2024 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Specs and Price

The Chevy Silverado 1500 pickup’s capacity for hard work is hereditary, an integral part of its family DNA. For generations, Chevy’s full-size pickup truck has been working on ranches, getting dirty at construction sites, and hauling boats to lake houses—and nothing’s changed about that today. The current production Silverado 1500 gets handles work and playtime duties with a wide range of powertrain options, including a turbo four-cylinder, two V-8s, and a Duramax diesel. The larger gas V-8 is a staple and arguably one of the smoothest out there, but it doesn’t overcome the fact that the Silverado’s ride can become a bit too rough at times. Inside, the Silverado 1500 offers a massive touchscreen but falls short of poring on the luxury as thick as the Ram 1500. The Silverado 1500 offers tons—literally—of towing capacity, more than the equivalent Ram 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 offer. For mud lovers, there’s the jacked-up Silverado 1500 ZR2 (reviewed separately), but it won’t get you as far back in the woods or up in the air as wilder off-roaders such as the Ram TRX and Ford F-150 Raptor.

Safety Features

Every Silverado comes with an impressive list of standard driver-assistance technology, and it can be fitted with a host of towing assists that make pulling and hooking up a trailer easier. The top-tier High Country can even be equipped with Super Cruise, GM’s hands-free-driving technology that Chevy says even works while pulling a trailer. For more information about the Silverado’s crash-test results, visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) websites.

Key safety features include:

• Airbags, frontal
• driver and front passenger
• Airbags, side impact
• seat mounted, driver and passenger
• Airbags, side curtain
• curtain 1st and 2nd row
• Occupancy sensor
• std
• Traction control
• ABS and driveline
• Stolen-vehicle tracking
• opt
• Seatbelt pre-tensioners
• front
• Headlights
• halogen
• Exterior light control
• auto on/off
• Delay off headlamps
• std
• Headlight washer
• std
• Daytime running lights
• std
• LED brakelights
• N/A
• Illuminated entry
• std
• Parking assist
• N/A
• Remote keyless entry
• keyfob (all doors)
• Keyless access system
• std
• Panic alarm
• std
• Door locks
• power with 2 stage unlock
• Rear child safety door locks
• std
• Content theft-deterrent alarm system
• std
• Ignition disable
• std
• Lane departure
• Lane Keep Assist with Lane Departure Warning
• Blind spot
• N/A
• Low tire pressure warning
• std

Standard Features

• Rear-wheel Drive type
• 17″ silver steel Wheels
• SiriusXM AM/FM/Satellite-prep, seek-scan Radio
• Vinyl Seat trim
• 2.7L I-4 Engine
• 8-spd auto w/OD Transmission
• 310 @ 5,600 rpm Horsepower
• 430 @ 3,000 rpm Torque
• ABS and driveline Traction control
• Front air conditioning, manual
• 1st row LCD monitor
• Keyfob (all doors) Remote keyless entry
• Heated mirrors

Specs

Don’t expect the Silverado 1500 to save you money at the fuel pump, but some of its various powertrain options are more efficient than others. The optional diesel is the most economical, with EPA estimates of up to 23 mpg city and 33 mpg. With all-wheel drive, its highway rating drops down to 26 mpg, which we matched on our 75-mph fuel-economy route. Meanwhile, the gas-fed turbo-four with all-wheel drive is rated at up to 20 mpg city and 22 highway. The thriftiest 5.3-liter V-8, all-wheel-drive powertrain is rated up to 16 mpg in the city and 22 mpg on the highway; our real-world testing revealed that it was actually more efficient than the Silverado’s smallest engine, the turbocharged four-cylinder: in our testing the V-8 achieved 21 mpg whereas the turbo-four returned 18 mpg. The 6.2-liter V-8 has city/highway estimates of up to 16/21 mpg, and on our real-world highway test it also proved impressively easy on fuel compared with the turbo-four by delivering 19 mpg.

Equipment

From the stripped-down Work Truck model to the decked-out High Country, the Silverado can be configured in a multitude of ways. Base models offer nothing but the essentials, including manually adjustable front seats, manual locks and windows, and vinyl seats. However, starting on the LT trim, the cabin is significantly snazzier thanks to a handsomer dashboard design with a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster and a huge center touchscreen. The High Country’s interior looks particularly pretty with its leather upholstery and open-pore wood trim. While the crew cab has an enormous rear seat with generous headroom, we found the cushions back there to be uncomfortable. Still, this is a practical hauler, featuring clever storage cubbies spread throughout the cabin. While the Chevy lacks the carbon-fiber-reinforced cargo bed that’s offered on the half-ton Sierra, it’s now available with a similar multifunction tailgate, dubbed Multi-Flex. Plus, the Chevy’s range of different bed lengths will undoubtedly satisfy traditionalists.

Price

The price ranges from $49,000-$50,000