Automobiles, Cars
GMC Sierra - a huge monument of American power
Someone respects pickup trucks with a Chevrolet cross on the radiator grille, and someone prefers the GMC brand, which has a glorious, over a hundred-year history of manufacturing pickup trucks and SUVs. Both these brands are part of the concern of General Motors, so GMC Sierra 2014 and Chevy Silverado are surprisingly similar. These innovations are built on the basis of common technologies and are equipped with engines of the EcoTec3 family. By and large these two cars differ only in design. Although in appearance there are certain common features. Aerodynamic optimization, for example, obviously goes one way. Well, and the overall style of the smooth body contours generally makes these cars look like twin brothers.
Performance
Despite the fact that gasoline continues to go up all over the world, Americans still prefer full-size cars with giant engines. At the customer's option, GMC Sierra is equipped with such engines:
- Six-cylinder volume of 4.3 liters.
- V-8 volume of 6.2 liters.
- V-8 volume of 5.3 liters.
All three engines are equipped with a system that can deactivate cylinders with low loads, which means that engine power is now being spent more efficiently, which allows to significantly reduce fuel consumption. In principle, this is the same system that is installed on the GMC Sierra 1500 - affects the relationship of the series. The aforementioned engines have such a huge thrust (at 1037 Nm), which can only be digested by a specially designed for this pickup six-speed automatic transmission Allison 1000.
Interior
The cabin has four 12-volt outlets, five USB ports and an SD card reader. There is also a 110-volt outlet for connecting a laptop and other equipment.
Security
An interesting innovation is seen in the security sphere. GMC Sierra knows how to warn about a possible collision, however, does it in a somewhat unusual way. The driver draws attention to the danger ... sitting. The thing is that GM conducted research, according to which the company's specialists concluded that the driver perceives the vibration of the seat better and more efficiently than just a sound signal. Accordingly, the quality of the response to the threat increases. Therefore, drivers GMC Sierra 2014 on the danger will warn the fifth point.
Available versions
GMC Sierra all terrain hd is designed for off-road. To operate under these conditions, the pickup is completed to the eyeballs - there are single-tube shock absorbers Rancho, Hill Descent Control (a system designed to assist the driver on difficult descents), mud tires.
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