2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

No other vehicle straddles past and future quite like a pickup truck. At the low end of the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado range, cruise control is finally standard equipment on the entry-level WT trim level — a mere 67 years after the feature first appeared on the 1958 Chrysler Imperial. Opposite the WT is the all-electric Silverado EV First Edition RST, a $96,000 electric truck with 754 horsepower, a 440-mile range and the ability to drive itself.

Chevrolet has yet to release details on the 2025 Silverado EV, but the gas-powered truck remains largely unchanged for the new model year. Beyond the WT getting with the times (of the turn of the century), trim levels from the LT on up now have a standard trailer brake controller, and the off-road specialist ZR2 gets front and rear parking sensors, as well as an upgraded audio system.

Pricing
The 2025 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 is on sale now. Full pricing (including $1,995 destination fee) is as follows:

• WT: $38,995
• Custom: $45,595
• Custom Trail Boss: $53,795
• LT: $52,495
• LT Trail Boss: $60,795
• RST: $53,495
• LTZ: $59,490
• High Country: $64,490
• ZR2: $71,995

Panoply of Powertrains
Not counting the EV (or heavy duty 2500 and 3500 trucks), the Silverado can be had with four different engines. A turbocharged 2.7-liter four-cylinder is the base motor, putting out 310 horsepower and a truck-appropriate 430 pounds-feet of torque. The four-cylinder is paired with an eight-speed automatic, while the rest of the portfolio pairs with a 10-speed.

Fuel economy varies depending on trim level, wheel size and options, but the 2.7-liter ranges from 18/21/19 mpg city/highway/combined with rear-wheel drive to 17/20/18 mpg with four-wheel drive. (The Trail Boss and ZR2 trucks, with their lifted suspensions and all-terrain tires, drop a few mpg further regardless of engine.)

GM is unique in offering a diesel in its light-duty pickup, a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six that churns out 305 hp and 495 pounds-feet. The diesel manages a best of 23/29/26 mpg with RWD, with 4WD models checking in at 22/26/24 mpg.

Then there are a pair of old-school V-8s: The smaller of the two is a 5.3-liter generating 355 hp and 383 pounds-feet, the larger a 6.2-liter that is only available with 4WD and makes 420 hp and 460 pounds-feet. Fuel efficiency with the 5.3-liter ranges from 16/21/18 mpg with RWD to 15/19/16 mpg with 4WD. With all-season tires, the 6.2-liter returns 15/20/17 mpg.

Cornucopia of Cabs (and Beds)
The Silverado is also available with three different cabs and three bed lengths — although the longest box is only offered with the regular two-door cab, making for seven total configurations. The regular cab can be had with a 6-foot-7-inch box Chevrolet calls the Standard Bed or the 8-foot-2-inch Long Bed and is only available in the base WT trim.

The double cab has a backseat that’s accessed through a pair of small front-hinged doors, as opposed to the Ford F-150 Super Cab’s rear-hinged back doors. It’s only available with the 6-foot-7-inch standard bed in four trim levels: WT, Custom, LT and RST.

The crew cab has four full-size doors and the most spacious backseat of the Silverado line. With the 5-foot-10-inch short bed, it’s available in WT, Custom, LT, RST, LTZ, High Country and ZR2 trims, plus Trail Boss variations of the Custom and LT. The trim-level lineup is mostly the same with the 6-foot-7-inch standard bed sans the ZR2 — long wheelbases being detrimental to off-road capability.

Chassis Choices
In addition to the usual layering of tech and luxury features, the Silverado’s trim-level hierarchy includes multiple variants with upgraded underbody bits. Available on the Custom and LT, the Trail Boss Package includes a 2-inch suspension lift, Rancho dampers and all-terrain tires. The ZR2 also rides on a lifted suspension but gets Multimatic DSSV dampers as well as skid plates to protect the underbody and locking front and rear differentials. Adaptive dampers are optional on the maximum-luxury High Country.