The Chevrolet Silverado was nice till it wasn’t. Rival full-size vehicles acquired main makeovers with whiz-bang options and sharp new tech, leaving the outgoing era to really feel pretty low-rent by comparability. But the 2022 Silverado brings Big Bowtie’s half-ton providing again into the fray with some distinctive methods up its sleeve and one hell of an general glow-up.From a distance, the brand new Silverado may not look all that new. A bit of nip-tuck within the entrance fascia is all of the Silverado wanted, since exterior aesthetics was hardly the explanation anybody was speaking trash within the first place. My High Country tester’s grille seems to be somewhat air-conditioner-y, however it’s fairly sharp general. The $445 Multi-Flex tailgate provides an entire bunch of versatility to the mattress, whereas $1,495 retractable facet steps make getting out and in simpler for shorter of us, they usually tuck up towards the physique properly when not in use.The single best level of enchancment on the 2022 Silverado, although, may be discovered upon opening the door. LT trims and up get a model spankin’ new inside that borrows quite a bit from GM’s full-size SUVs, and it is so significantly better than earlier than. The plastic-fantastic vibe is essentially gone, there’s extra soft-touch materials as a substitute, and the dashes of wooden across the cabin feel and look premium. There are nonetheless some acquainted switches in acquainted locations, however for longtime truck house owners, somewhat continuity between generations goes a good distance.Since pickups are equal elements work and household machines as of late, it should not come as a shock that the Silverado presents some stable every day practicality. The door pockets are big, and the middle console has three separate trays for storing no matter involves thoughts. The cubby beneath the armrest is positively cavernous, too, and I get pleasure from the additional cubby hiding behind the infotainment show. If you need to throw a bunch of junk within the second row, the seats fold up for somewhat additional house. When hauling people as a substitute of buckets, second-row storage is almost as plentiful as what’s up entrance. Every Silverado with the brand new inside additionally will get a significant tech increase. The new digs come normal with a 13.4-inch widescreen infotainment show operating the newest model of the Chevrolet Infotainment 3 software program. A dock alongside the left facet presents fast swaps between pages, however there is a split-screen setup that higher makes use of all that actual property. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are normal, however the coolest half is a bunch of latest Google integration, together with a voice assistant and Google Maps, the latter of which lets me log into my Google account so I can deliver searches from my telephone or desktop proper to the automobile.
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Finally, a contemporary inside befitting of a contemporary truck’s price ticket. Andrew Krok/CNETMy High Country tester additionally features a flashy new 12.3-inch digital gauge show. There are 4 completely different configurations on supply, along with segments of the display that may show all types of car info. The solely bummer is which you can’t put Google Maps in there; when navigation is operating, the gauge cluster solely exhibits the following flip and the gap to it. The $1,870 Technology Package provides a full-color head-up show that brings related info even nearer to my eyeline. When it comes time to cost, the entrance row can entry two USB-A and two USB-C ports, along with a 110-volt outlet, whereas rear passengers get one USB-A and one USB-C.While most of that stuff is spectacular, it is not precisely distinctive to GM or the 2022 Silverado. But you already know what’s? Super Cruise. And whereas you need to shell out $60,000 or extra to entry it on the High Country mannequin, along with paying $2,200 for the system itself, it is price it. It’s cool and composed in a means that Ford’s BlueCruise or Tesla’s Autopilot will not be, and it is rattling simple to determine what the system is making an attempt to convey, because of very apparent icons within the HUD and gauge cluster, along with that slick LED array within the steering wheel. Just get the truck in control on the freeway, hit the Super Cruise button, anticipate the lights to show inexperienced and Bob’s your uncle.
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Super Cruise’s LED array within the steering wheel is the one finest ADAS indicator throughout all the automotive trade. Andrew Krok/CNETWhen Super Cruise is lively, simply preserve your eyes on the highway and the Silverado will deal with the remaining. The newest iteration of this software program does a fantastic job holding this huge mass of metallic within the heart of its lane. Its latest parlor trick is automated lane adjustments, which may be began manually by tapping the flip sign stalk, however Super Cruise can also be able to figuring out when to vary lanes by itself. The actions are typically fast and drama-free. My favourite half is that Super Cruise will not grasp within the left lane if it is avoidable; if the system detects an open lane to the suitable, it will preserve itself from being that man and holding up quicker site visitors. In that sense, it is higher than most human drivers. Even should you do not go for Super Cruise, the 2022 Silverado remains to be fairly effectively loaded with security programs. All trims get automated emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, lane-departure warning and lane-keeping help. The aforementioned Technology Package provides adaptive cruise management, and whereas parking sensors are additionally a part of the equation, they arrived disabled on my tester due to provide chain points, though the window sticker features a $50 credit score for a later retrofit when elements can be found.
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No matter what you want your mattress to do, there’s in all probability a configuration that may deal with it with ease. Andrew Krok/CNETOtherwise, the 2022 Chevy Silverado is an everyday ol’ pickup truck. Buyers can go for a diesel inline-6, a turbocharged inline-4 or two completely different V8s, and my tester comes toting the top-tier 6.2-liter V8, which makes a sufficiently potent 420 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque. It’s not precisely thrifty, coming in at an EPA-estimated 15 mpg metropolis and 20 mpg freeway, numbers I discover simple to satisfy however not the best to beat. Nevertheless, all that oomph permits a max tow ranking of 13,300 kilos, forward of the Ram 1500 however slightly below the Ford F-150. The 10-speed automated transmission is a clean shifter up and down, however overeager low-speed throttle sensitivity makes clean begins harder than I’d like.The Silverado’s journey high quality is predictably truckish, shuffling round like a giant bowl of Jell-O on curvy forest backroads. My tester’s $900 adaptive suspension does job consuming up most highway inconsistencies, resulting in a journey that is typically chill, even with an unladen mattress. There’s a Sport mode baked into the Silverado, however I do not know why anybody would activate it; it simply makes all the things really feel jumpy.
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The Silverado’s 6.2-liter V8 has by no means been a slouch, however as gasoline costs attain the stratosphere, it is a disgrace the one electrified Silverado is a six-figure moonshot, and that does not look like altering any time quickly. Andrew Krok/CNETThe 2022 Chevy Silverado will not be an affordable proposition. Regular-cab fashions begin at $36,395, however that limits you to the Work Truck trim that lacks the brand new inside. Crew-cab variants begin at $42,095 for the WT with rear-wheel drive. Stepping into that new inside requires about $50,000 on the minimal, with my fancy High Country tester beginning at $60,300. My tester’s choices checklist consists of $2,495 for the 6.2-liter V8, $2,425 for a moonroof and fancier wheels, and all of the upgrades I discussed earlier. All in, the window sticker rises to a staggering $72,870. There’s additionally the matter of electrification. The Silverado EV nonetheless solely exists as a $100,000 kitted-out moonshot, whereas the Ford F-150 Lightning is reaching clients as we communicate, and it may be had for as little as $53,000 in its XLT trim with the standard-range battery. The F-150 additionally is available in a gas-electric hybrid variant, and whereas the Ram 1500 solely presents mild-hybrid electrification, no less than it is one thing. But should you’re not fairly able to deliver batteries into the equation, the 2022 Chevy Silverado is kind of the compelling package deal, with the correct amount of killer tech and an inside that is so significantly better than something that got here earlier than.