6.2 or Diesel?

[BobbySC]

Hi all! Another question and posting here since there is such a wealth a knowledge. I have a Lexus GX550 that I really just don't like. Live in Charleston, SC so nice weather almost year around.

I was waiting for the 4WD diesel to come out so I could get a High Country. I do want Supercruise as I drive to Florida, NC, and GA a few times a year from SC and think it would be good for resale (I could be wrong). Seems as of now I cannot get that combo. I have also never had a diesel.

I started looking at the 6.2 again in High Country with Supercruise. Looks like the 6.2 would get similar mileage as the GX does now.

The diesel attracted me with the better gas mileage and diesel in my area is cheaper than premium. Premium in my area is $1.00 more in my area than regular unleaded. I do a fair amount of driving around town. Even driving 3 miles can take 15/20 minutes with our constant traffic.

I do have a boat I would like to tow, it is a Pair Custom 24. Weighs in around 6/7K pounds all together probably. Don't honestly know how often I would be towing, probably not a lot as it is kept at the marina. The furthest I would tow ever would be 4 hours away and even then...ick.

So what would yall do? Get the diesel and forgo the Supercruise or get the Duramax? Or do I just go with the Yukon diesel and get over the screen??? The GMC dealers around me are not too highly rated when it comes to service.

 

[Stbentoak]

Buy the motor and fit everything else around it.......OR......Get the Yukon. A good chevy dealer with a good diesel mechanic "could" easily work on the DMax, but that will be far less likely than with the 6.2....

 

[DenaliCountry]

Hi all! Another question and posting here since there is such a wealth a knowledge. I have a Lexus GX550 that I really just don't like. Live in Charleston, SC so nice weather almost year around.

I was waiting for the 4WD diesel to come out so I could get a High Country. I do want Supercruise as I drive to Florida, NC, and GA a few times a year from SC and think it would be good for resale (I could be wrong). Seems as of now I cannot get that combo. I have also never had a diesel.

I started looking at the 6.2 again in High Country with Supercruise. Looks like the 6.2 would get similar mileage as the GX does now.

The diesel attracted me with the better gas mileage and diesel in my area is cheaper than premium. Premium in my area is $1.00 more in my area than regular unleaded. I do a fair amount of driving around town. Even driving 3 miles can take 15/20 minutes with our constant traffic.

I do have a boat I would like to tow, it is a Pair Custom 24. Weighs in around 6/7K pounds all together probably. Don't honestly know how often I would be towing, probably not a lot as it is kept at the marina. The furthest I would tow ever would be 4 hours away and even then...ick.

So what would yall do? Get the diesel and forgo the Supercruise or get the Duramax? Or do I just go with the Yukon diesel and get over the screen??? The GMC dealers around me are not too highly rated when it comes to service.

I was going to come here and ask similar questions as I am also weighing between the 2 engines. In my case I am considering moving back to a Denali Ultimate pickup truck VS the Yukon. I have a 2022 Yukon Denali with the 6.2 that just ate a rod so I was debating switching up to the 3.0l. I don't do as much highway driving as you and have a lot of short trips during the week which aren't typically great for DEF systems on modern Diesels.

With all that written, I test drove a LZ0 AT4 Sierra just to get a feel for the 3.0l and I was definitely impressed with it. It's a little doggy getting on the highway but it's also not a race car... I still can't decide which engine to choose. The 6.2 left me peeved. Although, I feel like the odds can't be so bad that I get another failed 6.2 lol.

 

[Blueinterceptor]

I really like the 6.2. I drove mine today. I kept thinking this is like driving a rocket on rails. I have 2 Tahoes with 6.2’s. 23 and 24 premiers.

 

[Vladimir2306]

If you are afraid, then of course it is better to take a diesel engine. But 6.2 is the best engine))

 

[BobbySC]

I was going to come here and ask similar questions as I am also weighing between the 2 engines. In my case I am considering moving back to a Denali Ultimate pickup truck VS the Yukon. I have a 2022 Yukon Denali with the 6.2 that just ate a rod so I was debating switching up to the 3.0l. I don't do as much highway driving as you and have a lot of short trips during the week which aren't typically great for DEF systems on modern Diesels.

With all that written, I test drove a LZ0 AT4 Sierra just to get a feel for the 3.0l and I was definitely impressed with it. It's a little doggy getting on the highway but it's also not a race car... I still can't decide which engine to choose. The 6.2 left me peeved. Although, I feel like the odds can't be so bad that I get another failed 6.2 lol.

Yeah I am so torn on what to do. Lots of driving around town for sure, stop and go traffic, sitting in traffic. Love the mileage of the diesel but worried as well driving around town. Also worried about the 6.2 haha. Cant stand the GX though!

 

[Antonm]

Neither. The 6.2's are having a lot is issues currently and the baby Duramax is absolutely suffocated with emissions control nonsense that will fail , will cost a fortune to fix, and will reduce engine life among other things.

I'm a diesel guy mostly (currently own three other diesel powered vehicles), I wouldn't touch the baby Duramax.

If you're set on a Tahoe/ Yukon, then the safest bet for engine appears to be the base 5.3.
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[Joseph Garcia]

I don't think you can go wrong with either the 6.2 or the diesel, based upon your stated use cases. The diesel will provide better gas mileage, but the 6.2 will be more fun to drive, if you like to drive spiritedly (versus just using the vehicle to go from point A to point B).

 

[aboss3]

6.2 if you don’t intend to tow anything. Love my ‘22 Denali XL

 

[BobbySC]

6.2 if you don’t intend to tow anything. Love my ‘22 Denali XL

Oh will be towing. 6/7K pounds.

 

[BobbySC]

6.2 if you don’t intend to tow anything. Love my ‘22 Denali XL

Oh will be towing. 6/7

I don't think you can go wrong with either the 6.2 or the diesel, based upon your stated use cases. The diesel will provide better gas mileage, but the 6.2 will be more fun to drive, if you like to drive spiritedly (versus just using the vehicle to go from point A to point B).

ha. My wife laughed. I’m not very “spirited” behind the wheel.

 

[Stbentoak]

and the baby Duramax is absolutely suffocated with emissions control nonsense that will fail , will cost a fortune to fix, and will reduce engine life among other things.


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Absolutely zero DATA to support this... With EGR post DPF, and DPF close to Turbo to keep it hot and clean, probably one of the better designed light truck Diesels out there.
and I also have had 4 others besides this one. Worst was the Eco Diesel and was still covered under the emissions warranty when I had a problem. Many LM2's are +150K miles now and still humming right along. Are you expecting it to be a Kenworth?

 

[aboss3]

Oh will be towing. 6/7K pounds.

Then 3.0 will work better gas mileage wise.

 

[Antonm]

Absolutely zero DATA to support this... With EGR post DPF, and DPF close to Turbo to keep it hot and clean, probably one of the better designed light truck Diesels out there.
and I also have had 4 others besides this one. Worst was the Eco Diesel and was still covered under the emissions warranty when I had a problem. Many LM2's are +150K miles now and still humming right along. Are you expecting it to be a Kenworth?

Look's like a lot of "zero DATA" below (especially considering this was literally 30 seconds worth of google-ing)

https://www.duramaxforum.com/threads/3-0l-lm2-emissions-service-issue-1-month-old-1700-miles.1022654/

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You know, this very forum has a section just for the diesels, lets take a look in there on the first page and see what we find.

Yeap, emissions crap issues.

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But there's "zero DATA" after all, so I must be imagining stuff.

All modern diesels (even the Kenworth's you joked about) are less reliable now than they were just 10 years ago.

Easy example, I have three Cummins 12 valve powered vehicles , in one case I swapped the engine into a Ford truck when the engine had 330K miles on it, no issues, would drive that truck anywhere without concern of being left stranded because of the engine.

Okay, this is a GM forum, my now old 2003 gasser 2500 truck with a 6.0 LS (well technically an LQ4) that I bought new, it was at 300K miles when I sold it, no engine issues, (it had gone through one transmission though), and that truck got beat with heavy trailers at high speed through mountains.

So what's different such that these late 90's and early 2000's engines where so much more reliable,,, oh yeah, the emissions crap they're forced to have now,,, that (and I repeat), will fail , will cost a fortune to fix, and will reduce engine life among other things.

The LM2 (along with all other DPF/ EGR/ SCR diesels) are crimpled by their required emissions equipment.
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[WalleyeMikeIII]

6.2 if you don’t intend to tow anything. Love my ‘22 Denali XL

Why would you not tow w/ the 6.2? It has 460 ft-bs of Torque...The Duramax for 2025 and beyond has 495, they are in the same neighborhood.
I tow w/ my 6.2L all the time, it is a happy and stress free experience.

 

[aboss3]

Why would you not tow w/ the 6.2? It has 460 ft-bs of Torque...The Duramax for 2025 and beyond has 495, they are in the same neighborhood.
I tow w/ my 6.2L all the time, it is a happy and stress free experience.

If you plan to tow frequently or do a lot of highway miles, the diesel’s efficiency (and hence total range on a single tank) is a real advantage. You’ll spend less time at the pump, and the engine generally runs at lower RPM when pulling a trailer, which can be more relaxed on long trips.

 

[viven44]

If you're set on a Tahoe/ Yukon, then the safest bet for engine appears to be the base 5.3.

This... GM has problems with the 6.2L... Wouldn't even go near it with all the failures reported in the forum and reddit until the NHTSA investigation has resolution.

 

[Blueinterceptor]

How many 6.2 L engines are out there.? How many reported problems/total failures?

 

[WalleyeMikeIII]

How many 6.2 L engines are out there.? How many reported problems/total failures?

We know there are 877k vehicles under investigation. What we don’t know is how many are failed…

 

[WalleyeMikeIII]

If you plan to tow frequently or do a lot of highway miles, the diesel’s efficiency (and hence total range on a single tank) is a real advantage. You’ll spend less time at the pump, and the engine generally runs at lower RPM when pulling a trailer, which can be more relaxed on long trips.

I’ve heard (from posts on this forum) that a relatively large towing load on the 3.0 and it drinks DEF at a pretty high rate. It’s a great engine, no denying it. But it’s no tow monster like the larger diesels in the HD trucks. Perhaps one of the members that has it can chime in on towing fuel economy. That said, if one plans to eat up the miles on long road trips not towing…the 3.0 is the choice to make.