The 6L80 (and similar 6L90) is a six-speed

automatic transmission An automatic transmission (sometimes abbreviated to auto or AT) is a multi-speed transmission used in internal combustion engine-based motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving ...

built by General Motors at its Willow Run Transmission plant in

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. It was introduced in late 2005, and is very similar in design to the smaller 6L45/6L50, produced at GM Powertrain in

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. It features clutch to clutch shifting, eliminating the one-way clutches used on older transmission designs. In February 2006 GM announced that it would invest $500 million to expand the Toledo Transmission plant in

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to produce the 6L80 in 2008. Torque rating 440 ft/lb (600 nm). 6L90 1220ft/lb (2000 nm).

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* 2006-2009 Cadillac XLR-V * 2006-2013

Chevrolet Corvette The Chevrolet Corvette is a two-door, two-passenger luxury sports car manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet since 1953. With eight design generations, noted sequentially from C1 to C8, the Corvette is noted for its performance and distinctiv ...

* 2006

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/2008-2009

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* 2006-2013 Holden/Chevrolet WM Statesman/Caprice * 2014-2017 Holden/Chevrolet WN Statesman/Caprice * 2007-2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD/3500 HD 6.0 (6L90) * 2007-2014 GMC Sierra 2500HD/3500HD 6.0 (6L90) * 2007-2013 GMC Sierra Denali * 2009-2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3 (ext. & crew cab), 6.2 * 2009-2013 GMC Sierra 1500 5.3 (ext. & crew cab), 6.2 * 2010-2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3 (reg. cab) * 2010-2013 GMC Sierra 1500 5.3 (reg. cab) * 2006-2009 Cadillac STS-V * 2007-2015

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* 2007-2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV * 2007-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT * 2010-present

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2500-3500 (6L90-E) * 2010-present

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2500-3500 (6L90-E) * 2007-2015

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* 2009-2020 Chevrolet Tahoe * 2009-2020

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* 2009-2020 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 * 2008-2013 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 (6L90) * 2009-2020 GMC Yukon XL * 2008-2009

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* 2009-2013

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(6L90) * 2014-2019 (K2XX) Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra 1500 * 2010-2015

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* 2011-2017

Chevrolet Caprice PPV The Chevrolet Caprice is a full-sized automobile produced by Chevrolet in North America for the 1965 to 1996 model years. Full-size Chevrolet sales peaked in 1965 with over a million sold. It was the most popular car in the U.S. in the 1960s ...

* 2012-2015

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(6L90) * 2011(September)-2013 Holden VE Commodore Series 2(MY 2012) * 2014-2017

Holden VF Commodore The Holden Commodore (VF) is an executive car that was produced by Holden between June 2013 and October 2017. It was the second and last significantly restyled iteration of the fourth (and final) generation of the Holden Commodore to be manufa ...

Chevrolet SS The Holden Commodore (VF) is an executive car that was produced by Holden between June 2013 and October 2017. It was the second and last significantly restyled iteration of the fourth (and final) generation of the Holden Commodore to be manufa ...

* 2009-2013

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* 2015-2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD/3500 HD 6.0 (6L90) * 2015-2019 GMC Sierra 2500HD/3500HD 6.0 (6L90) * 2019-2021 (T1XX) Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra 1500 * 2020-present Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD/3500 HD 6.6 L8T (6L90) * 2020-present GMC Sierra 2500HD/3500HD 6.6 L8T (6L90)

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