2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500hd 60l Vortec Single Cab Review
Here is the 2015 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Coiffure Cab 4×4 LT with the Z71 off-road parcel. This long proper name is familiar to the fans of Chevy pickups as is the 6.0L Vortec V8 motor under its hood. However, it's a member of the newly redesigned lineup of heavy duty trucks for GM. Then what has changed and what is this truck like on the daily basis?
| STATS | Starting Retail Toll | As Tested Price | HP / Lb-Ft |
| 2015 Chevy Silverado 2500 six.0L LT | $43,750 | $49,545 | 360 / 380 |
| EPA Rating MPG | As Tested MPG | ||
| Rating: Charter IT! | North / A |
The truck has a fresh face with a prominent horizontal grille chemical element. It appears much taller and more menacing than before. Even if you ignore the large bow-tie symbol, the Chevrolet heritage is still obvious. There are new lights all the manner around, but the truck otherwise resembles the previous generation with exception of the door design. The new doors are "inlaid" for improved aerodynamics and a less current of air dissonance. The large vertical towing mirrors are still the same. Why change something that's not broken? However, there will be a mid-year enhancement for 2015 models with slightly larger mirror with amber plow signals and rearward lighting integrated into the housing.
Interior is where the redesign actually comes to life. Materials, design, and overall ambiance take a big step toward luxury and sophistication. It gives the big pickup a more comfy feeling with a healthy doze of auto-like ambiance. Is this a bad thing? I don't think so. All the gauges and control are clear and piece of cake to understand and use. The big touch screen is very handy and has high-resolution maps. However, I was disappointed by the vocalism-controlled feature. I could non get the system to understand my destination later nigh 10 tries. I don't think it's just me. I wish Apple's Siri was there to assist. The improved aerodynamics of the doors and other sound deadening enhancements combine with the more comfy interior for a great vehicle for both piece of work or play.
Speaking of piece of work, the familiar 6.0-liter Vortec V8 engine makes a return in the new generation of the heavy duty. It makes the same 360 horsepower and 380 lb-ft of torque every bit earlier. It's backed up past a six-speed automatic transmission, which has a manual shift mode that will let you go all the way to redline and stay there. Sad, if you were expecting the more powerful vi.2L V8 in this Chevy HD. The older workhorse has maintainability, well-understood durability, spare parts availability, and other such benefits for fleet operators or anybody else. This powertrain provides smooth acceleration, but information technology's not as spritely as the addicting power of the Duramax diesel.
Here comes the dilemma. Should a proper working pickup truck be loud and crude or quiet and refined? The 2015 Silverado Hard disk drive leans strongly to the quiet and refined. Yous can barely hear the V8 from the cabin, which is a negative. A big truck with a big V8 should belch some exhaust sound, shouldn't it? However, you tin can also barely hear anything else cruising downwardly the highway, which is a positive. If you lot drive for work all solar day, or coming home after a long day – it'due south nice for your truck not to assault your auditory sensors.
The refined grapheme too applies to the mode this big brute rides and handles. The Z71 off-road shocks and overall suspension setup make for a ride that is improve than you might wait from an HD truck capable of carrying 3,152 or towing 13,000 pounds with a bumper hitch. This truck is not Raptor smooth, merely is however very compliant for a heavy duty. This is a big plus.
Competitors:
| Starting Retail Price | Payload / Towing Lbs | HP / Lb-Ft | |
| 2015 Chevy Silverado 2500 Crew LT 6.0L | $43,750 | iii,152 / xiii,000 | 360 / 380 |
| 2015 Ford F-250 SuperCrew XLT 6.2L | $41,965 | iii,150 / 12,500 | 385 / 405 |
| 2014 Ram 2500 Coiffure Big Horn 6.4L | $41,330 | 3,170 / xv,500 | 410 / 429 |
This is a quick wait at the competing Coiffure Cab four×iv trucks with a mid-level trim configurations. The starting prices are non that far off each other. Each of the big three take various levels of trims, then it's difficult to match them apples to apples. The payload capability is nearly identical across the board, but the Ram jumps college on the maximum tow rating. The half dozen.0L Vortec is also the least powerful in this group.
On the TFLcar scale of:
- Buy information technology!
- Lease it!
- Rent it!
- … or Forget it!
I give the 2015 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD CrewCab iv×four LT Z71 a Lease It!
This was a tough determination. I really like this truck, but I wished for more usable power. This big and heavy truck feels a little underpowered. We did the Ike Gauntlet HD farthermost towing test, and you volition meet the results of this soon. If this brute put out a flake more than torque, then information technology would exist an easy Buy It! for me.
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Andre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, writer, reporter, and software engineer. He has been a contributor at TFL since 2011. When not working or spending time with the family – you tin can discover him tinkering in the garage or simply 'going for a bulldoze'.
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