For our ride and handling impressions of the 2019 Silverado 1500, click here.
For our trailering impressions of the 2019 Silverado 1500, click here.
At some point, in the advancement of things, we have to ask if things are left well enough alone. Full-size pickup trucks, for example, have been so damn good for the past 5 years or so that it’s difficult to see where major improvements can be made. They all ride well, they all boast modern technology, and they’re all highly capable. And large. Don’t forget large. Yet, the needle continues to move.
The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 seems to be an exercise in what needed improving and what’s left well enough alone. The truck has become larger and visually more imposing than before, has become lighter and handles better than before, and does work better than before. So, is the interior nicer than before? Did it need to be nicer than before?
The center console volume and tuning knobs seem to carry over from the previous truck, and are integrated into a different layout that comes off as ergonomic and easy to figure out, but they could be bigger. Otherwise, it comes off as a rehashed cabin from the outgoing model. Just to clarify – there’s nothing really wrong about the K2xx Silverado interior, and in that sense, the new T1 Silverado 1500 should make previous and current Chevy truck customers feel right at home. After all, that’s the group that was surveyed for this truck.
However, we’re not sure how this method will help them attract new customers from Ford with the sales-leading F-150, or from FCA with the elevated cabin experience of the 2019 Ram 1500. The rest of the truck – the way it drives, and the functionality of the cargo bed – feel a generation ahead. The interior didn’t evolve as much as it should have.
It goes beyond just simply that. the 2019 Silverado interior just didn’t feel as sturdy as before. Take the steering wheel, for instance. Tapping it would return a reverberation similar to finding a good watermelon. But the steering wheel isn’t a melon. We were hoping things felt more solid in the cabin. The cabin of the 2018 Silverado parked in our driveway feels more bolted and glued together.
The positives? Toggle-style switches, the new placement of trailer sway control, the smuggling compartments for additional and discreet storage, and the added tech. The new infotainment system – no longer branded “MyLink” – is fantastic, and the instrument panel appears crisp and visibly improved. As we’ve mentioned in our trailering impressions for the 2019 Silverado 1500 – the technology in this truck is immersive, surrounding, and up with the times. But from there, few things on the inside actually felt nicer or better built than what can be found in a Ram or Ford. Or what could be found previously. For the die-hard Silverado customer, the interior is fine. For attracting less loyal customers, the improvements surrounding the interior of the 2019 Silverado will have to make up for it.
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Very well put. It is goo enough for current Silverado owners but not up to par with Ford and especially Ram now. It will be an uphill battle to attract some Ram/Ford buyers who aren’t really that loyal and always look for the next new and best thing out there. Obviously Ford/GM/Ram all have almost zero chance of converting those Really Brand loyalists though. I just do not think GM moved the needle anywhere near as far as they should have in the interior department. That is unfortunately becoming a common theme with every new GM Interior.
GM needs to start offering better materials or they will continue to lose ground in the Sedan, CUV, and especialy Luxury Market.
Especially Chevrolet. And not just the Silverado, Chevrolet everything needs to up it’s interior game. Materials, quality, amenities, luxury & sport packages… It’s disheartening that not only did they not update the interior, it actually comes across as being built more poorly and cheaper than the outgoing model.
Indeed. It almost seems like Chevrolet is being intentionally restricted so as to not impugn upon GMC and Buick, which I find remarkably foolish. I say either move Buick and GMC more upstream, or unshackle Chevrolet and let Buick and GMC be simply alternative brands rather than faux luxury brands that aren’t that much more luxurious. All of GM’s brands could use better interiors for their price points, but Chevrolet in particular seems to always be a step or two behind the competition.
I agree 100%
Buick is too cheap right now. They are trying to grab lower market and higher market within a single model. Like the The Regal should offer better interior materials and start at a higher price. The Envision especially needs to drop that 2.5 engine and offer only the 2.0 Turbo. The interior is not up to par with other $55,000 CUV’s. The Volvo XC60 completely embarrasses the Buick Envision in the technology department and especially in the interior materials. They need to move more upmarket with the likes of Lincoln, Acura, and Volvo. Buick should be GM’s Near Luxury Brand. Stop offering lower end models in the Buick lineup. Buick in not and should not be a competitor to Chevrolet. Period.
Buick needs to stop offering Cloth seats, fake wood, and plasticy interiors. The LaCrosse interior is nice and so is the Enclave.
Or maybe just axe Buick altogether. All the Japanese companies do well with only two name plates: a standard one aimed at the general market and a high end one aimed at the luxury sport market.
Chevy and Cadillac are plenty, Chevy for the masses, Cadillac for top tier luxury sport cars loaded with the latest tech. Maybe, just maybe, GM could have a third brand called “Corvette” that competes with Porsche and offers the Corvette, Camaro, and maybe a CUV.
Buick? Chevy could make everything offered by Buick, just by having a luxury trim option.
I understand what you’re saying but I actually think GM has an advantage in that it can have the mainstream, Near Luxury, and Tier One Luxury as well. I do not think there is another Automaker that has all three. And lets be honest, the only Japanese maker that truly has a Tier One Luxury Brand is Toyota. The other two have Near Luxury Brands.
Good point about Lexus.
Perhaps the Buick brand would have a clearer role if Cadillac more consistently created dynamic designs to reflect the handling and performance of their cars. Some still have a rather staid look, as if the industrial design isn’t of the same caliber as the chassis and powertrain engineering.
For example, when I tell people I drive a Cadillac, I’m often asked “aren’t you a little young for that?” I explain that the ATS Coupe is basically an AWD Camaro with adult styling and interior and then they get it, but they’re always surprised that Cadillac makes such a car. People just aren’t left in awe after seeing a Cadillac on the road. They look nice but there’s a certain je ne sais quoi that’s not there.
I am dismayed to read lackluster reviews for this truck’s interior. With the prices they’re charging, the profits they make off of them, and the competition they face, there’s really no excuse for it.
I’m probably making a bigger deal out of this than necessary, but I find it hard to imagine that GM wouldn’t at least attempt to survey owners of competitive trucks (and even luxury car owners) to get their feedback. What good is feedback if it’s biased to begin with?
Toyota and Honda didn’t get to be one of the largest automotive companies in the US overnight. They stole market share–and their competitor’s loyalists–one car at a time. Same with Hyundai and Kia, who were rightfully considered crap for the longest time. Now they seem to outnumber the domestics in many parts of the country. Same with Mercedes, etc.
We’re witnessing the same thing now with Ram. They’re not to the point yet where I would trust them, but they keep getting more and more enticing…
My friend just bought a new Volkswagen GTi and that interior is amazing. Too bad GM could not hire a designer from Europe for a vehicle that can cost two times the amount of the GTi.
It isn’t that GM doesn’t have great designers because they actually do, the point is that GM Bean counters are back running the company once again. And Unfortunately like last time it is the interior materials once again that they are choosing to save the money on. The modern day interior is more important to current buyers than even the engine is. I wish I was wrong but I am not. So many people have walked away from GM cars strictly due to their interiors in each class. They had no clue what engine was in that particular vehicle.
We just bought a 2015 Volkswagen Golf SEL and the interior blows my Cruze Premier away. The new Ram interior does the same to the new Silverado and Sierra interiors. There is a deeply ingrained culture at GM where interiors don’t matter and somehow that thinking prevails time after time.
Does Mary Barra even have a clue this is happening? Every review of a High Country, Avenir or Denali model over the last couple or years have pointed out the lack of luxury and obvious cost cutting measures for the huge price premium. Bean counters continue to rule and it’s terribly unfortunate.
My brother got a new VW R exactly for that point actually. I had him look into the Buick Regal. He really liked it but didn’t want to purchase it over the R due to the Regal having no DSG, No Paddle Shifters (which is really crazy by the way as the Insignia offers them on even lesser trim levels), Tiny Sunroof, and biggest reason was the inferior interior materials compared to the VW R.
Yeah I simply don’t get it. Sure some things of the old truck are ok but others not. I went from a 2007 Classic HD LBZ Duramax, to a 2017 Denali HD Duramax. I would love to have my old one back. No one surveyed me. I HATE not having rear vents. I HATE the DEF fluid under the hood. I like the dash layout. I am uncomfortable driving long distances without the arm rest on the seat, the center console is to far from the steering wheel and so is the door arm rest. So I have a 2017 with 7,000 miles I just don’t drive it. However it pulls a trailer GREAT, SOLID.
I too cant understand why competitor customers weren’t asked. However GM does NOT handle criticism well. Even customer service SUCKS. If you give a negative review you are shunned, or kicked out of a dealership. Instead of listening and working to a resolution, GM wants to cut there losses and move on. And if you look at the best selling vehicles they are the ones on the road the longest. Honda, Toyota, Subaru, Chevy Suburban, HD trucks from both GM and Ford. Its not necessarily ” things” that sells vehicles but poor reviews and reliability will prevent them from selling, and NOT 3 years old reliability like GM is trying to convince you is great reliability in there TV ads. Also GM needs to learn that most customers DO NOT like to take there vehicle to a dealership to have problems fixed, they don’t want problems.
I will try out the 2020 or whenever the new HD is released. I like the rear air vents. I like the rear USB plugs. I like the ( I assume ) larger rear foot room when trying to get a large boot in the rear seat. I like the center steering wheel. However all of these items are nothing earth shattering. Other brands including GM have had all or one of these items at one time or another. GM is playing catch up on most. Pickups, Cadillac, Tech, Interior comfort. Catch up does NOT leap frog you ahead or even give you an advantage. It does hopefully keep most of your existing customers. However POOR customer service and reliability and you will just continue to slowly loose market share.
We will see.
is it your truck or your chauffeurs? why so much emphasis on hatting the rear seats??? I hate DEF too but that’s a bone with the EPA
Ha Ha, nope its my truck, but all the workers run for the Ford and old Chevy with rear vents. $70,000 and had the rear vents removed. I just want to say if it wasn’t a HUGE deal GM for sure would not have waisted the money to add them back in. And yes MOST HATE the DEF, however we will have to live with it for a while, but under the hood. I wonder why they just didn’t put the fuel tank filler under the hood. There is so much more to say but why. GM has fixed both of these terrible designs.
It’s all about de-contenting to boost profit margins. Last year’s margins are never enough, they always need more.
Sales drop with each round of de-contenting. Profits sag, so they need to strip even more features out of their vehicles for moar margins.
Cycle repeats until they’re making junk nobody wants. Then someone like Lutz comes along, says “maybe we should add some features that people want,” and he’s hailed as a genius.
So how are you going to react when these trucks sale like hot cakes? This over analyzing of these trucks needs to stop, all vehicles for that matter.
Who sales more 1/2 ton full size trucks?
I will react the same always. From the day the GM service manager lied to GM and GM took his side. I will from that day on tell my story and give my opinion. However I only give opinions on vehicles I own or have owned. I hope these trucks do sell like hot cakes. I am a GM fan. I have only owned GM, however I know people and have driven all the competition. Im not sure now who sells more 1/2 ton trucks but I will tell you it constantly changes and it doesn’t matter who does to me. What matters to me are the options available in MY vehicles. If I bought a GM truck with rear air owned it for ten years, then bought a new one and cant get rear air I will let you know I am not happy. All the options I want are in the new truck so in a couple years when I get the new HD I will let you know what I think, good or bad. Until then I will drive a 1500 as soon as I can just to see and give an honest personal opinion. However I will not make stuff up or ever say anything is good enough.
You really expect a new car to have zero problems? This is completely unrealistic! Why do you think dealers have service departments? To service your car when it breaks, and yes every car will break down!
Seeing how a car holds up after three years is more important than asking how a car is doing after only owning it for 30 days.
YES, YES I do. Yes I do expect a new $70,000 vehicle to have ZERO problems. What other thing do you buy for that much money do you allow the manufacturer to fix while you are trying to use it. Look at buying a house the lender if you borrow money requests ALL the things fixed and working BEFORE you take ownership. Computers, tvs, tires, water heater, furnace, phone, shoes, cloths, and on and on. If you have trouble you get a new one, or with a house don’t take ownership. I do agree ALL mechanical devises will fail at some time, but NOT when NEW. If it doesn’t work new it is a FAULTY design, or FAULTY part, NOT worn out. This has NOTHING to do with reliability. Reliability is how long a certain thing lasts before it wears out, NOT how well it works new. How well it works new is QUALITY. Is it a QUALITY design or not, Was it put together under QUALITY standards or not. Forgetting to tighten a bolt or nut have nothing to do with weather the bolt or nut is the right size in the first place.
When you buy a brand new house (new construction) it comes with a ten year warranty. And when things fail (and yes they will) they come out to your house and fix it normally while you are living in it! (Unless it really major repair) the last time I checked house cost way more then 70k trucks!
That’s why cars and trucks have warranties!
have you people commenting actually been in one of these trucks? if not maybe you should take a ride to a dealership and actually experience it, i work at Chevy store and our first three 2019’s sold have been ram and f-150 customers. The interior is similar yet completely different, and the ride and outside look is great. Dont be such haters until you have at least been in one.
I just talked to the largest GM dealership in our state this morning. They have 2 Chevrolet BASE 2019 with cloth interior. So no I haven’t driven one yet. But I will. However I own a 2017 Denali HD Duramax so my comments on that truck are my personal experiences.
the ford trolls need to leave GM authority and go and cry on ford authority. Its blatantly obvious that everyone commenting here hasn’t driven a Silverado in about 10 years. The LT Silverado of the K2XX is still superior in interior quality and comfort to the F150XLT. The Lariat trim is supposed to be the match up to the LTZ, and all their interior materials are TACKY TACKY TACKY! At least the LTZ has a full leather dashboard with everything else being in either leather in the case of the armrest and door arm rest or faux leather as in the case of the black door material that is soft to the touch, yet black as not to distract from the rest of the materials. I drive a Sierra SLE and it has received lots of praise on the interior amenities from my friend who drives a F250 King ranch. The reason that chevy’s interior was only minutely updated is because THEY LEAD THE PACK! its the boldest interior, most utilitarian interior and most comfortable interior. you got to go and see them for yourselves, and not just bash because you’ve driven ford for 20 years, and will never change and have decided to make up something on the internet about your family driving chevys but now their junk and so on. Go drive the thing and understand that the only people that matter here are those who will drive them, and if the majority likes this interior then chevy will sweep ford from the top sales point despite splitting half tons between ford and chevy. If not then things will stay the same. I adore the new look.
This is what I notice, the people who bash GM get put front and center here at GM Authority. People that support GM get push aside and dont want to be heard from.
If I was a ford fan way on earth would I ever come to a GM site, as a GM fan I have never been to a competitor’s forum site.
As for the truck, I have zero problems with the truck! Its perfect both inside and out. These new trucks are going to sale better then any previous model and will take the sales crown away from ford when you add chevy and gmc.
I am a huge GM fan (hence why I visit this site from almost day one) but I am a huge fan of the Auto World as a whole as well. I can assure you that the new Silverado interior is inferior to the main competition in terms of material quality, and Technology. That cannot be argued at all. Now as far as if the actual design is boring or not, that is a personal choice to be frank. But me personally, I am done making excuses for GM’s lackluster interior materials compared to the overall Auto world strictly because I am huge GM fan. They need to start doing better or they will keep losing market share to the Ram, in the Sedan class, CUV, class, and especially in the money making Luxury market. Why should we not demand the best from GM?
I to am a huge GM fan, and have owned nothing but GM. Weather people like the design of any product is a matter of personal opinion. However material quality, Tech advancements, and lack of options is NOT opinion. Clunky shifting is NOT opinion. GM lovers are not pushed aside, your voice is heard, but if your answer to all is ” That’s good enough”, well that’s NOT good enough. I will tell you who GM should be surveying, its the customers who switched to brand X and ask them why. I am also a Cadillac owner and good enough is why they have been losing market share for a while now. Sure GM will sell vehicles, but like Cadillac its mostly in China. Like I always say we will see, market share and stock prices don’t lie. I am optimistic of the new lineup, in a couple three years when someone else pays for the new glitches of GM.
My experience is that once I’ve lived with a car what’s remembered is seat comfort, driving position, and gauges/controls functionality, in that order. Usually I only remember controls if they suck.
Way way down the list is the material GM used for some part of the dash I’ll never touch much less knock on. But smuggling compartments are totally awesome and one day I must have a car with some.
What’s most striking to me in this article is that GM are only surveying their own customers. WTF? Don’t they want new buyers? Are GM managers really that stupid? (rhetorical question to which I know the answer!)
Your comment regarding GM only surveying their own customers is 100% correct. They should be surveying people as to why they didn’t buy a GM vehicle and then consider making improvements from there.
This constant preaching to the choir will continue to severely bite GM on the ass in the future. The current Camaro is a perfect example. It looks like they polled current 5th gen. owners instead of going outside their bubble to find out what FUTURE POTENTIAL customers would want in a Camaro.
How is this going to bite GM in the ass? Last time I checked GM sells a ton of trucks and this version of the truck will be no different. In fact I believe the T1 GM twins will sale more trucks combined then ford in the coming years!
There were a ton of people on this site that said the current model GM truck would never sale very well. How well did that prediction work out? The current truck has been a sale success and this new truck will continue to build on that.
Nailed it on the Camaro. I read a review in which the author asked the supervisor of the team that styled the Camaro about outward visibility. He just shrugged and said their customers are fine with the lack of visibility.
Just thinking of that level of stupid literally hurts my brain.
How is it that none of the overpaid managers at GM ever stopped to think that maybe they should try to sell cars to people who haven’t already bought them? This is the perfect example of why focus groups are often worse than useless. If you pose stupid questions to the right set of people you can confirm any hair-brained idea.
GM has a policy of not giving the buyer all the new goodies at one time or there is no reason to come back and buy a new one in a year or two. people trade up to get something new their truck does not have not because they need a new truck.
as someone who has owned 30+ new cars and trucks and 11 new corvettes how the interior looked never entered my mind when buying the vehicles.
I will agree to this
Yeah so you guys want or desire something when buying . So does every human on the planet. And this is the funny thing, NOT EVERY ONE WANTS THE SAME THING. I know this is a hard concept for some to grasp, but its true. And every persons money spends the same. And every person has an opinion. You know Brian how you said all vehicles break, well not all people agree.
If cars and trucks dont break then why do they all come with a warranty?
They are man made so they are going to fail it’s a normal thing.
Again they will fail at some point, however when something wears out and fails has NOTHING to do with warranty. Do you really believe a new GM vehicle is only supposed to last 36,000 miles. If that’s true no one would buy a GM vehicle. Look at the average mileage on a GM HD truck, I think it is well over 150,000 miles. I think 5% to 6% are on the road longer than 200,000. So again Warranty has NOTHING to do with the designed life cycle of a vehicle. Warranty is to deal with premature failure of supplier parts, or updated coding.
There seems to be a trend at GM regarding their interiors. The current Traverse came in dead last in a comparison test in Car and Driver lately. One of the reviewers said “If only the U.S.A.’s largest automaker could find some more money to spend on interiors”.
Mary Barra once said “No more crappy cars”. Maybe her new mantra should be “No more crappy car interiors”.
This is a legacy problem at GM. You can guarantee if they’re going to pinch pennies, it’s going to be on interiors. Last year they removed the driver’s seatback pocket from the Cruze. This year they removed the one on the passenger seat, the rear seat map lights and the leather interior option. Nickel and diming their way to mediocrity.
The new Silverado and Sierra interiors suffer from bulky styling (everything looks unencessarily blocky and oversized) and lack of premium features/materials/colors to compete with the high end trims at Ram and Ford. The press has bemoaned Buick’s Avenir, Chevy’s High Country and GMC’s Denali trims as being overpriced for the little upgrade they represent over lower trims. Luxury is selling, even in the pickup market, and GM just isn’t doing enough.
Maybe GM realized that there’s no need for a driver and passenger seat back pocket. My car has then and I have never used them.
As for the trucks, I think GM is focusing on the right things. Exterior, drivetrain, suspension, cargo, bed, tailgate.
I think the fans for the other trucks are being fooled, the other trucks dont put as much focus into the drivetrain, suspension, cargo, but they focus on the interior to draw your attention away from what they dont do very well! Bait and switch!
Look over here so you dont pay attention to what is going on over here!
Pay attention to the interior and you dont notice the rest of the truck.
This is how they are fooling you. And your falling for it!
So, GM isn’t delivering on interiors the way the competition is and the competition isn’t delivering where GM is. According to that thinking, everybody is doing a bait and switch. Silly. How about GM just delivers on all counts and takes a lead in every vehicle segment. Novel idea, no?
And to suggest that GM is concerned about anything but pinching pennies by removing fundamental features like a seatback pocket is ridiculous. GM is famous for de-contenting their products over a vehicle’s lifetime. Year after year they whittle out content in hopes that nobody will notice.
You dont understand those things are not what’s important. GM takes things out of cars that people dont seem to use, like I said my car has map pockets and I have never used them. So why keep offering them? So you can tell your friends that your car has them!
If you told me that GM is building trucks and they focus on things engines, transmissions, suspension, body, bed, towing, hauling, and the interior came last. Then I am in total support of that.
Brian, you simply make no sense. In this statement you are saying GM isn’t focusing on interiors because they are so focused on other things, engines, transmissions, suspensions, body, bed, towing, and hauling. But in an earlier statement in your exact words, ” You really expect a new car to have zero problems? This is completely unrealistic! Why do you think dealers have service departments? To service your car when it breaks, and yes every car will break down!”. Why don’t you just say GM IS GREAT, NO MATTER WHAT GM IS GREAT.
Like this.
Hi my name is Bill and in my opinion I think GM should offer a black headliner. I like a black headliner.
Than you say:
GM is great no matter what GM is great.
You see its simple.
I am different than most people, 1st of all I do think GM is great, 2nd I don’t expect the manufacturers to do/provide everything for my new car or truck. 3rd customizing vehicles is something I wish more people would do themselves.
You want a black headliner, that’s probably not something most people would ask for. So instead of complaining about GM not offering one. Why don’t you look at your local interior shops and find someone that can install one for you?
Let me guess the answer is, I SHOULDN’T HAVE TO DO THAT! And there’s the problem, people want everything done for them, and they dont want to pay anything extra for a custom look.
Let’s continue this conversation.
It was an example. My name is not Bill, it was an example. It was an example on how you think anything GM does is GREAT and the beat decision. Im not sure if you remember but Im still waiting for you to tell me where I can get that rear air custom installed in my 2017 Denali HD Duramax. You know I do agree with you that MOST custom things should be done by customer, that way they can get exactly what they want. So lets start here. I want to put rear air vents in my 2017 Denali HD. Can you tell me where. Sure I probably can have west coast customs or someone like that do it but I could also just buy another brand. I also want to delete it and tune it, you know pay for it. O that’s right , GM wont let you. Mow why wouldn’t GM want you to void your warranty, it would solve all there troubles no responsibility for your vehicle. But I won’t worry because GM already installed rear air vents, not only in there top model but the cheapest version so that problem solved. Also after a few years GM will allow custom tuning and I will once again have the truck I had with my 2007 Classic. 13 years later and $40,000 more . Im glad you are happy with paying more for less but the truth is there are fewer of us loyalist left. And to say it again our 2014 Cadillac ATS, 2015 GMC Canyon , and 2017 GMC Denali HD ARE THE WORST GM VEHICLES I have owned in 25 years. Im simply not going to go into it again but I can list all the recalls, customer satisfaction fixes, extended coverage letters, and there are a lot. Not to mention the things GM would not fix, and there is nowhere close to 60,000 miles on any of them. JUNK. We will wait for the NEW Cadillac CT5 and drive it, however if it doesn’t drive as smooth as the Audi A4 we will buy the Audi and be done with the GM sedan PERIOD. We will wait for 3 years for a Cadillac XT4 sized RWD/AWD with more than 2.0T and by than if not we will buy another Audi for our small SUV. We will buy the new 2020 GM HD not sure if ill go back to Silverado or stick with the Denali but Ill see how much they will give me for my 2017 Denali HD with less than 15,000 miles. And it will be my LAST GM TRUCK. I’ve had it dealing with GM, Ill let the people like you have all the fun.
Dear GM….A FEW THINGS!!! 1. Get rid of all that hideous Chrome on Denali models for some of us who prefer a more blacked out look.
2. Your interior looks dated already compared to the Ram Trucks.
3. You need to lead not follow Fords F150…you should have best class towing period- stop being 2nd in class or 3rd. The write ups from media are being read by consumers and they show GM once again is playing catch up.
4. The Front ends are too busy on these trucks especially the GMC. THE front lower lamps should have been moved too the bumper area, giving better esthetics and a cleaner stronger look.
4. Wheres the full glass roof option, in today’s world where every vehicle pretty much has one, GM IS LOST!!
5. Look at Toyota Tacoma sales and the overall look of those trucks. The reason they sell best in class is because young men and believe it or not women love a strong – tough looking truck. The fender flares, nicely integrated hood scoops and overall tough truck design are what makes the Toyota Tacoma sell so well. Please look at the new Ford Ranger that’s coming, it too looks more powerful and masculine that GM MID SIZE TRUCKS.
6. WE GM LOVERS WANT A TRUE FORD RAPTOR. .RAM TRX COMPETITOR. its gotta look tough, masculine, no chrome, hood scoops, big fender flares, huge tires, big lift kit, huge power like 650hp, full glass roof, wayyyyyyy better interior.
7. PLEASE LEARN SOMETHING FROM YOUR COMPETITION….WHEN YOU DESIGN A NEW VEHICLE…FREAKING GIVE US BEST IN CLASS INTERIORS AND LEADING EDGE VEHICLES THAT ARE 1ST IN EVERY CLASS. MARY BARRA SAID YOU WOULD DO THIS. WELL WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOUR BREAD AND BUTTER TRUCKS INTERIORS.
8. PLEASE give us a Heavy Duty Truck that’s designed differently than the 1500 Range. Ford gives two designs for their 2 big trucks and GM should too differentiate them better.
9. Give Cadillac a Full Sized truck now. The competition are designing theirs secretly now and they will be shown soon. In the luxury field GM will be playing catch up to LINCOLN, MERCEDES, BMW, VW. ETC
I have never owned a truck and i know how touchy truck owners get haha. The past year or so I’ve been interested in getting one. I Understand that most want the biggest engine with the most power etc… But i have sat and test drove the F150 “Limited”, 2019 Ram “Limited”, and just this past weekend The 2019 GMC Sierra Denali Ultimate. I will have to say this when i first saw the Denali Ultimate i was really surprise how good looking it is, better in person very bold and luxurious, But i hate to say it, for it being a Denali and The “Ultimate” package it didn’t feel like what they did on the outside of the truck wasn’t brought into the interior. I’m not saying they should have went all out like Ram did. I’m Not bashing the truck or GM, i really did like the exterior look of it but the interior was just missing something for me maybe if they would have put in a panoramic roof ? This is just my thoughts on it. again I’m not GM, Ford, Ram guy either so I’m kinda neutral.
Dear GM….A FEW THINGS!!! 1. Get rid of all that hideous Chrome on Denali models for some of us who prefer a more blacked out look.
2. Your interior looks dated already compared to the Ram Trucks.
3. You need to lead not follow Fords F150…you should have best class towing period- stop being 2nd in class or 3rd. The write ups from media are being read by consumers and they show GM once again is playing catch up.
4. The Front ends are too busy on these trucks especially the GMC. THE front lower lamps should have been moved too the bumper area, giving better esthetics and a cleaner stronger look.
4. Wheres the full glass roof option, in today’s world where every vehicle pretty much has one, GM IS LOST!!
5. Look at Toyota Tacoma sales and the overall look of those trucks. The reason they sell best in class is because young men and believe it or not women love a strong – tough looking truck. The fender flares, nicely integrated hood scoops and overall tough truck design are what makes the Toyota Tacoma sell so well. Please look at the new Ford Ranger that’s coming, it too looks more powerful and masculine that GM MID SIZE TRUCKS.
6. WE GM LOVERS WANT A TRUE FORD RAPTOR. .RAM TRX COMPETITOR. its gotta look tough, masculine, no chrome, hood scoops, big fender flares, huge tires, big lift kit, huge power like 650hp, full glass roof, wayyyyyyy better interior.
7. PLEASE LEARN SOMETHING FROM YOUR COMPETITION….WHEN YOU DESIGN A NEW VEHICLE…FREAKING GIVE US BEST IN CLASS INTERIORS AND LEADING EDGE VEHICLES THAT ARE 1ST IN EVERY CLASS. MARY BARRA SAID YOU WOULD DO THIS. WELL WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOUR BREAD AND BUTTER TRUCKS INTERIORS.
Look at a 2019 Ram Rebel interior – the boldness of the materials, colors, patterns. Then look at a Silverado TrailBoss and notice the yawn inducing blandness. The same goes for a Silverado High Country vs. an F-150 Platinum/Limited or Ram Limited. Ram and Ford offer cream/dark blue, cream/brown and saddle brown color schemes, while GM offers just one unique color, a reddish brown, and only on portions of the High Country interior. I believe there are talented designers at GM whose hands are tied by GM’s hyper conservative bean counters.
people who use their trucks want durable interiors not fancy one. when I sold my 1988 silverado in 2012 the interior was like new with close to 300,000 miles.
I’ve always been a GM customer, going back to my first car, a 1964 GTO. But I’ve looked at the Silverado interior, with the cheap plastic dash and the cheap molded plastic doors, the cheap cloth interior and the cheap carpets and a 1985 Chevette had nicer interior. Next year, I’m trading my 2011 Silverado for a new truck and I’m going to take a look at the F150 and the RAM. If GM can’t give me a decent interior, maybe they can.