GM introduced a new frame and suspension that would boost the Chevy Silverado heavy-duty pickups and GMC Sierra HDs to the top of Class 2 for payload and conventional-hitch towing capacity.
Boxed-steel frames and burly new suspensions push maximum towing capacity of the Sierra 3500HD to 20,000 pounds.
The extension of General Motors' inside-out pickup redesign brings a smooth-shifting six-speed Hydra-matic transmission to GMC and Chevrolet 3/4 and one-ton trucks. A manual transmission mode gives you control of shifts up and down through the gears. The tow-haul mode holds each gear longer during acceleration, and down-shifts automatically to second gear during braking.
The T880’s cab is 8 inches wider and the hood’s sculpted lines are smoother than what have been seen for 27 years on T800 trucks, like those at right. New complex-reflector headlamps are flush with fenders and use inexpensive halogen bulbs. As with all T-series Kenworths, the 880 has a setback steer axle.
