2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD ZR2 Bison Off-Roading Experience

As trucks have become more and more popular in the last few years at the Mid Missouri Powerhouse, more than half of proud Silverado HD owners frequently ditch the pavement to experience off-roading adventures. Chevy has been working on a ZR2 version of its heavy-duty trucks for 2023, and no awesome terrain-conquering detail has been left untapped. It’s ready for the many challenging boulders, divots, drops, and ruts that trails offer courtesy of 25-inch Goodyear Wrangler MT tires, new front suspension arms, a locking rear differential, and amazingly effective Multimatic spool-valve shock absorbers. 

This is one hefty rig that shows up primed and ready for action with not a shard of weakness and maintains segment-leading tow ratings with its standard 6.6-liter Gasoline V8 or the optional 6.6-liter turbodiesel V8. To ensure that all bases were covered as far as the rough and tumble competition, it was necessary to join forces with American Expedition Vehicles to build a competent truck that was thoroughly ready for taking on terrain ranging from desperado dirt running to all-out boulder smashing. 

As a very sweet above-and-beyond option for the 2024 Silverado 2500 HD ZR2, this upgrade equips you with winch compatible very rugged AEV steel bumpers, hefty integrated recovery points for the front and rear, 18-inch AEV alloy wheels, and amazing boron-steel skid plates protecting the valuables underneath such as the transfer case. The KBB.com auto review team was dispatched with the Bizon to Johnson Valley, California, and during the first leg of the trip, they appreciated the incredibly quiet quality of comfort and very relaxed driving demeanor. With dirt roads immediately up on the agenda, the spool-valve Multimatic dampers did a great job of keeping the 8,450-lb truck from bouncing around too much on the challenging washboard stretches the crew encountered. 

A rocky and very sandy climb was next on the list, which the large Bison clamored up without any trace of breaking a sweat. They did rely heavily on the forward-facing camera, which enabled them to position the Bison directly where they needed it to be as they crept along and were faring greatly with the well-allocated 957 lb-ft of torque. On the way down things got a bit tougher, and the crew found themselves situating their XXL Goodyears directly on a few rocks instead of conveniently traversing around them. The final challenge was a short climb that was littered with dangerous rocks, and the troupe was relieved when they at least did not need spotters to conquer the challenge. 

The Bison’s 11.8 inches of ground clearance had massively saved the day in this instance, and the group had driven right up and over individual rocks and then had to set the Bison down gently while exercising very precise brake modulation. With a bit of patience and a hardcore focus on the line they wanted to tow, they were able to claim victory without any scraping carnage to the awesome truck’s sweet red paint job. This truck is bound to appeal to those who need a very luxurious workhouse for hauling and towing, who will be comforted by the fact that they can weather anything “insanity-grade” hazard navigating drops in their way!