Hell yeah! It's Kevin! I've known / worked with Kevin for years on this engine and he is the main driving force to make this one of the best engines out there. He pushes for perfection like nobody I know, is a complete motorhead and available 24/7 for the development teams to contact if needed.

I may dog Chevy for their interiors in the past, but having the lead, or one of the lead, engineering folks do these kinds of deep dive conversations without any sales style mumbo jumbo. Like, this is really solid stuff and I really would like to see more manufacturers just let the engineering folks talk their heads off like this.

The engineers enthusiasm made me watch a 20 minute video of a 4 cylinder engine.

Shot out to GM for letting him represent the presentation to TFL this man knows his stuff. I hate when someone doesn’t know the product and they just say whatever.

I now have 2 of these 2.7 HO engines in GMC sierra 1/2 ton pickups. Very pleased with how they are performing. These make so much torque down low that they do not have to spin as fast as most 4 cylinder motors. Even at 80 mph they turn under 2000 rpm.

Really nice to see an engineer that is passionate about their work. This engine should be very fast in the mid size market

I took a chance on the 2020 engine after seeing Kevin explain the engine components and the partial comparison with a diesel engine.....All the negativity surrounding this new engine was in my estimation completely unfounded and Kevin has been the chief spokesman for almost 4 years now......Allowing the engineer/architect to explain how and why makes a huge difference and after 2+ years my LT Silverado has been a real pleasure to drive from the top down.....Well done!!😎

Thanks Andre for showing us the tear down & cutaway of this engine. It would be good to know exactly what Kevin says is the life of this turbo engine in miles. Also taking into consideration that complete engine cooldown with the engine off is different than running continuously with varied RPM.

Durability test is one thing but engineers need to run stupidity testing. Going over on oil changes, running it dead cold in -40c weather, wrong oil weights. That's your 99% customer

I was happy to see that so much thought was put into heating up the cab! That's important, not solely for confront, but safety has well. The faster the cab warms up, the quicker the windows clear.

I just picked up the GMC Pro with this engine. I was really surprised at how well the engine handles a full size truck. Great video! keep up the great work TFL

First time I’ve experienced this engine was in a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado LT as a rental. I didn’t expect the turbo engine until after my first drive and was just astounded. So much off the line speed and pep. Great job GENERAL MOTORS and great video Andre and TFL crew. Can’t wait for the testing videos in Colorado.

I hope they did a better job with the timing chain on this engine than they did with the 3.6 . The engineer describing it as a bicycle chain does not fill me with confidence

Really great video. I learned so much about this engine. Amazing that a tiny powerplant like this can push a full size truck with authority. Pretty cool seeing the break down.

Great video!!! I just purchase the new Canyon Denali, and this video was super informative. I was apprehensive about moving from my previous 5.7 Hemi over to a 4-cylinder, but after driving it for a couple of months and seeing this, I'm feeling much more confident. This ain't your grandpa's 4-banger. Thanks for doing this!

Nice video! Really appreciate the technical looks of the trucks beyond just the surface gimmicky stuff like fog lights, tow hooks, wheels, etc...

I bought a Silverado 2.7t HO last year and I couldn’t be happier :) the engine has been great in all conditions. I guess if we’re being picky I think the custom should have radio control buttons in the steering wheel 😂😂😂

Wow! I love Kevin's passion for this engine!

Nice to see this seeing as I have the HO 2.7 for about 8 months now. I am very satisfied with my truck and its performance and I’ve also got a heavy foot 🛻💨. Glad to see it should last .

ABSOLUTLY A GREAT VIDEO.! I AM AMAZED AT THE INGENUITY THAT WENT INTO THIS DESIGN ENGINE ....BEING AN ENGINE BUILDER ,,,,I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT... !!!

awesome video. so far, I have been pleasantly surprised by my 2.7 turbo in my 22 silverado

More of these technical videos please!!!

Just purchased a 2023 Colorado ZR2. Watching this video makes me feel warm and fuzzy good inside. And yes, the truck will lay a patch on asphalt from a stop light!

Nice informative video. I can see why the engine was made more durable considering the turbo AND cylinder deactivation. Hope it lasts long term. Would like to see a similar video regarding the 8 speed transmission.

Awesome video Andre. The guy explain very well. It is really interesting to see the technology in real. And what a torture test they did on that engine.

i would have really like to have seen what the intake valves looked like before the heads were cleaned for display. carbon is an issue with DI and would have been nice to see how much built up on their testing, if any did with the engine constantly being at high heat

This was amazing content! Now I know better why the cab and engine heat so quickly from my experience with the 2023 Silverado 2.7. It really does seem like a very durable engine! Great job!

Just left a Chevy dealer in sd and they about 15 of these motors on the ground doing warranty work sounds like a great motor.

I own the Gen 1 in a 2019 GMC. 60k miles. It’s an unbelievable powertrain. Thank you GM. So far so good!

Having rebuilt and built performance street and also built drag race engines ( haven't kept count but could guess about 85 to 90 of them ) in my life. I was surprised to see only two bolts instead of four per main bearing jounal cap, especially in an engine for a pickup truck which are used for towing and hauling heavy loads. That was the only thing that I saw that I had a concern about.

This was a great breakdown and overview of this engine. Now I’m more stoked to receive my Canyon AT4X and the adventures I’ll have in her, and will be nice to get back to pickups I love.

Great video watching the 2.7L detailed video. Definitely an engineer with the Seiko SKX.

It’s about time ! I hope and pray they got it right this is needed badly . The first thing that comes to my mind is the day view of the Vega motor anyone else remember them looks kinda like it lol. Man I rebuilt a lot of them . But I’m willing to give this a try . Great video guys 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

Tip of the hat to GM on what looks to be a well engineered strong truck engine, especially for a mid-sized truck. Glad to see our engineers strut their stuff right here in the US of A. Fantastic presentation that’s made me a believer. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Love this video, love the teardown and the total geekout with the lead engineer. He's great.

This guy's knowledge and attention to detail is pretty wild. We need more guys like this in development.

I love it when you do videos into this level of depth on new powerplants. Nice work!

Great video. Not very often you get to see the engine break-down like this.

Awesome video Andrei! I always wanted to know more about this engine. Apparently it is a really good one. Thank you!

Great questions Andre!!!

That was an amazing interview. I have a new appreciation for these engineers.

I've got an old GMC Yukon with the 5.7L Vortec, it's got 180,000 miles and I love it so much. I'm looking for my next vehicle, and am highly considering the Chevy Colorado ZR2 (maybe Bison). Thank you TFL for your coverage on Chevy and specifically the ZR2. I offroad and I want a truck that's capable from the factory, without paying the premium of a Jeep Gladiator Rubicon.

Thanks to both of you. Job well done

Great video! thank you! I tow heavy with my 2.7l and was excited to see this video.

Great video TFL! This answered so many questions I’ve had about engineering in general. Also, I’ve always wondered why their 2.7 displacement was 4 cylinders and Ford was 6, and he alluded to it here. Keep up the good work.

Will be interesting to see how many miles that engine will last. Only time will tell. Thanks for sharing.

Really cool! That cat really knows his stuff.

This was great! Love this kind of content!

Definitely the way to go with “all access” filming. TFL is in the right direction when it comes to complete consumer/interest subscriber investigation with content like this. Andre is perfect.

I've got 81k miles on my 21 Silverado with the non HO 2.7 I've enjoyed it the 22 months I've owned it. Zero problems so far.

Thanks for the video. Have to test drive one of these engines

Excellent video!!

I like the fact that Chevrolet is conducting endurance testing on this engine. All of these parts have to be made well to ensure the durability of this 4 cylinder powerhouse.

Love the enthusiasm and knowledge this gentleman has for his craft. True passion.

Very well laid out, thank you 👍👍

Awesome video very interesting deep dive into technical details.

Fantastic video. wish you'd asked about the lack of port fuel injection as Toyota and Ford have learned to combine both DI and port fuel to avoid deposits

Very impressed with this engine! I wasn't too sure about it in the beginning but it has proved itself. There only 1 thing I don't like and that is it has cylinder deactivation. Do away with that and it would be great. No need to shut off cylinders when you only have 4.

Great interview! That said I do want to see a updated review on the 2nd gen 2.7L Turbo HO in a Silverado or Sierra. I know they changed it substantially since 2019 where most the old reviews are. I ordered a Silverado 2.7L 4x4 WT recently, but had to go off old reviews of the 1st gen which has a lot lower Torque but better MPG ratings. Very excited about my truck, but it would have been nice to have updated information on the 2022+ updates.

Have this engine in my 2021 1500. We pulled a 6700 lbs RV for 2000 miles up mountains and it performed like a V8. Tons of torque at low RPM

Every new piece of information I see about this truck makes me want to write it off or write a check. It's a hugely polarizing vehicle to me just in terms of my opinion of it in a way I haven't experienced since I first got into cars years ago. I really can't wait to find out about the real world fuel efficiency and performance. Nissan could get my money tomorrow if they'd drop the 5.6 in the Frontier, but until then I have to go through this anguish with the Colorado haha

I’m excited about the new Colorado, I’ve saved up almost $100,000, hoping that will give me a very high mileage used 2 Wheel Drive work truck model🤞🤞

Nice work.. Great interview

Fantastic video! Thanks! Gonna buy a Colorado this summer!

Fantastic video, excellent information! Just imagine if they did all of this with an inline 6 cylinder (around 4.1 liters, to keep the same liters/cylinder ratio)...smooth, no balance shafts and tons of torque!!!!!

still would like to see a heavier chain on Chevy engines. "Looks like a bicycle chain" reminds me of all the timing jobs I've done on Cavaliers, Cobalts, Equinoxes, Veranos, and Acadias for stretched chains and weak tensioners. Then the ruined heads from the ones that snapped.

Great video and would love to see a similar deep dive video of the 3.0 Duramax!

Really cool video! That tiny engine is making a whole lot of power!

Great content & information. The motor looks & sounds like it’s pretty amazing for it’s size. Thanks for sharing! Billy D

Very informative, thanks!

Fantastic design engineering. Nice work engineers. Helps to break my conventional thinking of naturally wanting to scoff at four bangers. Trick piece right there 👍🏁

Very cool engine design! I'd love a video like this breaking down the 2.3 ecoboost

Some of my questions: What performance change if any running premium? What was the OCI on the test engine? How many 4 to 2 to 4 cylinder cycles were completed in the test run over how many runtime hours? What is the EPA fuel economy improvement due to the cylinder deactivation? Were 4 bolt crankshaft mains considered given the high power output?

Great job, thanks!

Andre is the best truck reviewer. good job 👍

Awesome video, great when the engineers can share the thought process that went into the development cycle like this

I’m a bit disappointed they didn’t add secondary port injection to help with the carbon deposits on the intake valves, especially considering how much they were focused on the three step cams, which only actuate the valves. A catch can is a must add, first thing. Other than that, I haven’t read anything bad about this engine since it came out and it seems even better suited to the Colorados and Canyons. DFM/AFM on their V8s seem to always have lifter failure issues and an oil consumption problem and I haven’t seen or heard of that issue on this engine-perhaps the overhead cams and omission of the lifters is required to get DFM/AFM to work correctly and maybe that’s what GM is working on with their new V8s?? They already have the basis for it in their C8 Z06 Corvette engine.

Good job Andre !!

My Dad has the original version in his 21 Sierra and loves it. Can't wait to try the updated versions.

This is what I NEEDED to get interested in this new truck/engine. I have the 18 Colorado with the V6 and we have loved it so much we want to make it our second vehicle. A family of them! I will now read into the new truck some more. I was debating on whether or not to get another old one before they go away.

This was fascinating, I really enjoyed it. I’d be interested to know why they went with 2 bolt main bearing caps when all the V8s and the 3.6 V6 all use the cross-bolted main caps with 6 bolts.

Spoke to my dealer today about ordering a 2023 Trailboss. They are expecting their allocations, and ordering to open up in the next week, and I'm first on the list. Cant wait!

Will this be a head gasket eater like the q-4 years back? I remember same test given back then. Will it drop valve seats like the 140( another high heat engine)?

I’m very excited about this new truck and engine configuration. I can’t wait to see real world gas mileage in the Colorado!!

Very well done video ! Thanks to our engineers and technicians ! Good watch , I learned---

Just purchased a Silverado with this engine. What sold me was an impressive test drive but the engineering, construction and thought put into this engine, gives me confidence.

I like the tear down video Ford did for the original ecoboost. This was very interesting also.

Glad to see a video with a person that knows what he's talking about and explain everything like in this video well done

Great content, thank you.

Very impressive design and materials used in this modern turbocharged engine, a no compromise design.

For how many hours is the torture test run? Would be nice for Andre to ask if the test simulates 100k, 200k, etc miles. Oil pump chain driven nice to see. Not the belt drive on the 3.0. Cylinder deactivation on 4 banger. Why?

Good video. Thank you.

Thanks Great Video

On a side note, I remember about 10 years ago when Ford introduced a boosted V6 engine into their truck known as the EcoBoost. They got a lot of hate for it. A decade later, I see GM and Chrysler..or Fiat...or Daimler..or cerebras... Or stelantis - whoever they are doing the same thing now.

Love this video and looks like a great engine. Wish we can get away from cylinder deactivation.

Interesting , Thank You . Thank You for talking to the engineer

Very impressive explanation of the workings of this engine by a great engineering genius... Thanks, Kevin

I’ve always wondered how the cylinder deactivation works. Loved this video! Never realized how much the stress/heat the turbo puts on the engine. Great video!

This engine was a natural fit for the smaller size trucks from its introduction. I never understood why it was limited to the full-size trucks. By the way, I never understood why the term for the Colorado is mid-size. There is no smaller size truck; so the size is really not mid-size.

This is badass! I like that exhaust manifold integrated cylinder head design, less gaskets less complications, and the equal length short setup, very smart. I'm building a 1.3 Suzuki M series motor into a forced induction setup. After watching this I'm going to go Watercooled turbo and the best pistons I can find for it. I don't like auto gearboxes but I bet this L4 moves these trucks through the gears soo smoothly. Right now I'm always watching the tach waiting for 2500 so I can hit my next gear gear, kind of annoying. Excellent presentation, I'm a Chevy guy again!!