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2500HD 8.1 V8
Chevrolet›Silverado HD›1st gen (GMT800)

2500HD 8.1 V8

1st gen (GMT800) · 2001–2006

A pickup built from 2001 to 2006, the 2500HD 8.1 V8 Silverado HD has an 8.1-litre eight-cylinder petrol engine that makes 340 PS and 617 Nm.

335 hpPower
2001-2006Year
Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement8.1 L
Cylinders8
FuelPetrol
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power335 hp
Torque617 Nm

STORY

The Silverado HD arrived for 2001 with the Duramax 6600 diesel, rated at 300 hp and 520 lb-ft with the five-speed Allison 1000. Chevrolet showed the 2020 Silverado HD in December 2018 and gave the full specifications in February 2019. The 6.6-liter Duramax V8 diesel was rated at 445 hp with an Allison 10-speed automatic, and a new 6.6-liter gasoline V8 made 401 hp and 464 lb-ft. Maximum towing rose 52 percent to 35,500 lb, a figure for one setup, a regular-cab, two-wheel-drive, dual-rear-wheel diesel.

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