Jack Chinelli of Gear Patrol
lamented right off the bat during a feature about the new 2020 Silverado that
many are excited to see it hit the trail with some shiny new tech, as well as a
complete redesign from front to back. It also now flaunts the optional Tech
Package that brings aboard 8 cameras to help see better and will definitely
help haulers and hard-working truck lovers who have been wondering where this
miracle has been all their lives!
Heavy Duty models will arrive on the lot in five
different trim levels, with many additional options. This article astutely
claims that the turbodiesel V8 would be the sure-fire engine of choice and that
this is the truck on the market to select if hauling is your job. We all fully
agree that it would also serve as “the perfect mate to a racecar's trailer”,
and “the Mercedes-Benz S-Class of the Florida-Georgia line”. During this
in-depth review of the new Silverado,
it was agreed that a truck's mission is to always act as a multitool on wheels,
and a mobile office, as well as status symbol cloaked in longstanding loyalty.
It is also clearly stated here that the
Silverado's bar-behind-the-bowtie is the rig's trademark signature, and just
like the evolution of auto design itself has become much more. The maxed-out
turbodiesel V8 turns out 910 lb-ft of torque at 1,600 rpm, mated to a 10-speed
automatic. The Gear Patrol test crew began driving the Silverado
HD Duramax at 3,600 feet above sea level, situated in the challenging high
desert of central Oregon. They chugged another 2,000 ft up Mount Bachelor while
lugging a trailer packing 9,300 pounds, and had no difficulty at all finding
available power to forge up effortlessly. At speed, the Silverado is poised and
doesn't possess any of the clacking and tapping anyone would expect from a
diesel.
The side-view mirrors are mounted to the door
instead of the A-Pillar, a feature exclusive to the HD model, greatly helping
with the all-important visibility factor while towing. Your back-to-school and
pre-football season visit to Jim
Butler Chevy of St Louis would not be complete without a demonstration of
the Advanced Trailering System technology: it puts to use six cameras around
the truck and an additional two accessory cameras for the trailer, offering up
the potential to provide 15 camera views.
The “invisible trailer” feature combines images
from two of the cameras on duty to make it look as if you can see right through
the trailer with the 8.0-inch infotainment screen. Finalizing their analysis by
stating that this is the “device that makes heavy-duty truck life easier than
ever”, the crew from Gear Patrol rendered the incoming Silverado as a dream
machine that can “Tow, Haul, and do it all” with ease, vigor, strength, and
robust resilience!