Since GM hasn’t done it yet, Southern Comfort Automotive and Lingenfelter Performance teamed up to deliver us the Reaper; a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado that aims to reap the sales of the Ford F-150 SVT Raptor. Armed with salvo of off-road tools, such as 17-inch beadlock wheels around 33-inch off-road tires, a Fox Racing suspension system, a high clearance bumper, reinforced skidplate, and an integrated floodlight system, the Reaper seems to have the credentials to prey on the Raptor.
It also probably didn’t take you very long to notice the reshaped front fascia. It’s… different. There’s also unique body graphics and badge work to help let everyone know that they’re not just staring at an ordinary Silverado. Just behind the revised grille, however, is a Lingenfelter supercharged V8 engine producing 550 hp using the optional Magnuson TSV1900 supercharger system, which roars through a Corsa exhaust system. To obtain one, select Chevrolet dealerships that sell Southern Comfort pickups will offer them soon. As far as pricing goes, the Reaper is expected to sell from a starting price of the mid $50,000 range, with a fully loaded model coming in the mid $60,000’s.
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Looks really good! Not sure if you need more power in a 4×4 then a 6.2!
I’m sure people will hate on it!
I really like the aggressive look to it. It seems to have the Ram grill going on in the front, but overall its a nice looking truck. I like to see how hit holds up against the Ram Runner and F-150 Raptor. Watching the Ram Runner go against the F-150 Raptor, the Ram had it beat in most but you looking at a kit compared to a factory assembled truck.
This is a nice truck!!! Its just a shame that Ford isn’t going to have the Raptor on their Aluminum F150….
Grill doesn’t look very nice, but the rest of the truck does with that stance
I find the grill to the most striking feature… and definitely like its aggressive look. Would consider buying one if this look is offered in a regular cab.
You guys realize you can build a truck like this on your own! You don’t need GM to build it for you!
Do you guys need somebody else to do all of your thinking for you?
Yeah, but love to see final product and just be able to walk in and say “I’ll take that one!”.
I like the grill but not the hood and headlights. They just do not flow together well but give them plus for trying to make it different. As for the rest of the truck it is fine.
With an aftermarket truck more power is the key to more for the asking price. You really have to do it to justify the higher price.
Brian not everyone can do this let alone do it to the point is has a warranty. The folks with no skills have money that can be harvested too.
As for the Raptor and Aluminum. Well Ford has not released that there will be a Raptor for one. Also the aluminum really takes away just a little weight vs the already light GM truck.
The GM trucks are 400 plus pounds lighter now and with the new aluminum truck bases on the said 700 pounds lighter will only add up to 286 pound difference between the Chevy and the Ford Crew. Note Ford has yet to release a curb weight or even compare the weight to the Chevy of the new truck. They love to tell you it is 700 pounds lighter than their already heavier truck and it is aluminum but fail to give you all the details.
Ford often fudges numbers from HP to saying the F truck line is the best selling as they like to include all the F trucks even the mid weight class that GM is not even in.
I would rather wait for a GM built off road package if they did it. These aftermarket trucks and cars are not normally good values and often are eclipses by the factory at some point. Just look at the Callaway and the Z06.
What is up with that gap between the headlight and the grille? It would look better if there was a insert or something to fill that void.
That Grill and hood looks goofy, it does not flow with headlights. Bumper looks really good along with rest of the truck!
Brian is trying to start a war of words yet again. If you remember a post from a few months back, he said that if you were unable to do these kinds of mods yourself then you didn’t deserve to own it. He thinks guys with money but little mechanical knowhow shouldn’t be allowed to walk into a dealer and write a cheque. Sorry little narrow minded Brian, not everyone is Supermechanic like you:(
Finally I may not have to switch to a Ram to get the power I demand in a truck I have a 2002 3/4 Ton Avalanche 8.1 sooped up and want to retire it to a weekend good weather driver. I have kept it in perfect shape and a lot of mods on it I will not have a diesel and there are no gas engines big enough for a Full Sized Truck today 3 months ago a Toy 4X4 tundra ext. cab ran a Red Light I t-Boned it at 60 MPH and it did only 7,000.00 damage cosmetic only all Repaired now back Perfect didn’t activate air bags or even change front end alignment geometry. can you do the REAPER in a 3X4 ton I want the stronger and bigger axles and Frame in a 3/4 ton
I’ll probably get a lot of flak for this comment, but I don’t care. Ford gives us the Raptor so Chevy ala Lingenfelter gives us Angry Birds. I say this because of the way the hood comes down and in out over the grille. I love the paint job, tires and wheels, and the lift/suspension aspects too.
@brian yes, everybody realizes this, however what makes a package like this as well as the ford raptor so special is that you can actually get a warranty on the package as a whole if something goes wrong at the same time, you can pick one of these up at a dealer, you don’t have to spend time and extra money hunting down manufactures with the highest quality parts, only to realize that you spent more money than you should have, and you have to end up using cheaper parts of a lesser quality.
Remember men build them girls like you drive them! Sad but true! The real sad thing is that these people buy these cars and then act like they we’re the ones who built the car or truck!
Taking out your credit card doesn’t make what you have impressive, what’s impressive is a guy that takes a regular car or truck and does that to it!
Then you can say what you have is impressive!
dude, stop being a dick people can buy what they want. just because you’re sitting at home behind a monitor where you’re safe and nobody can attack you, doesn’t mean you get the right to shove you’re ideas and douchbagery down everybody else’s throats. learn some god damn respect and maybe everybody else would start taking you seriously.
This is a joke, where is the suspension? The Raptor isn’t just about a big motor, it’s about a GREAT suspension with lots of travel and real offroad tires. 33″ on 17″ wheel, please get real. This is a dressed pretender. Lingenfelter is a great engine builder but Ford has Roush, If the stock 6.2L from FORD isn’t enough how about the 2014 ROUSH OFF-ROAD Raptor featuring the new Phase 2 Supercharger Kit for the 6.2L engine that produces a whopping 590HP and 590lb-ft of torque all coupled to real offroad suspension and chassis! That’s a truck!
And Scott the aluminum F150 is 500 to 700 lbs lighter, 500 to 700lbs! as a mechanical Engineer that is huge.
Dude F U
Hate to state the obvious bit this thing is hideous. Guess you can’t put lipstick on a pig.
Just an opinion I know, but nothing subjective about it.
Your wife does where lipstick doesn’t she!
I guess that explains it!
Brian, I’m sick of getting email notifications from your half-baked statements and your constant insults towards the other participants. Do it again and it will be the last time you do so.
Wear, Brian, wear. English, I know, be hard. Graduate from HS and move out of your parents’ basement.
Sorry this new GM truck stuff is a train wreck, with a new bankruptcy sure to follow.
The source of all this being, other than the trucks look 1993 and they are built in Mexico; the General didn’t have the balls to come up with new displacements;4.3, 5.3, 6.2 sounds so old. Silverado and Sierra is the 60 something brand with nothing for the under 40 customer.
Hello Ford, hello Ram, hello Titan, GM didn’t have anything for me besides plastic cuts in the bumper, and Mr. Lingenfelter somehow found a way to make the truck look worse. Didn’t know this was possible, the 03 to 06 half tons set a high bar in ugliness.
i dont know why but i bet you own a ford…and you mad because the reaper is the complete version of what the raptor should of been…you can run your mouth like you want GM is still better than ford at making better cars for what car should be…ford trying to make fun of gm bcz of the bailout…lol do some research and tell me which car manufacturer took the biggest bailout in automotive history.
DOHC engine with no torque,no supercar,cheap brakes,solid axle…ecoboost…lack of power…
now lets talk racing bcz obviously we’re not in 1969 anymore cars should be able to complete a track…
mustang 302 boss laguna seca slower than the z/28 camaro around the laguna seca (11-turn, 2.238-mile ) with more than 5seconds we’re not talking about the nurburgring nordschleife lol…anywayz talking about the ring…did you know that the 05′ ford gt is slower than the 92′ jaguar xj220 by over 5seconds? we’re talking about a 13years gap between these two cars…and dont forget the jaguar was mainly made for straight lines lol and the 05′ z06 from the same year was faster than both of them. and if you’re a dodge fan dont forget we’re not in the early 70’s dodge is now directed by Fiat.
Sorry for the type o! You act like these are term papers and we all are being graded!
As for my mom and dad’s house it’s really nice, I go over there from time to time and remember what being a kid was like!
Then I get in my old classic heavy Chevy and drive back to my huge house, and I go upstairs
And sit in my movie theater with my wife and kids!
See being a asshole doesn’t keep you from having a great life filled with nice things!
GM is doing just fine!
Umm, what you just said makes absolutely no sense. See, if you’re an asshole towards complete total strangers, that tells everyone that you probably treat those of more significance to you the same way. You don’t have a wife because you’re a dick to every woman you meet, and even if you did at some point, she probably divorced your ass because you’re a two faced good for nothing asshole. That big house you supposedly live in, was probably paid for by her money, because you’re too much of an asshole towards your bosses that you can’t keep a job for more than a week. Even if you could get a job, it’s probably a shitty one because at school you were one of those douchebags that sat in the back of the room shooting spitballs and pissing your teachers off that they all flunked you. Your parents, kicked you out of the house at 18 because they couldn’t put up with your douchebagery. Oh and let’s not forget your children who probably hate your guts for treating them like shit, and hurting their mother so badly (if you even did have a wife as I mentioned earlier) that you probably don’t know what they look like because they’ve avoided seeing you for a long period if time. You’re definitely right Brian, it does pay to be an asshole!
hafeez_h, I’m going to give you the same warning I gave Brian. Stop with the trash talk, keep the conversation constructive, or get banned. I don’t care who started it at this point, I shouldn’t have to babysit.
Yeah, sorry about that, guess I got a little too angry and carried away at the same time.
This is one tough looking truck! I presume the off-roadability will certainly compliment those looks! I’m very curious to see how it’ll stack up against the Raptor.
And you just happen to be?
So you have no problem with other people telling me I’m wrong but when I do it I’m the bad guy!
Please explain yourself!
To point out the obvious, I largely run this website. I wrote this article and countless others. And yes, *you* need to mind what you write, because everybody else isn’t on my repeat offenders list. Or you will be banned from participating.
Any words on that ZR2 Colorado/Canyon yet Manoli? I wonder if GM is actually working on this so called “sport truck.”
Speaking of future products, I believe that GM needs to bring a more substantial lineup to The U.S. market. Specifically:
Chevrolet-
3-Door Sonic
Cruze Coupe
Malibu Wagon
Volt 2.0
Buick-
Verano 3/5-Door Hatch
Regal Coupe and Wagon
Anthem (can it get here any sooner!?)
Skylark Sports Sedan On Alpha
GMC-
Envoy Small SUV On Colorado/Canyon Platform
Acadia or Terrain XUV
Cadillac-
ATS Convertible
CTS Wagon
LRX CUV (Lambda or *Omega)
I haven’t heard any updates on the ZR2 as of yet, and I can’t disagree with any of those suggestions. As for an Alpha Buick, it’s coming, but it won’t be called Skylark.
So explain to me what I’m allowed to say on this site you help run? Will I have act like the rest of the sheep and do as they do, have the same opinions they do in order to stay on your good side!
Your right you shouldn’t have to be a babysitter to a bunch of adult’s, but the only reason you are is because a member who got his feelings hurt felt the need to write the man in charge and complain!
What ever happened to freedom of speech and being able to have a opinion without worrying if someone will tell on you?
Let me tell you what I think happens on sites like this, members come across people that they don’t like or don’t support their opinions so they complain to the editor and try to get that member removed!
I can’t believe you would fall for such a attempt!
Like I said please explain these parameters, cuz I would hate to offend anymore of your members!
By the way you do know this is a two way street, meaning those other people that complain about me are doing the same exact thing that I do! So why are you putting me on your shit list?
Have a great day, look forward to hearing back from you!
Here’s my email bbrriiaann1973@gmail.com
No need to give your email, as an administrator, I already have it. And I would like to tell you publicly, so that everyone reading is on the same page.
1. Don’t bastardize freedom of speech. You’re allowed to make points and formulate any opinion you want, no matter how sophisticated or uneducated it may be. It’s when the conversation gets derailed from insults, trolling, and other childish behavior that the line gets drawn. If I were a restaurant owner, and saw that you insulted another one of my patrons like you do on this website (doubtful you would talk this way in public) and disrupted everybody else’s meal, it would be the same situation involving the manager approaching you, and putting an end to the situation. I have no patience or tolerance for this kind of belligerence.
2. Nobody complained to me about you in any way. I am taking the time to bring this up on my own accord. Let’s pull up a record of recent words you have recently hashed out:
“Remember men build them girls like you drive them! Sad but true! ”
“Your wife does where lipstick doesn’t she! I guess that explains it!”
“On another note I think Sandusky did the same thing with his kids!”
“You mean blow job! Who in the fuck says head job! Are you kidding me and you call me a moron!”
“I think you mean hand job! Anyway I guess you don’t like the term reality! Or maybe it’s just that the truth hurts to much for you to handle!”
… and much, much more. Everything above is neither constructive, nor called for. Now that I’ve taught you the difference between an opinion and an insult, you can no longer plead ignorance. We all have a better time talking cars when we stay civil.
Looks good, but they need to go back to the drawing board to improve that grill (i say a, body color matched, stock grill would look better than this), and the most important thing is this truck has to perform.
I don’t agree with all of your points and I wish you were a bit more open minded but I don’t get to make the rules!
This is your baby so I will fall in line with all the others and be my boring self!
I do love GM!
We sure have come along way in this country!
And what points can’t you agree with, exactly? Did I attack your opinions on vehicles? No. Did I belittle you and call you names? No. If you think insulting somebody is the only way to get your point across, then this isn’t the place for you. Besides, you would sound A LOT more intelligent and even respectable if you’re more eloquent with your stances, rather than simply attacking anyone who doesn’t disagree. Be as boring as you like, be as entertaining as you like, just don’t be a troll.
I don’t agree with the idea of not letting adults talk in the manner they want to what ever form it takes! My stance would be if you don’t like it go somewhere else! But like I said I don’t make the rules!
It’s like when someone thinks a TV show is too offensive and they try to get the show cancelled instead of just turning the channel and not watching! It’s called forced sensoring!
We are all adults and we should all be able to take a few insults here and there, you would agree I’m not the only one who has done this!
As for trolling if that’s what you think I do, are you going stop those people who come on your site and bash GM?
If I ran this site I would be more offended by that then some name calling!
Look I’ve made my point it’s not going to change your mind and I understand this so I will bit my tongue and be as nice as possible to your members even though I don’t agree!
Have a nice day!
Who do you think you are telling everyone else to “change the channel” when you’re the one that badgers other participants in the way you do? I’m rather versed in media law and freedom of speech thanks to my journalism degree, and this conversation has nothing to do with cancelling a show people watch. If it were me writing something you didn’t agree with in an article, then you can apply that analogy. So to compare you being told not heckle people as a violation of your freedom of speech is twisted and misplaced. Myself and other administrators have banned plenty of people before you came around for turning the comment section into a mosh pit, and I’m sure there will be plenty more. Don’t think you’re somehow the only one.
As for people that come in and “bash GM,” honestly, they can say what they want, so long as they’re not directly insulting anybody, and it helps if they have educated opinions rather than just spewing the banter Fox News churns out. GM isn’t sacred nor perfect, and I won’t pretend like it is. But it’s an automaker we base this website on covering, and it’s an automaker we believe in nonetheless.
Brian please give it a rest. I’ve had to learn my lessons in some ways here to a degree and I am tired of having all these come to my e-mail. These guys try to do a good job at this and I like them for that, besides we may not always agree with each other but respect is the key and IMO utter crudeness doesn’t get any of us anywhere. Thank you all.
Okay we just disagree on these points! I’ll leave your sensitive members alone!
I too have a great life. I am a professional athlete and I drive a Z06 on most days and an Escalade when it rains. My wife is an internationally known model. I have a tree in my yard that grows money.
Can I pat you on your back?
i dont know why but i bet you own a ford…and you mad because the reaper is the complete version of what the raptor should of been…you can run your mouth like you want GM is still better than ford at making better cars for what car should be…ford trying to make fun of gm bcz of the bailout…lol do some research and tell me which car manufacturer took the biggest bailout in automotive history.
DOHC engine with no torque,no supercar,cheap brakes,solid axle…ecoboost…lack of power…
now lets talk racing bcz obviously we’re not in 1969 anymore cars should be able to complete a track…
mustang 302 boss laguna seca slower than the z/28 camaro around the laguna seca (11-turn, 2.238-mile ) with more than 5seconds we’re not talking about the nurburgring nordschleife lol…anywayz talking about the ring…did you know that the 05′ ford gt is slower than the 92′ jaguar xj220 by over 5seconds? we’re talking about a 13years gap between these two cars…and dont forget the jaguar was mainly made for straight lines lol and the 05′ z06 from the same year was faster than both of them. and if you’re a dodge fan dont forget we’re not in the early 70’s dodge is now directed by Fiat.
Yea Ford sucks
Why so many dislikes your absolutley correct.
Th Reaper sounds cool, but the looks of the truck looks like a pig. The Ford Raptor Super Cab is a good looking truck compared to the Chevrolet Reaper Super Cab it looks more like a crew cab. It doesn’t look like a family truck. It looks more like your hauling the guys to a work site not the family on a trip to the great outdoors. Chevrolet and Dodge make a super cab, but the door handles are on the outside of the truck and not hidden like the one on the Ford super cab trucks. To me the Chevrolet and the Dodge trucks with the door handles on the outside of the supper cabs make them look more like a crew cab. You can’t tell them apart from the crew cab trucks.