The 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD is older, less techy and smaller than the Ford Super Duty F-350, but that didn’t stop it from scoring an upset victory.
In the latest Pickuptrucks.com comparison test, the Silverado 3500HD walked away a winner thanks to its impressive performance numbers, value and fuel economy. The publication sought to cap pricing at $75,000 for the test, which brought the Silverado 3500 almost $4,000 under budget. The F-350 and Ram 3500 both squeezed around $74,500.
And while the extra cash boosted comfort and technology in the F-350, the Silverado 3500 towed well, was quicker and snappier in all circumstances, achieved the best fuel economy with its 6.6-liter L5P Duramax turbo-diesel V8 engine and boasted the quietest ride. Empirical data beat out subjective opinion here as judges still didn’t love the Silverado 3500HD’s interior layout, lack or storage or its frustrating diesel exhaust fluid system.
With its $70,965 price-as-tested, the Silverado 3500 provided two choices: buyers can choose a fully-loaded High Country model from Chevrolet, or purchase a mid-grade pickup from a rival brand. The combination of factors led to the Chevy’s victory.
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Interior comfort is subjective to each driver. But for many buyers, they prefer to pay for it even if they get a “weaker” truck”. Same with cars. Buyers let the interior comforts decide what to buy, and spend more on gasoline and maintenance later. The Chevy Volt is the best plug-in hybrid for nine years, yet many will prefer other brands with better interior or more seats.
gm win but ford was behind is ass gm need to up grade the horsepower 1 seconde is not a win ,,,
There’s a brand new truck coming, you haven’t heard?
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Get win, impressive especially for a vehicle at the end of its life cycle. Keeps me hopeful for next years HDs!!
The Ram trucks seem to rarely go for list price, frequently I see them discounting the diesels on radio and newspapers. Oddly enough the Duramax rarely gets such discounts and sells very well. I interpret that as people will pay full price for the GM diesels regardless because of performance and value. Many businesses like the resale or trade in values of HD GM trucks as well.