{"id":23783,"date":"2019-05-22T14:34:25","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T18:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=23783"},"modified":"2019-05-22T14:34:25","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T18:34:25","slug":"truck-wars-silverado-gets-more-weapons-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2019\/05\/truck-wars-silverado-gets-more-weapons-for-2020","title":{"rendered":"Truck wars: Silverado gets more weapons for 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/05\/21\/PDTN\/caf1e4fe-082e-457b-aa39-4c48cbe287d6-silverado_road.jpg?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"New for 2020, the Chevrolet Silverado Trail Boss gets the 420-horse, 6.2-liter V-8, the cheapest truck in class with over 400 ponies.\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><p><em>New for 2020, the Chevrolet Silverado Trail Boss gets the 420-horse, 6.2-liter V-8, the cheapest truck in class with over 400 ponies.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: GM)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable-p-1 p-text\">In the truck wars, you can never rest on your laurels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable-p-2 p-text\">Just a year after introducing an all-new Silverado, Chevy is back for 2020 with a menu of upgrades. Chief among them is its best-in-class 13,400-pound towing capability, dethroning the\u00a0Ford F-150.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The 2020 Silverado also offers adaptive cruise-control for the first time, a common safety feature that many reviewers found lacking in the 2019 model. The pickup\u2019s performance Trail Boss trim also gets the brand\u2019s signature\u00a0420-horsepower, 6.2-liter\u00a0V-8, making it the most affordable light-duty truck on the market with over 400 horsepower at $43,865.<\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-RznD0XI4ttU\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/05\/22\/PDTN\/4487b510-1bc0-46b9-9f8c-e19f143b18ba-silverado_splash.JPG?crop=3000,2000,x0,y0&amp;width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"In RST trim the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado offers best-in-class, 13,400-pound towing - dethroning the Ford F-150 and its 13,200-pound rating.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/05\/22\/PDTN\/4487b510-1bc0-46b9-9f8c-e19f143b18ba-silverado_splash.JPG\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/05\/22\/PDTN\/4487b510-1bc0-46b9-9f8c-e19f143b18ba-silverado_splash.JPG?width=500&amp;height=333\" \/><em>In RST trim the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado offers best-in-class, 13,400-pound towing &#8211; dethroning the Ford F-150 and its 13,200-pound rating.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Chevrolet\/Fets)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\u201cIn today\u2019s truck market, customers continually demand more features, more technology and more capability,\u201d said chief engineer Tim Herrick. \u201cFor 2020 we are delivering more in each of these areas.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The upgrades build on the all-new Silverado\u2019s lightweight chassis, 10-speed transmission, and versatile, rolled-steel bed options. The truck is offered with a blizzard of options across eight trim lines. For 202,\u00a0\u00a0more than half of those trim levels can be had with the top-dog V-8 paired with the sippy 10-speed tranny \u2013 in addition to V-6, turbo-4, and 3.0-liter diesel engine options.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The towing record comes courtesy of pairing the 6.2-liter V-8 with the lightweight, RST model.<\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-RznD0XJak3I\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/05\/22\/PDTN\/b5b1bf60-ca2b-435b-abd4-b264d883570c-silverado_fr3-4.JPG?width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The 2020 Silverado is offered with a blizzard of options across eight trim lines.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/05\/22\/PDTN\/b5b1bf60-ca2b-435b-abd4-b264d883570c-silverado_fr3-4.JPG\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/05\/22\/PDTN\/b5b1bf60-ca2b-435b-abd4-b264d883570c-silverado_fr3-4.JPG?width=500&amp;height=333\" \/><em>The 2020 Silverado is offered with a blizzard of options across eight trim lines.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Chevrolet, Chevrolet\/Fets)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">The Silverado will need all those tools at it pursues the segment-leading F-150 while trying to hold off the resurgent Ram 1500. Media reviews raved about the all-new Ram last year as it took home an arm-full of prizes including North American Truck of the Year.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p-text\">After closing the gap on Chevy the last two years, Ram surpassed its rival in the first quarter of this year: 120,026 to 114,313 units sold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">\u201cIt\u2019s unlikely these Silverado changes were a response to market sales \u2013 and likely has more to do with product cadence,\u201d says IHS Markit senior analyst Stephanie Brinley. \u201cThese are both highly competitive vehicles, and consumers are benefiting from the competition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p-text\">The 2020 Silverado also benefits from technology recently introduced on the Silverado Heavy Duty bruiser. Features like 15-view and tailgate-mounted cameras have trickled down to the light-duty truck.<\/p>\n<div id=\"module-position-RznD0XJZ20s\" class=\"story-asset image-asset\">\n<aside class=\"wide single-photo\"><div align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/05\/22\/PDTN\/84f7916d-c2a1-41cd-85db-7169032d2599-2020-Chevrolet-Silverado-2500HD-HighCountry-011.jpg?crop=5002,2827,x698,y481&amp;width=540&amp;height=&amp;fit=bounds&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"The High Country is one of five trim levels for the all-new 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD.\" width=\"540\" data-mycapture-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/05\/22\/PDTN\/84f7916d-c2a1-41cd-85db-7169032d2599-2020-Chevrolet-Silverado-2500HD-HighCountry-011.jpg\" data-mycapture-sm-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2019\/05\/22\/PDTN\/84f7916d-c2a1-41cd-85db-7169032d2599-2020-Chevrolet-Silverado-2500HD-HighCountry-011.jpg?width=500&amp;height=290\" \/><em>The High Country is one of five trim levels for the all-new 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD.\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">(Photo: Chevrolet)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New for 2020, the Chevrolet Silverado Trail Boss gets the 420-horse, 6.2-liter V-8, the cheapest truck in class with over 400 ponies.\u00a0(Photo: GM) In the truck wars, you can never rest on your laurels. Just a year after introducing an all-new Silverado, Chevy is back for 2020 with a menu of upgrades. 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