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2019 Silverado 1500 Order Guide Now Available

After months of waiting, we finally have the order guide for the all-new 2019 Silverado 1500, answering many a question about the all-new light-duty pickup truck, including about two 2019 Silverado engines – the 5.3L L84 V8 and 6.2L L87 V8 – along with their respective power and torque ratings, plus the transmissions they will be mated to. Besides that, the guide also tells us which equipment and features will be standard and which will be available across the trims… for the most part.

We say “for the most part” because this current guide is only good for two models – the 2WD Short Bed Crew Cab (CC10543) and 4WD Short Bed Crew Cab (CK10543). As such, other cab and bed configurations are not part of the guide and neither are the three lower-end trim levels – the Work Truck, Custom, or Custom TrailBoss trims. So, this guide – which was published on April 20th, 2018 as the first iteration of the all-new Silverado order guide docs, is incomplete and will be updated at a later time – at which point we will inform you about it here on GM Authority.

Nevertheless, the guide is a good representation of what is likely the overwhelming majority of equipment/features and stair-step structure for the new truck – so it’s quite useful.

Peruse the order guide on this page – 2019 Silverado order guide – and be sure to follow our continuous and obsessive coverage of Silverado news.

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  1. Is the guide just one page? Or is it like everything else on iPhone and just doesnt work properly and i cant open the full PDF

    Also have you guys reached out to GM for comment? From what youve described from the order guide, again i cant see for myself because my company iphone is junk, the silverado seems very underwhelimg and lacks features and options that people expect on modern pickup trucks. Is this a curve ball order guide to keep real specs secret? I think it was HBO leaked fake GoT scripts to mess with people

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    1. It’s 66 pages. We may have not had it uploaded properly… so please try it again.

      And the iPhone renders PDFs beautifully… so it works great.

      It seems underwhelming because it really is so. I’m starting to get the idea that GM simply doesn’t care about being class-leading… or the best.

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      1. Thanks Alex, i still on ly see page 1 of 1.

        Im a document heavy iphone user. 50-100 page PDF drawings for infratructure developments with pages that are 24”x36”. Iphone struggles. Even comprehensive excel docs the iphone7 has a hard time. Attachkng various file extensions to emails the iphone faulters too. This is all in comparison to android. So bad so that my 300 employee Architecture Engineering firm is switching project Managers and site superintendants off iphone onto android.
        Basically what im saying is, my ability to open the guide might not be your fault. I’ll check on my laptop later.

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        1. Andrew – I think the file you tried to access was cached and the initial one was a one-pager because the upload was incomplete on our end. We flushed the cache, so try again, please. Should work fine now.

          As for the iPhone thing…. the iOS is literally the best when it comes to handling PDFs. Not sure what your firm is doing to cause the issues you’re experiencing… perhaps they have some certificates that need work… that’s what it sounds like, anyway.

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      2. Alex, that’s what GMC is for first of all, and they are warming up to the market. they took a 7000 person survey and know what people want out of chevy

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        1. I disagree.

          First, there are many who do not want a GMC… the ever-important brand of a car is vital, and to many, GMC doesn’t mean anything.

          The 7,000-person survey is self-serving, as they surveyed CURRENT Silverado owners but didn’t talk to those who are NOT Silverado owners.

          This is vital, as there are more people NOT buying Silverados than there are people buying them. Hence, their ability to conquest customers with this survey is nill. It’s an impressive survey done the wrong way.

          Had they surveyed non-Silverado owners, we would have had premium features such as the panoramic roof, Super Cruise, rear camera mirror, etc. They are essentially separating the Silverado and Sierra via an artificial downgrade of the Silverado.

          What they should do is offer all features across both trucks, and let styling, brand, and dealer experience be the determining factor in the marketplace.

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          1. For me personally it’s heartbreaking watching what GM does to Chevrolet… Or more specifically, what they don’t do. They’ve just ruined it.

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          2. Agreed. I thought it was weird to the point that someone on the truck team shouldve realized the error and subsequent waste of time. It doesnt take 7000 people surveyed to figure out what the market wants. It takes one person on the truck team to be in touch. What 7000 people is, is a marketing campaign for 2 years later when the truck hits the market.
            When they are benchmarking the Corvette they have a 911 with it. Why would they perform this study any different. Benchmark the buyers you want to grab conquest sales from. Or even just look at the Ram and F150 and Tundra and analyze what and why things worked.
            Hell some people bought an F150 because they know it the best selling and must be for a reason. GM needs to step up and be class leading or they are going to see their market ahare dwindle and all that insane cash on the hood of trucks go with it.

            I know its still early, we need full specs and options across the range, but i really dont think my next truck will be a GM. I think brand loyalty is great, but being a smart consumer is more important.

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            1. Oh, GM themselves may want to be class leading, they just don’t want Chevrolet to be class leading in anything that isn’t a race car. It’s why their GM’C’ namesake truck gets top billing. Chevrolet gets downgraded to second rate even though Chevy is the truck that in most peoples eyes goes toe to toe with Ford, Dodge/ram and the rest. If Chevrolet can’t even be 1st place within their own house, how on earth does GM think Chevrolet would or even deserves to be 1st place against their competition?

              This is the same situation that plagues Chevrolet’s cars and even cuv’s. They’re always trying to fight the competition with one arm tied behind their back just so Buick or GMC can be 1st place within the house. Low rent interiors, poor content and features, second hand powertrain options, no awd for those who live in northern climates…

              Funny thing with trucks and fullsize suv’s. GM goes out of their way to try and tie legacy of the LS engine into the legacy of the Chevrolet Smallblock V8. We’re on the ‘Gen 5’ now of the ‘smallblock’. Who’s smallblock though? Pontiac’s? Buick’s? Olds? No, Chevrolet of course… Of course they don’t dare call it a Chevy in public unless you look at the bowtie cast in on the LSX block. Still, they do everything the can to latch onto Chevrolet’s engine history when it suits their purpose. Why then is it that you could only get certain Gen 4/5 Chevrolet 6.2 Smallblocks in a GMC Denali or Cadillac? GM wouldn’t even let you have your Chevy V8 of choice in your Chevy. It’s just disheartening.

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            2. There isn’t a truck out there that does everything as good or better than all other trucks. They all have their pros and cons, to think otherwise is just silly.

              But I do agree there are some unacceptable glaring ommisions from GM. They do the hardest part the best and then completely screw up on the easiest parts. It’s frustrating.

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        2. That 7000 person survey, HA-HA-HA. 7000 people who drive new GM trucks, HA-HA-HA. That JD Power initial quality award stuff, HA-HA-HA, They ask people with new cars if they are happy with that new car, HA-HA-HA.GM needs to simply STOP trying to convince people they are going to get a great vehicle, and make a great vehicle. Stop trying to convince people they care about ” Family”, “Customer Satisfaction”, and start DOING something about it. ASK the MASSES, the people who own your stuff. I wonder if GM even realizes that MOST people buy a used car before a new one. ASK those people what they think of your car, what will you buy next when you advance in life, will it be a GM – Toyota – Subaru – Ford – Fiat Chrysler – Kia. Because MOST will have driven a used one with 36,000 miles or more, in there prime of life, hauling family, hauling friends. When you ask those people WHAT will you buy, they will remember all the times it was broke down, at the dealer, the rattles, squeaks, vibrations, warn out seats, ACTUAL fuel mileage, and RUST. Does GM realize that ALL vehicles, ALL, are driven until they wear out, wont go. Who is left. The days of trying to FOOL people yours is the best are over. People talk, fake news, information collected. We will see. We always do. GM was the largest, they just cant seem to make the great stuff anymore. Seems like it takes them 5 years to figure out there 10 years behind. My opinion, and I have driven GM for 35 years.

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  2. I still do not understand why they cannot offer a 2500 or 3500 in a single cab , short bed!!! What the hell is the problem???????

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  3. I hope I’m not misreading…is the 6.2L only available in 4WD?

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    1. I meant to say “I hope I’m misreading…”

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      1. Anyone have the same interpretation?

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        1. Why haven’t you responded Alex?

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          1. John,

            1. Regarding why haven’t I responded: we get thousands of comments per day, and as much as I would love to reply to every single one of them, doing so is simply not humanly possible.

            Even so, I make an effort to read every comment that we get and reply to them as much as I can.

            By the way, I don’t think any other automotive publication offers that kind of interaction.

            2. Yes, it would appear that the 6.2L L87 V-8 is only available with 4×4… but that be a launch-related limitation/constraint that could eventually be removed.

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  4. Simply responding would have been quicker, which undermines your assertion & credibility.

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