The big burly Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Heavy Duty is primed and ready to roll out in 2025, with a series of nips and tucks.
GM Specialty Vehicles (GMSV) has made some key styling changes to the big US pick-up truck.
Leading the charge are blacked-out front and rear bumpers with red recovery hooks and gloss black alloy wheels.
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There are three new colours to choose from including a metallic grey and a blue paint job.
The core of the Silverado 2500 HD remains the same.
Its monster 6.6-litre turbo-diesel V8 engine pumps out a whopping 350kW and 1322Nm. It can tow up to 4500kg and is packed with luxury gear.
Some of the interior highlights include a big multimedia and digital driver’s display, heated and ventilated synthetic leather bound seats, heated steering wheel, sunroof and Bose stereo.
The mildly updated 2500 HD is now $3500 more expensive, with prices starting at $166,500 (before on-road costs).
The Silverado 2500 HD is proving a hit with Aussie monster truck drivers who need to tow.
Almost 1500 found a new home in 2024, which was an increase of 33 per cent on the year before.
2025 is off to a cracking start, too, with sales up by more than 20 per cent through the first two months.
Chevrolet has now cemented itself as the king of the big slab-of-beef US trucks Down Under with the 2500 and 1500 commanding more than 36 per cent of the market.
Ram is the next best with its line-up accounting for 31 per cent of sales. The Ford F-150 has carved off 24 per cent of the market and the Toyota Tundra brings up the rear with about eight per cent of sales.
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