortable than my '20. Very disappointed. I hope they fix this in 24 models. I get 23mpg on my rural roads here with the 5.3. Zero issues only 37000 miles so far tho.

Thanks for the Video,,,BUT, Unfortunately You Failed to mention the MPG...In Town, Highway and Overall Average....Maybe next time ?...

Why would you jump in an immediately start driving, especially 9n the cold and with a turbo engine?

Bro I might get one with 43k miles rst same exact as yours. Do you think I should? Or Toyota tundra 2021

I'm not surprised at all that you had that problem at 32,000 miles, it's a modern day GM product, they're unreliable!!!

I didnt hear you mention fuel milage? Or if you did my dog distracted me. Looking on the specs compared to real world, what does that engine get on average?

Dealers had these 4 cylinder engines in stock now I see more new v8 engines in the lots

just traded my POS 2019 in for a new 2023. 2019 was a bad year. Mine was junk. 1st year new design....... 2023 Is worlds better.

Do you get more power if you run 93 octane or does it not matter? If I'm not mistaken Ford recommends 93 on the ecoboosts but doesn't require it.

What type gas you put in it.i just got one do you use 85 or 87

Do you think the 2.7 can handle a lift kit with 35 tires ? Or you think it be causing the engine to work a bit harder ?

Where did you get the little bed nets?!

My 1990 Mustang did the automatic volume max as well. It would go to full volume on its' own sometimes without touching the volume knob. Made my Girlfriend mad thought I was doing it on purpose. She blamed me for EVERYTHING but anyway now my 06 Durango does the same thing except it goes to zero instead. Not as funny for sure. Life!

I had general tires on my car and they wore out way before warranty.

If your truck has the GM 10L80 transmission, it has the faulty bushing that likes to shift from its location and cause erratic shifting due to loss of hydraulic control in the trans. It’s buried deep in the transmission and will require a full rebuild. The Ford 10R80 has the same issue (nearly identical transmission)

while this may be an ‘ok’ engine, as far as im concerned there just isn’t much benefit to getting one over the v8. fuel economy is only very slightly better, and that small amount youre saving in fuel costs you will likely be putting back into repairs in the long term. And of course less power and capacity. If you’re buying a full size truck just go big and get the V8

I just got one with 57k miles and I was the 2nd owner the first owner was enterprise rental car company

Gmc 2023 had the radio mute couldn't turn it up at all till I turned off the truck

For all the people who own these new trucks.... Ford Eco Boost same thing... WHO are you going to sell your truck to? You will have to own this truck for 20+ years OR dump it for pennies on the dollar. I don't do payments and I buy a truck after it depreciates. Often I can buy a vehicle, drive it 5 years and re sell it for what I paid for. All modern trucks are not what they used to be.

Just curious. Why did you choose a four cylinder over a V8? MPG?

I have the Ford Powerboost F150 and paid, in my opinion, a pretty penny for it. I’ve had a lot of recalls on it. Point being, all vehicles will have issues… 😢

The 2.7 needs to warm up to get oil to the turbo to keep it from eating itself. You just gunning it is going to cause issues

I have had 6 new chevy trucks in the last 20 years and have had no major problems. Tires has nothing to do with GM product thats the manufacture. I have had the good Bridestone and Wranglers go bad within 35 thou miles.

I NEVER take off without letting ANY of my vehicles warm up! I have a new Colorado Trail Boss I got mine the 430# torque calibration, ive owned it for 5 months, only put 1500 miles on it,,, I’ll be honest your truck looks very nice , but if I got a full-size 4x4 it would have to have at least the 5.3 V8 my truck is extremely quick, when a cold air intake comes out I’m getting it!

My 2018 Silverado with 5.3 and 3:42 axle feels much quicker that new trucks with 2.7 Turd bo Engine !

Small back seat but its nice

So true

You may wanna take a swing for the 3.0l Duramax 6er woth the ten speed and see what it can do daily driving and towing.

I have a 2023 2.7 Silverado and it’s a impressive motor that tows my 5000lbs camper well but the turbo lag from a dead stop is just horrible. For that reason alone I wish I had gotten a v8. Just a fyi for anyone interested in getting one. I’m really surprised that more people are not commenting on how bad the turbo lag is in this motor?

What mpg are you getting now?

as long you use it for a daily driver you should be ok just don't use it for a hauler of heavy things

The 5.3L is a 350,000 mile engine if cared for. The 2.7L is a damn good engine! It will be a while to see if it can muster 250,000 miles without failures if cared for. The 5.3L comes with a 10 speed AT where as the 2.7L comes with a 8 speed AT. Because the turbo charged engines, have to retard timing so much, on boost. It can't deliver good MPG and power pulling a load. The 5.3L then comes in as the hero for mpg pulling trailers.

You like the chrome?

I've discovered that some chemicals to clean interiors will wear down plastic trim, particularly "chrome" and it's clearcoat.

what type of fuel do you normally use?

welcome to GM quality, I had 2 GM products, and been buying toyota ever since, but if they make the chevy blazer I might have to get one,

Wait, i cant see a trailer hitch. You're hauling a boat and campers with the bumper? John boat and popup camper? I cant imagine a 2.7 towing much after also hauling a 5000lb truck on top

what trim level is this? RST or Custom? or?