{"id":27581,"date":"2021-07-04T16:14:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T20:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=27581"},"modified":"2021-07-04T16:14:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T20:14:22","slug":"must-z-chevy-bringing-zr2-performance-to-silverado-pickup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/must-z-chevy-bringing-zr2-performance-to-silverado-pickup","title":{"rendered":"Must-Z: Chevy bringing ZR2 performance to Silverado pickup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The truck wars have been heating up on multiple fronts. The 702-horsepower Ram 1500 TRX super truck has locked horns with the 450-horsepower Ford Raptor. The torque-tastic GMC Hummer and Ford F-150 Lightning EVs are shockingly fast. Ford Bronco wants to mud-wrestle Jeep Wrangler for off-road supremacy. And Ford has busted open a new compact truck segment with the Maverick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Chevrolet, however, has been laying low.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/07\/01\/PDTN\/484f6c55-83d5-41fa-bbd0-3e16d3297301-Chevrolet-ZR2_badge.jpg?width=660&amp;height=372&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/07\/01\/PDTN\/484f6c55-83d5-41fa-bbd0-3e16d3297301-Chevrolet-ZR2_badge.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" alt=\"Chevrolet confirms the future expansion of the brand\u2019s popular ZR2 trim to the Silverado. Chevrolet will share more information about the future addition to the Silverado lineup this fall.\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_img_ccw gnt_em_img_ccw__cap gnt_em_img_ccw__crd\" data-c-caption=\"Chevrolet confirms the future expansion of the brand\u2019s popular ZR2 trim to the Silverado. Chevrolet will share more information about the future addition to the Silverado lineup this fall.\" data-c-credit=\"Chevrolet, Chevrolet\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">That will change this fall with the introduction of the brand\u2019s popular ZR2 trim to its Silverado pickup. First introduced on the mid-size Colorado in 2017 with a more aggressive suspension and off-road attitude, ZR2 goes head-to-head against mid-size athletes like the Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro and Ford Ranger Tremor. The Colorado ZR2 treatment includes choice of V6-and-diesel engines, 2-inch lift, wider track, front-and-rear locking differentials, and racing-inspired Multimatic shocks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">While shy of the Raptor and TRX\u2019s high-horsepower antics, expect the ZR2 to be more capable than Chevy\u2019s current Trail Boss off-road offering. ZR2 will go head-to-head with the Ford F-150 Tremor and Ram 1500 Rebel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">If the Colorado ZR2 is any indication, look for the new Chevy dirt-kicker to come equipped with lifted suspension, twin-locking differentials, and big, 35-inch tires. It will also have a deep engine toolbox to choose from including two Chevrolet V-8s (355-horsepower, 5.3-liter and 420-horse 6.2-liter) and Duramax diesel inline-six.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/07\/01\/PDTN\/2c60f450-05ac-49af-932a-14156edf4673-silverado_zr2_twitter.jpg?width=660&amp;height=597&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Chevrolet teased the new Silverado ZR2 package on Twitter with shots of an off-road suspension and tires.\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_img_ccw gnt_em_img_ccw__cap gnt_em_img_ccw__crd\" data-c-caption=\"Chevrolet teased the new Silverado ZR2 package on Twitter with shots of an off-road suspension and tires.\" data-c-credit=\"Chevrolet, Chevrolet\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_hf\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-type=\"method\" data-gl-method=\"loadHb64\" aria-label=\"Subscribe CTA: 2021PRESDAY\" data-t-cel=\"hb64\" data-gl-hb64=\"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\"><\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The off-road chops will come at a premium. The four-wheel-drive Colorado ZR2 costs $43,795 \u2014\u00a0about $17,000 over the base, RWD Colorado. Pricing for the Silverado ZR2 will come closer to launch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">With Silverado promising a general model refresh for the 2022 model year, ZR2 should show off some new styling cues as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Henry Payne is auto critic for The Detroit News. Find him at hpayne@detroitnews.com or Twitter @HenryEPayne.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The truck wars have been heating up on multiple fronts. The 702-horsepower Ram 1500 TRX super truck has locked horns with the 450-horsepower Ford Raptor. The torque-tastic GMC Hummer and Ford F-150 Lightning EVs are shockingly fast. Ford Bronco wants to mud-wrestle Jeep Wrangler for off-road supremacy. And Ford has busted open a new compact [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27581"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27581"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27586,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27581\/revisions\/27586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}