2015 chevy half ton with the 6.2 for towing?
 

Anybody have any advice on the 2015 chevy 1/2 ton crew cab with the 6.2 vette motor as far as towing goes ? What's the real tow limit ? I'm usually around 8000 . Thanks for any info

Pulls 8k without even knowing its there!!!
Cant go wrong with this truck! You ll love it!

with a 3.42 axle its rated at 11700 a 3.23 is 9100

Not a lot of people towing with a 6.2 I guess. I was hoping to here some opinions also

I had a 2012 6.2 with 3.73 gears and it towed great. It also got 17.5-18mpg highway and 14 city. Get the 6.2 with 3.73 gears, you will not be disappointed. I was pulling a 280 velocity with no problem at all.
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I usually pull with 3/4 ton , but truck shopping and can't beilieve the regular half tons are rated at 6200 pounds but the ltz's are rated at 9200 . I can get a top of the line 1/2 ton with the 6.2 ltz with tow rating at 9200 and 8 spd tranny for about 5000 less than a 3/4 ton crew cab with a bench seat . I'm gonna go to the dealership tonight.

Do a quick search for desired RPO codes before you go, especially axle ratio codes.I encountered one salesman that didn't know NHT (Max Tow) from LTZ (trim/option package), and had no clue what a G80 was. The dealer where I ended up purchasing my '14 last fall had 21 trucks on hand, and only 2 had V8s and 3.42/3.73 gears. Soccer dads and the EPA are apparently cool with 3.08's and a V6, because those trucks littered the lot.

GM went to J2807 ratings for '15 for easier comparison and more standardized measuring. Axle ratios matter quite a bit- bigger (numerical) gears give more towing, and the NHT package gives bigger axle, better cooling, and more capacity. Even with a 5.3, it's a significant difference going to Max Tow.

Link to '15 towing capacity by engine/axle ratio (double cab).
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Get the 3.73 gears it will tow a lot better. Don't let the salesman bs. You and say the 3.23 or 3.08 will do just fine. With the lower gear ratio it will tend to keep up shifting and down shifting a lot.

I don't think the 6.2 comes with 3.73's in 2015, I think 3.42 is the biggest now. 3.73 is still available for 5.3 trucks. With Max Tow, you lose 900lbs capacity (still 11,000lbs), but you can run a 5.3 on 87 octane or E85 if it has the FHS code.

The one I was looking at has the 3.23 , 6.2 , they have one , only about 4 in my area . Would hate to spend 50000$ and have it suck towing .

Just my opinion, get a diesel. I towed for 6 years with a 1/2 ton, first with a 2008 F150 Crew Cab with a Roush supercharger, then with a 2013 Ecoboost F150. As far as power and stopping, either one of those would do the trick, however with my camper or a trailer loaded with a tractor on it, if there was any wind at all above 60-65 it was a handful. With my 2015 F250 I can set the cruise at 80 and not worry about it in similar conditions and towing the same or a little more weight than what I was towing with the F150's. To me, it was worth saving $5000 to get a 1/2 ton.

My only issue with diesel is that I drive about 4000 miles a year, weekends . Truck is gonna sit most of the time .
Hmm the new Chevy 1/2 tons do look tiny . I guess I could take a second look at the 3/4 ton crew cabs and do without leather .

What is the difference between your diesel truck sitting or your gas truck sitting? Anyone that tells you how great their gas 1/2 ton pickup tows has never owned one of the newer diesel 3/4 tons. THERE IS NO COMPARISON!!!!!

I know my 2007 with the 6.0(367hp), 4:10 gears and the older 4 speed transmission pulled great. I would assume with the increased hp and newer tranny it would pull just as well even though it has a lower gear ratio.

Before I bought the truck I took it home and pulled my boat on a hilly stretch for about 6-7 miles. My previous truck downshifted into 2nd gear on tiny hills and drove me nuts.

I agree the new Diesels are BEASTS! But a little overkill for 8000lbs.

X2 on this.

I let a friend borrow my F250 diesel so I pulled my DCB F26 with our 2008 Escalade ESV (3.42 gears) on about a 300 mile trip. Escalade pulled with no trouble at all, but definitely no comparison to the F250.

I have a brand new 2015 Max Tow 5.3 3.73 and an older 3/4 ton Duramax. Yes the diesel tows better but is completely unnecessary at 8000 lbs. Any more with the price of diesel over gas, and the initial cost of the Diesel engine, you better be doing a lot of heavy towing (9000 plus lbs) or just have the money to burn. I rarely use the DMax to pull the boat anymore, just for my equipment trailers.

Don't let anyone tell you towing 8K lbs. with a half ton is "like nothing is even there". That is total BS. What I've towed with my 1/2 ton rated to tow 9.700 lbs. You know both boats are behind you.

I'm a diesel owner and would never go back to a 1/2 ton gasser. However, the new 1/2 tons have a lot more towing capacity than my previous '06 Silverado. Pulling 9000 lbs with the old one was a nightmare. The suspension was squirrely over bumps & dips in the road and it really struggled going up hills. It had the 5.3 & 3:42 rear. My Duramax is a dream. But I want to say that towing with a lifted truck is a non-issue if you have a good quality lift and a professional installation. I have 100K miles on my Fabtech 6" lift, been towing 9K lbs. since I got the truck and I tend to forget the truck is lifted. You will probably be fine with the new 1/2 ton Silverado but a 3/4 ton diesel is a much better choice.

Room to UPGRADE!!!!

Exactly !! How many of us Downsize boats

If you are going to spend 50k, get a Diesel and be done with it...

If you ever tow across any type grades, you will be glad you have a diesel...

Trucks are just like guns, it's MUCH better to have it and not need it than need and not have it.......

By the way, they took about $12K off my 2015 Platinum F250, so sales prices was low $50's. I think if you're looking at $50K for a 1/2 ton a diesel should be within reach.

I got this 12 out the door and with the cost of the loan for 51k. The truck was a little over a year old with 15k miles . It is a loaded lariat fx4 ultimate with every option.

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6.2 truck engine is not the Corvette engine - set up to make its torque and hp at the low end, 40 hp less.

My 2002 5.3 avalanche wouldn't tow a greasy string out of a dead cats ass.

LMAO. My 04 1500 was the same way. It would downshift pulling two snowmobiles on a 10 degree incline! It had the 3.42 gears and my next truck had the 4.10s. Huge difference, and the extra 70 hp or so didn't hurt either. :)

The Max Trailer Pkg (NHT) with the 3.42 gear & 6.2 does a great job up to 10,000 lbs.
The 3.23 gear is not near as good, but would get you by.
The 5.3 is not going to do the job with or without (NHT). The 6.2 is a great motor with 420 hp & 460 lbs torque & is night & day better motor!
The 2015 6.2 also is capable of 20 mpg plus hwy when not trailering.

As an FYI....Stopped and looked at a 6.7L F350 at lunch...Sticker was $68k :faint2: Told them I would need at least 12-15k off sticker before I would even consider it...I was told in no uncertain terms that it wouldn't be a problem...

Now to convince the decision maker...

That will be the difficult part..

The 6.2 in my 09 LTZ Tahoe gets nowhere near 20 mpg. Never even uncovered the hitch. Strong motor for sure. Close to 90k on it now.
Fuel pump went out at about 80k- Warranty at 75k lol fukrs

Always towed my scarab with either a Tahoe or suburban.boat only weighs about 4-5k with trailer and it would push the truck around on the hyway.bought a 13 gmc Denali hd 2500 with the 6.0 and can cruise at 80 with boat and no problems.not sure about new 1500 pickups but they used to have only frt disks and rear drums, 2500 has big 4 wheel disks.no comparison 1500 to 2500

how much will you be towing? A short distance to the local ramp? Far away a couple times a year? The cost of the diesel is a few grand more, 15-18 quarts of oil at oil change, fuel filters way more often, no real advantage in mileage, 1-2 towing maybe, unloaded about the same, DEF.

The new 6.2 L86 VVT has a ton of torque down low. That engine makes over 400 ft lbs over 2500 rpm and 350ft lbs at 1500 rpm.

The issue is when you load a 1500 up with the Max Tow package it costs nearly as much as a 2500. The interiors are basically identical.

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Well I decided to go with the half ton 6.2 420hp I believe 440 torq ltz was 10 grand cheaper than the 3/4 ton I wanted . The 9200 tow capacity will be fine for my 242's ! I'm about a half mile from the ramp . And I can always trade it in for bigger if I feel like it in a few years !

That engine is a great engine. Turns that truck into a hot rod. Tell us how you like it.

The truck is fast as hell , only has 125 miles so I haven't done any smoke shows , but I hit the gas about half way and the rear tire started spinning then the traction control kicked in and both tires were spinning !
I love the truck personally and is light years ahead of the 3/4 ton o5 gmc I traded in ! Handles great ! My work truck is a 3/4 ton ford with 35000 miles and there is already a lot of play in the suspension and can tell at about 80000 miles its gonna be worn out .
Love the LCD touch screen in the chevy too was told its the same as the corvettes .just a sweet truck plenty of room and amenities !

Oh and came with sweet 22's and 8speed tranny good on gas !

Good looking truck. Setup a tire fund now! :flag: