2001 was the first year for the chevy duramax.
what was the first year for the chevy duramax?
2001
the duramax is a general motors diesel v8 engine family for trucks. the 6.6-liter duramax is produced by dmax, a joint venture between gm and isuzu in moraine, ohio. the duramax block and heads are poured at the defiance gm powertrain foundry in defiance, ohio. this engine was initially installed in 2001 chevrolet and gmc trucks, and has been an option since then in pickups, vans, and medium-duty trucks. in 2006, production at moraine was reportedly limited to approximately 200,000 engines per year. on may 9, 2007, dmax announced the production of the 1,000,000th duramax v-8 diesel at its moraine facility.
duramax v8 engine
motive power is provided by a digitally-controlled gale banks engineering 866t v-8 diesel, this based on the architecture of the general motors (gm) duramax lml. power output is 340 hp. in commercial use power output of the standard duramax lml engine is currently up to 397 hp (296 kw) at 3,000 rpm. production of the duramax lml engine concluded in 2017, the unit replaced by the duramax lp5. jltv a1 models that were introduced in 2017 are powered by a derivation of this engine. an allison 2500sp six-speed fully automatic transmission is fitted. the l-atv can be fitted with the oshkosh propulse diesel-electric powertrain, previously fitted to the oshkosh heavy expanded mobility tactical truck (hemtt) and mtvr. according to oshkosh literature, the propulse diesel-electric powertrain dramatically improves fuel economy by up to 35 percent in certain circumstances and serves as an on-board generator with enough output to power an entire airfield or hospital, generating up to 120 kw of ac power for external operations; the hybrid powertrain is not a requirement of the jltv program. in a limited user test (lut), the l-atv demonstrated reliability of 7,051 "mean miles between operational mission failure," more than the humvee and either other jltv competitor.
oshkosh l-atv