’11 Chevy Silverado HD

The new 2011 Silverado HD will offer an available Duramax 6.6L Turbo-Diesel V8 with a maximum 397 horsepower and 765 lb.-ft. of torque, making it the most powerful heavy duty available.  The amazing feat with the new Silverado is, it’s more fuel-efficient  than The truck will use a heavy duty and strong transmission – the legendary Allison six-speed automatic. The ’11 Silverado will feature an all new chassis – giving an improved ride and payload and towing capabilities that rank with its competition. Plus, innovative trailering features like Trailer Sway Control (SRW only) and StabiliTrak help keep you on track. Silverado. The 2011 SilveradoHD will arrive at dealerships summer 2010.

The Silverado 2500 and 3500 HD look very much like the 2010 models with only a new grille, bumper and hood to distinguish them—normally, you’d expect a complete restyle, but this modest approach was a cost-saving measure taken in light of GM’s bankruptcy. Expect a more thorough restyling in two or three years, after the company repays its government loans and issues stock in the new GM, but the new front end does give the 2011 truck a less pouty look. Underneath the familiar Silverado sheetmetal, though, is an all-new truck, starting with a new frame. The frame is now fully boxed end-to-end and boasts uprated crossmembers to achieve a 92 percent improvement in bending stiffness, a 20 percent gain in torsional rigidity. A new independent front suspension attaches to the hydroformed front segment and this forward portion of the structure is 125 percent stiffer, which let the engineers improve the ride quality and steering feel. Plus, all 4×4 permutations of the HD trucks are now capable of carrying the load of a snow plow thanks to an uprated front axle rating of 6000 lbs.