If you’re not doing anything this Friday evening, and are otherwise waiting for the release of Red Dead Redemption 2, have a go with the 2019 Silverado 1500 configurator. Because, finally, finally, finally – it’s live.
Early builds appear to be pretty rigid, but the bandwidth of possibilities remains broad. When attempting to configure the 2019 Silverado 1500 Custom Trail Boss pictured above – which starts at $43,395 –Â the Chevrolet website would not allow for it to be built in a Double Cab configuration, and directed us to a Crew Cab instead. From there, our engine of choice was the 5.3L L82 V8 engine – the one with the familiar Active Fuel Management system and not the new Dynamic Fuel Management system. The base engine for a 2019 Silverado Custom is the 4.3L V6.
Color selection for the 2019 Silverado 1500 Trail Boss reveals that the only premium color option is the $495 Cajun Red Tintcoat, while the Satin Steel Metallic hue we selected is a standard selection. Only Jet Black cloth seats are available in this trim level. From there we selected the $2,495 Off Road Performance Package, adding the sport bar, soft tonneau cover and assist steps. The $800 Custom Convenience Package adds stuff like remote start, rear window defogger, EZ Lift tailgate and and LED bed lighting. We kept the wheels standard but added a $495 spray-in bed liner and $995 bedside storage boxes. The trick seat-storage system turns out to be an additional $225 in the 2019 Silverado 1500, while all weather floor mats come in at $200. All in – the 2019 Silverado 1500 Trail Boss built above comes in at $50,710 – or an estimated $693 per month lease for four years. Happy building!
About Chevrolet Silverado
The Chevrolet Silverado is a lineup of full-size pickup trucks sold primarily in North America, but also in the Middle East and in certain markets in South America. Slotting above the mid-size Chevrolet Colorado (known as the S10 in some markets), the Silverado is Chevrolet’s largest pickup truck and currently consists of the 1500 light duty model, two Heavy Duty models – the 2500HD and 3500HD, as well as Conventional Class 4, Class 5 and Class 6 Medium Duty models – the Silverado 4500HD and Silverado 5500HD and Silverado 6500HD.
The 2018 Chevy Silverado represents the fifth model year of the third-generation Silverado. It is based on the GM K2 platform shared with other full-size pickup trucks and SUVs from GM. Though the line sold relatively well, it became less competitive in the marketplace with time when compared to its primary Ford F-Series rival, due to lacking cutting-edge features such as turbocharged engines, a rugged off-road variant such as the Ford F-150 Raptor, a diesel engine option in the light duty (1500) model, and also various modern features and equipment.
2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 High Country at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show
Luckily, an all-new Silverado arrived for the 2019 model year that addresses many of the issues of its predecessor model. Customers began taking delivery of the all-new truck in the second half of August 2018.
Chevrolet says that the all-new 2019 Silverado is the result of over 7,000 customer interviews – the most intensive research in its history. The new model uses higher grade alloy steel in the bed floor as well as various mixed materials that result in a reduction in weight and improved performance, with weight falling about 450 pounds. The truck also offers an expanded amount of models for a total of eight, including the new 2019 Silverado Trailboss.
Riding on GM’s new T1 platform shared with other future GM full-size trucks and SUVs, the 2019 Silverado offers more technology, convenience features, and engine/transmission combinations. While details of five powertrain combos have already been revealed, GM has not yet shared details of the new inline-six 3.0L Duramax Diesel engine, only stating that it will be “best-performing” and that it will be mated to GM’s new 10-speed transmission.
Notably, the outgoing, Chevy will continue manufacturing and selling the outgoing, K2 generation Silverado alongside the all-new model for a limited amount of time in limited configurations.
2020 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD and 3500HD teaser
Having overhauled the Silverado 1500, Chevy will next overhaul the Silverado Heavy Duty. The brand released a teaser image of the upcoming all-new 2020 Silverado HD in April 2018. The truck will be revealed and launched in the 2019 calendar year as a 2020 model year vehicle. The model family will be comprised of the Silverado 2500HD and Silverado 3500HD models, ride on a more capable version of the new T1 platform, share many technologies and design elements with the 2019 Silverado 1500, while being more robust and capable.
The 2019 Silverado Medium Duty series, comprised of the Silverado 4500HD, 5500HD, and 6500HD, completes the overhauled Silverado family.
2019 Chevrolet Silverado Medium Duty (5500HD)
The Chevrolet Silverado is built at the following GM plants:
- GM Flint Assembly in Flint, Michigan, USA
- GM Fort Wayne Assembly in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
- GM Oshawa Assembly  in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
- GM Silao in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Navistar Springfield Assembly in Springfield, Ohio, USA (Silverado Medium Duty only)
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Comments
As the author stated, the configurator will not build a double cab even though it is listed. I was trying to build a LT Trail Boss. Also, I could only select one option, it would not add anymore options. I tried an online chat with a Chevrolet website agent and he had no answers. Disappointing after such a long wait.
The LTE trail boss and the high country are only available in crew cab. They are not going to build any double cab for those models. Right now the work truck is not available with a regular cab. But the work truck will be available with a regular cab don’t know when.
I was able to build a LT Trail Boss in double cab on the GM employee website
Here is the link. You may need to enter this manually
https://Media.chevrolet.com/us/en/chevrolet/vehicles/silverado/2019.tab3.htlm
Link does not work
$56k for mine.
Crew cab short bed RST Z71 5.3L
Brown leather interior
Brown or blue exterior
Sunroof
Bed liner
Hard tri-fold tonneau
Bed side storage bins
Mud flaps
All weather floor mats
off road side steps
Z71 gets locking rear diff and 2-spd transfer case (a must have if you’re already getting a 4×4 truck)
Then I’d do my own 2″ lift and level kit, exhaust, intake, tune.
That would basically build the brand new version of my current 2012 LTZ ‘Rado
No regular cab
What happened to Cheyenne concept?
It’s getting harder than ever to build what you want.