The heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado pickup is getting some efficiency and off-road chops with Chevrolet’s ZR2 package deal obtainable for the primary time beginning with the 2024 mannequin yr.
The ZR2 might be provided on the crew cab Silverado 2500 HD, with a normal 6.6-litre gasoline V-8 engine or an obtainable 6.6-litre Duramax Turbo-Diesel engine, Chevrolet stated Thursday. The engines might be paired with a 10-speed computerized transmission, offering 401 hp and 464 pound-feet of torque on the gasoline engine and 470 hp and 975 pound-feet of torque on the Duramax.
The max payload is 3,397 kilos for the gasoline engine and three,193 kilos for the diesel model, Chevrolet stated.
The truck will mix off-road and efficiency expertise, together with an off-road mode, Multimatic DSSV dampers, ZR2-specific entrance higher and decrease management arms and steering knuckles, and a rear e-locker, Chevy stated.
The Silverado HD ZR2 sits 1.5 inches (38 mm) larger within the entrance and rear than different Silverado HD fashions geared up with 4WD.
The diesel engine can also be upgraded from the 2023 mannequin’s 445 hp and 910 pound-feet of torque.
Inside, the ZR2 will supply darkish trim and leather-based accents. Inside expertise features a 13.4-inch diagonal infotainment display, 12.3-inch diagonal driver data middle, an obtainable 15-inch head-up show and off-road inclinometer.
As well as, Chevrolet labored with American Expedition Autos, an off-road aftermarket gear producer, on a Silverado HD ZR2 Bison version. The Bison will supply 18-inch AEV wheels in gloss black, distinctive entrance and rear stamped-steel bumpers and distinct exterior badges.
Michael MacPhee, director of Chevrolet vans advertising, stated including ZR2 on the heavy-duty Silverado is a “pure extension” of a model already provided on the Colorado midsize pickup and the light-duty Silverado full-size pickup. The ZR2 package deal attracts youthful and extra prosperous shoppers to showrooms, he stated.
“It is higher at getting clients into our Chevy showrooms and getting them into our Chevrolet household,” MacPhee stated. “The high-performance, off-road trim is the fastest-growing subsegment of vans. So we all know that there is a large white house alternative for us to exit and get.”
Manufacturing will begin this summer time at Basic Motors’ Flint Meeting in Michigan, Chevy stated. Pricing might be launched later.