Significant changes for 2024: The Chevrolet Silverado’s formidable ZR2 off-road model now has the Duramax turbo-diesel 3.0-liter six-cylinder as its base engine; the formerly standard 6.2-liter V-8 becomes an upgrade. Variants with the big V-8 now include a standard active exhaust system with a Sport mode. Meanwhile, a rear seat belt warning is standard, the base WT trim adds standard wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and several models now offer new darkened-trim appearance packages. Otherwise, there is a little tinkering with feature availability, two new paint colors, and the base 2.7-liter four-cylinder engine has a new brand name: TurboMax.
Chevrolet has made only minor changes for the 2024 model year to its Silverado 1500 light-duty full-size pickup truck. The truck got an extensive update for the 2022 model year — particularly upgrades for an interior that had fallen behind the competition — and changed little for 2023 beyond significant power upgrades for its Duramax turbo-diesel 3.0-liter six-cylinder option. The conventional Silverado 1500, which remains a profit maker for Chevy, will be joined later by an all-electric Silverado EV.
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