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The 3 ⁄ 4-ton 4x4 models were discontinued, with 4x4 being exclusive to 1-ton trucks. Chevrolet adopted GMC's payload nomenclature, with the R20 and R/V30 being replaced with the R2500 and R/V3500 respectively. GMC models no longer used the R/V designations, instead simply being referred to as series 2500/3500 2WD and series 3500 4x4 trucks.
While relatively straight-lined and boxy in appearance (leading to their "square-body" nickname from the public [2]) the Rounded Line trucks were the first generation of the C/K to be designed with the use of computers and wind tunnels, optimizing the exterior shape for lower drag and improved fuel economy. The chassis was an all-new design ...
For 1 ⁄ 2-ton and 3 ⁄ 4-ton C-series trucks (two-wheel drive), the independent front suspension design of the first generation was largely carried over from 1963 to 1966, using upper and lower control arms with coil springs. [5] K-series 4x4 trucks for both division were leaf-sprung on both front and rear axles, including a live front axle ...
1961 Chevrolet Apache C10. The first-generation C/K trucks are built using body-on-frame construction. Diverging from light truck design precedent, the C/K ended its use of straight frame rails, adopting a drop-center design; 1 ⁄ 2-ton and 3 ⁄ 4-ton trucks used a hybrid of an X-frame and perimeter-frame layout, while 1-ton trucks used a drop-center ladder frame.
For the 1992 model year, GM full-size SUVs underwent their first redesign since 1973, becoming part of the fourth-generation C/K model family. Nearly five years after pickup trucks made their debut, the Suburban (marketed by both Chevrolet and GMC) was released, again derived from the crew-cab pickup truck body (itself debuting for 1992).
The Chevrolet Silverado EV is a battery electric full-size pickup truck, to go on sale in Fall 2023 as part of the 2024 model year. Although it uses the Silverado nameplate, it shares few structural traits with the Silverado line, and is instead based on the electric platform used by the GMC Hummer EV.
A new sex trend among college students is getting attention on TikTok − and it has doctors worried.. That trend is using honey packets, a controversial supplement marketed for sexual enhancement ...
First-generation Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD (2001–02 Regular Cab) The GMT800 Silverado/Sierra 1500 and 2500 pickup trucks were released in August 1998 as 1999 models. The "classic" light-duty GMT400 C/K trucks continued to be produced for the first two years alongside the new models, and the Heavy-Duty GMT400 pickups (alongside the GMT400 SUVs) were continued until 2000, with the new GMT800 ...