2014 Chevy Cheyenne Specs
The latest iteration of Chevrolet's big-selling Silverado is here, and—surprise!—it looks pretty much like the last one. But don't be fooled by the exterior's minor evolutionary changes; Chevy's marketing may Run Deep, but its engineering squad dug deep with this new full-size pickup, implementing a host of improvements where buyers will have a hard time seeing them. Three all-new engines join the all-new body and chassis, and are designed to provide equal parts toughness and better fuel economy. Customers may not be able to spot the changes, but Chevy is hoping they'll be able to feel them.
You may need to closely study photos of the 2014 Silverado and the 2013 model it replaces in order to identify specific cosmetic differences between the two, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The outgoing model is fairly handsome, and recent updates to the Silverado's key domestic competitors—the 2013 Ram 1500 and the Ford F-150—haven't delivered radical stylistic changes, either. The new truck's appearance hews closely to the old one's, but things have been softened slightly in the name of aerodynamics, especially up front. Chevy also beefed up the new Silverado's fender flares, added more-intricate detailing to the grille, made projector-beam headlights available, and rendered the hood in lightweight aluminum.
Inside, the new Silverado has received a total overhaul that brings both a more modern look and more-modern equipment. The dashboard is more upright and blocky than before, but looks classier than the outgoing truck's bland, plasticky unit. Chevrolet's MyLink infotainment system is available, as is an eight-inch touch screen as well as a 4.2-inch color display in the gauge cluster. Like in the upcoming 2014 Impala sedan, the Silverado's MyLink setup allows for natural-language voice commands and can link up to 10 devices. The ride should be more pleasant thanks to new doors that now are inset into the body sides instead of wrapping around to meet the roof, reducing road and wind noise. Triple door seals further boost the Silverado's quietness quotient, as do new front-hinged rear doors on extended-cab models.
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Strong, Like Pickup Truck!
The Silverado's buff body is again mounted to a fully boxed steel-ladder-frame chassis with a hydroformed front section, but the cab mounts are now of the shear-style variety. Chevy says these mounts (think of the connection as being two elements—one from the cab, the other from the chassis—sliding over one another) do a better job of resisting up-down and lateral movements and isolating the cab from the chassis. The cab is stronger than before, and almost two-thirds of it is made from high-strength steel for improved stiffness and crash performance. To aid drivers in their quest to not crash into stuff, the new Silverado is available with a camera-based forward-collision-warning system, as well as a lane-departure warning setup. A seat that vibrates to alert the driver of impending collisions is borrowed from Cadillac's gadgetry bin; drivers who don't like cheap thrills can set the collision-avoidance tech to give audible alerts.
As for that thing behind the pickup cab, three box lengths—5 feet, 8 inches; 6 feet, 6 inches; and 8 feet—are again available, but for 2014 Crew Cab buyers can now opt for the 6.5-foot bed length rather than the standard five-and-two-thirds footer. The tailgate boasts an internal torsion bar and rotary damper that make opening and closing the unit less click-slam-bang and more click-whoosh-whiff. Call us crazy, but we kind of dig the at-times violent and manly slam that accompanies the act of opening an undamped tailgate. LED lights that run beneath the box rails to illuminate the bed are available, and Chevy added a built-in step in each corner of the rear bumper to ease access to the load area. The company is quick to point out that the step (called CornerStep in GM-speak) works whether the tailgate is open or closed—an un-subtle dig at Ford's Tailgate Step that deploys from the F-150's open tailgate.
This Ain't Your Sister's Full-Size Rig
Okay, if your sister bought the new Silverado, she would look tougher than you, since the new truck boasts an all-new lineup of three powerful engines. How powerful are they? Actually, Chevrolet hasn't yet released output figures for any of the mills, but the company says all the powerplants are more powerful. So back to the all-new part: For 2014 there is a 4.3-liter V-6, a 5.3-liter small-block V-8, and a 6.2-liter small-block V-8. All three engines feature an aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection, and cylinder-deactivation technology as standard. On the V-8s, cylinder deactivation cuts fuel and spark to four of the cylinders, while on the V-6 the system darkens two pots under light load. All three engines have relatively high compression ratios for improved efficiency; the 4.3-liter V-6 and 5.3-liter V-8 run at 11.0:1, while the 6.2-liter V-8 has an 11.5:1 ratio.
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The trio of engines replaces the 2013 Silverado's ancient 4.3-liter V-6 and previous-generation 4.8- and 5.3-liter small-block V-8s. Interestingly, the new V-6 is related to the pair of new small-block V-8s, which themselves come from GM's latest Gen V small-block family that launched with the 2014 Corvette's 6.2-liter V-8. Like that sports car's small-block, the Silverado's eights feature a structural aluminum oil pan, cast-in iron cylinder liners, new cast-iron exhaust manifolds, and a variable-displacement oil pump. Chevrolet ditched the outgoing Silverado's base four-speed automatic transmission and made a six-speed slushbox standard across the line. And, of course, the new Silverado can be spec'd with either two wheels driven or all four.
The power-steering rack now is electrically assisted, front springs are 25- to 30-percent stiffer, and the wheels are half-an-inch wider across the board for, Chevy says, better handling. All Silverados have standard four-wheel disc brakes, but for 2014 rotors feature a hardened surface that resists rusting and can potentially lengthen the units' lifespan. Chevrolet says it put a lot of work into the truck's aerodynamics, and as a result, there is plenty of underbody cladding, a pair of air-deflecting spats in front of each rear wheel, and a "carefully sealed" front end.
Fuel-economy data, engine outputs, and pricing will be released closer to the truck's on-sale date early next year. Lately there's been a dual-theater powertrain war going on in the full-size pickup realm—one front devoted to high fuel-economy numbers and the other to balls-out brawn—and we're interested to see where the Silverado's new engines stand. Given the truck's importance as a profit center for GM, it's going to have to deliver on both fronts.
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