Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...

General Motors introduced the LC9, a 5.3L V8 Vortec engine, in the tenth-generation, four-wheel-drive GMT900-based Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon XL. The LC9 is a member of the Gen IV V8 GM small ...

Rolled out for the 1999 model year alongside the Silverado, the first-generation GMC Sierra is a pretty capable pickup for that particular era. The Vortec 6000, which was offered on the heavy- and ...

For 2010, the General's half-ton pickup truck lineup will no longer use the 367-hp 6.0L V-8 L76 Vortec engine, which has been effectively replaced by the 6.2L V-8 L92 Vortec with 403 hp and 415 lb-ft ...

According to GM's 2010 Fleet Guide, the company is dropping the naturally aspirated, 367-horsepower, 375-pounds-feet-of-torque, 6.0-liter V-8 L76 Vortec engine from its Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and ...