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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.

The point is that all of these are drivers aids, not doing the driving. Yet some people let them do the driving. And in the case of Tesla, they think autopilot is autodrive. I have plenty of experience with autopilots and they will screw up, you are to be the one to step in and fix the problem.

Last week, Deutz invited us to Cologne, Germany, to look at its new prototype electric drives, dubbed the E-Deutz portfolio, and hybrid and fully electric demonstration machines including two Manitou and two Liebherr telehandlers.

Most cars have Bluetooth, yet how many people do you see still holding their phone like a pizza, yakking into it like a Muppet as they drive? I won’t disagree about anything passive, seatbelts are passive at this point and if you don’t wear one for whatever reason, that’s on you. I won’t disagree about blind spot monitoring, but how can you have that and not rear view cameras or the associated cross-path detection that many have with the system?

Some of the other GMC trucks that you should think twice before consider buying are those that are fitted with diesel 6.2-liter engines. After the production and problems of the 5.7-liter pickup trucks, Chevrolet decided to make a few changes. They hired a different engine producer to bring out a much better diesel engine which led to production of 6.2-liter. The engine isn’t that much bigger compared to the size that of Volkswagen, this clearly shows how less powerful it is. The 6.2-liter engine produces 130 horsepower which is 40 higher than the modern day Smart cars. Those who happened to buy this truck also had to make costly repairs due to the continuous oil leakage from the main seal.

The worst is Subaru, which is beginning to install cameras inside the car to spy on the driver. They use facial recognition technology to decide whether you’re looking at the road the way they wants you so. If not, the car will slow down and eventually stop. Do you expect me to actually PAY for this intrusion? If you want it, perhaps you should be taking mass transit.

On a short and admittedly wimpy off-road section—the original location was unexpectedly graded smooth ahead of the trip—the AT4 barely broke a sweat, especially with the Traction Select System doing its thing. A suite of cameras showed the truck’s surroundings on the infotainment screen—very handy when you’ve nosed your way up a crest and can only see sky out the windshield, because the camera shows you what’s on the other side—including a birds-eye view for narrow trails.

The larger 6.2-liter V-8 comes with 10-speeds for a larger sweet spot of max torque, and both the extra punch and the extra twist made it slightly smoother to drive than the SLT trim’s 5.2-liter V-8 with eight gears. 

The Sierra is arguable handsomer than the Silverado, mostly thanks to its more elegant grill, but the truck’s overall profile is likewise pleasing—athletic and imposing, if ridiculously massive. This, of course, is indicative of the out-of-control bloat in the pickup space in general; this generation’s full-size truck looks like a heavy-duty pickup from just a couple generations ago. This was acknowledged during the quick design briefing: that big blockish grille, we were told, was explicitly designed for "more of a heavy-duty look" because that’s what customers wanted. Looks like we’re just about back to the ridiculousness that is the International CXT and the children who love it. 

The most amazing thing about the modern truck is how un-truck-like its road manners have become even while overall capability has gone through the roof (as well as size, because this thing is massive) and the GMC is no exception. The ride is stable and quiet and prodigiously powered—a voracious consumer of highway commuting miles, even, I was assured, with a 6,000-pound trailer hitched to the back. (This is especially true of the models equipped with the adaptive suspension.)

1. Power placement. The Suzuki power is perfectly placed in the meat of the powerband. It may not be very powerful but it is usable.2. Ergos. The layout is sleek, albeit tall, top-heavy, rigid and tippy.3. Tires. Suzuki spec’ed Bridgestone X30s front and rear. We would prefer an X30 front mated to an X40 rear.4. Maps. Just run the stock map; it’s better than Suzuki’s aggressive and mellow maps.5. Suspension. The forks and the BFRC rear shock work more in unison than they did last year. Thanks to a softer and shorter shock spring, the rear of the RM-Z450 doesn’t wallow as much as the 2018 RM-Z450.6. Price. At $8940, the 2019 RM-Z450 has the lowest MSRP of any 2019 450. It is $350 cheaper than the Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha.

For the electric power market, Cummins has further developed its battery range. The firm’s latest lithium-ion battery portfolio includes battery packs and battery modules that can be integrated expertly with Cummins’ new electric and hybrid powertrain portfolio, providing customers with a broad range of flexible, scalable power solutions for small and large commercial applications. Andrew Penca, general manager, Battery Systems at Cummins. “Cummins is committed to investing $500 million in electrification over three years. These investments include innovation of fully electric and hybrid power solutions that will serve our markets as they adopt electrification.” The BP74E (74kWh battery pack), BP35E (35kWh battery pack), BM44E (44kWh battery module) and BM20E (20kWh battery module) are Cummins-designed and built units featuring Li-ion technology. The firm says the units offer a high energy density and proprietary control technology, allowing a high battery performance for a longer zero emission range. They benefit from a modular design and can be scaled and aligned with the capability and duty cycle of the application. The range includes low voltage packs (BM44E and BM20E) that power material handling applications to high voltage energy dense battery systems (BP35E and BP74E) that have the energy needed for long range buses and trucks.