Chevrolet Shows The New Silverado To Dealers, Announces New High Country Luxury Model

"A higher-end Chevy gives GMC the ability to move up. And Chevy can also move up. There's no reason GM's volume pickup brand shouldn't have something to go up against" the premium offerings of Ford and Ram.

Either that, or it kills GMC...

3-4 inches taller sounds strange...taller as in ride height or actually making the body taller? Why??? These trucks are huge the way it is now...

3-4 inches taller sounds strange...taller as in ride height or actually making the body taller? Why??? These trucks are huge the way it is now...

I couldn't tell. The Automotive News report doesn't say if its the ride height or body..

More room inside for us tall folks is a good thing!

More room inside for us tall folks is a good thing!

Like this..

Must mean ride height, but even that doesn't seem to be necc. 3-4 inches in cab height would be lunacy, IMO.

GM trucks seem to ride low, but making them ride higher seems to run counter to a goal of better aero to meet the asinine CAFE standards. I guess in surveys, people who prefer Ford or Dodge like the higher-riding look of those other trucks.

The current Dodge half-ton 4X4 seems to ride low, I honestly cannot tell it from a 2-wheel drive unless I see the 4X4 badge, yet it seems taller than a Chevy to me.

I wonder if the 3-4 inches may be in bed height? Ford went to a deeper taller sided bed and I wonder if Chevy has followed.

The Truck were already very roomy inside and to make them taller would only make them look like the wheels look too small with larger fender gaps.

We have seen the photo's it may be time to look and compare again.

In the Photo's I have seen the greatest changes I expect will be in engine and weight as they look as if they are only seeing detail changes. I suspect they have bigger changes in 5 years plannned as this update is only like the C7. That would be a short term change for a model over due for change since the new money is here. The bigger changes they would like would have delayed the trucks even more.

A member of GMInsideNews ("rumblebuffin") whipped up this rendering of the upcoming Silverado. My gut tells me he pretty much nailed it.

I hear the Ram and Dakota are waiting by the phone at the moment to make a call about that tailgate design ...

That's brawny! Gives GMT400 vibe.

Fantastic render, very thorough according to the latest spy photos. Looks hot!

Wow! Hot!

Can't wait to see what the Sierra will look like

The next-gen Silverado will be about three to four inches taller than the current model and have a brawny look. Extended-cab models will get rear-doors. Dealers say this move will help sales of extended-cab models. Crew-cab models will see an increase in rear legroom and a optional 6 1/2-foot bed.

Apparently none of these dealers realized the trucks they've been selling for the past 13 years had rear doors that opened on extended cab models...

To be honest, I get a '70s Chevy truck vibe from the styling.

After looking at the sketch above and reviewing the AutoBlog spy pictures again, I think the drawing's headlights are off. They are too much in the vein of the current (GMT-900) Silverado and I don't think they match the spy shot very well. I feel the headlights will be more GMT-400/800 like - longer - than square. Other than that, the sketch is still

For reference, here's the spy shot I'm referencing: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-chevrolet-silverado-spy-shots-0/full/#photo-5329937/

Edited October 8, 201212 yr by GMTruckGuy74

After looking at the sketch above and reviewing the AutoBlog spy pictures again, I think the drawing's headlights are off. They are too much in the vein of the current (GMT-900) Silverado and I don't think they match the spy shot very well. I feel the headlights will be more GMT-400/800 like - longer - than square. Other than that, the sketch is still

For reference, here's the spy shot I'm referencing: http://www.autoblog....#photo-5329937/

Hmmm ... I think the camo-bra on the front of that truck could be throwing you off just a bit.

The elements and details of the sketch's headlights seem to be correct however, regardless.

Looks like the bottom of the grille is V'd like the Malibu's, for example.

Sketch looks very good IMO, but the ride height & those tires (which look to be about 35"ers) is not going to match production.

Hmmm ... I think the camo-bra on the front of that truck could be throwing you off just a bit.

The elements and details of the sketch's headlights seem to be correct however, regardless.

I think we're both seeing it differently!

Here's how I view it:

Current:

Sketch:

Spy Shot:

2001 Silverado Headlight:

I still see more length in the spy shot headlight than what the sketch indicates.

Regardless, SeawolfPaul's artwork is awesome!!

Edited October 8, 201212 yr by GMTruckGuy74