Killed the oil dipstick. That's not progress.

General Motors says its 2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 V8 engines will no longer include a conventional oil dipstick, moving drivers to an electronic oil-level display. The change affects the next sixth-generation 5.7-liter and 6.6-liter V8s and is intended to simplify ownership, with the system monitoring oil levels and warning if they’re too low or too high. Packaging is cited as a reason, as fuel-injection hardware makes it harder to fit a dipstick tube. The author argues the real issue is timing: the owner’s manual requires the engine to be running and warmed up, undermining the ability to check oil immediately if a leak occurs overnight.