2013 Chevy Silverado 1500 Review

Rival Ford now has the edge over 2013 Chevy Silverado 1500 in opposition to the GM fashions' most reasonably priced base engines. The subsequent step up, the flex-gasoline-capable, 302-hp 4.eight-liter V-8, can be coupled to a 4-speed computerized; it is a robust combination, yet there's extra of a sacrifice in gasoline economy. .

The flex-gas-succesful, 5.3-liter V-eight is our decide for many personal truck buyers. With 315 hp and cylinder deactivation for improved gas economy in XFE fashions, with a six-speed computerized (that now for 2013 contains Powertrain Grade Braking, to assist enhance safety downhill with heavy masses), it's a responsive, relatively economical setup; plus it has nice off-the-line acceleration and a brash exhaust note. In high-of-the-line Silverado LTZ models, you can get a stronger 6.2-liter, 403-hp, flex-fuel V-eight, however we tend to think that it is not worth the extra thirst for many patrons' needs.

It has a complicated, quiet two-mode hybrid powertrain combining an all-aluminum 6.zero-liter V-eight that includes variable valve timing and cylinder deactivation, to which GM provides an electrically variable transmission (EVT) with two electrical motor/turbines and four fixed-ratio gears, as well as a 300-volt nickel-metallic-hydride battery pack. EPA gasoline economic system for the combo reaches a superb 20 mpg metropolis, 23 highway.

Rear- or 4-wheel drive versions of the Silverado remain out there throughout the lineup. A single-vary transfer case applies to base fashions, while pricier fashions get a dual-range 4WD or, on high models, electronically managed four-wheel drive. Correctly outfitted, an extended-mattress, rear-drive, V-eight Silverado can tow up to 10,700 pounds. Even saddled with more weight, the Hybrid tows 6,one hundred pounds with 2WD, or 5,900 pounds with computerized dual-range four-wheel drive.