The 2015 Chevrolet Silverado: Luxury and toughness combined for a great truck
Chevy’s workhorse: The Silverado has had a little makeover this year! Even after winning the “North American Truck of the Year” award in 2014, Chevrolet chief engineer (Eric Stanczak) said he was proud of the changes they had made this year promoting the High Country Edition as a “rugged luxury.” .
Consumer Reports agrees with Stanczak, stating that the Silverado has a quiet cabin and steering that handles like a luxury car. They also liked other features, like its fuel economy.
The 5.3-liter Silverado V-8 achieved 16 mpg beating Ford’s Eco Boost V-6 and Ram’s Hemi V-8.
Consumer Reports liked the towing capacities and payload capacity. They noted that the low-effort liftgate helps as a big advantage for the Silverado – 2015. You can open or close one of its power-assisted rear doors with one hand and with little effort.
Consumer Reports liked the low-rise access; It does not inhibit ground clearance, but makes it easy to get in and out for most people.
Silverado cabs have come a long way since your grandfather’s truck! They offer heated or cooled leather seats, adjusting to 12 different positions at the touch of a button, heated steering wheels, headrest DVD screens, rear backup cameras, Sirius radio, USB ports, Bose Audio Systems with 6 speakers , and a My Link system to sync your phone with the vehicle’s touch screen command center.
The Crew Cab model has a full rear seat with plenty of room for 3, including ample room for a car seat, making it viable for a family vehicle vs. Just a work truck!
The Silverado comes in 3 engine sizes: the 4.3-liter V-6, the 5.3-liter V-8, or the 6.2-liter V-8. All are available in rear wheel or 4×4 with short or long beds. Depending on your towing or payload needs, there’s plenty of power for everyone!
According to Consumer Reports, the downfall of the Silverado is nervous driving, unsupportive seats and wet road braking. Stops quickly on dry pavement, but takes a long time to stop when pavement is wet.
One option made available to Silverado truck owners this year was the WI-FI access point. They are the first manufacturer to offer this to their customers with free 3-month data.
By appearance, the popular package is its Black Out Edition. Features dark tinted windows, a black grille and 20 “aluminum wheels / wheels, and a black bow tie Chevy emblem on the grille and tailgate.
Car and Driver claims the Black Out package is only around $ 1595 and obviously if you’re going to have a rugged looking pickup like that you’d better add another $ 1100 for the 6.2-liter V-8 to make it sound and act as awesome as you look!
The Chevy Silverado is a great truck for the money, but it will be hard to keep the price down when you see all the amazing options available to you!
Parking assist, towing packages, styling options, telescopic steering wheels, climate zone controls, navigation systems, sprayed bed liners, bed tie down lights or ties, corner bumpers, etc. etc.
This is no longer your grandfather’s old Chevy truck!