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Chevrolet Express 6.0L V8

The L96 - Engine Flexible Fuel, Iron is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 6.0L V8 configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. Rated at 364 hp. We decode it on 33,964 VINs across 105 factory builds, and 1,035 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $14,500.

Cylinders
8
Power
364 hp
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline · Natural gas
Fitted
2003–2020
Gearboxes
Automatic

◷ Updated September 21, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$14,500
Configuration price reference
1,035
On sale today with the 6.0L 8-cyl
2003–2020
Model years it was fitted
105
Factory configurations
33,964
Express VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Where the 6.0L 8-cyl sits in the Express engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.

4.3L 6-cyl
1997–2026
$22,981
3,214 on sale
4.8L 8-cyl
2003–2017
$10,580
1,288 on sale
5.3L 8-cyl
2003–2014
$14,995
171 on sale
5.7L 8-cyl
1997–2002
$10,995
23 on sale
6.0L 8-cyl this page
2003–2020
$14,500
364 hp · 1,035 on sale
6.6L 8-cyl turbo
2006–2026
$45,403
1,923 on sale

2003–2017 The 4.8L 8-cyl configuration price reference is about $3,920 less — $10,580 against $14,500. These references cover each family's full set of priced configurations; they are not recalculated for the overlapping years or matched cars.

6 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Chevrolet Express price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which Express years got a 6.0L 8-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2020 6,860 220 5 2019 6,232 216 5 2018 3,838 148 5 2017 2,567 106 5 2016 1,782 77 5 2015 1,478 78 7 2014 1,678 54 12 2013 1,363 32 10 2012 1,541 40 8 2011 631 13 8 2010 405 4 6 2009 363 3 4 2008 973 14 4 2007 742 7 4 2006 819 5 4 2005 874 9 4 2004 938 4 4 2003 880 5 5

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Express report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

105 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2020

2 builds

2019

1 build

2017

2 builds

2016

1 build

2014

3 builds

2013

4 builds

2012

1 build

2011

1 build

2010

2 builds

2009

1 build

2008

2 builds

2007

1 build

2004

1 build

2003

2 builds

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 105. Every 2020 Express build →

The 6.0L 8-cyl Express: common questions

Which Express years have the 6.0L 8-cyl?

2003–2020, without a break — 18 model years in our VIN decode, across 105 factory configurations and 33,964 VINs.

What does a 6.0L 8-cyl Express cost?

$14,500 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

What is the engine code, and does it matter?

L96 - Engine Flexible Fuel, Iron — the code the VIN decodes to on the configurations on this page. It matters when you order parts or read a service history: the same displacement badge on another model can be a different code with different outputs.

6.0L 8-cyl Express on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.