2019 Chevrolet Silverado Gets 2.7-Liter Turbo Four-Cylinder Engine | Fuel Injection/Nozzle

Germany-based global provider for road pavers Joseph Vögele AG is restructuring their extensive range of road pavers and screeds

7. Triumph made it clear with the chassis—the 2019 Scrambler 1200 XE is trail ready. Despite the XE and XC sharing a purpose-built steel cradle chassis, they do have distinct personalities, and it begins with the chassis geometry. To improve the XE’s off-road stability, the XE features a longer swingarm and relaxed rake compared to the XC. The XE’s nearly 62-inch wheelbase and almost 27 degrees of rake are ADV-like, and certainly appreciated when you’re bouncing around on a fire road, as you’ll be laying down a wide footprint in the dirt. On the road, it does mean that the XE is slightly a bit statelier in the corners.

I find these gizmos annoying for a somewhat contrary reason. I’m a very safe driver who gets frustrated with people who can’t seem to signal when turning/changing lanes, or dart from lane to lane without a blindspot check. It’s annoying to me that I would have to have all these systems on my new vehicle because of the unsafe driving characteristics of other motorists.

The first thing I learned to like about the Traverse was that it seats up to eight with best-in-class maximum cargo space and an impressive listing of standard convenience, storage, and comfort features such as wireless charging and built-in connectivity. As you might expect from a family SUV, there are convenient USB ports in every row.

Other issues with the transmission are overheating clutch failure, and parts wearing out. According to Consumer Affairs, many complaints have been made by customers who have had transmissions issues. This is something that anyone buying a Chevy pickup needs to be aware of to avoid problems.

The good news is that either way, you win. Elsewhere in this story we’ve listed the ratios of both the TH350 and the 700R4/4L60E. While the 3.06:1 First-gear ratio would appear to be an advantage over the TH350’s 2.52:1, the downside with the deeper First is the major rpm drop in the 1-2 and 2-3 gear changes that the 700R4/4L60 force upon you. At part throttle, this is only a minor issue since converter slippage absorbs most of the difference.

The 5.3-liter V8 with DFM returns 15 mpg in the city and 20 mpg on the highway when it powers the 4WD LT Trail Boss crew-cab model. The High Country crew-cab powered by the 6.2-liter engine returns 16 and 20, respectively. Chevrolet hasn’t released fuel economy figures for the 2.7-liter.

He feels that the off-road mode should increase the threshold for airbag deployment, or that GM should employ a setup similar to Toyota’s RSCA switch, which allows for the disabling the side airbag’s roll sensing function during off-road driving:

In 2008, my 1991 Jeep Cherokee’s vents got a clean, and the valve cover gasket got replaced. I found multiple valve cover gasket replacement receipts in this stack; it’s a common problem on 4.0-liter engines.

It would be one thing if one could simply turn off all of this driver-assistance crap. I’d still resent paying for it but I could deal with being able to turn it off and having the default remain off even through key cycles. But most automakers don’t give you that option – at least not with everything. Most allow you to turn off lane departure warning/lane change assist. Most do NOT let you turn off automatic braking. Most also have the system turn back off after you turn the engine iff and then re-start the car. Subaru doesn’t let you turn anything off, which us why I’ll never buy another one.

It’s going to get harder and harder to find vehicles that aren’t expensive, over-featured, junk. At some point the only thing left for purists is going to be the Transit van…

With my MT sedan, and ‘good’ winter tires, I actually disengage the Traction Control system at some intersections/starts.