2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD: New Car Review

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Few pickup trucks are as capable or as enormous as a heavy-duty Chevrolet Silverado. Designed for serious commercial-grade applications rather than around-town driving, the Silverado HD is a work truck above all else, and the 3500 is at the top of the heap. While the 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD was fully redesigned last year with new equipment, a new look and more refinements, don't let the changes fool you: This is still a competent truck that can handle just about anything you throw at it.
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What's New for 2016?

After a full redesign last year, the Silverado 3500HD offers only minor updates for 2016, including a revised MyLink infotainment system, a new wireless charging feature and newly available HD Radio.

What We Like

Huge towing and hauling abilities; massive power and torque; capable for any job; newly redesigned interior offers major improvement

What We Don't

No manual transmission; no self-leveling suspension like in the RAM HD; pricing starting to grow huge

How Much?

$35,300-$55,900

Fuel Economy

The 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD offers two engines. Standard is a 6.0-liter V8 that makes 360 horsepower and 380 lb-ft of torque; it's offered in gasoline or bi-fuel varieties, with the latter capable of running off gasoline or compressed natural gas. Shoppers who want more power can go for the truck's optional 6.6-liter turbodiesel V8, which makes a little more hp (397) and an especially muscular 765 lb-ft of torque.

Unfortunately, official fuel economy ratings aren't available since the Environmental Protection Agency doesn't rate vehicles as large as the Silverado 3500HD, but suffice it to say that these trucks aren't for the fuel-conscious. Most drivers receive around 12 miles per gallon in the city and 17 mpg on the highway, regardless of engine choice.

Standard Features & Options

As you might expect, the Silverado 3500HD offers a long list of available trim levels, body styles and configurations. There are regular cabs, crew cabs and extended cabs. There are regular beds and long beds, the aforementioned gasoline or diesel engines and 2- or 4-wheel drive. Shoppers even have the ability to choose between two or four rear wheels, depending on the payload capacity needed.

In terms of trim levels, the Silverado 3500HD offers four. There's a base-level Work Truck (WT), a midlevel LT, an upscale LTZ and a luxurious High Country.

Choose the Work Truck ($35,300), and you'll find only basic transportation. Designed for use on gritty job sites, this model includes only an AM/FM stereo with an auxiliary port (but no CD player), vinyl seating, air conditioning and little else. It's so basic that items most drivers take for granted, such as keyless entry and power mirrors, aren't even standard.

For a few more creature comforts, you'll need to step up to the LT ($39,200). It includes a more generous list of standard equipment, ranging from power mirrors and tinted glass to alloy wheels, a CD player, satellite radio and Chevrolet's MyLink infotainment system.

Next up is the LTZ ($48,000), which is only available in double-cab or crew-cab configurations. It includes features such as fog lights, larger alloy wheels, chrome trim, a larger center touchscreen, leather upholstery with heated front seats, a backup camera, dual-zone automatic climate control, power-folding mirrors and an automatic locking rear differential.

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