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The Mid-Missouri Powerhouse has long been a “tabernacle of sorts” for trucks: so many of our customers are in love with the Silverado and its towing ability, rugged and go-anywhere work qualities, and signature look of the bow-tie’s coolest bumper comin’ right at ya! The incoming 2023 Chevy Silverado 1500 will arrive as the 4th model year for the 4th-generation nameplate and is expected to see a few changes and updates over the fully refreshed 2022 model year. The staff on duty at GM Authority were hard at work telling their readers about just how cool the 2023 Chevy Silverado Duramax models will be when they are equipped with the new LZO engine.
It will carry similar properties as the LM2 turbodiesel found in the current Silverado 1500, with 3.0 hefty liters of displacement, turbocharged aspiration, and an inline-six-cylinder arrangement. Exciting qualities such as improved fuel economy, lower emissions, and increase in output are expected, and the current 3.0-Liter I6 LM2 turbodiesel offered by the Chevy Silverado Duramax is rated at 277 horsepower at 3,750 rpm and 460-lb ft of torque, yielding 31 mpg on the highway when under the hood of the 1500 RWD models.
The LM2 diesel engine also resides happily (and powerfully) under the hood of the GMC Sierra 1500 and mated to GM 10-speed automatic transmission. You’ll also be able to snag up the refreshed 2022 Chevy Silverado 1500 with the turbocharged 2.7-liter I4 L3B gas engine, and naturally aspirated 6.2-Liter V8 L87 gas engine. Built by hard-working Americans that take massive pride in every inch at the GM Fort Wayne plant in Indiana, the current and coming-year Silverado trucks will offer these great powertrain options, useful bed features, and the bonus of the overland-ready and canyon-crawling pro chops of the ZR2.
More spacious inside than the competition in the form of the ever-aggressively-stanced Ford F150 the Silverado will tow up to 13,300 pounds. The current-year model includes emergency braking, forward collision alert, lane keep assist, and automatic high beams as standard. One of the most noticeable advantages of a body-on-frame pickup compared to a unibody truck is the ability to have multiple cab and bed options such as regular, double, and crew cabs. This year’s Silverado model saw a massive 13.4-inch touchscreen system as an update and now included as standard on the LT, RST, LT Trail Boss, ZR2, LTZ, and High Country.
Chevy has also confirmed that an electric Silverado is coming, and it should boast as much as 400 miles of range and very capable 24-inch wheels. During the Motortrend.com first drive, the Silverado ZR2 was the most impressive to them, with its rock-crawling abilities, slick composure, upgraded skid plates, and special front bumper to improve approach angle.