2019 Chevy Silverado’s Expanded Engine Lineup Could Make a Big Difference

Published on May 21, 2018 in News by The Car Guide

One of the ways General Motors hopes to match and maybe even surpass the Ford F-150 and Ram 1500 in the light-duty pickup truck segment is offering a large and sophisticated engine selection.

Unveiled in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the all-new 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 is set to go on sale this fall and promises no fewer than eight trim levels and six engine/transmission combinations. Let’s take a closer look…

The performance of each engine/transmission combination benefits from the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado’s more aerodynamic shape and lighter weight (up to 204 kg/450 lbs. less).

As mentioned, the truck will hit the market later this year, at which point it will have logged an incredible 11 million kilometres of real-world testing and passed more than 475,000 validation tests. One of those is the Davis Dam test, in which the truck must carry its maximum gross combined vehicle weight up a 7-percent grade, in 43 degrees Celsius heat, with no reduction in performance, including air conditioning.

Silverado production commences with crew-cab V8 models starting in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, production will expand to include regular- and double-cab models, as well as V6 and 2.7L turbo engines.

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