What Do You Want To Know About The 2015 Silverado 2500HD?

"Andrew T. Maness" (theroadlessdriven) 09/26/2014 at 20:30 • Filed to: Test Drive, Truck Yeah, Chevrolet, Truckin, 2500 HD, TRLD, The Road Less Driven, GM, Jalopnik, Oppo, Car Buying

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*Re-Post With Photos I Took At A Job Site I've Been Wanting To Check Out*

Yup, that's right I got me a big ol work truck for the next week instead of the Camaro ZL1. Obviously I'm not taking this behemoth on the Pacific Northwest hunt for great driving roads. Instead I think I'll head east into the San Bernardino area, get this thing dirty.

The particular model I've got has a CNG tank in the bed which is activated by a toggle switch in the cabin. The 6.0L V-8 has specialty valves hardened specifically for this configuration in addition to valve seats for CNG. Apparently this is important because it's a featured bullet point in the information booklet. When the CNG tank is empty, the engine automatically switches back to sucking your wallet dry the old fashioned way, through a 36 gallon tank.

It's got the toys you'd expect in a top tier work truck, 4GLTE hotspot, under seat storage, channel lock to XM 60, Outlaw Country. The one I've been lent is an ostentatious "Blue Topaz Metallic" that for some reason doesn't come up on Chevrolet's website as a color option. I 'm going to shoot the truck this evening when the light is good but here's something to tide you rabid bastards over. Check out the 2500 in it's natural habitat.

See? Very, very blue. Almost feels wrong on this truck but hey, men love blue right?

So what do you want to know? Should I attempt to drift it? Should I outfit it with Dodgers logos and flags? Maybe I should sign up for Uber for the week. Tell me what you wanna see done with this thing and I'll do my best to make it happen. After all, I owe the internet something good seeing as it should have been magical ZL1 delivery day.

jkm7680 > Andrew T. Maness 09/25/2014 at 16:15

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Remove it from the pavement!

OPPOsaurus WRX > Andrew T. Maness 09/25/2014 at 16:18

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can you fit a Smart in the bed? Pics or it didn;t happen

fhrblig > Andrew T. Maness 09/25/2014 at 16:20

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Pickup trucks can be fun on twisty roads too. Just be a bit more careful.

My citroen won't start > Andrew T. Maness 09/25/2014 at 16:31

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Why are the wheel arches square when the wheels are round and why is the gap between the wheel arches and the wells so large if the front is hanging a bit low?

Lekker > My citroen won't start 09/25/2014 at 16:43

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Less material, which is also less weight. Large wells for suspension travel.

CruzeHatch > My citroen won't start 09/25/2014 at 16:52

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It's for loading. When loaded as intended the truck will sit level. Rather than have it sit level and squat when loaded.

CruzeHatch > Andrew T. Maness 09/25/2014 at 16:53

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Pfft they didn't even give you the Duramax to bomb around in? Lame. That Duramax would have been (almost) as much fun as that ZL1.

My citroen won't start > CruzeHatch 09/25/2014 at 16:58

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But why isn't the gap so large in the tundra and ford?

Andrew T. Maness > CruzeHatch 09/26/2014 at 01:03

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I know right? I'm a big fan the Duramax, friend has one back in VT that routinely gets him in trouble with the super troopers.

Andrew T. Maness > OPPOsaurus WRX 09/26/2014 at 01:05

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That's a great idea but I already know the answer. CNG tank takes up a solid 2 feet of bed space and it's only a 6ft'er to begin with.

ly2v8-Brian > fhrblig 09/26/2014 at 12:43

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This is true I do that with mine.

CruzeHatch > My citroen won't start 09/26/2014 at 15:23

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Marketing pics maybe? My boss has an 11 F350 that looks like the one in that marketing pic and his has a gap too that the truck in that pic doesn't lol

Viggen > Andrew T. Maness 09/26/2014 at 21:02

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Does it flex?

HammerheadFistpunch > Andrew T. Maness 09/26/2014 at 21:09

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you need a powerstroke sticker, a "if you can't dodge it ram it" and Calvin peeing on a Bowtie. heads would explode