Never one to shy from a full-sized pickup truck fight, Chevy redesigned the 2014 Silverado 1500 by trimming some weight, updating the interior and reworking the engine to improve gas mileage. And for this year it's captured Truck of the Year honors from the North American Truck and Car Awards and Motor Trend.
Going nose to nose with the Ford F150, Dodge Ram and Toyota Tundra, Chevy throws its elbows around by combining a refined ride and burly off-road capabilities. Underneath the good-looking body are upgraded shocks, underbody shields and a heavy-duty air cleaner.
Our spacious crew cab tester was fitted out with the Z71 package, upscaling the truck with a luxury finished leather cabin, Bose stereo, a full array of built-in electronics including a 110-volt outlet, five USB outlets, Bluetooth and MyLink. Along with hill and trailer descent controls the $850 Driver Alert package provides a seat vibrating alarm when you're too close or have strayed from your lane. The back-up camera is helpful even though the rear vision is excellent.
The V-8 5.3-liter ECOtec3 engine makes 355 horsepower providing 11,000 pounds of towing and you'll be hard-pressed to know when the fuel-saving cylinder deactivation feature kicks in turning the V-8 into a gas sipping V-4. It also has good acceleration and the 6-speed transmission is smooth. Rated mileage for this engine is 16 miles per gallon in the city and 22 on the highway. The quiet and compliant Silverado is a nice-riding truck owing to improved shocks and dampers. But don't let the smooth ride fake you out. You'll still get some bumping about on rough roads so keep the lid on your coffee.
During my test period I battled a couple of decent snowstorms and the all-wheel drive was flawless. I simply left the Auto setting on and never even had to give it a second thought, confidently plowing through piles of snow, slush and ice.
The exterior, at first glance, hasn't changed much. A huge, squared off, heavily chromed front end remains while some body sculpting creates better aerodynamics. The EZ Lift tailgate and bed include step-up slots in the bumper and hand grips on the rails. LED lighting is new for both the interior and exterior. The crew doors have been changed to front hinges squeaking out a couple of extra inches of interior space.
Even with all the creature comforts added on, the core of the Silverado is a workhorse. Fitted out with either a 5-foot 8-inch or 6-foot 6-inch bed, you're talking about maxing out the payload to nearly a ton. So while you're not going to want to hose out the interior of a leather-laden Z71, it still means business on the worksite, yet will clean up for an evening in the city. And hey, it's a truck, so there's plenty of personal storage space starting with a huge padded center console, two glove boxes and cup holders galore.
Despite recent accolades, Silverados aren't moving off the lots quickly so excellent deals can be had.
With a base of $43,650, our tester with the LTZ Plus Package upgrade priced out at $50,475 — it's a big ticket but competitively positioned. All that being said some model Silverados can be leased for as little as $170 per month.
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