Why are Chevy Trucks the Most Popular in America?

What’s the most American thing you can think of? Some people might say the bald eagle, apple pie, or baseball. It’s hard to talk about American excellence for too long without mentioning pickup trucks. No other country on Earth makes trucks quite like the United States, and the Silverado is the best of the best.

Why the Chevy Silverado Is the Most Popular Truck in the USA

First, which is the most popular truck in America? Ford and General Motors both claim to make the most popular trucks. One difference is that Ford sells all of its trucks under the F-Series label, while GM splits its offering between Chevrolet and GMC. When you take this into account, you’ll see that American drivers undoubtedly prefer trucks from General Motors, especially the Chevrolet Silverado.

Chevrolet further backs up the claim that the Silverado is the number one best-selling retail full-size pickup truck by pointing to the data. The claim is based on S&P Global Mobility 2022 calendar year-end United States new vehicle registrations using GM custom retail registration type in the GM ½ ton, ¾ ton, and 1-ton large pickup segments. Without diving too far into the data, suffice it to say you don’t have to be a statistician to understand why people prefer Chevy trucks.

There are several reasons this impressive vehicle has risen to the top of an extremely competitive market. The horsepower, torque, trailering, and maximum available payload are all impressive, even by American truck standards. The most popular Chevy truck is just as capable on trails and job sites as it is on the highway.

The Silverado also proves you don’t have to sacrifice comfort or style to get hard work. The interior is spacious, comfortable, and functional. The technology is premium, too – from the active safety and driver assistant features to the intuitive infotainment capabilities.

It also helps that there’s a new Chevy Silverado for everyone. If you’re looking for something effective without a lot of bells and whistles, a low trim level will make sure you get what you need and stay within your budget. If you want to indulge yourself with a little bit of luxury, you can always opt for a higher trim level that will deliver more soft touches.

Offering great features isn’t enough for some pickup truck owners. Rugged dependability is especially important for this type of vehicle, and Chevrolet has a long history of cranking out terrific machines. The dependable quality of these American trucks is one of the biggest reasons they’ve become so popular among drivers who expect the best.

To be fair, though, most of the top pickup trucks are impressive in their own ways. To win over so many hearts and minds, the Silverado has had to go above and beyond with features and offerings like the following.

You Can Get Super Cruise

Super Cruise is Chevrolet’s newest driver assistance feature. They describe it as the first driver assistance technology that’s truly hands-free for compatible roads. This futuristic technology is available now. Drivers can expect the number of compatible roads to grow steadily, and Chevrolet continues to work on new Super Cruise features as well.

It’s worth noting that even an advanced technology like Super Cruise is no replacement for human attention. With that said, an attentive driver can use Super Cruise to drive the vehicle with no hands needed, so long as the conditions are right. The Driver Attention System will ensure that the driver still pays attention to what’s ahead of them.

Chevrolet Connected Services makes Super Cruise work with real-time cameras, GPS, sensors, and LiDAR map data. It can detect traffic, obstacles, and curbs to keep you in the center of your lane and get you where you need to go. So far, Super Cruise works on more than 400,000 miles of compatible roads throughout the United States and Canada.

The features include lane change and demand. You turn your blinker on, and the vehicle will automatically change lanes in the desired direction at the next opportunity. Then there’s automatic lane changing, which can take you around slower traffic. If there’s no way around the slow traffic, your vehicle will simply adjust speed appropriately.

Imagine how easy this could make your next road trip! Because it’s the Chevrolet Silverado, though, there’s a good chance you might need to tow something eventually. Super Cruise even works when trailering and will adjust driving styles and stopping distances accordingly.

The ZR2 Option

The Silverado is developing somewhat of a reputation for boldly going where roads won’t. The Silverado ZR2 is a big part of why Chevrolet earned that reputation. As soon as you get a look at the aggressive styling of this truck, you’ll be eager to get behind the wheel and see what it can do.

Things only get better from there. Even more than other Chevy trucks, the Silverado ZR2 can go just about anywhere and do just about anything without getting stuck. The body is wide enough to provide a strong base and plenty of interior space but narrow enough to optimize maneuverability.

A 6.2L V8 engine provides the type of power that can take you to all the ends of the Earth, and a 10-speed automatic transmission ensures you’ll be able to enjoy a smooth ride. The 2023 Chevy Silverado ZR2 Bison adds AEV Bison front and rear differentials, as well as AEV Bison front and rear bumpers. This is the perfect truck for someone who likes to head far from Phoenix and push a vehicle to its limits at the end of a hard week.

You Can Get a V8 or a Diesel

Chevy diesel trucks have become known as some of the biggest and most desired vehicles in the world. Now Chevrolet offers four engine options for the 2023 Silverado. Each one of these has a lot to offer in its own way:

• 2.7-Liter Turbo High-Output
  
  • 310 horsepower
  • 430 pound-feet of torque
• 5.3-Liter Ecotec3 V8
  • 355 horsepower
  • 383 pound-feet of torque
• 6.2-Liter Ecotec3 V8
  
  • 420 horsepower
  • 460 pound-feet of torque
• Duramax 3.0-Liter Turbo-Diesel
  
  • 305 horsepower
  • 495 pound-feet of torque

Depending on the efficiency, capabilities, and fuel type you’re looking for in an engine, one of these will be perfect for your next Silverado.

You Can Get a Multi-Camera Towing System

The new Silverado uses eight available cameras to offer as many as 14 camera views. This type of visibility empowers Trailer Side Blind Zone Alert and the Advanced Trailering System. It’s never been easier to watch whatever you’re hauling.

Like most truck enthusiasts, we could go on about the Silverado all day. To learn more about why this is the most popular truck in America, though, you should get behind the wheel and see for yourself. You can make that happen at your nearest Valley Chevy dealership.

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