Much has changed with Chevrolet’s new full-size pickup truck, including the 2019 Silverado’s dimensions. The fourth-generation 2019 Chevrolet Silverado actually measures in longer and larger than the pickup it replaces.
So, for today’s Community Question we ask: do you like that the half-ton truck is bigger?
To be precise, the 2019 Silverado’s dimensions grow in length. The truck’s wheelbase is now 3.9 inches longer, while the overall length grows 1.6 inches. Obviously, the extra length permits greater cargo room and more interior space for occupants.
But, the larger size doesn’t come with a weight penalty. The 2019 Silverado is actually 450 pounds lighter than the outgoing truck when comparing crew-cab V8-powered models. Other trucks still shave some weight as well. GM’s mixed-material strategy incorporates steel and aluminum where it deemed most suitable. The brand insists it has no desire to move to an all-aluminum truck like the rival F-150.
The extra length also puts a tad more space between it and the Chevrolet Colorado, the brand’s mid-size pickup.
Are more length and a larger size good things in your eyes? Talk to us below and vote in our poll.
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The small bit it grew matters little. You are not going to haul that much more than you would with the last one with 1.6″ length addition.
The added wheel base will be a small improvement in ride if it is even noticeable.
The bigger is more an advantage for marketing.
Grew 1.6 in overall length which you’re right doesn’t matter much. But what they did with the space between the front and rear bumpers matters a lot. To get the interior space the F150 has, Ford shortened the beds. Where as Silverado grew 4″ in length in the cab. Grow 1″ get 4″.
The internal growth is going to be very noticeable.
Packaging is more important than size. That is where the biggest changes are. NewDude nailed it.
The majority of crew cabs are grocery getters and weekend warriors truck. You’re exactly right what they did interior space is huge
I agree that the 1.6″ longer length adds nothing to the amount of things you will haul in the bed. But what will make a difference is the 1.5″ taller bedrail and the 6.75″ increase in box interior width. There are times I haul bulk items, or pack totes, bags, supplies, etc for trips and that extra width will come in very handy.
It’s not a big measurement change over the current truck, only 2 inches or less in the overall exterior dimensions. Its the packaging changes inside, the interior room and the box that show they packaged the truck extremely well, all while maintaining a garage-able size. Thats the important part.
Don’t need to be bigger… they keep getting bigger.. the 2009 was perfect… This is a deal breaker… Length… does it now fit in your garage?
it is a big pick-up, so whats the issue. Shrink the Colorado to the size of my 98′ S10 and raise the MPG to what my 2.2L gets 21-city and 31- Hwy.
I like all the comments ha ha ha
I would like to see improvement in MPG and a reasonable price w/o considering High Sierra which is not a model I’ll ever buy. Why not you may ask?…well, pricing. That’s why.
Big AZZ Muricans need big AZZ trucks.
Personally, the length and width don’t really matter, However the hood on the new model looks WAYYYY taller than the current model. Not only that but the windshield looks even shorter. Hey GM, why not just get rid of the windshield all together, its not like the driver has to actually see where hes going.
I do like how the mirrors are mounted though. +1
The hood is 1″ taller from the ground than the current gen. But the sitting position is also 1″ higher than the previous gen. A lot of the pics we are seeing are either an upward angle like the one at the top of this page, or fish-eye view which makes things look out of proportion. If you watch some videos on this truck, yes it is taller, but it still looks like visibility won’t be an issue.
I voted yes for the same reasons posted above. I’m curious though to sit in a standard cab truck. I felt really cramped in the current model. It just didn’t have the leg room I like and I felt kinda claustrophobic sitting inside to be honest. I remember driving thinking I hope we don’t get in an accident because there just was no room in there. I’m hoping this new model has a bit more room for standard cab models too.
The goal should have been to cut 700 pounds out of it even it meant 2 inches shorter and 3 inches less width. The truck is designed now so does it really matter? I still like it, so we will see how it drives when they arrive at dealerships. Now on the flip side if they would increase the width of the Colorado by about 4 inches and maybe split the difference on the current bed lengths (one is to long, the other is to short) and just maybe throw in the new 4.0 liter 8 cylinder with a goal of 28 mpg highway. I am just thinking outside the box 🙂 or maybe just dreaming.
Shrinking the wheelbase would make it even harder to meet EPA regulations for emissions and fuel consumption. That’s why you don’t see compact trucks anymore.
Colorado needs to be wider and NO higher… Center of Gravity in Present Colorado isn’t good.
I have a Colorado..I don’t find it too heavy in the least. It’s a little too tall in my opinion, but that’s just a personal preference.
Sorry.. top heavy, not too heavy.
Bama22, What 4.0 V8 ? Maybe 3.0 turbo V6 or the new 3.0 L6 diesel ! There is talk that the new Jeep med size pickup, might use the 3.0 V6 diesel !
Oh goody, another “Look mine is bigger product”.
I’m really don’t understand the love affair with pickups growing ever larger. I went from an 08 Silverado to a 16 Colorado for that specific reason. Now the 19 Silverado even bigger? I’m going to bet we get to a point when these land yachts become unpopular. This whole big truck thing is getting really silly.
There is no reason for these PU Trucks to get bigger and bigger. They don’t do any more than the smaller Silverados. I have a really nice Silverado LTZ and I want to get a smaller Truck but the Colorado and Canyon aren’t it.. Too high off the ground and too narrow and the back of the cab should have a flat empty space when the back seat is up and they don’t. These are not such major changes and I know people with Colorados who do not feel the space is being used smart and do feel cramped by it being narrow. AND don’t know why so high off the ground.
I agree. As a Colorado owner, my truck definitely could be lower to the ground. I have the Extended Cab. There is a lot of wasted space, especially with the storage cubbies under those teeny rear seats. The seats should fold up into the back of the cab, giving a nice flat space.
Did the double cab gain more interior room??
It will be interesting to see how some of these improvements will be incorporated into GM’s full sized SUVs. We do hear rumors that the new design will have a new independent rear suspension system.
Looking at the new Silverado, GM did wonders with tightening up the space between outer panels and interior bed walls.
Turning dead space into more usable space, should eventually, also apply to their large SUVs, as well as GM’s entire lineup.
One has to remember that the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado won’t be used simply as a truck as it might be the family sedan and more interior capacity makes all the sense in the world.
My 2004 Sierra barely fit in my garage, leaving one inch before it hit the door to the kitchen. My new house’s garage is the same size but maybe only the regular cab would fit, with a standard-sized bed, not the long one. Have to have a garage here in Las Vegas as the Sun will kill the interior of a vehicle, even with sunshields in the windows. Maybe I need a new garage.
I find there is less room in the Silverado double cab because it doesn’t have suicide doors.. Much less useful space. Maybe the same but it doesn’t feel like it. I don’t like it as well as my 2004.
My 2015 Silverado Double cab still fits in the garage. I am fed up with the trucks getting bigger and bigger and the colorado being so high off the ground; narrow and all those cubbies in the back.. I will probably sell my silverado and buy a Ridgeline.
The suicide doors were great, lots of room to get stuff in and out. Also small children and the occasional adult couldn’t just whip the rear door open until front one was opened first.