2014 North American Light pick-up powertrains

April 1, 2013

General Motors (Sierra 1500):

• 4.3L EcoTec3 V-6 (available summer 2013)
• 5.3L EcoTec3 V-8 (available spring 2013)
• 6.2L EcoTec3 V-8 (available `later in 2013)

All engines are naturally aspirated and feature: direct injection, cylinder deactivation (i.e., switch to 4-cylinder operation at light load) and continuously variable valve timing. All will be matched to six-speed transmissions.

http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2012/Dec/1213_ecotec3-engines.html

http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2013/Apr/0401-sierra.html

Ford (F-150)

• 3.7 L V6
• 5.0 L V8 
• 6.2 L V8
• 3.5 L twin-turbocharged EcoBoost

Engine line-up was introduced in 2011. All coupled to a revised six-speed automatic transmission.

http://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=33096

Dodge (Ram 1500)

• 3.6 L Pentastar VVT V6
• 4.7 L Flex Fuel V8
• 5.7 L HEMI VVT V8 with FuelSaver MDS
• 3.0 L V-6 EcoDiesel (available Q3 2013)

6-Speed automatic transmission available with V8 engines. 8-Speed Torqueflite automatic transmission with Pentastar V6 (8HP45), 3.0 L diesel and in some models with the 5.7L HEMI (8HP70, Q1 2013). Some models with 8-speed transmission feature start/stop. MDS is Chysler`s cylinder deactivation. The HEMI also features an active intake manifold.

http://media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do?id=12166&mid=&searchresult

http://media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do?id=8414&mid=&searchresult

http://media.chrysler.com/newsrelease.do?id=13869&mid=&searchresult