For its new look, Chevrolet says it gave Silverado HD a look that tries to give it an even more capable, muscular appearance. It's also more aerodynamic. Ditto for its stablemate, the Sierra HD. The looks are similar to the light-duty 2014 versions unveiled earlier this year. For the HDs, General Motors saved the pair for the State Fair of Texas, where pickup and truck sales are some of the strongest in the nation.
There, GM officials waxed about the looks of the new trucks, the biggest ones that consumers can buy and used for the heaviest towing or payloads.
"The passion we have for trucks is reflected in every line and powerfully sculpted machined surface of the HD Chevrolet," says design director Tom Peters in a statement. "From the dramatic sculpture of the one-piece structural bumper, to its muscular hood and side profile, the design reflects a function-driven solution."
Silverado heavy duty will come a standard 360-horsepower 6-liter Vortec gas V-8. There is also a version that uses either gasoline or natural gas.
But there is also an available 397-horsepower 6.6-liter Duramax turbodiesel with 765 pound-feet of torque paired with an Allison 1000 six-speed automatic transmission on the 2500 and 3500 Silverados.
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GMC, GM's truck division, says new Sierra HDs come to showrooms early next year as the 2500HD and 3500HD models, and the Sierra Denali HD. The Denali has the fanciest interior.
GMC says it heavy duties will have the best towing capacity in the segment 19,600 pounds and the highest payload at 7,3,74 pounds. The maximum fifth-wheel trailer rating is 23,200 pounds.
The trucks have a new double cab body that replaces the previous extended cab. It has longer, front-hinged rear doors with ! outside pull handles that let rear passengers get in and out through the front doors. Crew cabs feature resized doors, too, including longer rear doors.
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