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Silverado and Sierra 3500 HD DRW models saw an increase in maximum towing capacity to 36,000 pounds (16,000 kg). [58] Due to the global microchip shortage, some 2021 Silverado and Sierra vehicles were built without options like automatic start-stop and heated and ventilated front seats, heated outboard rear seats, and heated steering wheel. [59]
Towing capacity for the 3500 is rated at 16,700 pounds (7,600 kg), and payload capacity was rated at 5,753 pounds (2,610 kg) in the bed depending on options. The addition of 4×4 tends to reduce the towing and carrying capacity by 200–400 lb (91–181 kg), depending upon year and model.
The 6.6 L Duramax turbo-diesel was introduced with the 2500HD and 3500 models that debuted for 2001. The GMT800 1500 Chevrolet Silverado was named the MotorTrend Truck of the Year for 1999, the 2500 HD was awarded Truck of the Year for 2001, and the Chevrolet Avalanche was the Truck of the Year for 2002. [2]
All Silverado and Sierra 1500 models received a revised bumper and shortened front fascia for the 2009 model year, and extended and crew cab models equipped with the Vortec 5300 V8 received a new six-speed 6L80 automatic transmission. The Vortec 6200 V8 was made available for Silverado LT/LTZ and Sierra SLE/SLT models.
The 6L 50 (and similar 6L 45) is a 6-speed longitudinally-mounted automatic transmission produced by General Motors.It is very similar in design to the larger GM 6L 80 and 6L 90, and is produced at GM Powertrain plants in Toledo, Ohio; Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico; and by the independent Punch Powerglide company in Strasbourg, France.
The F-150 had a capacity of over 2000 pounds, compared to 1500 pounds for the F-100. [27] This has led to categorizing trucks similarly, even if their payload capacities are different. The Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra 1500, Ford F-150, Nissan Titan, Ram 1500, and Toyota Tundra are called "half-ton" pickups (1 ⁄ 2-ton). The Chevrolet ...
1991–2007 Chevrolet C/K/Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500; 1991–2007 Chevrolet/GMC Suburban/GMC Yukon XL 1500 and 2500; 1991–2009 Chevrolet Van/Chevrolet Express/GMC Savana 2500 and 3500; 1995–1999 Chevrolet Tahoe/GMC Yukon 6.5L Diesel; 2002–2006 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500; 1992–2006 Hummer H1
For 2010, 2500- and 3500-series vans used the six-speed 6L90 transmission, and the 4.8 L and 6.0 L V8s gained flex-fuel (E85 capability). Coinciding with the discontinuation of the 1500 series, the Vortec 4300 V6 (the final engine derived from the original Chevrolet small-block V8) was discontinued in 2014.