Wednesday, November 21, 2018

2018 Chevrolet Silverado Centennial Edition Review: A Swan Song for Pickups Past The Drive


Chevrolet Silverado

Chevrolet presented its new design words to the Silverado light-duty pickup later this past year, but didn't do the same because of its heavy-duty sibling, the Silverado HD. As your sight can very plainly see, that isn't the case any longer.

For reasons uknown, the capabilities that be at GM allowed the fancy-pants GMC brand to establish its Sierra version of the new heavy-duty pickups a couple weeks prior to the volume-selling 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD, but didn't permit the "Professional Quality" individuals to spill all the energy, torque, payload, and towing coffee beans. Chevy has just spilled them:

2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Gets a New Look

2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Gets a New Look

Chevrolet today created the 2020 Silverado HD heavy-duty vehicle. I'll just understand this taken care of early -- it isn't fairly. It doubles (and maybe even triples) down on the 2019 Silverado's already polarizing look, growing a grille that appears positively industrial, as an air conditioner. The trunk end is okay, and it sports activities the same in-bumper step that we appreciate on its light-duty siblings.

The 6.6-liter Duramax diesel, which includes been lightly modified and retuned to utilize an all-new GM/Allison 10L1000 10-quickness automated transmission, continues to be graded at 445 horsepower at 2,800 rpm and 910 lb-ft at 1,600 rpm, but because of further framework and downstream powertrain reinforcements the utmost tow ranking jumps by 52 percent to a best-in-class-for-now 35,500 pounds. That bests the 1,000-lb-ft Ram memory by one (400-pound) sumo wrestler. GM repetitions were also quick to brag that, although 910 is undeniably significantly less than 1,000, at least the GM powertrain can put all 910 of its torques to the bottom in first items, thanks to these driveline aspect reinforcements (subtly implying that the other brands' vehicles are torque-managed for some lower amount in the low gears--an aspersion we've yet to verify).

2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD Kid Rock Concept News and Information

2015 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD Kid Rock Concept News and Information

As for the inside, Chevrolet didn't give us any pictures immediately, however the automaker said that the within benefits from updates like the light-duty Silverado. The redesign added about 3 inches wide of legroom in crew cab models, and the seating position is reportedly higher -- fairly simple to suss out, given how dang tall finished . looks in pictures.

2016 Chevrolet Silverado, Colorado Red Line Concepts Shown Ahead of SEMA

2016 Chevrolet Silverado, Colorado Red Line Concepts Shown Ahead of SEMA

Chevy's new small-block-derived 6.6-liter gas engine unit produces 401 horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 464 lb-ft at 4,000 rpm--that's predictably down on electric power but through to torque in accordance with Ram's 6.4-liter Hemi (410/429), while Ford's new 7.3-liter V-8 will probably best Chevy in both methods once specifications are released. Rotating through a modified 6L90 six-speed transmitting the gasser is now able to tow 17,400 pounds and bring a 7,466-pound payload. The Ram memory 6.4 Hemi is graded at 18,210 pounds of towing and 7,680 pounds of payload, and the existing 2019 Ford Super Duty's puny 6.2-liter V-8 is wonderful for 7,630 pounds of payload (the optional 7.3 will surely increase that). Plainly GM is not seeking to earn all the quantities games (though it really is willing to printing VIN-specific payload and towing capacities on every vehicle it markets).

More specs remain along the way, but also for now, Chevrolet says the new Silverado HD should come with two different engine motor and transmission combos. There's a fresh gas engine unit of unannounced cylinder count up and a six-speed programmed transmitting -- for context's sake, the existing Silverado HD's gas engine unit is a 6.0-liter V8. And there's the tried-and-true Duramax diesel V8, that will send 910 pound-feet (!!!) of torque through a fresh Allison 10-rate automatic.

If you are looking for specific towing or payload numbers, well, Chevrolet hasn't given those out yet, regrettably. However the automaker claims it will likely be the most ready Silverado HD yet. For framework, a 3500 HD will tow 14,200 pounds using its gas V8 and 23,100 pounds with the diesel.



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