The GMC Sierra and Silverado from Chevrolet - 5.3-liter specially-equipped units will have on highway 22 mpg rate when you'll see them on the stands. A shift pattern real optimization, extra variable timing valve and comprehensive cylinder stop help these pickups reach best-in-class efficiency of fuel.

Now General Motors hopes to inspire the highest pickup full-size efficiency like SUVs and trucks sales slipped out in 2008. 'We’ve enhanced the trucks’ fuel-saver mode, which optimizes shift patterns in the six-speed transmission for the best fuel economy' Brian Goebel - Chevrolet spokesman told the PickupTrucks.com team. 'Also, Active Fuel Managment is now able to hold four-cylinder mode longer. Plus, we’ve added variable valve timing to the engine'.

The Xtra Fuel Economy (XFE) label will remain; it debuted in 2008 when the gas cost was about 4 Dollars a gallon in America. The XFE truck units are rated at the moment on 15 mpg – city; 22 mpg - highway – with the same highway as pricier GM hybrid versions. Ford, dropped its Superior Fuel Economy (SFE) badge for the upcoming year despite keeping the tweaks which helped the truck models hit on highway 21 mpg.