Bay City MI to Calhoun GA on one tank of diesel

[DuraYuk]

My 2013 Yukon XL is getting up there in mileage and age. Thinking of a new one with diesel engine. Do you owners find that the increased mileage offsets the higher price per gallon for diesel? Also how does it tow. I currently toe a boat the is about 7000 pounds including trailer etc. My 5.3 with trailer package has no problem.

Thanks
Padraig

In Georgia diesel is cheaper then premium my QT is at 3.52$ for diesel.

 

[drmoose]

In Georgia diesel is cheaper then premium my QT is at 3.52$ for diesel.

In my area (Seattle), diesel is now ~5, and regular 4.7, so yeh, much easier to make up that cost difference fast.

 

[DuraYuk]

In my area (Seattle), diesel is now ~5, and regular 4.7, so yeh, much easier to make up that cost difference fast.

Yup. For a while it def was 25cents to 75 cents more expensive

 

[Padraig]

In Georgia diesel is cheaper then premium my QT is at 3.52$ for diesel.

Dam....Regular gas is $3.69 in Western NY. Dieselis $4,99

Padraig

 

[Tonyv__]

Dang I love this Suburban. We had a head wind all the wat down and set the cruise in the 72-74 range most of this leg. One of these trips i will get a tail wind and average well into the 30's. View attachment 397198

Impressive. I remember a few years ago we drove down to concord NC from PA. My gps right now is telling me that’s 542 miles. I remember burning atleast 2 full tanks of gas in the ford excursion v10 we borrowed for the trip.

 

[FatBob]

I guesstimated in 16-20K miles the extra cost of the diesel engine would be paid for. After that it will be cheaper to operate.
I did not figure in if service/oil changes would skew that.

I was looking at simple cost per mile of the fuel only.

 

[Tinbadtin]

Regardless of costs because let’s be honest, no one drops 70-90k on a truck to save on money, the diesel just makes that much more sense in these trucks than the 5.3 and even the 6.2.

In real world driving, the 3.0 is very zippy with massive amounts of low end torque. Compare that to the old dog that is the 5.3, you can step on it all day long it will barely move. While the 6.2 is slightly faster 0-60 and has the V8 soundtrack, it’s objectively worse at everything else. The diesel is heads down the better choice for this vehicle. From all the anecdata researching online there’s also nothing that makes me believe the 3.0 is less reliable than either the 5.3 or 6.2 either so long term costs are likely to be roughly same.

The main issue with the diesel is they are very few and far in between. Good luck finding one on the lot to test drive. If it wasn’t for the lack of availability and the bad (often unfounded) rep that diesels get, I’m certain majority of buyers would pick the diesel. IMO for the measly $900 GM should’ve made it the base engine and replace the outdated POS that is the 5.3.

 

[Chad G 1979]

Pos outdated 5.3? How on earth do you drive? Mash the pedal to the floor? I have the 5.3 and i have more than enough power to push myself and other occupants back into our seats and thats not even mashing the pedal to the floor and having rpms no more than 4k.

 

[martinajm]

Pos outdated 5.3? How on earth do you drive? Mash the pedal to the floor? I have the 5.3 and i have more than enough power to push myself and other occupants back into our seats and thats not even mashing the pedal to the floor and having rpms no more than 4k.

I would have said the same thing before I got the 3.0. My previous 5 GMC’s all had (or have, I still have the 2002 sierra) the 5.3. I drive with a pretty light foot and seldom have to go over 3000 rpm driving the 3.0. In a heavy vehicle like the sub / XL, it does make the 5.3 feel like a dog. Nothing wrong with the 5.3, but the 3.0 is a much better engine for 95% + percent of the use applications.

Footnote: 87% of all statistics are made up!

 

[drmoose]

I would have said the same thing before I got the 3.0. My previous 5 GMC’s all had (or have, I still have the 2002 sierra) the 5.3. I drive with a pretty light foot and seldom have to go over 3000 rpm driving the 3.0. In a heavy vehicle like the sub / XL, it does make the 5.3 feel like a dog. Nothing wrong with the 5.3, but the 3.0 is a much better engine for 95% + percent of the use applications.

Footnote: 87% of all statistics are made up!

I have to agree, I thought the 5.3 was fine but the diesel just is so much better.

I also agree completely with your earlier post - the diesel should be the default engine. It is just so good with this vehicle lineup. As far as saving money, at 68k for this, saving a few bucks is secondary, but it still feels good. Perhaps more significantly, driving 10 hours with having to stop for gas is a huge plus.

 

[Stbentoak]

I’ve owned all diesel since 2004. There really isn’t any other choice for me. I know what they deliver. I know their benefits.
Have never really been let down by any of them. If this vehicle didn’t have this option, I wouldn’t own it…..

 

[BrokerThis]

These new Diesel engine don't get the credit they should to the general public of America. Everybody has the stigma of diesels blasting out black smoke, being super loud, along with not being winter friendly.

Europe loves their diesels in passenger vehicles. America not so much.

 

[BobHolthaus]

My GFs new 2023 Yukon Duramax was $1500 LESS than the 6.2L. In my Jeep Wrangler Ecodiesel (which I bought 60 days ago), I paid $4500 MORE than the piece of crap V6 Pentastar. I can’t believe GM charges $1500 less for this engine (Denali). She took delivery on Wed. I also have an Ecodiesel Grand Cherokee; I love these 3.0L diesels!

 

[CTown Duramax]

I bought a 2021 Tahoe Duramax LT and hv 19k miles. This turbo diesel has more than enough thrust, accelerate well from 80mph and moves effortlessly around town. My best verfied gas milage was a verified 34.5 reading 35.1 on DIC cruise set at 65mph. Usual hwy milage 75 to 79 mph is 29 mpg. I love this engine. The turbo is fantastic. Absolutely no turbo lag - amazing engineering. I cannot say it is faster than winding out the 327 gas v8 because I hv not driven and tested one but rhe torque of the turbodiesel moves my 6,000 lb Tahoe effortlessly, no winding out and shifting perceptible. At least I hv Never had a better car. Real happy w it.