As it currently stands, the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado has front fascia that’s similar, but different from that of the 2015 Silverado HD lineup. The biggest difference lies in the fascia trim piece that runs between the headlamp clusters and grille: the one on the 1500 truck features two separate trim pieces — one that wraps the top-level light cluster, and another that wraps the lower-level cluster. The HD truck, meanwhile, unifies the two clusters with a solid piece of trim, giving the fascia a bolder, tougher look — in our opinion.
The front fascia of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
In noticing this, we’ve put together the above rendering showing how a Silverado 1500 would look like with if it were to put on an HD fascia. If General Motors/Chevrolet were to apply this kind of styling treatment to the Silverado 1500, it would unify the appearance of the brand’s truck lineup, thereby increasing the general awareness and value of the nameplate. Plus, it could also silence those detractors critics haters who dislike the appearance of the low-duty truck.
So, what do you think? Does the Silverado 1500 look good with the HD nose, and should Chevy unify on a consistent look across the Silverado line? Vote in the poll, and talk to us in the comments section below.
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NO! I’m a diehard GM man, but the Silverado light duty is already ugly enough. I think that’s part of the reason sales are down. The HDs are even uglier, so for God’s sake don’t burden the light duty any more!
they are not ugly! Look at what we have become in terms of people saying a truck needs to be good looking! Trucks use to be all about numbers, how much they can haul, tow, and push if need be! Now people are worrying what the door panels look like!
You guys are not truck guys, you are car guys that need a truck to be pretty and sexy so you can make sure it goes along with your ego!
There is nothing wrong with the looks of the chevy or gmc truck, the sales numbers have more to do with the price then what it looks like!
In YOUR opinion they are not ugly, however, a large amount of people find it extremely unattractive… The F-150 and RAM 1500 in comparison are MUCH better looking, and i understand your point on how trucks arent made for looks. But if I was investing $40K+ in a truck id want it to look good.
Noone wants an exaggerated front “cheesegrater” fascia when the Ford and Ram can do with a more subtle and sophisticated look. (Although the RAM series still has a mean overall look)
In my opinion the HD front end looks MUCH better, should have went with that look in the first place…
“a large amount of people find it extremely unattractive…”
Do people, or — more appropriately — truck buyers, find the new Silverado any more unattractive than the last one? Until we know the answer to that from a pure numbers perspective, I don’t think that statement holds much water.
Absolutely spot on.
The present truck is an improvement over the last one. The only thing they did wrong was not change it more.
Ford is not really a looker and the Dodge Ram nose is getting stale too but that is another story. The only think hurting sales is offering massive discounts last year selling a lot of trucks then offering a new truck at a higher price win no incentives while the other two are offering mass incentives. Hell the Dodge is a year old and they already are discounting it.
As for the Chevy the last thing it needs is a massive front end. I grow tired of the Little Pete look in all the trucks. The nose of each of these trucks have a lot of wasted space. I loved the smaller noses of the Ford and Chevy back in the 90’s. Today the Ford looks like a Transformer and just silly.
No matter what all three have created a place where people are addicted to incentves like they are to crack. If they can save money they fill just find another dealer with the prices getting near $50K for a new truck.
IF GM discounts the new trucks now then how do they sell them next year when they have the Colorado and Canyon come out at near the same price. They played that game before and it nearly killed the smaller trucks as who would buy one if you could get a full size for nearly the same price?
I know many are not happy with the Chevy styling but it is not as bad as some would make it. Two months of sales down from last years is not all styling. Look at the prices and incentives last year and how when they were discount high they sold 35% more of a uglier truck than the present. There is a lot more in play here and that is why GM is trying to ride it out.
Ford prices will jump next year and they will not have incentives either. Dodge may have an advantage but many will find it is the same old Dodge when things start to fall apart. You get what you pay for sometimes and Dodge has always been a step behind in long term reliability. New interiors will never fix that.
@ Scott. I know of two Dodge Durangos with over 200k on the odo on original engine and transmission. One with the 4.7 /4speed, the other 5.7 / 5 speed. AWD, electronics work and no error codes thrown. Is that reliability long term enough?
My 2005 Suburban’s driver door won’t close, one DRL keeps going out, the auto ride system makes a sound like it’s ready to explode, and the check engine light is bright and shiny. All started before 100k miles.
Maybe you should have taken better care of it!
Maybe a extended warranty would of been a good idea? But then again look what I’m asking!
I like the way the SILVERADO looks. One change could improve its appearance put the 6.2L in the WT and LT. A bigger more powerful engine always improves the way a vehicle looks. Some examples. Gen 1 CTS vs CTS-V. Gen2 CTS vs CTS-V. Camaro LS vs Camaro Z/28.
Wait, a more powerful engine improves the way a vehicle LOOKS? How does that work? 😉
Is there in torque no beauty ?
There most definitely is… but it’s less apparent in design.
I think that this is much ado about nothing brought on by the media and armchair know-it-alls. To me these trucks look just fine. They are an upscale and classy remake of an already good looking truck. The only thing they did wrong IMO was let Dodge beat them in putting a diesel in the 1/2 ton.
magirus
Again you need to be more accurate. Durango’s are well known for losing ball joints 30K-40K miles just like clock work.
https://www.google.com/#q=durango+ball+joint+issues
I can give you more details if you like. I have seen many of these puke the joints. Or the OHC V8 lose lifters as they go away on nearly most of them or the poor fuel mileage.
https://www.google.com/#q=4.7+lifer+issues
Dodge also has had regular electrical issue. Consumer Reports just dropped a list of top 10 SUV’s not to buy and 4 are Chryslers/Jeep and nary a GM on the list.
All vehicles have some issues but in the case of Dodge over the last 15 years durability has never been their strong suit. My company has made a lot of money on Chrysler products so to be honest I hope they keep it up and keep selling.
As I have said if you are so in love with Dodge they why are you here. Sell the Suburban and move on to what you think is the glory land.
They all have good and bad but with the Dodge and Jeep family the bad has been on a little higher level than Ford or GM.
Here is a good recent read.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/02/25/consumer-reports-worst-new-cars/5797579/
Note all the Chrysler vehicles here and only one GM. Even the new Dart is listed so what can we expect with the new 200?
Chris the faster a truck is the less you see of it. LOL!
Paul I agree the look are not at issue but it is all about cost. Large discounts followed the next year by little to no discounts on a more expensive truck is not going to increase sales. Not when the other two are at large incentives already.
As for the Diesel it sold what 8,000 units and how many of them just replaced Dodge Gas sales too.
The Diesel is a needed option but not a great factor here when you sell near 2 million trucks.
At some point GM will come down on price or the others will go up. Sales will adjust accordingly.
I have only seen one good deal on the new Chevy and it was advertised wrong but the dealer stood by the price since the guy I knows buys a lot of cars from them. He got $10K off sticker but it was an error and the dealer was good to take care of him. Nice blue LTZ crew 4×4. It is a nice looking truck!
Another friend needs to turn in a GMC lease but no deals are offered yet. His last couple trucks he has seen $7,000 off with incentives plus what the dealer kicks in. Today there are no decent lease deals and he is trying to ride it out. He was offered a deal on a Demo and now wished he had taken it as none of the latest deals are even close. He said he can get a deal on a car but not a truck at this time. He can go a little longer and hopes GM will start offering better lease deals on the GMC.
Once again folks, Ram “sold” 8000 units, but what was more amazing is that they said they sold out. But how was it that both our local Ram dealers had them available on the lot for sale yet (one had 3, the other had 5)?
Simple. They do what my GM dealership and every other dealership does when they want inventory that is hard to get; they tag it sold on the order with a customer name. Sold orders get priority building and delivery. And amazingly the customers decided not to take them. But Ram still counts them as “sold” orders.
That is the exact explanation I got from an ex-co-worker who now is a sales manager at one of the Ram dealerships nearby.
So between actual sold vehicle registrations and “sold” orders, Ram said they sold out. And people complain that GM BS’s people.
This is the main reason I support GM for not making their monthly sells report available to the media!
There is no universal way to track how many cars or trucks are built and how many then we’re sold!
Why isn’t there a industry standard in the way vehicle sells are added up?
Wasn’t there a lot of cash on the hoods of the last gen. and a ramp up too? If so most people got the last one and don’t need this new one as they’ve already got their truck. Like you said scott, it was all about price.
I say no due to the fact that it would degrade GM’s “three truck strategy”. GM’s new trucks are amazing! I was at the Minneapolis Auto Show today and sat in a Silverado High Country, Silverado 2500HD, Sierra 1500, Ram 1500, and a Ford King Ranch. The GM twins were by far the best! They had exceptionally quiet interiors, great build quality and bold looks! The Ford had an awful interior and an ugly exterior design which turned me off. The Ram was okay, but still wasn’t my cup of tea. I also saw the Canyon which was great! I can’t wait to get my hands on one of those! I am also very impressed with the new K2XX SUV’s as well as the Epsilon and Alpha Sedans.
Paul the last gen trucks had a bad intro as the styling did disappoint but we also had spiking has prices when they came out. The Discounts hit the last gen early and remained for nearly the entire run just as the other companies. In October every year GM has the biggest sale on trucks and massive savings.
GM is trying to get off incentives like a doper trying to get off Meth. Ford will do the same next year too as they will add increase production cost and will not want to give as easy on price. Dodge has little to lose on discounts though Fiat really could use the money.
I see this as a plan to help curb sales of large trucks at GM and get people in to smaller trucks too. I expect all the companies may move to this if it works as it would help solve the large truck V8 café issue that is coming.
I fully expect at some point the Ranger will also appear as Aluminum will help Ford but it is not the solution to solve their future Café issue on its own.
This is where things start to get crazy. Larger trucks will not get cheaper and if you want one you will have to pay a price. Same on large SUV models as they are going to see the same fate.
Automakers in general really would rather see gas prices go up as it would limit sales and shift the markets for them. Right now they are walking a line between meeting market demands and market regulations.
Price will be the limiting factor in anything with a V8 or is large in size. The higher price will limit sales but it will also keep the profits coming in.
I think the new HDs would have looked alot better with the 1500 front fascia just with a bigger hood and front bumper…maybe it will grow on me but the new HDs are weird.
Why do people think trucks look weird when they look like trucks? Are they not car like enough? Who wants the truck to look more car like?
For the most part, I don’t think people want a truck that’s more car-like. At least on the mid- or full-size segments. That might change in the compact utility truck space, though, but definitely not for the Silverado.
I think there’s too much chrome on both the 1500 and the HD. I would like to see a facia more like the new Colorado. With that said, I prefer when they float the bowtie on the grill, like they do on the Impala. I also think the bowtie needs to lose the gold.
if chevy wants to sell more 1500 pickups put the 6.2 into the 1500. a lot of pickup buyers want performance and that is why edelbrock sells a lot of supercharger kits for pickups. a lot of pickup buyers add exhaust and intake add ons to get more power without have a rough riding 2500
You can buy a 6.2 in a 1/2 ton
brian no there is no 6.2 in 1500 as the 5.3 is the largest available
We have 5 1500’s in stock with the 6.2. You can get them in the LTZ and High Country trim.
I guess I was right
That’s not accurate. The 1500 offers the 6.2L EcoTec3.
Stand corrected sorry