{"id":29667,"date":"2022-08-17T09:49:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T13:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=29667"},"modified":"2022-08-17T09:49:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T13:49:45","slug":"chevy-wraps-the-silverado-zr2-pickup-in-bison-armor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/chevy-wraps-the-silverado-zr2-pickup-in-bison-armor","title":{"rendered":"Chevy wraps the Silverado ZR2 pickup in Bison armor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bison\u00a0are getting bigger.<\/p>\n

Learning from little brother Chevy Colorado, the full-size Silverado pickup is gaining yet another rugged off-road trim: the ZR2 Bison that\u2019s been popular on the midsize pickup since its 2019 model year introduction. Topping the Silverado Trail Boss and ZR2 off-road models, Bison takes the unique suspension, tires\u00a0and style of the ZR2 \u2014 then straps on battle armor.<\/p>\n

Chevy partnered with acclaimed aftermarket builder American Expedition Vehicles to equip Bison with rocker protection, unique skid plates\u00a0and custom front bumper \u2014 continuing a partnership that began with the Colorado ZR2 Bison.<\/p>\n

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In other Silverado news for the 2023 model year, the pickup\u2019s\u00a03.0-liter, inline-6 cylinder turbo-diesel Duramax engine \u2014 though not available in the ZR2 or Bison \u2014 gets a 10% increase in grunt to 305 horsepower, with torque increasing 7.6% to 495 pound-feet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Silverado ZR2 Bison is the ultimate half-ton truck for back country adventures,\u201d said AEV CEO Dave Harriton. \u201cIt checks all the boxes \u2014 robust stamped steel bumpers, complete underbody protection, factory-tuned off-road suspension, and locking differentials front and rear.\u201d<\/p>\n

The midsize Colorado also pioneered the ZR2 off-road package that Silverado adopted in 2022. While the Silverado ZR2 did not reach for the super-truck heights of the Ford F-150 Raptor R and Ram 1500 TRX with a special engine, it made significant off-road upgrades like spool-valve Multimatic dampers and front\/rear locking differentials to offer a broad bandwidth of low-speed canyon crawling and higher-speed trail runs. Silverado Bison starts with the ZR2 model\u2019s 420-horse, 6.2-liter V-8 engine and off-road tools like Terrain Mode, which allows one-pedal driving.<\/p>\n

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The Bison elevates the ZR2 for the serious overlander. It also elevates the price to $78,490\u00a0(including destination fee) when the vehicle\u00a0goes into production in early 2023.<\/p>\n

The pickup adds another item to Silverado\u2019s menu to feed the market\u2019s insatiable appetite for trucks \u2014 a market the Detroit Three dominate. As manufacturers face an uncertain future of building electric vehicles, trucks like the ZR2 Bison add needed profit margin.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur most recent collaboration with AEV resulted in the much-acclaimed Colorado ZR2 Bison. We\u2019re thrilled to team up again to bring customers Chevrolet\u2019s next chapter of off-road dominance, this time on Silverado,\u201d said Chevy VP Scott Bell.<\/p>\n

Compared to the \u201822 Silverado ZR2, Bison improves the front approach angle to an estimated 32.5 degrees (compared to ZR2\u2019s 31.8 degrees) and departure angle to an estimated 23.4 degrees (compared to 23.3 degrees), while still sharing the same\u00a011.2-inch ground clearance.<\/p>\n

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To tackle tortuous terrain, front\/rear bumpers are constructed of AEV-stamped, 3-millimeter-thick steel, then powdered and e-coated. Silverado Bison\u2019s front bumper is winch-capable. The vehicle\u2019s underbelly is protected by five\u00a0unique\u00a0hot-stamped boron steel skid plates to protect vulnerable components like differentials, transfer case\u00a0and fuel tank.<\/p>\n

Other standard items include steel rocker panel protection, three-piece steel front bumper with tow hooks, and gnarly\u00a033-inch Goodyear Wrangler Territory tires.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll know the Silverado ZR2 Bison by its body-color grille bar that bisects the prominent\u00a0black grille just below the Chevy \u201cflow tie.\u201d Out back, the standard Multi-Flex tailgate gets a black matte finish.<\/p>\n

In a nod to Chevy\u2019s collaboration with AEV, there are little Easter eggs throughout the truck, like an AEV badge featured on the seat headrests and all-weather floor liners.<\/p>\n

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The Silverado’s Duramax diesel \u2014 available in the Custom Trail Boss, LT, RST, LT Trail Boss, LTZ and High Country models \u2014 gets its added punch from upgrades including revised steel pistons and new fuel injectors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese improvements to the popular diesel Duramax build on the already advanced design of the first-generation engine,\u201d said John Barta, assistant chief engineer for diesels mills, to deliver to \u201ccustomers outstanding fuel economy and quiet power.\u201d<\/p>\n

Like the V-8, it\u2019s paired with GM\u2019s 10-speed transmission and will be available by year\u2019s end.<\/p>\n

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":"

Bison\u00a0are getting bigger. Learning from little brother Chevy Colorado, the full-size Silverado pickup is gaining yet another rugged off-road trim: the ZR2 Bison that\u2019s been popular on the midsize pickup since its 2019 model year introduction. Topping the Silverado Trail Boss and ZR2 off-road models, Bison takes the unique suspension, tires\u00a0and style of the ZR2 […]<\/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\/29667"}],"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=29667"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29668,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29667\/revisions\/29668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}