GMC Savana
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Engine family
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6 offered
GMC Savana 4.8L V8
The L20 is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 4.8L V8 configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. We decode it on 10,589 VINs across 39 factory builds, and 261 of those cars are on sale today at a typical $11,995.
- Cylinders
- 8
- Induction
- Naturally aspirated
- Fuel
- Gasoline · Flex-fuel
- Fitted
- 2003–2017
◷ Updated August 31, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly
Where the 4.8L 8-cyl sits in the Savana engine lineup
Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years it was fitted; the price is what cars carrying it ask today. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — the only fair comparison is an engine whose years overlap this one's.
2003–2017 Across the 15 model years both were sold, 6.0L 8-cyl cars ask about $2,878 more — $14,873 against $11,995.
6 engine families, one nameplate. Open the GMC Savana price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.
Which Savana years got a 4.8L 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.
VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Savana report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.
39 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.
2017
2 builds2016
1 build2015
2 builds2014
2 builds2013
1 build2012
2 builds2011
2 builds2010
3 builds2009
1 build2008
2 builds2007
1 build2006
2 builds2005
1 build2004
1 build2003
1 buildShowing the 24 most-built configurations of 39. Every 2017 Savana build →
The 4.8L 8-cyl Savana: common questions
Which Savana years have the 4.8L 8-cyl?
2003–2017, without a break — 15 model years in our VIN decode, across 39 factory configurations and 10,589 VINs.
What does a 4.8L 8-cyl Savana cost?
$11,995 is the typical asking price across the 261 cars with this engine on sale today. The year-by-year ladder above splits that by model year — the spread between the oldest and newest year is far wider than the spread between engines.
What is the engine code, and does it matter?
L20 — 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.
4.8L 8-cyl Savana 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.