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SPECIFICATIONS
  2009 Chev- rolet Silv- erado/ GMC Sierra 1WT 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 ST 2009 Ford F-150 XL 2009 Nissan Titan XE 2010 Toyota Tundra Work Truck
GENERAL
Location of final assembly Pontiac, Michigan St. Louis, Missouri Kansas City, Missouri Canton, Mississippi San Antonio, Texas
Body style 2-door reg cab, std bed (6.5 ft) 2-door reg cab, std bed (6.3 ft) 2-door reg cab, std bed (6.5 ft) 4-door ext cab, short bed (6.6 ft) 2-door reg cab, std bed (6.6 ft)
Drive- train layout Front engine, RWD Front engine, RWD Front engine, RWD Front engine, RWD Front engine, RWD
Airbags Dual front Dual front, side curtain Dual front, side, side curtain Dual front Dual front, side, side curtain
POWERTRAIN/CHASSIS
Engine type 90 V-6, iron block/ heads 90 V-6, iron block/ alum heads 90 V-8, iron block/ alum heads 90 V-8, alum block/ heads 60 V-6, alum block/ heads
Bore x stroke 4.00 x 3.48 in 3.66 x 3.57 in 3.55 x 3.54 in 3.86 x 3.62 in 3.70 x 3.74 in
Displace- ment 262 ci/4.3 L 226 ci/3.7 L 281 ci/4.6 L 342 ci/5.6 L 241 ci/4.0 L
Compr- ession ratio 9.2:1 9.7:1 9.4:1 9.8:1 10.0:1
Valve- train OHV, 2 valves/ cyl SOHC, 2 valves/ cyl SOHC, 2 valves/ cyl DOHC, 4 valves/ cyl DOHC, 4 valves/ cyl
Horse- power (SAE net) 195 hp @ 4600 rpm 210 hp @ 5200 rpm 248 hp @ 4750 rpm 317 hp @ 5200 rpm 236 hp @ 5200 rpm
Torque (SAE net) 260 lb-ft @ 2800 rpm 235 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm 294 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm 385 lb-ft @ 3400 rpm 266 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
Weight to power 23.4 lb/hp 21.5 lb/hp 19.1 lb/hp 15.7 lb/hp 19.5 lb/hp
Trans- mission 4L60E 4-speed auto- matic 42RLE 4-speed auto- matic 4R75E 4-speed auto- matic 5-speed auto- matic 5-speed auto- matic
1st 3.06:1 2.84:1 2.48:1 3.83:1 3.52:1
2nd 1.63:1 1.57:1 1.56:1 2.37:1 2.04:1
3rd 1.00:1 1.00:1 1.00:1 1.52:1 1.40:1
4th 0.70:1 0.69:1 0.70:1 1.00:1 1.00:1
5th --- --- --- 0.83:1 0.72:1
Reverse 2.29:1 2.21:1 2.32:1 2.61:1 3.22:1
Axle ratio 3.23:1 3.55:1 3.55:1 2.94:1 3.91:1
Final drive ratio 2.26:1 2.45:1 2.49:1 2.44:1 2.80:1
Recom- mended fuel Regular unleaded Regular unleaded Regular unleaded Regular unleaded Regular unleaded
DIMENSIONS
Wheel- base 119.0 in 120.5 in 126.0 in 139.8 in 126.8 in
Length 205.6 in 209.0 in 213.1 in 224.6 in 209.8 in
Width 79.9 in 79.4 in 78.9 in 79.5 in 79.9 in
Height 73.6-73.8 in 74.6 in 74.6 in 74.6 in 75.8 in
Track, f/r 68.1/ 67.0 in 68.0/ 67.5 in 67.0/ 67.0 in 67.9/ 68.1 in 67.9/ 67.9 in
Head- room, f/r 41.3-41.5/ --- in 40.3/ --- in 41.0/ --- in 41.0/ 38.9 in 40.2/ --- in
Leg- room, f/r 41.3/ --- in 41.0/ --- in 41.4/ --- in 41.8/ 33.0 in 42.5/ --- in
Shoulder room, f/r 65.2/--- in 66.0/ --- in 66.6/ --- in 65.1/ 64.9 in 66.7/ --- in
Bed volume 60.7 cu ft 57.5 cu ft 65.5 cu ft 58.1 cu ft (est) 67.1 cu ft (est)
Bed LxWxH 78.8 x 62.4 x 21.0 in 76.3 x 66.4 x 20.1 in 78.8 x 65.2 x 22.4 in 79.1 x 63.8 x 19.9 in 78.7 x 66.4 x 22.2 in
Width bet wheel- houses 50.6 in 51.0 in 50.0 in 50.0 in 50.0 in
Ground clearance 7.7- 8.4 in 9.0 in 8.6 in 10.2 in 10.2 in
App/dep angle 14.6/ 25.0 deg 18.8/ 25.2 deg 22.2/ 18.8 deg 27.0/ 25.4 deg 27.0/ 26.0 deg
Curb weight 4558 lb 4517 lb 4743 lb 4986 lb 4610 lb
Max payload capacity 1842 lb 1490 lb 1650 lb 2013 lb 1990 lb
GVWR 6400 lb 6025 lb 6450 lb 7000 lb 6200 lb
Towing capacity 4800 lb 3800 lb 5900 lb 9500 lb 5100 lb
Fuel capacity 26.0 gal 26.0 gal 26.0 gal 28.0 gal 26.4 gal
CHASSIS
Con- struction Ladder frame Ladder frame Ladder frame Ladder frame Ladder frame
Sus- pension, f/r Control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar/ live axle, leaf springs Control arms, coil springs, anti-roll bar/ live axle, leaf springs Control arms, coil springs, anti-roll/ bar/ live axle, leaf springs Control arms, coil springs/ anti- roll bar/ live axle, leaf springs Control arms, coil springs/ anti- roll bar/ live axle, leaf springs
Steering type Rack and pinion Rack and pinion Rack and pinion Rack and pinion Rack and pinion
Steering ratio 19.2:1 19.1:1 20.0:1 19.5:1 18.1:1
Turns lock-to-lock 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.7
Turning circle 39.7 ft 39.5 ft 41.7 ft 45.6 ft 39.2 ft
Brakes, f/r 13.0-in vented disc/ 11.6-in drum, ABS 13.2-in vented disc/ 13.8-in disc, ABS 13.0 -in vented disc/ 13.7-in vented disc, ABS 13.8 -in disc/ 12.6-in disc, ABS 13.9 -in vented disc/ 13.6-in vented disc, ABS
Wheels 7.5x17 -in steel 7.0x17 -in steel 7.5x17 -in steel 8.0x18 -in steel 8.0x18 -in steel
Tires P245/ 70R17 P265/ 70R17 P235/ 70R17 P265/ 70R18 P255/ 70R18
EPA city/hwy econ 15/20 mpg 14/20 mpg 14/19 mpg 13/17 mpg 15/19 mpg
CO2 emissions 1.15 lb/mile 1.20 lb/mile 1.22 lb/mile 1.33 lb/mile 1.17 lb/mile
PRICE
Base price $20,350 $22,170 $21,790 $26,930 $22,500 (est)
4WD Crew Cab base price $33,180 $30,635 $33,810 $32,930 $30,000 (est)


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Community Comments

Edward A. Sanchez  (04/24/09 03:54 PM)

I can't believe GM still offers that ancient 4.3 V-6! I guess it's good enough for what it is as an entry-level engine, but I personally would make the 4.8 the base engine.

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