ONE-TICKET BOOK REVIEW NEW Silverado Work Truck ARTICLE SUMMARY
The Silverado was greatly re-engineered for 2013. The new ½-ton pickup has three brand-new, truck-oriented, high- est-tech engines, and a super-solid B- pillar for the Extended Cab (now called Double Cab). There are good reasons the Silverado has the highest residual value of any pickup.
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BY POLICE FLEET MANAGER STAFF How close is the 1WT Work Truck to a
The new Silverado has new exterior, new interior, new doors, new box and new engines. The Silverado 1WT may be the starting point for a Silverado Special Service Vehicle package.
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hevrolet is committed to providing a pickup truck specifi c for police use. In 2005, they were the fi rst of the automakers to provide the Michigan State
Police with a pickup to evaluate during their annual vehicle tests. They selected the ¾-ton, (2500 HD) Crew Cab in 4x4 as the basis for their police truck. Powered by the 6.6L diesel V8 and equipped with one of
the high-lift Military off-road packages, this police prototype was a bit of overkill. However, it proved one point. Chevro- let knows what the police really need is a ½-ton work truck
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with a few deletes and a few options.
Redesigned Silverado “Re-engineered from hood to hitch” is what Chevrolet says about the new Silverado. In fact, it is newer than it looks, starting with three brand-new engines. While the Silverado is not available with a Special Service Vehicle package, the new truck is important for two reasons. First, Chevy is again strongly considering such a package. Second, the 2014 Silverado gives us clues to the totally new 2015 Tahoe,
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