What You Need to Know About the 2024 Chevy Silverado 1500

Did you know the Chevy Silverado is one of the best-selling vehicles in the country? More specifically, it’s the second-best-selling vehicle overall; think about how many vehicles are sold in America every year! That’s a high status—but a status well-deserved. The Chevy Silverado 1500 is a fan favorite; as natural as the Earth revolves around the Sun, the 2024 Chevy Silverado 1500 is another annual update for this superb pickup truck.

The 2024 Chevy Silverado is exciting because, while its updates don’t completely revolutionize the legendary foundation, the changes made are the right choices moving forward. The 2024 Silverado 1500’s list of trims will remain as it has been, as no trim received a meaningful deviation over the last few years, but the ever-popular and more recent ZR2 trim is confirmed to be making an appearance for the third consecutive year in a row. That’s enough about some of the smaller details; let’s take a closer look into what you’ll be experiencing with a new 2024 Chevy Silverado 1500.

Familiar Performance (Yes, This Is a Good Thing)

Hear us out: performance remains the same with the 2024 Silverado 1500 as last year’s model, but this isn’t a bad thing. Not only does the turbocharged I-4 engine accompany the two returning V8 engines, but the turbo-diesel engine makes a return, too—which is a bigger deal than many think. There are still a healthy amount of truck drivers who prefer diesel-powered engines, and the Silverado 1500 can be fitted with one, while its largest competitor—the Ford F-150—ditched diesel years back to shift focus onto their hybrid powertrain.

This year’s main difference isn’t in data but with naming, as the 2.7L turbocharged I-4 engine has been rebranded into a TurboMax engine. Ultimately, it’s the same engine that took over the base role since the 4.3L V6 engine was discontinued in the 2022 model. This new standard TurboMax creates 310 hp and 430 lb-ft of torque, with a towing capacity of 9,500 lbs and a payload capacity of 2,260 lbs. While the TurboMax engine provides the lowest towing capacity of the four powertrains, it has the best payload capacity. As for the two V8s, the 5.3L and 6.2L EcoTec3 engines are both paired with a ten-speed automatic transmission instead of the eight-speed automatic transmission that’s matched with the base TurboMax engine. The smaller of the two V8 engines produces 355 hp and 383 lb-ft of torque and the possibility of towing up to 11,300 lbs.

A towing capacity of 11,300 lbs isn’t even the best the Silverado 1500 has to offer. If you purchase either the 6.2L V8 or the 3.0L Duramax Turbo-Diesel I-6 engines, you’ll have a maximum towing capacity of 13,300 lbs. This is a percentage differential of 40% between the strongest two engines against the base one. The 6.2L V8 engine has more horsepower than the Turbo-Diesel, at 420 hp against 305 hp, but the Turbo-Diesel engine has a greater torque output, at 495 lb-ft of torque, compared to the V8’s 460 lb-ft of torque.

With the 2024 Silverado 1500, the Turbo-Diesel engine can be equipped on the off-roading-ready ZR2 trim. Performance remains one of the Silverado 1500’s strong suits, even compared to other modern-day trucks, so for the performance to stay the same this year isn’t a bad thing.

Class-Leading Cargo Space

The 2024 Chevy Silverado keeps its status as one of the most cargo-friendly pickup trucks you can get. How much space does the Silverado 1500 give you? Like most full-size trucks, there is a trio of bed sizes you can choose from—but what’s special about the Silverado 1500 is that all three of its bed sizes are larger than other trucks. Most notably, the Silverado 1500 has more cargo space than the F-150, which is Chevy’s chief competitor in the pickup truck segment.

Not only does the Chevy Silverado 1500 have significantly more cargo space than the F-150, but it manages this by only incrementally increasing the length of the truck. What it shows is that Chevy’s engineers know how to best make use of the space they have to work with—but how much of a difference are we talking about? The smallest bed size for the F-150 is five feet, five inches long, which is only three inches shorter than the Silverado’s five-foot, eight-inch bed, but the bigger difference lies in how the Silverado’s smallest bed offers 62.9 cu.ft. of space instead of the 52.8 cu.ft. available on the Ford F-150. The difference in cargo space is 19%, but the Silverado’s truck bed is only 4.5% longer. See what we mean?

The same kind of differences can be seen when moving up to the two larger beds: the six-foot, five-inch median and eight-foot long beds for the Ford F-150 contrast to the six-foot, six-inch median and eight-foot, two-inch long beds for Chevy’s full-size pickup. The two formers may only be 1% different in length, but Chevy’s truck has 15% more cargo space in this configuration: Chevy’s 71.7 cu.ft. against Ford’s 62.3 cu.ft. Similarly, the eight-foot, two-inch long bed is only 2% longer than the F-150’s eight-foot long bed, but the Silverado 1500 again has 15% more cargo than the F-150 if you opt for the longest bed.

A Few Changes for 2024

The 2024 Chevy Silverado keeps with the best of the old but also fine-tunes the experience elsewhere and, in some cases, tweaks the base-level experience to fit better in the modern landscape. An example of this is in features like wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, now coming standard with the Silverado 1500. This level of connectivity was formerly limited to higher trims but—like Bluetooth, power windows, and radio before it—auto manufacturers like Chevy have acknowledged that this is becoming a staple in user-friendly amenities. They’re keeping up with the times by bringing more current features to drivers looking to spend less.

A few more of the features that make their way to the entry-level Silverado 1500 are OnStar support, an emergency service you can activate in the event of accidents, flat tires, vehicle breakdowns, etc. The already impressive amount of safety features available on last year’s model is complemented by new additions like Front and Park Rear Assist to safely navigate into a parking space while avoiding collision with any stationary objects; these sensors are affixed on both ends of the Silverado 1500 with the appropriate safety package.

This Year’s the Year to Act

We think this is the year to get yourself a brand-new Chevy Silverado 1500. Chevy’s lineup does not falter, and each year the automotive industry follows in the footsteps of its most prolific leaders, both in sales figures and historic qualities, and there are very few who can hold a candle to the legendary status that Chevrolet has formed over the past 100+ years.

There’s never been a better time to purchase a pickup truck, too, between the incredible amount of performance that triumphs over pickup trucks of the past, the versatility of hauling or towing anything you choose, and the best tech in both multimedia and safety that has graced the far reaches of Chevy’s lineup, from the high-tech electric vehicles to the most family-oriented SUVs, everyone can enjoy the best of what Chevy has to offer.

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