Dive summary:

• Chevrolet is claiming bragging rights for power and torque with the 6.2L V8 engine that it is going to make available this fall in two models of Chevy and two models of GMC pickups.
• For power. the engine generates 420 hp at 5,600 RPM, which Chevy says SAE clocked as the best of any engine in a pickup, and it generated 460 lb.-ft. of torque, which SAE said was the best of any light-duty pickup power plant.
• The engine also uses some aluminum parts to reduce weight and improve efficiency and switches over to a four-cylinder mode when the full V8 power is not needed.

From the article:

“Power and towing capacity are fundamental capabilities for full-size pickups,” said Jeff Luke, General Motors executive chief engineer for full- and mid-size trucks. ...